18 Top queer books like Man o' War by Cory McCarthy

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Man o' War

By: Cory McCarthy

4.39

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An achingly honest and frequently hilarious coming-of-age novel about an Arab American trans swimme…

"Not all trans people started out feeling like a different gender trapped in their skin. Some find themself a little at a time, a door inside that unlocks and reveals new doors, and new doors after that, and so on."

-Cory McCarthy, Man o' War

"Not all trans people started out feeling like a different gender trapped in their skin. Some find themself a little at a time, a door inside that unlocks and reveals new doors, and new doors after that, and so on."

-Cory McCarthy, Man o' War

"Not all trans people started out feeling like a different gender trapped in their skin. Some find themself a little at a time, a door inside that unlocks and reveals new doors, and new doors after that, and so on."

-Cory McCarthy, Man o' War

If you liked the queer plot in Man o' War by Cory McCarthy , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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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 Cory McCarthy's Man o' War

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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2. The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen

By: Isaac Blum

4.01

Format: 218 pages, Hardcover

The Chosen meets Darius the Great in this irreverent and timely story of worlds colliding in friend… read more

Similar categories in Isaac Blum's The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen book and Cory McCarthy's Man o' War

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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3. The Wicked Bargain

By: Gabe Cole Novoa

4.19

Format: 368 pages, None

El Diablo is in the details in this Latinx pirate fantasy starring a transmasculine nonbinary teen … read more

Similar categories in Gabe Cole Novoa's The Wicked Bargain book and Cory McCarthy's Man o' War

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • queer
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4. We Deserve Monuments

By: Jas Hammonds

4.30

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Family secrets, a swoon-worthy romance, and a slow-burn mystery collide in We Deserve Monuments, a … read more

Similar categories in Jas Hammonds's We Deserve Monuments book and Cory McCarthy's Man o' War

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Home to the richest soil on Earth. A Great Place to Grow!"

-Jas Hammonds, We Deserve Monuments

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5. Venom & Vow

By: Anna-Marie McLemore

3.73

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Keep your enemy closer. Cade McKenna is a transgender prince who’s doubling for his brother. Va… read more

Similar categories in Anna-Marie McLemore's Venom & Vow book and Cory McCarthy's Man o' War

  • romance
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
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6. Man o' War

By: Cory McCarthy

4.39

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An achingly honest and frequently hilarious coming-of-age novel about an Arab American trans swimme… read more

Similar categories in Cory McCarthy's Man o' War book and Cory McCarthy's Man o' War

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
"Not all trans people started out feeling like a different gender trapped in their skin. Some find themself a little at a time, a door inside that unlocks and reveals new doors, and new doors after th…"

-Cory McCarthy, Man o' War

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7. Where You See Yourself

By: Claire Forrest

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Where You See Yourself combines an unforgettable coming-of-age tale, a swoon-worthy romance, and mu… read more

Similar categories in Claire Forrest's Where You See Yourself book and Cory McCarthy's Man o' War

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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8. The Summer of Bitter and Sweet

By: Jen Ferguson

4.05

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

In this complex and emotionally resonant novel, debut author Jen Ferguson serves up a powerful stor… read more

Similar categories in Jen Ferguson's The Summer of Bitter and Sweet book and Cory McCarthy's Man o' War

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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9. 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

Similar categories in Jonny Garza Villa's Canto Contigo book and Cory McCarthy's Man o' War

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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10. Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix

By: Anna-Marie McLemore

4.09

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

New York City, 1922. Nicolás Caraveo, a 17-year-old transgender boy from Minnesota, has no interest… read more

Similar categories in Anna-Marie McLemore's Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix book and Cory McCarthy's Man o' War

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
"We were boys who had created ourselves. We had formed our own bodies, our own lives, from the ribs of the girls we were once assumed to be."

-Anna-Marie McLemore, Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix

"Gatsby and I may have been nothing to men like Tom Buchanan, but men like that did not know we were as divine as the heavens. We were boys who had created ourselves. We had formed our own bodies, our…"

-Anna-Marie McLemore, Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix

"There's no use denying that I fell a little bit in love with Jay, at least as much in love as I've ever been with any body. You see, Nicky, boys are always falling in love with me, but I don't fall m…"

-Anna-Marie McLemore, Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix

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11. The Prospects

By: K.T. Hoffman

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The pressure cooker of minor league baseball leads to major chemistry in this exhilarating, sexy, a… read more

Similar categories in K.T. Hoffman's The Prospects book and Cory McCarthy's Man o' War

  • romance
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
"Glasses on or off?" Luis asks. "Off." Gene is nearsighted anyway, and he doesn't plan to let Luis get far enough away that he would need them."

-K.T. Hoffman, The Prospects

Cover of Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore

12. Lakelore

By: Anna-Marie McLemore

3.92

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this young adult novel by award-winning author Anna-Marie McLemore, two non-binary teens are pul… read more

Similar categories in Anna-Marie McLemore's Lakelore book and Cory McCarthy's Man o' War

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"There's a certain way that falling for someone can only ever feel when you've fallen at least a little for yourself first."

-Anna-Marie McLemore, Lakelore

"The worst mistake I've ever made is bad all on its own, but I never think of it on its own. Some mistakes come in sets, and my worst mistake had a part one that came seven years earlier."

-Anna-Marie McLemore, Lakelore

Cover of Ander & Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa

13. Ander & Santi Were Here

By: Jonny Garza Villa

4.21

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Aristotle and Dante meets The Hate U Give meets The Sun Is Also A Star: A stunning YA contemporary … read more

Similar categories in Jonny Garza Villa's Ander & Santi Were Here book and Cory McCarthy's Man o' War

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Gay the Pray Away by Natalie Naudus

14. Gay the Pray Away

By: Natalie Naudus

4.46

Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition

Valerie Danners is in a cult. She just doesn't know it yet. When she finds a queer book at the libr… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Naudus's Gay the Pray Away book and Cory McCarthy's Man o' War

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta

15. The Heartbreak Bakery

By: A.R. Capetta

3.99

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Teenage baker Syd sends ripples of heartbreak through Austin’s queer community when a batch of post… read more

Similar categories in A.R. Capetta's The Heartbreak Bakery book and Cory McCarthy's Man o' War

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"They hand me one lemon, then another, and all I can think when their fingertips leave is that we're mixing ourselves together. That's what happens when skin presses skin. We think of ourselves as sol…"

-A.R. Capetta, The Heartbreak Bakery

"But it does seem like I’m always the one who has to speak up and tell everyone how I’m different. I have to find a way to help them understand me, even though I don’t really understand them either. H…"

-A.R. Capetta, The Heartbreak Bakery

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16. This Indian Kid: A Native American Memoir

By: Eddie Chuculate

3.64

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Eddie Chuculate recounts his experience growing up in rural Oklahoma, from boy… read more

Similar categories in Eddie Chuculate's This Indian Kid: A Native American Memoir book and Cory McCarthy's Man o' War

  • audiobook
Cover of A Million Quiet Revolutions by Robin Gow

17. A Million Quiet Revolutions

By: Robin Gow

4.19

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

For as long as they can remember, Aaron and Oliver have only ever had each other. In a small town w… read more

Similar categories in Robin Gow's A Million Quiet Revolutions book and Cory McCarthy's Man o' War

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I feel like the only way to exist as a queer person is to hide."

-Robin Gow, A Million Quiet Revolutions

"It’s hard to search for someone like yourself when you’re not even sure who you are."

-Robin Gow, A Million Quiet Revolutions

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18. If I Can Give You That

By: Michael Gray Bulla

4.07

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Kacen Callender and Mason Deaver comes a heart-tugging coming-of-age YA debut that take… read more

Similar categories in Michael Gray Bulla's If I Can Give You That book and Cory McCarthy's Man o' War

  • romance
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Wherever Is Your Heart (Moonlighters, #3) by Anita Kelly

19. Wherever Is Your Heart (Moonlighters, #3)

By: Anita Kelly

4.10

Format: 95 pages, Kindle Edition

How long, exactly, had June been coming to Moonie’s for the sole purpose of pining after the barten… read more

Similar categories in Anita Kelly's Wherever Is Your Heart (Moonlighters, #3) book and Cory McCarthy's Man o' War

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Wasn't that what love was, really? Doing beautiful, funny things, just for the hell of it. Because you wanted to. Because the other person made you feel like you could."

-Anita Kelly, Wherever Is Your Heart (Moonlighters, #3)

Cover of Beating Heart Baby by Lio Min

20. Beating Heart Baby

By: Lio Min

4.20

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Lio Min’s Beating Heart Baby is a love letter to internet friendships, anime, and indie rock When a… read more

Similar categories in Lio Min's Beating Heart Baby book and Cory McCarthy's Man o' War

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports by Michael   Waters

21. The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports

By: Michael Waters

4.48

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The story of the early trans athletes and Olympic bureaucrats who lit the flame for today’s culture… read more

Similar categories in Michael Waters's The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports book and Cory McCarthy's Man o' War

  • queer
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • sports
  • audiobook

18 best-selling fiction books like Man o' War by Cory McCarthy

Transform Your Habits

Only This Beautiful Moment

Abdi Nazemian

4.46

Transform Your Habits

The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen

Isaac Blum

4.01

Transform Your Habits

We Deserve Monuments

Jas Hammonds

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Venom & Vow

Anna-Marie McLemore

3.73

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20 best-selling fiction books like Wherever Is Your Heart (Moonlighters, #3) by Anita Kelly

Transform Your Habits

You Should Be So Lucky

Cat Sebastian

4.39

Transform Your Habits

Proper English (England World, #1)

K.J. Charles

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Dear Wendy

Ann Zhao

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Delay of Game (Penalty Box, #2)

Ari Baran

3.86

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