Good News for Fans of Charlotte Bronte: 6 Substitutes and Read-Alikes for 'Jane Eyre'

by NCTE & SLJ Reviews
May 12, 2022 | Filed in News & Features

Still slugging it out with Jane's evil stepmother, her treacherous schooldays, and the love-him hate-him Rochester? NCTE & SLJ want to refresh the canon with some new favorites that supply some of what we love about Jane Eyre—gothic settings, independent heroes, atmospherics—but skip the mad wife in the attic.


Still slugging it out with Jane's evil stepmother, her treacherous schooldays, and the love-him hate-him Rochester? NCTE & SLJ want to supercharge summer reading lists with some new favorites that supply some of what we love about Jane Eyre—gothic settings, independent heroes, atmospherics—but skip the mad wife in the attic.

Jackson, Tiffany D. White Smoke. HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen. ISBN 9780063029095. 

LaCour, Nina. Watch Over Me. Dutton. ISBN 9780593108970.

Mabry, Samantha. Tigers, Not Daughters. Algonquin.  ISBN 9781616208967.

 

Santana, Sol. Just Ash. Carolrhoda Lab. ISBN 9781541599246.

Hand, Cynthia, Brodie Ashton, & Jodi Meadows. My Plain Jane. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780062652775.

Donne, Alexa. Brightly Burning. HarperColllins/Clarion. ISBN 9781328948939.

 

 

 

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