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24 alternatives to One Crazy Summer

Three sisters go to Oakland, CA to meet their mom

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. One Crazy Summer launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   American Girls▲67

   Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Home Of The Brave - Some summer stories▲53

   Stories from summers past

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   American Girls▲60

   Social media and the secret lives of teenagers

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Microadventures▲91

   Ideas for local adventures for busy folk. 5 to 9 Adventures.

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Yes Please▲91

   Hang out w/ Amy Poehlar and hear her stories.

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Conversations With Her: On Resilience ▲83

   Real-life stories from 7 women who have shown resilience

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Breaking Busy▲64

   How to find peace and purpose in a world of crazy

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Door▲70

   The relationship between two very different women

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   A Bittersweet Season▲65

   Caring for our aging parents and ourselves

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    East of Eden▲61

    The intertwined destinies of two families

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Paper Towns▲65

    A romantic, teenage, roadtrip adventure story

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Serial Podcast▲177

    From This American Life, follow 1 story over a whole season

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Madness, Rack, and Honey▲61

    A book for anyone interested in the human heart

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Nest▲61

    4 dysfunctional adult siblings work their way through life

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Contact▲61

    A multinational team journeys out to the stars.

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    One More Thing▲77

    Short story collection of playful humor, curiosity+heart

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Getting There: A Book of Mentors▲92

    Thirty leaders in diverse fields share their secrets

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Scheduled Balance▲63

    A survival guide for busy mom entrepreneurs

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Summer▲163

    The playlist for anything

    2020 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Grinding It Out▲72

    The Making Of McDonald's

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Just Kids▲69

    Patti Smith's Memoir

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Alcoholics Anonymous▲70

    aka "The Big Book"

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    A Little Life▲71

    An epic about love + friendship in the 21st century

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Olive Kitteridge▲60

    The life of Olive told through the stories of 13 people

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →