How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
By: Tony Keith
4.19
Format: 345 pages, Hardcover
Poet, writer, and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. makes his debut with a powerful YA memoir in vers…
Want to Read $ 8.99If you liked the poetry plot in How the Boogeyman Became a Poet by Tony Keith , here is a list of 9 books like this:
1. Under This Red Rock
By: Mindy McGinnis
3.94
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Neely’s monsters don’t always follow her rules, so when the little girl under her bed, the man in h… read more
Want to Read $ 7.99Similar categories in Mindy McGinnis's Under This Red Rock book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- lgbt
- young adult
- mental health
- contemporary
- audiobook
2. Black Girl You Are Atlas
By: Renée Watson
4.61
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
A thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award-winning author and poet Renée Watson. In thi… read more
Want to Read $ 10.99Similar categories in Renée Watson's Black Girl You Are Atlas book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- audiobook
- poetry
- young adult
- contemporary
3. Lunar New Year Love Story
By: Gene Luen Yang
4.41
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com ab… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Gene Luen Yang's Lunar New Year Love Story book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- young adult
- contemporary
4. Sheine Lende (Elatsoe, #0)
By: Darcie Little Badger
4.29
Format: 391 pages, Hardcover
Darcie Little Badger's Elatsoe launched her career and in the years since has become a beloved favo… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Darcie Little Badger's Sheine Lende (Elatsoe, #0) book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- queer
5. Snowglobe
By: Soyoung Park
3.62
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In a world of constant winter, only the citizens of the climate-controlled city of Snowglobe can es… read more
Want to Read $ 10.99Similar categories in Soyoung Park's Snowglobe book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- young adult
- audiobook
6. Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid
By: Ngozi Ukazu
4.12
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Molly Bauer's first year of college is not the picture-perfect piece of art she'd always envisioned… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Ngozi Ukazu's Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- contemporary
- lgbt
- young adult
- queer
7. Skater Boy
By: Anthony Nerada
4.03
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
In this YA pop-punk debut about queer romance and destroying labels, a teen risks everything to wr… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Anthony Nerada's Skater Boy book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- audiobook
- lgbt
- coming of age
- young adult
- contemporary
- queer
"If we can convince our own minds we aren't good enough, we can't really be disappointed when we don't get what we truly want."-Anthony Nerada, Skater Boy
8. Rez Ball
By: Byron Graves
4.16
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
This debut novel by Byron Graves tells the story of a young athlete determined to play like the her… read more
Want to Read $ 8.99Similar categories in Byron Graves's Rez Ball book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
- audiobook
9. How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
By: Tony Keith
4.19
Format: 345 pages, Hardcover
Poet, writer, and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. makes his debut with a powerful YA memoir in vers… read more
Want to Read $ 8.99Similar categories in Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- audiobook
- poetry
- lgbt
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- biography memoir
- contemporary
- queer
10. Not Like Other Girls
By: Meredith Adamo
4.13
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A girl risks everything to find her former best friend in this powerful debut mystery about trauma,… read more
Want to Read $ 8.53Similar categories in Meredith Adamo's Not Like Other Girls book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- audiobook
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
11. And Then, Boom!
By: Lisa Fipps
4.69
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more
Want to Read $ 10.99Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- audiobook
- poetry
- realistic fiction
- contemporary
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!
12. Louder Than Hunger
By: John Schu
4.55
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more
Want to Read $ 10.44Similar categories in John Schu's Louder Than Hunger book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- poetry
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- audiobook
13. Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned in School
By: Tiffany Jewell
4.24
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Book Is Anti-Racist and The Antiracist Kid , … read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Tiffany Jewell's Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned in School book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- audiobook
- contemporary
14. Bright Red Fruit
By: Safia Elhillo
4.49
Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition
An unflinching, honest novel in verse about a teenager's journey into the slam poetry scene and the… read more
Want to Read $ 10.99Similar categories in Safia Elhillo's Bright Red Fruit book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- poetry
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
- audiobook
15. Canto Contigo
By: Jonny Garza Villa
4.27
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
When a Mariachi star transfers schools, he expects to be handed his new group's lead vocalist spot—… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Jonny Garza Villa's Canto Contigo book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- audiobook
- lgbt
- coming of age
- young adult
- contemporary
- queer
16. The No-Girlfriend Rule
By: Christen Randall
4.22
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Julie Murphy meets Casey McQuiston in this unforgettable queer romance about a teen girl whose fora… read more
Want to Read $ 10.99Similar categories in Christen Randall's The No-Girlfriend Rule book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- mental health
- contemporary
- queer
17. Salt the Water
By: Candice Iloh
3.37
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Cerulean Gene is free everywhere except school, where they’re known for repeatedly challenging auth… read more
Want to Read $ 10.99Similar categories in Candice Iloh's Salt the Water book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- audiobook
- poetry
- lgbt
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
- queer
18. 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
Want to Read $ 8.99Similar categories in K. Ancrum's Icarus book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- queer
- lgbt
- young adult
- contemporary
- audiobook
19. Poemhood: Our Black Revival: History, Folklore & the Black Experience: A Young Adult Poetry Anthology
By: Amber McBride
4.26
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
Starring thirty-seven poets, with contributions from acclaimed authors, including Kwame Alexander, … read more
Want to Read $ 8.99Similar categories in Amber McBride's Poemhood: Our Black Revival: History, Folklore & the Black Experience: A Young Adult Poetry Anthology book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- audiobook
- poetry
- young adult
- contemporary
20. Thirsty
By: Jas Hammonds
4.16
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
It’s the summer before college and eighteen-year-old Blake Brenner and her girlfriend, Ella, have o… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Jas Hammonds's Thirsty book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- contemporary
- queer
21. This Book Won't Burn
By: Samira Ahmed
4.28
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspens… read more
Want to Read $ 10.99Similar categories in Samira Ahmed's This Book Won't Burn book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Book banning has long been used to silence those who want to speak out, those who are unwilling to be gaslit into thinking they're living in the best of all possible worlds."-Samira Ahmed, This Book Won't Burn
22. Gone Wolf
By: Amber McBride
4.12
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author Amber McBride lays bare the fears of being young and Black in America, in this… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Amber McBride's Gone Wolf book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- audiobook
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
23. Blood at the Root
By: LaDarrion Williams
4.05
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A teenager on the run from his past finds the family he never knew existed and the community he nev… read more
Want to Read $ 10.99Similar categories in LaDarrion Williams's Blood at the Root book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- young adult
- audiobook
24. Into the Sunken City
By: Dinesh Thiru
3.68
Format: 347 pages, Hardcover
In the slowly sinking city of Coconino, Arizona, the days are long, the money is tight, and the rai… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Dinesh Thiru's Into the Sunken City book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- young adult
"The bravest of us always admit to being scared."-Dinesh Thiru, Into the Sunken City
"You see all the ways people lie to you, but none of the ways they care."-Dinesh Thiru, Into the Sunken City
"I grab her hands and say the words I so desperately want to believe. “We’re gonna be okay, Thara. I promise you—we’re gonna be okay."-Dinesh Thiru, Into the Sunken City
25. Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir
By: Walela Nehanda
4.33
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A searing debut YA poetry and essay collection about a Black cancer patient who faces medical racis… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Walela Nehanda's Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- poetry
- queer
- lgbt
- mental health
- audiobook
26. Ariel Crashes a Train
By: Olivia A. Cole
3.99
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
“A gorgeously kind, wonderfully gentle, and unfailingly compassionate depiction of OCD...bursting w… read more
Want to Read $ 10.99Similar categories in Olivia A. Cole's Ariel Crashes a Train book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- poetry
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- contemporary
- queer
"Parents set themselves up for failure by giving their kids names that mean too much. Some people put so much weight in names, and how is a baby supposed to carry anything so heavy as their parents’ d…"-Olivia A. Cole, Ariel Crashes a Train
27. Looking for Smoke
By: K.A. Cobell
4.27
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Since moving to the Blackfeet Reservation with her parents, Mara Racette has felt like an outsider,… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in K.A. Cobell's Looking for Smoke book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- audiobook
- young adult
- contemporary
28. The Color of a Lie
By: Kim Johnson
4.41
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In 1955, a Black family passes for white and moves to a “Whites Only” town in the suburbs. Caught b… read more
Want to Read $ 10.99Similar categories in Kim Johnson's The Color of a Lie book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- audiobook
- young adult
- contemporary
29. The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky
By: Josh Galarza
4.22
Format: 313 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for fans of Mark Oshiro and Adam Silvera comes a fiercely funny and hopeful story of one bo… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Josh Galarza's The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- contemporary
- queer
30. Brownstone
By: Samuel Teer
4.33
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
An exciting teen coming-of-age epic from author Samuel Teer and debut graphic novel artist Mar Juli… read more
Want to Read $ 10.99Similar categories in Samuel Teer's Brownstone book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
31. Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992. Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and a City on Fire
By: Paula Yoo
4.23
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Paula Yoo’s latest is a compelling, nuanced account of Los Angeles’s 1992 uprising and its impact o… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Paula Yoo's Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992. Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and a City on Fire book and Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
- audiobook
