5 Top realistic fiction books like As the Crow Flies by Melanie Gillman

Cover of As the Crow Flies by Melanie Gillman

As the Crow Flies

By: Melanie Gillman

3.66

Format: 276 pages, webcomic

Melanie Gillman's webcomic about a queer, black teenager who finds herself stranded in a dangerous …

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in As the Crow Flies by Melanie Gillman , here is a list of 5 books like this:

1. SuperMutant Magic Academy

By: Jillian Tamaki

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Unrequited love, underage drinking, and teen angst rule at a high school for mutants and witches. T… read more

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2. Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir

By: Liz Prince

3.86

Format: 157 pages, Paperback

Growing up, Liz Prince wasn't a girly girl, dressing in pink tutus or playing pretty princess like … read more

Similar categories in Liz Prince's Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir book and Melanie Gillman's As the Crow Flies

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3. Hungry Ghost

By: Victoria Ying

4.01

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful and heart-wrenching young adult graphic novel takes a look at eating disorders, family … read more

Similar categories in Victoria Ying's Hungry Ghost book and Melanie Gillman's As the Crow Flies

  • fiction
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
Cover of Snapdragon by Kat Leyh

4. Snapdragon

By: Kat Leyh

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Kat Leyh’s Snapdragon is a magical realist graphic novel about a young girl who befriends her town’… read more

Similar categories in Kat Leyh's Snapdragon book and Melanie Gillman's As the Crow Flies

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Doughnuts and Doom by Balazs Lorinczi

5. Doughnuts and Doom

By: Balazs Lorinczi

3.69

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

Being a teenage witch—or rock star—is tougher than it looks! But maybe enemies can become friends…o… read more

Similar categories in Balazs Lorinczi's Doughnuts and Doom book and Melanie Gillman's As the Crow Flies

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Rainbow! Vol. 1 (Rainbow!, #1) by Sunny   .

6. Rainbow! Vol. 1 (Rainbow!, #1)

By: Sunny .

3.87

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From Tapas Media, the same webtoon platform that brought you Magical Boy, comes Rainbow!, a new LGB… read more

Similar categories in Sunny .'s Rainbow! Vol. 1 (Rainbow!, #1) book and Melanie Gillman's As the Crow Flies

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Blackwater by Jeannette Arroyo

7. Blackwater

By: Jeannette Arroyo

3.53

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Riverdale meets Stranger Things in this debut queer YA graphic novel, developed from a hit webcomic… read more

Similar categories in Jeannette Arroyo's Blackwater book and Melanie Gillman's As the Crow Flies

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Mimosa: A Graphic Novel by Archie Bongiovanni

8. Mimosa: A Graphic Novel

By: Archie Bongiovanni

3.73

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Archie Bongiovanni, the comics artist behind the award-winning hit A Quick and Easy Guide to They/T… read more

Similar categories in Archie Bongiovanni's Mimosa: A Graphic Novel book and Melanie Gillman's As the Crow Flies

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of As the Crow Flies by Melanie Gillman

9. As the Crow Flies

By: Melanie Gillman

3.66

Format: 276 pages, webcomic

Melanie Gillman's webcomic about a queer, black teenager who finds herself stranded in a dangerous … read more

Similar categories in Melanie Gillman's As the Crow Flies book and Melanie Gillman's As the Crow Flies

  • teen
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • religion
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Out of Left Field by Jonah Newman

10. Out of Left Field

By: Jonah Newman

3.78

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A nerdy gay teenager jumps headfirst into the bro-y world of high school baseball in this semi-auto… read more

Similar categories in Jonah Newman's Out of Left Field book and Melanie Gillman's As the Crow Flies

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
"I'm gay"

-Jonah Newman, Out of Left Field

Cover of Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1) by Lewis Hancox

11. Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1)

By: Lewis Hancox

4.28

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A groundbreaking memoir about being a trans teen, in the vein of FUN HOME and FLAMER... and at the … read more

Similar categories in Lewis Hancox's Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1) book and Melanie Gillman's As the Crow Flies

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of ¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico by Christine Suggs

12. ¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico

By: Christine Suggs

4.10

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

"An absolutely heartwarming and vibrant story of belonging, family, and the meaning of home. This b… read more

Similar categories in Christine Suggs's ¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico book and Melanie Gillman's As the Crow Flies

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Mage and the Endless Unknown by S.J. Miller

13. Mage and the Endless Unknown

By: S.J. Miller

3.73

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

Peek through the leaves, beyond the clouded mountains, you will find a garden with a strange attend… read more

Similar categories in S.J. Miller's Mage and the Endless Unknown book and Melanie Gillman's As the Crow Flies

  • fiction
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
Cover of Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel by Jessica  Walton

14. Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel

By: Jessica Walton

3.99

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this lighthearted YA romance, Maisie and Ollie discover that nothing beats the feeling of fallin… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Walton's Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel book and Melanie Gillman's As the Crow Flies

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa

15. Belle of the Ball

By: Mari Costa

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A young adult graphic novel about high school wallflower Belle Hawkins, who ends up in a love trian… read more

Similar categories in Mari Costa's Belle of the Ball book and Melanie Gillman's As the Crow Flies

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Magical Boy Volume 1: A Graphic Novel by The Kao

16. Magical Boy Volume 1: A Graphic Novel

By: The Kao

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A breathtakingly imaginative fantasy series starring Max—a high schooler chosen to become the next … read more

Similar categories in The Kao's Magical Boy Volume 1: A Graphic Novel book and Melanie Gillman's As the Crow Flies

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story by Sarah Myer

17. Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story

By: Sarah Myer

4.40

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Eisner Award Nomination: Best Publication for Teens "A beautiful, courageous book.” Gene Luen Y… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Myer's Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story book and Melanie Gillman's As the Crow Flies

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of The Marble Queen by Anna Kopp

18. The Marble Queen

By: Anna Kopp

3.62

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

The Marble Queen is a YA Fantasy graphic novel that’s the political drama of Nimona meets the heart… read more

Similar categories in Anna Kopp's The Marble Queen book and Melanie Gillman's As the Crow Flies

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
"I’m not the strong, brave queen Iliad deserves."

-Anna Kopp, The Marble Queen

"It seems so natural. Like she’s done it a hundred times. Does she prefer dancing with women? I thought this marriage was only an arrangement. And if I’m right and it is, then why do I feel so strange?"

-Anna Kopp, The Marble Queen

Cover of Slip by Marika McCoola

19. Slip

By: Marika McCoola

3.54

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

From Eisner-Award nominated writer Marika McCoola and debut artist Aatmaja Pandya, an emotional com… read more

Similar categories in Marika McCoola's Slip book and Melanie Gillman's As the Crow Flies

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Freshman Year by Sarah Mai

20. Freshman Year

By: Sarah Mai

3.76

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A stylish graphic novel about the unique angst, humor, and self-doubt universal to the experience o… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Mai's Freshman Year book and Melanie Gillman's As the Crow Flies

  • teen
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag

21. The Deep Dark

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

From Molly Knox Ostertag, writer-illustrator, comes a darkly beautiful story of identity, family, l… read more

Similar categories in Molly Knox Ostertag's The Deep Dark book and Melanie Gillman's As the Crow Flies

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer

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Kat Leyh

4.48

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Doughnuts and Doom

Balazs Lorinczi

3.69

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Rainbow! Vol. 1 (Rainbow!, #1)

Sunny .

3.87

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Jeannette Arroyo

3.53

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Roaming

Jillian Tamaki

3.77

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A Guest in the House

Emily Carroll

4.06

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Mattie Lubchansky

4.03

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