23 must-read lgbt books like Deposing Nathan by Zack Smedley

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Deposing Nathan

By: Zack Smedley

4.23

Format: 393 pages, Hardcover

Nate never imagined that he would be attacked by his best friend, Cam. Now, Nate is being called…

"If you think you need to earn enough points on someone’s rubric for them to accept you, then either you’re wrong to assume they won’t love you for who you are, or they never loved you in the first place."

-Zack Smedley, Deposing Nathan

"I’ve spent every minute of these past months trying to figure out why I feel the things I feel, and if there’s a way to put that into words, I won’t find it. I am who I am. I’ve never acted on less than that, and I never want to."

-Zack Smedley, Deposing Nathan

If you liked the lgbt plot in Deposing Nathan by Zack Smedley , here is a list of 23 books like this:

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1. Rock

By: Anyta Sunday

4.12

Format: 251 pages, ebook

Igneous.When Cooper’s parents divorce, he finds himself landed in Week About—one week with his mum … read more

Similar categories in Anyta Sunday's Rock book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
"We all want to be a ten on the Mohs scale. But we’re not."

-Anyta Sunday, Rock

"Have you ever felt so full of thoughts you think you could burst?"

-Anyta Sunday, Rock

"You’re beautiful. I love you. I support you. I’ll always be your biggest fan, and I’ll always cheer for you on the sidelines no matter what play you make."

-Anyta Sunday, Rock

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2. The Dangerous Art of Blending In

By: Angelo Surmelis

4.00

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

Seventeen-year-old Evan Panos doesn’t know where he fits in. His strict Greek mother refuses to see… read more

Similar categories in Angelo Surmelis's The Dangerous Art of Blending In book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"The truth is, it's exactly what I want, but I'm so scared of wanting it and even more scared of actually having it."

-Angelo Surmelis, The Dangerous Art of Blending In

"Here's the deal about never being authentically loved by your parents: The most fucked-up gesture or morsel of compassion is like a warm blanket."

-Angelo Surmelis, The Dangerous Art of Blending In

"Maybe I'm not so ugly after all. Maybe no one is really ugly, and maybe no one has the right to call someone that or tell them that they are. Maybe the only real ugliness is what lives inside some pe…"

-Angelo Surmelis, The Dangerous Art of Blending In

"I've squeezed as many bookcases in this tiny space as possible. Being surrounded by books and magazines makes me feel calm. It makes the room seem wrapped in a layer of protection. As if nothing or n…"

-Angelo Surmelis, The Dangerous Art of Blending In

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3. We Now Return to Regular Life

By: Martin Wilson

3.84

Format: 370 pages, Hardcover

A ripped-from-the-headlines novel that explores the power of being an ally—and a friend—when a kidn… read more

Similar categories in Martin Wilson's We Now Return to Regular Life book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • gay
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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4. These Gentle Wounds

By: Helene Dunbar

4.02

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Sometimes I wish I’d lost a leg or something. Everyone can understand that. They never get it when … read more

Similar categories in Helene Dunbar's These Gentle Wounds book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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5. A List of Cages

By: Robin Roe

4.27

Format: 637 pages, Hardcover

When Adam Blake lands the best elective ever in his senior year, serving as an aide to the school p… read more

Similar categories in Robin Roe's A List of Cages book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary

6. At the Edge of the Universe

By: Shaun David Hutchinson

2.62

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Tommy and Ozzie have been best friends since second grade, and boyfriends since eighth. They spent … read more

Similar categories in Shaun David Hutchinson's At the Edge of the Universe book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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7. Tattoo Atlas

By: Tim Floreen

3.32

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A year ago, Rem Braithwaite watched his classmate Franklin Kettle commit a horrific crime. Now, apa… read more

Similar categories in Tim Floreen's Tattoo Atlas book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • lgbt
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8. Last Night I Sang to the Monster

By: Benjamin Alire Sáenz

3.83

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Zach is eighteen. He is bright and articulate. He's also an alcoholic and in rehab instead of high … read more

Similar categories in Benjamin Alire Sáenz's Last Night I Sang to the Monster book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary

9. The Wicker King

By: K. Ancrum

3.72

Format: 134 pages, Hardcover

The Wicker King is a psychological young adult thriller that follows two friends struggling as one … read more

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10. The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley

By: Shaun David Hutchinson , Christine Larsen

3.80

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

Andrew Brawley was supposed to die that night. His parents did, and so did his sister, but he survi… read more

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11. We Are the Ants

By: Shaun David Hutchinson

4.57

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

There are a few things Henry Denton knows, and a few things he doesn't. Henry knows that his mom is… read more

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12. Split

By: Swati Avasthi

3.92

Format: 256 pages,

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13. Boy Like Me

By: Simon James Green

4.55

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

It's 1994 and thanks to Section 28, there can be no mention of gay relationships in schools. When a… read more

Similar categories in Simon James Green's Boy Like Me book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
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14. Howl

By: Shaun David Hutchinson

3.87

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From critically acclaimed Shaun David Hutchinson comes a gritty and raw portrayal of the oftentimes… read more

Similar categories in Shaun David Hutchinson's Howl book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • contemporary
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
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15. The Eternal Return of Clara Hart

By: Louise Finch

3.86

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Spence and Anthony have been friends for years, but it’s only when he witnesses a classmate die in … read more

Similar categories in Louise Finch's The Eternal Return of Clara Hart book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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16. Wren Martin Ruins It All

By: Amanda DeWitt

4.25

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Now that Wren Martin is student council president (on a technicality, but hey, it counts) he’s goin… read more

Similar categories in Amanda DeWitt's Wren Martin Ruins It All book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I think I might have a crush. Shit ."

-Amanda DeWitt, Wren Martin Ruins It All

"Halloween would be . . . okay," she says, with all the deliberation of a somewhat uncertain judge delivering a verdict. "But no sexy catgirls. Or boys. No catpeople."

-Amanda DeWitt, Wren Martin Ruins It All

"You might have saved the Dance," I say loftily, "but I saved this school from Cats ." "Not all heroes wear capes," Ryan says, pushing open the classroom door. "You know, I kind of like Cats ." "You l…"

-Amanda DeWitt, Wren Martin Ruins It All

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17. Deposing Nathan

By: Zack Smedley

4.23

Format: 393 pages, Hardcover

Nate never imagined that he would be attacked by his best friend, Cam. Now, Nate is being called… read more

Similar categories in Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"If you think you need to earn enough points on someone’s rubric for them to accept you, then either you’re wrong to assume they won’t love you for who you are, or they never loved you in the first pl…"

-Zack Smedley, Deposing Nathan

"I’ve spent every minute of these past months trying to figure out why I feel the things I feel, and if there’s a way to put that into words, I won’t find it. I am who I am. I’ve never acted on less t…"

-Zack Smedley, Deposing Nathan

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18. Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)

By: E.L. Massey

4.33

Format: 423 pages, ebook

Nineteen-year-old hockey phenom Alexander Price is the youngest-ever captain in the NHL. With a pol… read more

Similar categories in E.L. Massey's Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1) book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Apparently, Alex doesn't know how to handle emotions, and he's a dumpster fire of a human being."

-E.L. Massey, Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)

"The problem is he thinks he and Eli could be good for each other. Really good. Under different circumstances. In a different life. Or maybe, if he was just a little braver, in this one."

-E.L. Massey, Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)

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19. Lock & West

By: Alexander C. Eberhart

3.95

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

Note To Self: Just Don’t Be Weird Lock is awkward. He can’t make eye contact, counts when he’s ner… read more

Similar categories in Alexander C. Eberhart's Lock & West book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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20. Theoretically Straight

By: Alexander C. Eberhart

4.11

Format: None pages, Paperback

Theo Briggs is a rule follower. A decent student in his junior year, an appeasing son, and a lifelo… read more

Similar categories in Alexander C. Eberhart's Theoretically Straight book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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21. The Long Run

By: James Acker

4.31

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Two track and field athletes find an unexpected but powerful love in this unapologetically blunt an… read more

Similar categories in James Acker's The Long Run book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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22. Dark Room Etiquette

By: Robin Roe

4.31

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Sixteen-year-old Sayers Wayte has everything—until he's kidnapped by a man who tells him his whole … read more

Similar categories in Robin Roe's Dark Room Etiquette book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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23. A Surplus of Light

By: Chase Connor

4.31

Format: 161 pages, Kindle Edition

"He's a psycho." That's what Mike is told when he asks who the kid is with the dark swoop of hair a… read more

Similar categories in Chase Connor's A Surplus of Light book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I’ll be back,"

-Chase Connor, A Surplus of Light

"How long have you loved me?"

-Chase Connor, A Surplus of Light

"I don’t want you to give yourself to me, Ian."

-Chase Connor, A Surplus of Light

"Winning doesn’t matter if you’re broken afterwards,"

-Chase Connor, A Surplus of Light

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24. Icarus

By: K. Ancrum

4.08

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, this… read more

Similar categories in K. Ancrum's Icarus book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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25. The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried

By: Shaun David Hutchinson

3.59

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A good friend will bury your body, a best friend will dig you back up. Dino doesn’t mind spendin… read more

Similar categories in Shaun David Hutchinson's The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Of course my battery dies. Fucking figures the only thing dead in this coffin is the one thing that shouldn’t be."

-Shaun David Hutchinson, The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried

"You can tell me I’m dead until the words lose their meaning, but it won’t change that I’m not, and I don’t want to waste the time I have."

-Shaun David Hutchinson, The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried

"Fine. He dumped me for a girl with perfectly normal hips who’s probably one of those people who believes the earth is as flat as your ass."

-Shaun David Hutchinson, The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried

"I’ve never understood how doctors can smoke. It’s like a firefighter deliberately disabling the smoke detectors in her house and then setting fire to her couch."

-Shaun David Hutchinson, The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried

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26. Oleander: A Great Expectations Reimagining

By: Scarlett Drake

4.63

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Caspien Deveraux was poison. It took me years to realise that he hadn’t been born like that. He… read more

Similar categories in Scarlett Drake's Oleander: A Great Expectations Reimagining book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Caspien was an altarpiece, Deveraux his reredos, and I came to him in blind idolatry."

-Scarlett Drake, Oleander: A Great Expectations Reimagining

"These walls and the two men inside had swallowed me whole once before, so when I emerged from the belly of the beast, I staggered into the world blinking and raw. This time, though, I have come armed…"

-Scarlett Drake, Oleander: A Great Expectations Reimagining

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27. Teenage Dirtbags

By: James Acker

4.07

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Long Run comes another unflinchingly raw and boldly hilarious novel about an… read more

Similar categories in James Acker's Teenage Dirtbags book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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28. Brave Face

By: Shaun David Hutchinson

4.41

Format: 368 pages, ebook

Critically acclaimed author of We Are the Ants—described as having “hints of Vonnegut’s Slaughterho… read more

Similar categories in Shaun David Hutchinson's Brave Face book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • coming of age
  • queer
  • lgbt
"I wasn't going to kill myself, but I wasn't going to stop dumb luck from taking me out either."

-Shaun David Hutchinson, Brave Face

"But I do believe that every single thing we’ve done leads to everything we do, and that it’s kind of pointless to regret the past when it’s the cause of our present."

-Shaun David Hutchinson, Brave Face

"Instead of being able to go out and buy a book about a closeted gay kid who's scared of becoming a stereotype while coming to terms with being gay that could have helped me understand what I was goin…"

-Shaun David Hutchinson, Brave Face

"I’d never ride a rocket into out space, so standing at the edge of the ocean was probably the closest I’d get to touching something boundless and greater than myself. For me, the ocean had a way of p…"

-Shaun David Hutchinson, Brave Face

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29. Between the Teeth (Between the Teeth #3)

By: Taylor Fitzpatrick

4.37

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

In the final installment of the Between the Teeth trilogy, David has the fresh start he’s always wa… read more

Similar categories in Taylor Fitzpatrick's Between the Teeth (Between the Teeth #3) book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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30. Another First Chance

By: Robbie Couch

4.28

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

They Both Die at the End meets You’ve Reached Sam, in this heart-stopping speculative young adult n… read more

Similar categories in Robbie Couch's Another First Chance book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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31. Sober Dope & Sundays (Weekday Weirdos)

By: Nordika Night

4.52

Format: 394 pages, Kindle Edition

WHEN ZERO WILLPOWER MEETS AN IRON WILL...Who goes to rehab eight times? Gage does. As a recovering … read more

Similar categories in Nordika Night's Sober Dope & Sundays (Weekday Weirdos) book and Zack Smedley's Deposing Nathan

  • romance
  • contemporary
  • m m romance
  • lgbt

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Transform Your Habits

The Dangerous Art of Blending In

Angelo Surmelis

4.00

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We Now Return to Regular Life

Martin Wilson

3.84

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These Gentle Wounds

Helene Dunbar

4.02

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A List of Cages

Robin Roe

4.27

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Nora Sakavic

4.59

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F.T. Lukens

3.99

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Cat Sebastian

4.39

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