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Readers who finished That’s Just How It Goes by Heather Ryan and wanted more will find 24 strong picks here, all connected by Friendship, Social Skills & School Life, Growing Up & Facts of Life, Arborist Merchandising Root, and Self Service.

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Handpicked for thematic and literary overlap — the best shelf companions to That’s Just How It Goes.

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Starfish — Lisa Fipps
Starfish
Themes: Friendship, Social Skills & School Life • Growing Up & Facts of Life • Arborist Merchandising Root
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Donkey Dell — Jaybie D.
Donkey Dell
Themes: Friendship, Social Skills & School Life • Growing Up & Facts of Life • Arborist Merchandising Root

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Friendship, Social Skills & School Life, Growing Up & Facts of Life, Arborist Merchandising Root — the same threads that run through That’s Just How It Goes by Heather Ryan. Among the authors featured: Dr. Seuss, Lisa Fipps, Ray Ny, Sharon Creech, and others.

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