Find Similar Books | Similar Books Like Find Similar Books

Books like Dirty by Meredith Maran


In *Dirty*, award-winning journalist Meredith Maran explores the hidden world of teenage drug abuse in the United States. Through intimate interviews and detailed case studies of teens like seventeen-year-old Mike, who struggles with speed; fifteen-year-old Tristan, addicted to pot, pills, and vodka; and sixteen-year-old Zalika, a runaway and early crack dealer, Maran illuminates the complex intersections of brain chemistry, family dynamics, and community resources. By combining on-the-street reporting with contemporary research on prevention and treatment, she provides insights for parents, educators, therapists, and anyone concerned about the wellbeing of children and teenagers.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Psychology/Developmental Psychology
Authors: Meredith Maran
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 0.0 (0 community ratings)

All books by Meredith Maran
Dirty by Meredith Maran

How are these books recommended?

The books recommended for Dirty by Meredith Maran are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.

Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.

Books similar to Dirty (10 similar books)

A Little Life by 13671188|Hanya Yanagihara book cover

📘 A Little Life
 by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life follows four college friends in New York as they confront trauma, love and the enduring scars of their pasts, weaving themes of friendship, family, and identity into a profound coming‑of‑age story.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (78 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like A Little Life
The Girl on the Train by 7080908|Paula Hawkins book cover

📘 The Girl on the Train
 by Paula Hawkins

When a commuter train ride turns into a shocking glimpse of another life, Rachel’s curiosity pulls her deep into a murder mystery that challenges her own sense of reality.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.6 (77 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The Girl on the Train
The lovely bones by 5206325|Alice Sebold book cover

📘 The lovely bones
 by Alice Sebold

After being murdered at fourteen, Susie Salmon watches from heaven as her family, friends, and killer grapple with grief and justice, revealing how love and forgiveness shape a family's future.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.4 (68 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The lovely bones
The Bell Jar by 8634469|Sylvia Plath book cover

📘 The Bell Jar
 by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar is the sole novel by Sylvia Plath, a psychologically intense and autobiographical look at a young woman’s decline into mental illness.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (42 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The Bell Jar
Sharp Objects by 4694328|Gillian Flynn book cover

📘 Sharp Objects
 by Gillian Flynn

Reporter Camille Preaker returns to her hometown after a brief stay in a psychiatric hospital to cover the murders of two preteen girls, and must confront the trauma of her own past to uncover the truth.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8 (26 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Sharp Objects
Invisible Man by 7611249|Ralph Ellison book cover

📘 Invisible Man
 by Ralph Ellison

A Black man's journey through racism, identity and activism in 1940s Harlem, culminating in a revelatory escape from the streets to self-knowledge.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (16 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Invisible Man
We need to talk about Kevin by 9759898|Lionel Shriver book cover

📘 We need to talk about Kevin
 by Lionel Shriver

Eva grapples with her role as mother after her son Kevin, a teenage boy, murders seven classmates, a cafeteria worker and a teacher. Two years later, she confronts the aftermath and her own doubts.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (15 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like We need to talk about Kevin
The beautiful bureaucrat by 11882916|Helen Phillips book cover

📘 The beautiful bureaucrat
 by Helen Phillips

In this suspenseful thriller, Josephine, newly hired at a high‑tech firm, uncovers a web of conspiracy that threatens her family and forces her to confront powerful, dangerous forces.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 (2 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The beautiful bureaucrat
It can't happen to me by 13220690|C. Ellen Watts book cover

📘 It can't happen to me
 by C. Ellen Watts

Fourteen‑year‑old Pippa takes a ride from a stranger, only to discover he intends to abduct and molest her. She must confront guilt, self‑recrimination, and fear while dealing with the aftermath.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.0 (1 rating)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like It can't happen to me
Clean by 11956595|Amy Reed book cover

📘 Clean
 by Amy Reed


★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 (1 rating)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Clean

Some Other Similar Books

The Unkindness of Ravens by Claire North
The End of Alice by A.M. Homes

Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!

Please login to submit books!