Books like Goodbye Gemma by Noel Streatfeild

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.

When a century‑old porcelain doll family meets a newcomer plastic doll clan that ignores the family’s long‑held Code of Honor, the dolls must find a way to coexist and learn the value of inclusion.

A new teacher's sneakers are stolen, and the four children must track the thief and find their sneakers.

Maya's summer is shaped by her cousin's arrival and the clash of personalities in a small Alabama town, as Maya navigates the complexities of family, friendship, and adolescence in the 1980s through the eyes of a young, African American girl with a bright future ahead of her.

Ellen, a ten‑year‑old girl, discovers a silver crown on her pillow on her birthday. When her home burns and her parents vanish, she embarks on a perilous quest through woods and a castle of captives, chasing a machine that covets her crown.

Sixteen‑year‑old Gemma leaves her small‑town life for a summer internship on Kate Morgan’s New York talk show, discovering the hard truths of the media world and the friendships that shape her into adulthood.

What would you do if you had twenty minutes alone with your idol? Gemma Fox is a self-confessed unlucky-in-love geek treating herself to a weekend at a pop-culture convention on Australia’s sunny Gold Coast. Drawn there by the temptation of seeing her celebrity crush, Everett Rhodes, the last thing she expects is to wind up trapped in an elevator with him. Parting ways, Gemma has no reason to suspect that their paths will cross again. After all, he’s a celebrity. She’s just a fan who lives on the other side of the planet. Besides, her life is not a rom-com. (At least, that’s what she keeps telling herself.) However, life has other plans. And Everett -stupidly charming, frustratingly handsome Everett- is hard to resist. But when things get complicated, Gemma and Everett are both faced with the same dilemma: How can they make things work when they live in completely separate worlds?

After an illness, 12‑year‑old Harriet Johnson’s doctor recommends ice‑skating, and with her brothers’ help she learns the sport at a local rink, where she befriends Lalla Moore, the daughter of a celebrated skater, and discovers her own talent and perseverance.

Lulu gets a duck in her class, and the whole school is curious.

A Little Princess is a classic tale of a young girl's experiences at boarding school.

Elizabeth Allen attempts to reform her mischievous habits while attending a boarding school, but a mysterious figure is determined to thwart her efforts.

Gemma, a famous young movie star, is forced to leave her glamorous world and live with her unassuming cousins in a small industrial town, where she must learn the charms and challenges of ordinary family life.

In a hidden woods outside Overdeere, Ontario, five ancient family clans of witches, changelings, and sorcerers confront long‑standing rivalries and dark legacies in a story of magic, betrayal, and survival.

Three adopted sisters in London train in ballet and on stage, each discovering a unique talent.