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  • The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks book cover by E. Lockhart

    Why: Both are books about friendship and schools.

    What both books share
    • friendship
      A Separate Peace: "Friendship" (OL subject); "Friendship, fiction" (OL subject); "Friendship -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
      The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks: "Friendship, fiction" (OL subject); "Friendship -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    • schools
      A Separate Peace: "Schools" (OL subject); "Schools -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
      The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks: "Schools, fiction" (OL subject); "Schools -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Separate Peace; Open Library and Wikidata for The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks.
  • Flawless book cover by Sara Shepard

    Flawless

    Sara Shepard · 2007 · Young adult

    about 350 pages

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    Why: Both are books about friendship and schools.

    What both books share
    • friendship
      A Separate Peace: "Friendship" (OL subject); "Friendship, fiction" (OL subject); "Friendship -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
      Flawless: "Friendship" (OL subject); "Friendship, fiction" (OL subject); "Friendship -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    • schools
      A Separate Peace: "Schools" (OL subject); "Schools -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
      Flawless: "Schools, fiction" (OL subject); "Schools" (OL subject); "Schools -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Separate Peace; Open Library and Wikidata for Flawless.
  • Perfect book cover by Sara Shepard

    Perfect

    Sara Shepard · 2007 · Young adult

    about 310 pages

    Cover from Google Books

    Why: Both are books about friendship and schools.

    What both books share
    • friendship
      A Separate Peace: "Friendship" (OL subject); "Friendship, fiction" (OL subject); "Friendship -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
      Perfect: "Friendship, fiction" (OL subject); "Friendship" (OL subject); "Friendship -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    • schools
      A Separate Peace: "Schools" (OL subject); "Schools -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
      Perfect: "Schools, fiction" (OL subject); "Schools" (OL subject); "School stories" (OL subject); "Schools -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Separate Peace; Open Library and Wikidata for Perfect.

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