15 Best lgbt books like Different for Boys by Patrick Ness

Cover of Different for Boys by Patrick Ness

Different for Boys

By: Patrick Ness

3.82

Format: 104 pages, Hardcover

Friendship, masculinity, sex—Anthony Stevenson has a lot of questions. Is it different for boys who…

"We can't kiss. Because that would make us gay."

-Patrick Ness, Different for Boys

"We can't kiss. Because that would make us gay."

-Patrick Ness, Different for Boys

"Because nothing I did with Charlie ever once felt like that kiss with Jack."

-Patrick Ness, Different for Boys

"Because nothing I did with Charlie ever once felt like that kiss with Jack."

-Patrick Ness, Different for Boys

If you liked the lgbt plot in Different for Boys by Patrick Ness , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian

1. Only This Beautiful Moment

By: Abdi Nazemian

4.46

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the Stonewall Honor–winning author of Like a Love Story comes a sweeping story of three genera… read more

Similar categories in Abdi Nazemian's Only This Beautiful Moment book and Patrick Ness's Different for Boys

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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2. Crossing the Line

By: Tia Fisher

4.28

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

'Do you feel safe?' A powerful novel exploring how teenagers can be swept up into county lines. … read more

Similar categories in Tia Fisher's Crossing the Line book and Patrick Ness's Different for Boys

  • teen
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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3. Choose Love

By: Nicola Davies

4.13

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Choose Love is a cycle of poems that highlights the experience of those forced to become refugees. … read more

Similar categories in Nicola Davies's Choose Love book and Patrick Ness's Different for Boys

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4. Away With Words

By: Sophie Cameron

3.89

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing 2024 Shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2024… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Cameron's Away With Words book and Patrick Ness's Different for Boys

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of HappyHead (HappyHead, #1) by Josh  Silver

5. HappyHead (HappyHead, #1)

By: Josh Silver

4.04

Format: 383 pages, Paperback

Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize, 2024 Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing, 2024 An Ama… read more

Similar categories in Josh Silver's HappyHead (HappyHead, #1) book and Patrick Ness's Different for Boys

  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Boy Like Me by Simon James Green

6. 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 Patrick Ness's Different for Boys

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robbie Couch

7. If I See You Again Tomorrow

By: Robbie Couch

4.13

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller! From the author of The Sky Blues and Blaine for the Win comes a spe… read more

Similar categories in Robbie Couch's If I See You Again Tomorrow book and Patrick Ness's Different for Boys

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Northranger by Rey Terciero

8. Northranger

By: Rey Terciero

4.06

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

In this swoony and spooky teen summer romance graphic novel set on a Texas ranch, sixteen-year-old … read more

Similar categories in Rey Terciero's Northranger book and Patrick Ness's Different for Boys

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"You weren't wrong about me being a killer. But the only person I've ever tried to kill is myself."

-Rey Terciero, Northranger

Cover of Out of Left Field by Jonah Newman

9. 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 Patrick Ness's Different for Boys

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

-Jonah Newman, Out of Left Field

Cover of Lose You to Find Me by Erik J. Brown

10. Lose You to Find Me

By: Erik J. Brown

3.81

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A romantic, heartfelt, and hilarious queer coming-of-age story from All That's Left in the World au… read more

Similar categories in Erik J. Brown's Lose You to Find Me book and Patrick Ness's Different for Boys

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Different for Boys by Patrick Ness

11. Different for Boys

By: Patrick Ness

3.82

Format: 104 pages, Hardcover

Friendship, masculinity, sex—Anthony Stevenson has a lot of questions. Is it different for boys who… read more

Similar categories in Patrick Ness's Different for Boys book and Patrick Ness's Different for Boys

  • romance
  • teen
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"We can't kiss. Because that would make us gay."

-Patrick Ness, Different for Boys

"Because nothing I did with Charlie ever once felt like that kiss with Jack."

-Patrick Ness, Different for Boys

"You know, the way teenage guys talk about sex, you'd think all of us were having it all the time, nonstop."

-Patrick Ness, Different for Boys

"Although doesn't really matter how many time you do it: you think it's going to make your life less lonely, but it never does."

-Patrick Ness, Different for Boys

Cover of Broken Hearts & Zombie Parts by William Hussey

12. Broken Hearts & Zombie Parts

By: William Hussey

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A Big Gay Rom-Zom-Com with Heart Jesse Spark has a broken heart and in a few short weeks he'll r… read more

Similar categories in William Hussey's Broken Hearts & Zombie Parts book and Patrick Ness's Different for Boys

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Escape From St. Hell: My Trans Teen Life Levels Up (St. Hell, #2) by Lewis Hancox

13. Escape From St. Hell: My Trans Teen Life Levels Up (St. Hell, #2)

By: Lewis Hancox

4.48

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

In this sequel to the Indie bestseller WELCOME TO ST. HELL, Lewis Hancox tells the hilarious, inspi… read more

Similar categories in Lewis Hancox's Escape From St. Hell: My Trans Teen Life Levels Up (St. Hell, #2) book and Patrick Ness's Different for Boys

  • contemporary
  • graphic novels
  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story by Sarah Myer

14. 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 Patrick Ness's Different for Boys

  • graphic novels
  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of Dead Happy (HappyHead, #2) by Josh  Silver

15. Dead Happy (HappyHead, #2)

By: Josh Silver

4.44

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Friends. Welcome to Elmhallow. Seb, along with a select group of participants, finds himself washed… read more

Similar categories in Josh Silver's Dead Happy (HappyHead, #2) book and Patrick Ness's Different for Boys

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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16. Charming Young Man

By: Eliot Schrefer

3.80

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer comes an exuberant YA historical coming-of-ag… read more

Similar categories in Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man book and Patrick Ness's Different for Boys

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of The Way of Dog by Zana Fraillon

17. The Way of Dog

By: Zana Fraillon

4.42

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A fiercely original verse novel from the ABIA and CBCA award-winning author of The Bone Sparrow. … read more

Similar categories in Zana Fraillon's The Way of Dog book and Patrick Ness's Different for Boys

" Be strong. Be fierce. Life is more than a concrete floor. "

-Zana Fraillon, The Way of Dog

Cover of We Didn't Think It Through by Gary Lonesborough

18. We Didn't Think It Through

By: Gary Lonesborough

4.32

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

From the author of the award-winning The Boy from the Mish, comes a compelling coming-of-age YA nov… read more

Similar categories in Gary Lonesborough's We Didn't Think It Through book and Patrick Ness's Different for Boys

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Just Like Everyone Else by Sarah Hagger-Holt

19. Just Like Everyone Else

By: Sarah Hagger-Holt

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Thirteen-year-old Aidan can't breathe in his crowded family home. Running is his only respite from … read more

Similar categories in Sarah Hagger-Holt's Just Like Everyone Else book and Patrick Ness's Different for Boys

  • contemporary
  • young adult
  • lgbt
Cover of All That It Ever Meant by Blessing Musariri

20. All That It Ever Meant

By: Blessing Musariri

3.90

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Family, grief, ghosts, and a mystery: this clever and compelling young adult novel heralds a master… read more

Similar categories in Blessing Musariri's All That It Ever Meant book and Patrick Ness's Different for Boys

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of The Double Life of Ted Amos by Simon James Green

21. The Double Life of Ted Amos

By: Simon James Green

4.52

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

  A heart-warming and hilarious story about one boy who wants to fit in, the friends he meets al… read more

Similar categories in Simon James Green's The Double Life of Ted Amos book and Patrick Ness's Different for Boys

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Only This Beautiful Moment

Abdi Nazemian

4.46

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Away With Words

Sophie Cameron

3.89

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HappyHead (HappyHead, #1)

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4.04

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Boy Like Me

Simon James Green

4.55

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Matt Goodfellow

4.71

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Sophie Cameron

3.89

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Will Taylor

4.22

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