1. 276
   Yksinäinen sydän (tekijä: Carson McCullers) (dele2451, rosylibrarian, chrisharpe)
2. 3215
   Mehiläisten salaisuudet (tekijä: Sue Monk Kidd) (Caramellunacy, rosylibrarian)

   Caramellunacy: Both stories are about a young girl in the South coming to terms with racism. Secret Life of Bees features an teenaged protagonist whereas To Kill a Mockingbird's Scout is quite a bit younger, but I thought there were themes that resonated between the two.… (lisätietoja)

3. 2710
   Kirjavaras (tekijä: Markus Zusak) (paulkid)

   paulkid: There are many similarities between these books. For example, a strong father-daughter relationship, where the father teaches by example by taking the moral high ground in protecting a persecuted minority - also kids that break down the barriers between secluded and socially awkward neighbors through books and sundry shenanigans.… (lisätietoja)

4. 194
   Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (tekijä: Mildred D. Taylor) (Caramellunacy, Anonyymi käyttäjä, Anonyymi käyttäjä)

   Caramellunacy: Both stories about a young girl coming of age in the South and racial intolerance. Also both beautiful reads! To Kill a Mockingbird is told by Scout Finch - the daughter of the town lawyer called upon to defend an African-American man accused of rape. Roll of Thunder is told from the point of view of the daughter of a cotton-picking family who only slowly grows to realize the extent of prejudice her family faces.… (lisätietoja)

5. 173
   Lumi peittää setripuut (tekijä: David Guterson) (EerierIdyllMeme)

   EerierIdyllMeme: Very different novels exploring similar themes

6. 100
   Amerikan poika (tekijä: Richard Wright) (DanLovesAlice)

   DanLovesAlice: An African-American facing an uphill battle against a highly prejudiced jury and public. Wright, like Lee, explores the dangers of the stereotypes created by insular and ignorant societies.

7. 111
   Peace Like a River (tekijä: Leif Enger) (atimco)

   atimco: These books share a precocious narrator, vital family relationships, and themes that are funny and sad and thought provoking all at the same time. Extremely well written and engaging.

8. 90
   Other Voices, Other Rooms (tekijä: Truman Capote) (Othemts)

   Othemts: These books are two sides of the same coin of life in a small Alabama town. Where there's dignity and hope in Mockingbird, Other Voices is decadence and demoralization

9. 112
   Cold Sassy Tree (tekijä: Olive Ann Burns) (bnbookgirl)
10. 81
    Willie itkupilli (tekijä: Michelle Magorian) (eclt83)

    eclt83: Goodnight, Mr Tom is as touching as To kill a mockingbird. Problems in society causes pain for the weaker.

11. 61
    A Lesson Before Dying (tekijä: Ernest J. Gaines) (rarm)
12. 61
    The Ox-Bow Incident (tekijä: Walter Van Tilburg Clark) (mysterymax)

    mysterymax: This book also explores mob/vigilante thinking and is a classic in its own way.

13. 94
    Joutavuuksien jumala (tekijä: Arundhati Roy) (aamirq)
14. 72
    Inherit the Wind (tekijä: Jerome Lawrence) (kxlly)
15. 50
    The Stones of Mourning Creek (tekijä: Diane Les Becquets) (Sadie-rae_Kieran)

    Sadie-rae_Kieran: Similar setting, 1960's in the south. Deals with some similar issues as well,including racism/discrimination. Though sad at times, a beautiful and touching story.

16. 50
    Hiiriä ja ihmisiä (tekijä: John Steinbeck) (sturlington)
17. 62
    Pikkukaupunki (tekijä: Sherwood Anderson) (chrisharpe)
18. 73
    Ääni ja vimma (tekijä: William Faulkner) (LKAYC)
19. 51
    Scottsboro Boy (tekijä: Haywood Patterson) (lilithcat)

    lilithcat: For the real story of race relations in Alabama in the thirties, read this autobiography of Haywood Patterson, one of several young black men judicially railroaded for the rape of two young white women, and sentenced to death. A national and international campaign ultimately resulted in their exonerations, but their lives had already been destroyed.… (lisätietoja)

20. 51
    Dovey Coe (tekijä: Frances O'Roark Dowell) (meggyweg)

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