12 Best high school books like The Upside of Falling by Alex Light

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The Upside of Falling

By: Alex Light

3.61

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A fun, flirty teen debut from Wattpad phenom Alex Light about a fake relationship and real love. Pe…

"Just because we were pretending doesn't mean it wasn't real"

-Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

"Because you go somewhere else when you read. I want to go there with you"

-Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

"Read to me. Why? Because you go somewhere when you read. I want to go there with you."

-Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

"My dad talks about how sorry he is. But it doesn’t count if he’s only sorry after he got caught."

-Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

If you liked the high school plot in The Upside of Falling by Alex Light , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Tweet Cute

By: Emma Lord

3.89

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Meet Pepper, swim team captain, chronic overachiever, and all-around perfectionist. Her family may … read more

Similar categories in Emma Lord's Tweet Cute book and Alex Light's The Upside of Falling

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"Are you a witch?"

-Emma Lord, Tweet Cute

"XOXO gossip wolf"

-Emma Lord, Tweet Cute

"I won't think any less of you if you break it"

-Emma Lord, Tweet Cute

"You know, for someone named Pepper, you're pretty salty about losing."

-Emma Lord, Tweet Cute

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2. The Do-Over

By: Lynn Painter

3.94

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this riotous young adult romp for fans of Recommended for You and A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea an… read more

Similar categories in Lynn Painter's The Do-Over book and Alex Light's The Upside of Falling

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"Everybody likes cats in sweaters"

-Lynn Painter, The Do-Over

" I had a marvelous time ruining everything "

-Lynn Painter, The Do-Over

"I know that I'm the only one who truly cares about my happiness, so I make it a priority"

-Lynn Painter, The Do-Over

"I fell in love with you on Valentine’s day, Emilie, but I need more than just seven minutes."

-Lynn Painter, The Do-Over

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3. Sunkissed

By: Kasie West

3.81

Format: 305 pages, Hardcover

Will the stars align? Avery has always used music as an escape. But after her best friend betray… read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's Sunkissed book and Alex Light's The Upside of Falling

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"He gave me a slow smile. 'If she likes me back, she probably doesn't do a lot of thinking."

-Kasie West, Sunkissed

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4. The Wrong Bachelor: An Enemies-to-Lovers YA Romantic Comedy (The Wrong Match Book 1)

By: Alexandra Moody

3.81

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

A feel-good high school rom-com bound to make you laugh, cry, swoon and fall in love all at the sam… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Moody's The Wrong Bachelor: An Enemies-to-Lovers YA Romantic Comedy (The Wrong Match Book 1) book and Alex Light's The Upside of Falling

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"This isn’t the freaking Hunger Games, Laurie,"

-Alexandra Moody, The Wrong Bachelor: An Enemies-to-Lovers YA Romantic Comedy (The Wrong Match Book 1)

"It will look bad if I ride with you" "Then Hide in the back seat!"

-Alexandra Moody, The Wrong Bachelor: An Enemies-to-Lovers YA Romantic Comedy (The Wrong Match Book 1)

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5. Binding 13 (Boys of Tommen, #1)

By: Chloe Walsh

4.43

Format: 887 pages, Kindle Edition

His first, last, and only true love has always been rugby.Until now.He wants to save her.She wants… read more

Similar categories in Chloe Walsh's Binding 13 (Boys of Tommen, #1) book and Alex Light's The Upside of Falling

  • romance
  • high school
  • contemporary romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
"Boom fucking boom da"

-Chloe Walsh, Binding 13 (Boys of Tommen, #1)

"Boom, boom, fucking boom, Da. I'm done for..."

-Chloe Walsh, Binding 13 (Boys of Tommen, #1)

"I didn’t have anything to offer this boy. Nothing at all."

-Chloe Walsh, Binding 13 (Boys of Tommen, #1)

"¨I think I need you for keeps.¨ ¨I think I need you for keeps, too.¨"

-Chloe Walsh, Binding 13 (Boys of Tommen, #1)

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6. Betting on You

By: Lynn Painter

4.10

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

When seventeen-year-old Bailey starts a new job at a hotel waterpark, she is less than thrilled to … read more

Similar categories in Lynn Painter's Betting on You book and Alex Light's The Upside of Falling

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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7. The Summer of Broken Rules

By: K.L. Walther

3.91

Format: 386 pages, Hardcover

Meredith Fox has been going to Martha's Vineyard for the summer as long as she can remember. But th… read more

Similar categories in K.L. Walther's The Summer of Broken Rules book and Alex Light's The Upside of Falling

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"Your wicked,"

-K.L. Walther, The Summer of Broken Rules

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8. Today Tonight Tomorrow (Rowan & Neil, #1)

By: Rachel Lynn Solomon

4.06

Format: 364 pages, Hardcover

The Hating Game meets Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by way of Morgan Matson in this unforgetta… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Lynn Solomon's Today Tonight Tomorrow (Rowan & Neil, #1) book and Alex Light's The Upside of Falling

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"You like it,"

-Rachel Lynn Solomon, Today Tonight Tomorrow (Rowan & Neil, #1)

"QUIDQUID LATINE DICTUM, ALTUM VIDETUR."

-Rachel Lynn Solomon, Today Tonight Tomorrow (Rowan & Neil, #1)

"There’s this word in Japanese: tsundoku,"

-Rachel Lynn Solomon, Today Tonight Tomorrow (Rowan & Neil, #1)

"People change , Rowan. Thank God they do."

-Rachel Lynn Solomon, Today Tonight Tomorrow (Rowan & Neil, #1)

Cover of The Upside of Falling by Alex Light

9. The Upside of Falling

By: Alex Light

3.61

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A fun, flirty teen debut from Wattpad phenom Alex Light about a fake relationship and real love. Pe… read more

Similar categories in Alex Light's The Upside of Falling book and Alex Light's The Upside of Falling

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • contemporary romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • audiobook
"Just because we were pretending doesn't mean it wasn't real"

-Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

"Because you go somewhere else when you read. I want to go there with you"

-Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

"Read to me. Why? Because you go somewhere when you read. I want to go there with you."

-Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

"My dad talks about how sorry he is. But it doesn’t count if he’s only sorry after he got caught."

-Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

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10. Rival Darling: A Young Adult Hockey Romance (The Darling Devils Series)

By: Alexandra Moody

3.74

Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition

She's got one rule: never date a jock. He'll do whatever it takes to break it. When seventeen-ye… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Moody's Rival Darling: A Young Adult Hockey Romance (The Darling Devils Series) book and Alex Light's The Upside of Falling

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult romance
  • contemporary romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
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11. Better than the Movies (Better than the Movies, #1)

By: Lynn Painter

4.29

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

In this rom-com about rom-coms, in the spirit of Kasie West and Jenn Bennett, a hopeless romantic t… read more

Similar categories in Lynn Painter's Better than the Movies (Better than the Movies, #1) book and Alex Light's The Upside of Falling

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"She's not you." "What?" "She.Isn't.You"

-Lynn Painter, Better than the Movies (Better than the Movies, #1)

"I pulled back and let myself stare at his handsome face, at the person who had always been there for me, even when I hadn’t wanted him to be."

-Lynn Painter, Better than the Movies (Better than the Movies, #1)

"Here’s how it usually went: I would see a cute guy, daydream about him for weeks and totally build him up in my mind to be my one-and-only soul mate."

-Lynn Painter, Better than the Movies (Better than the Movies, #1)

"I fell in love with teasing you in the second grade, when I first discovered that I could turn you cheeks pink with just a word. Then I fell in love with you."

-Lynn Painter, Better than the Movies (Better than the Movies, #1)

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12. The Cheat Sheet (The Cheat Sheet, #1)

By: Sarah Adams

3.72

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

Is it ever too late to leave the friend-zone? Hi, my name is Bree Camden, and I’m hopelessly in … read more

Similar categories in Sarah Adams's The Cheat Sheet (The Cheat Sheet, #1) book and Alex Light's The Upside of Falling

  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • audiobook
"Still with me, Bree Cheese?"

-Sarah Adams, The Cheat Sheet (The Cheat Sheet, #1)

"Your soul is my favorite in this entire world"

-Sarah Adams, The Cheat Sheet (The Cheat Sheet, #1)

"I shoot up out of my chair. “It’s Bree. Hide the board!"

-Sarah Adams, The Cheat Sheet (The Cheat Sheet, #1)

"Bree, hope is healthy. Even if you prepare yourself for the worst in life, it will never make the fall hurt less."

-Sarah Adams, The Cheat Sheet (The Cheat Sheet, #1)

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13. What Happens After Midnight

By: K.L. Walther

3.75

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Lily Hopper has two more weeks until she's officially finished with boarding school. With graduatio… read more

Similar categories in K.L. Walther's What Happens After Midnight book and Alex Light's The Upside of Falling

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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14. Stuck with You

By: Alexandra Moody

3.81

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

Stuck in lockdown with the one guy she can’t stand, what could possibly go wrong? Seventeen-year… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Moody's Stuck with You book and Alex Light's The Upside of Falling

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
Cover of Better than the Prom (Better than the Movies, #1.5) by Lynn Painter

15. Better than the Prom (Better than the Movies, #1.5)

By: Lynn Painter

4.39

Format: 30 pages, ebook

Prom night has arrived, and Wes Bennett couldn’t be less excited. Not only is he not going with … read more

Similar categories in Lynn Painter's Better than the Prom (Better than the Movies, #1.5) book and Alex Light's The Upside of Falling

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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16. Night Shift

By: Annie Crown

3.58

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

The bookworm and the basketball player are about to meet their match. Kendall Holiday spends her… read more

Similar categories in Annie Crown's Night Shift book and Alex Light's The Upside of Falling

  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
"Be a good girl for me, Kendall," he says without a drop of humor, "and take it."

-Annie Crown, Night Shift

"And on Fridays, you sit behind that front desk reading porn." -Vincent, Night Shift."

-Annie Crown, Night Shift

"I shake off the thought. It doesn't matter if Vincent and I aren't endgame. I'm not looking to marry the guy - that's ridiculous. I just want to climb him like a tree. -Annie, Night Shift."

-Annie Crown, Night Shift

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17. I Hate You More

By: Alexandra Moody

3.65

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

Ever heard of keeping your friends close and your enemies closer?That’s exactly what Ally Lockwood … read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Moody's I Hate You More book and Alex Light's The Upside of Falling

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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18. Mr. Wrong Number (Mr. Wrong Number, #1)

By: Lynn Painter

3.68

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

Things get textual when a steamy message from a random wrong number turns into an anonymous relatio… read more

Similar categories in Lynn Painter's Mr. Wrong Number (Mr. Wrong Number, #1) book and Alex Light's The Upside of Falling

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
""

-Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number (Mr. Wrong Number, #1)

"It was like the line in You've Got Mail. "All this nothing has meant more to me than so many somethings."

-Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number (Mr. Wrong Number, #1)

"When things don't go as planned, we can either pout and behave like a reticent child, or take some time to reconsider our choices. Ruminate over what we've done in our past, and how best to move forw…"

-Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number (Mr. Wrong Number, #1)

"Instead of handing it over, I tossed it onto the floor and said, "I keep telling Mr. Wrong Number I don't need him anymore but he just won't let me go." He tossed his phone beside mine and rolled on …"

-Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number (Mr. Wrong Number, #1)

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19. Picking Daisies on Sundays

By: Liana Cincotti

3.98

Format: 327 pages, Kindle Edition

Perfect for fans of Lynn Painter and Jenny Han, this romantic comedy follows a hopeless romantic fi… read more

Similar categories in Liana Cincotti's Picking Daisies on Sundays book and Alex Light's The Upside of Falling

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
"The whole book,"

-Liana Cincotti, Picking Daisies on Sundays

"Don’t worry if the flowers pass, I’ll be right there to plant you more"

-Liana Cincotti, Picking Daisies on Sundays

"She lives in between the pinks and yellows of the world, where a beautiful color is unknown to others, and when she speaks, I become a bee enthralled in a field of daisies."

-Liana Cincotti, Picking Daisies on Sundays

Cover of Faking What's Real (Haven Valley High #1) by Kenzie Brayne

20. Faking What's Real (Haven Valley High #1)

By: Kenzie Brayne

3.87

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

It was only meant to be one fake date. Emma Caught up in my impulsive friend’s bet, I’m pushe… read more

Similar categories in Kenzie Brayne's Faking What's Real (Haven Valley High #1) book and Alex Light's The Upside of Falling

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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21. Dibs (Dryden High #1)

By: Randi Rigby

3.91

Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition

Hot guy moves in next door. Best friend claims him. Whatever. Kate Parker is a planner. Crossing… read more

Similar categories in Randi Rigby's Dibs (Dryden High #1) book and Alex Light's The Upside of Falling

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
"There are always more fish in the sea, Kai."

-Randi Rigby, Dibs (Dryden High #1)

"Just out of curiosity, does anyone ever say ‘no’ to you?"

-Randi Rigby, Dibs (Dryden High #1)

"Don’t change who you are hoping he’ll see you. Because who you are is amazing. If he can’t figure that out, he’s not the guy for you."

-Randi Rigby, Dibs (Dryden High #1)

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