Books like Looking for me by Beth Hoffman

During World War II, a foster girl in Nazi Germany steals books to share with neighbors and a hidden Jewish man, proving literature’s power to nourish the soul amid darkness.

A young woman raised alone in a North Carolina marsh is accused of murder after a local man's death, weaving a tale of survival, love, and secrets in the wilderness.

Eleven‑year‑old Gregor and his two‑year‑old sister are swept into a vast underground world where they become the center of an epic battle foretold by ancient prophecy, battling bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders on a perilous quest.

When a mysterious psychic arrives in 1969 Lower East Side, New York, four siblings learn the day they will die, setting off a life‑long quest that tests fate, choice, family and the search for meaning.

Eleven‑year‑old Gregor returns to the Underland beneath New York City to rescue his kidnapped sister Boots and fulfill a prophecy that will bring peace to its animal inhabitants.

Set between South Carolina and New York, this 40‑year saga follows brothers Tom and Savannah Wingo as they confront family secrets and turbulence.

Jonathan Tropper’s debut novel follows the Foxman family, united for the first time in a decade after the death of their father, exploring love, loss, and the quirks of sibling life with humor and depth.

A quartet of intimate stories about family bonds and personal reconciliation, showing how ordinary choices shape destinies in the everyday lives of sisters, a school janitor, a stranger on the street, and a long‑absent daughter.

Monsieur Perdu, a literary apothecary aboard a Seine barge, prescribes novels to heal broken hearts. When his own love remains a mystery, he journeys south of France to find closure and prove stories can mend souls.

Thirteen‑year‑old Martha Glimmer grapples with loss, a new parent, and a growing body while dreaming of escape. Alongside her friends Trout and Eel, she plans a daring leave from Oak Grove to discover what home truly means.

A family of four brothers struggles after their father's suicide, and years later one son follows his tragic path, forcing the siblings to confront inherited grief, faith, and the thin line between destiny and choice.

Single mother Beth Davis meets millionaire Todd Graham and turns a fairy‑tale romance into a lasting marriage.

A New England family saga follows Loo and her father, Samuel Hawley, as they navigate a fishing village, hidden family secrets, and the lingering shadow of Hawley's former life as a professional criminal.

Three siblings – Nina, Andrew, and their mother – share their memories of a late father/doctor, revealing a family's complex history of love, loss, and secrets.

Twelve‑year‑old CeeCee Honeycutt becomes a lone caretaker after her mother’s tragic death, only to be rescued by her eccentric great‑aunt Tootie and a circle of fierce Southern women who teach her resilience and the power of community.

A wonderful story set in a small German occupied Italian village, during World War II. The book is great and the movie made from it is great, as well. but I was glad to have read the book first. Both the book and movie should be on your "bucket list" - it's that good!

"Ruth and her little brother, Aubrey, are just teenagers when their older brother ships off to Iraq. When Joseph returns, uninjured, only three and a half months later, Ruth is happy he is safe but also deeply worried. How can it be that her courageous big brother has been dishonorably discharged for refusing to go out on duty? Aubrey can't believe that his hero doesn't have very good reasons. Yet as the horrifying details of the incident emerge, Joseph disappears. In their attempts to find him, Ruth and Aubrey discover he has a past far darker than either of them could imagine. But even as they learn more about their brother, important questions remain unanswered--why did he betray his unit, his country, and now his family? Joseph's refusal to speak ignites a fire in young Aubrey that results in a disastrous, and public, act of rebellion. The impact of Joseph's fateful decision one night in Baghdad will echo for years to come, with his siblings caught between their love for him and the media's engulfing frenzy of judgment. Will their family ever make their way back to each other and find a way to forgive?" --