Read-alikes and related books

Books like Adrift

Explore 24 books like Adrift by Paul Griffin — a handpicked selection united by Water Sports, Adolescence & Coming of Age, Survival Stories, and Death, Grief, Bereavement.

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Top related books to Adrift

Read-alikes chosen for how well they continue the mood, themes, and voice of Adrift.

What Stays Buried

Suzanne Young

Themes: Adolescence & Coming of Age • Survival Stories • Death, Grief, Bereavement

The Summer of Skinny Dipping

Amanda Howells

Themes: Water Sports • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

They Both Die at the End

Adam Silvera

Themes: Survival Stories • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

The Hurricanes of Weakerville

Chris Rylander

Themes: Survival Stories • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Friendship

The Hummingbird Killer

Finn Longman

Themes: Survival Stories • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

Storm Mountain

Tom Birdseye

Themes: Survival Stories • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Friendship

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

Jean Lee Latham

Themes: Water Sports • Survival Stories • Young Adult Fiction

The Bombs that Brought Us Together

Brian Conaghan

Themes: Survival Stories • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

Shark Attack!

Jake Maddox

Themes: Water Sports • Survival Stories • Friendship

#10

Wild River (the Wild Series)

Rodman Philbrick

Themes: Water Sports • Survival Stories • Friendship

#11

Spin

Lamar Giles

Themes: Adolescence & Coming of Age • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

#12

Beauty Queens

Libba Bray

Themes: Adolescence & Coming of Age • Survival Stories • Young Adult Fiction

#13

What Stalks Among Us

Sarah Hollowell

Themes: Survival Stories • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

#14

Where the Sky Lives

Margaret Dilloway

Themes: Adolescence & Coming of Age • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Friendship

#15

Summer and July

Paul Mosier

Themes: Water Sports • Adolescence & Coming of Age • Friendship

#16

The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn

Sally J. Pla

Themes: Water Sports • Adolescence & Coming of Age • Friendship

#17

Outer Banks: Lights Out An Original Novel Based on the Hit Netflix Series

Alyssa Sheinmel

Themes: Water Sports • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

#18

Lessons from a Dead Girl

Jo Knowles

Themes: Adolescence & Coming of Age • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

#19

Outer Banks: Lights Out A Novel

Alyssa Sheinmel

Themes: Water Sports • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

#20

Just Like that

Marsha Qualey

Themes: Adolescence & Coming of Age • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

#21

The Aurora County All-Stars

Deborah Wiles

Themes: Adolescence & Coming of Age • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Friendship

#22

The Brilliant Light of Amber Sunrise

Matthew Crow

Themes: Adolescence & Coming of Age • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

#23

Outer Banks: Dead Break A Novel

Jay Coles

Themes: Water Sports • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

#24

Pay Attention, Carter Jones

Gary D. Schmidt

Themes: Adolescence & Coming of Age • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Friendship

This list brings together 24 books that share meaningful common ground with Adrift by Paul Griffin. Connected by Water Sports, Adolescence & Coming of Age, Survival Stories. Authors featured include Suzanne Young, Amanda Howells, Adam Silvera, Chris Rylander, and others. Each pick was selected for thematic and literary overlap — not just genre similarity.