Books like These things I've done by Rebecca Phillips

Chinua Achebe’s 1958 classic follows Okonkwo, an Igbo wrestling champion, as he navigates pre‑colonial traditions and the disruptive arrival of European missionaries in Nigeria’s southeastern region.

A collection of linked short stories that follows a platoon of American soldiers and their experiences, thoughts, and burdens during the Vietnam War.

A forgotten New York high‑school senior discovers her world turned upside down after a passionate, forbidden connection with a fallen angel‑turned‑nephilum.

After a public divorce and a stalled film career, actress Georgie York spirals into a risky fake marriage and unforeseen romance, forcing her to confront Hollywood’s cut‑throat realities and her own broken dreams.

Seventeen‑year‑old Janey King's life pivots when her parents separate and a senior asks her out, forcing her to re‑evaluate track, friendships, family and her own future.

Teen lovers Walter and Naomi navigate school, family, and a racial profiling scandal that threatens to separate them, united only by their shared love of the Foo Fighters.

Pine Creek High’s homecoming game and dance set the stage for teenage friendship and first‑date jitters as Claudia, Monica, and their classmates brace for the weekend’s excitement.

The summer Lisa A. Phillips turned thirty, she fell in love with someone who didn't return her feelings. She soon became obsessed. She followed him around, called him compulsively, and talked about him endlessly. One desperate morning, after she snuck into his apartment building, he picked up a baseball bat to protect himself and began to dial 911. Her unrequited love had changed her from a sane, conscientious college teacher and radio reporter into someone she barely recognized -- someone who was taking her yearning much too far. In Unrequited, Phillips explores the tremendous force of obsessive love in women's lives. She argues that it needs to be understood, respected, and channeled for personal growth -- yet it also has the potential to go terribly awry. Interweaving her own story with frank interviews and in-depth research in science, psychology, cultural history, and literature, Phillips describes how romantic obsession takes root, grows, and strongly influences our thoughts and behaviors.

New firsts follows Claudia and Monica, new freshmen at Pine Creek High, as they navigate the challenges of growing up and friendship, questioning whether high school will test or strengthen their bond.

In the Reconstruction era, two orphan teenage girls, Mayme—once a slave—and Katie, safeguard their family’s plantation while fostering friendship and hope amid threats of foreclosure, theft, and danger. Their secret bond faces a hard‑nosed relative’s attempt to split them apart.

Five freshmen at Noble High use their journals to reveal their secrets, turning their tight friendship into a high‑stakes competition for the coveted Phoenix Five title.

When freshman Lyla McAfee learns to trust during a senior trip to Florida, she discovers that friendships—and the valuable lessons they bring—can be far more significant than she ever imagined.

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Gemma discovers she's a friend of Max, the popular football player who likes her, but he’s dating her best friend Addison. As the three spend time together, Gemma must decide how to pursue the boy she loves without betraying her friendship.

In eleventh grade at the all‑girl Greencliff School near Philadelphia, long‑time best friends Alex, Mollie, and Veronica confront secrets about boyfriends, eating disorders, and more that threaten their friendships.

Mattie reconnects with her school friends after deciding to leave her self-imposed isolation.