7 Top queer books like The Bridge by Bill Konigsberg

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The Bridge

By: Bill Konigsberg

4.00

Format: 388 pages, Hardcover

Two teenagers, strangers to each other, have decided to jump from the same bridge at the same time.…

If you liked the queer plot in The Bridge by Bill Konigsberg , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Je suis ton soleil

By: Marie Pavlenko

3.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

Deborah demarre son annee de terminale sans une paire de chaussures, rapport a Isidore le chien-clo… read more

Similar categories in Marie Pavlenko's Je suis ton soleil book and Bill Konigsberg's The Bridge

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary

2. The Memory of Light

By: Francisco X. Stork

4.36

Format: 209 pages, Hardcover

16-year-old Vicky Cruz wakes up in a hospital's mental ward after a failed suicide attempt. Now she… read more

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3. Shooter

By: Walter Dean Myers

3.22

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

The groundbreaking and widely praised novel about a school shooting, from the acclaimed author of M… read more

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4. 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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5. In the Wild Light

By: Jeff Zentner

4.46

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Life in a small Appalachian town is not easy. Cash lost his mother to an opioid addiction and his P… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Zentner's In the Wild Light book and Bill Konigsberg's The Bridge

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Because for every way the world tries to kill us, it gives us a way to survive. You just gotta find it."

-Jeff Zentner, In the Wild Light

"This is what you remember of the people you love when they're gone—the ways they knew you that no one else did—even you. In that way, their passing is a death of a piece of yourself."

-Jeff Zentner, In the Wild Light

"You’ll never regret a decision more than the one you make out of fear. Fear tells you to make your life small. Fear tells you to think small. Fear tells you to be small-hearted. Fear seeks to preserv…"

-Jeff Zentner, In the Wild Light

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6. The Bridge

By: Bill Konigsberg

4.00

Format: 388 pages, Hardcover

Two teenagers, strangers to each other, have decided to jump from the same bridge at the same time.… read more

Similar categories in Bill Konigsberg's The Bridge book and Bill Konigsberg's The Bridge

  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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7. Three Things I Know Are True

By: Betty Culley

4.08

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

This moving debut novel in verse about a teenage girl dealing with the aftermath of an accident tha… read more

Similar categories in Betty Culley's Three Things I Know Are True book and Bill Konigsberg's The Bridge

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"The sounds Mom made were worse than Jonah's. So now the nurses call me."

-Betty Culley, Three Things I Know Are True

"I have a theory about friendship. One friend is always nicer. Jonah made everyone laugh. He could talk to anyone about anything, but Clay was nicer."

-Betty Culley, Three Things I Know Are True

"I know how that is-- how the worst thing is right where you least expect it to be-- in your lungs, in your chest, in the attic of the house right across the street."

-Betty Culley, Three Things I Know Are True

"So impatient to start his big life, to make people laugh, to see what would happen. Doing anything for a dare. So afraid he'd be stuck in Maddigan, Maine, for the rest of his life."

-Betty Culley, Three Things I Know Are True

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8. Lies Like Wildfire

By: Jennifer Lynn Alvarez

3.85

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An intense high-stakes story about five friends and the deadly secret that could send their lives u… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Lynn Alvarez's Lies Like Wildfire book and Bill Konigsberg's The Bridge

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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9. Tonight We Rule the World

By: Zack Smedley

4.21

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed author of Deposing Nathan comes an explosive examination of identity,… read more

Similar categories in Zack Smedley's Tonight We Rule the World book and Bill Konigsberg's The Bridge

  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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10. 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 Bill Konigsberg's The Bridge

  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • 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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11. Spin Me Right Round

By: David Valdes

3.55

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From lauded writer David Valdes, a sharp and funny YA novel that's Back to the Future with a twist,… read more

Similar categories in David Valdes's Spin Me Right Round book and Bill Konigsberg's The Bridge

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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12. Girls Like Us

By: Randi Pink

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Set in the summer of 1972, this moving YA historical novel is narrated by teen girls from different… read more

Similar categories in Randi Pink's Girls Like Us book and Bill Konigsberg's The Bridge

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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13. Thin Air

By: Kellie M. Parker

3.50

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Eight hours. Twelve contestants. A flight none of them might survive. A flight to Paris full of tee… read more

Similar categories in Kellie M. Parker's Thin Air book and Bill Konigsberg's The Bridge

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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14. After the Ink Dries

By: Cassie Gustafson

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

What does it mean when you thought you knew someone? What does it mean when that person is your new… read more

Similar categories in Cassie Gustafson's After the Ink Dries book and Bill Konigsberg's The Bridge

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. The Breakup Lists

By: Adib Khorram

3.92

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Love is more complicated than “boy meets boy” in bestselling author Adib Khorram’s sharply funny ne… read more

Similar categories in Adib Khorram's The Breakup Lists book and Bill Konigsberg's The Bridge

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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16. Golden Arm

By: Carl Deuker

4.02

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In this riveting story about baseball and brotherhood, a boy from the wrong side of the tracks find… read more

Similar categories in Carl Deuker's Golden Arm book and Bill Konigsberg's The Bridge

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Flipping Forward Twisting Backward by Alma Fullerton

17. Flipping Forward Twisting Backward

By: Alma Fullerton

3.94

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Claire is by far the best gymnast on her team, and she’s well on her way to qualifying for the stat… read more

Similar categories in Alma Fullerton's Flipping Forward Twisting Backward book and Bill Konigsberg's The Bridge

  • realistic fiction
  • contemporary
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18. A Girl Can Dream

By: Emily Barr

3.98

Format: None pages, Paperback

Love story and un-love story intertwine in the brand-new thriller-romance from the globally bestsel… read more

Similar categories in Emily Barr's A Girl Can Dream book and Bill Konigsberg's The Bridge

  • young adult
  • lgbt
Cover of Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) by Lev A.C. Rosen

19. Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts)

By: Lev A.C. Rosen

3.85

Format: 352 pages, None

My first time getting it in the butt was kind of weird. I think it's going to be weird for everyone… read more

Similar categories in Lev A.C. Rosen's Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) book and Bill Konigsberg's The Bridge

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I would not look good as a splatter on the floor. It's not my ideal body type"

-Lev A.C. Rosen, Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts)

"It's not about making myself less amazing so I blend in - it's about making sure everyone around me in their own shade of glitter."

-Lev A.C. Rosen, Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts)

"Relationships should always be handled carefully. Sex is one thing – throw your bodies together, wake up the next day – but if you want to really know someone, it’s best to remember that while you lo…"

-Lev A.C. Rosen, Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts)

"So maybe you're asexual. But that is not all bad! I know it feels bad. You're pretty much in you're own version of the closet trying to figure it out. I've been there. I thought my liking boys was a …"

-Lev A.C. Rosen, Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts)

Cover of Boy Meets Ghoul (Boy Meets Hamster, #2) by Birdie Milano

20. Boy Meets Ghoul (Boy Meets Hamster, #2)

By: Birdie Milano

3.99

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s October half-term, and Dylan Kershaw’s dreams of a reunion with Leo, the gorgeous boy he met o… read more

Similar categories in Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Ghoul (Boy Meets Hamster, #2) book and Bill Konigsberg's The Bridge

  • contemporary
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • lgbt
Cover of Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1) by Birdie Milano

21. Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

By: Birdie Milano

3.82

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

Fourteen-year-old Dylan Kershaw's idea of a dream holiday includes at least three things: beaches t… read more

Similar categories in Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1) book and Bill Konigsberg's The Bridge

  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer

15 Top fiction books like The Bridge by Bill Konigsberg

Transform Your Habits

Je suis ton soleil

Marie Pavlenko

3.75

Transform Your Habits

In the Wild Light

Jeff Zentner

4.46

Transform Your Habits

The Bridge

Bill Konigsberg

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Three Things I Know Are True

Betty Culley

4.08

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19 Best fiction books like Thin Air by Kellie M. Parker

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Lying in the Deep

Diana Urban

3.61

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Thieves' Gambit (Thieves' Gambit, #1)

Kayvion Lewis

3.88

Transform Your Habits

The Blackwoods

Brandy Colbert

3.79

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Suddenly a Murder

Lauren Muñoz

3.65

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