19 Top queer books like The Ghosts We Keep by Mason Deaver

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The Ghosts We Keep

By: Mason Deaver

4.01

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli, this book will rip your heart out before sho…

"Fingers finding lost bodies- floating along the surface, despaired drowned, dead. Keeping secrets lost on pale blue lips- For this is the place the dead things go- This is the home of the ghosts we keep."

-Mason Deaver, The Ghosts We Keep

If you liked the queer plot in The Ghosts We Keep by Mason Deaver , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)

By: Erik J. Brown

4.23

Format: 345 pages, Hardcover

What If It's Us meets They Both Die at the End in this postapocalyptic, queer YA adventure romance … read more

Similar categories in Erik J. Brown's All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1) book and Mason Deaver's The Ghosts We Keep

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
"You couldn't catch this gay if you had tickets to Hamilton."

-Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)

"Oh my fucking God, is that adorable or are my standards apocalyptically lowered?"

-Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)

"When he kisses me, my chest feels lighter again, like he's taking on some of my sorrow but passing on some of his love."

-Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)

"We're going to be okay,' I repeated to him. If things get hard again, I'll carry him. And he'll carry me. And we'll be okay."

-Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)

Cover of If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robbie Couch

2. 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 Mason Deaver's The Ghosts We Keep

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Between Perfect and Real by Ray Stoeve

3. Between Perfect and Real

By: Ray Stoeve

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Ray Stoeve’s Between Perfect and Real is a moving YA debut about a trans boy finding his voice—and … read more

Similar categories in Ray Stoeve's Between Perfect and Real book and Mason Deaver's The Ghosts We Keep

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Not that I hate my body. There are just parts of it that aren't what they should be."

-Ray Stoeve, Between Perfect and Real

"Burlesque involves stripping... It's also historically been a way of satirizing or commenting on politics, making people laugh, showing off your sexuality or your body- it's hella queer."

-Ray Stoeve, Between Perfect and Real

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4. Muchomory w cukrze

By: Marta Bijan

3.77

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Fio, Wenus, Hanna, Kostek i Robin nie mogą doczekać się pierwszych wspólnych wakacji w Domku z Drew… read more

Similar categories in Marta Bijan's Muchomory w cukrze book and Mason Deaver's The Ghosts We Keep

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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5. Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun

By: Jonny Garza Villa

4.16

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

A poignant, funny, openhearted novel about coming out, first love, and being your one and only best… read more

Similar categories in Jonny Garza Villa's Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun book and Mason Deaver's The Ghosts We Keep

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Intelligent people can still get into some stupid-ass foolery"

-Jonny Garza Villa, Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun

"It only takes one person to live their truth before more people start realizing they can too."

-Jonny Garza Villa, Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun

"It's not even about the more intimate moments that happened. Although I do miss those a lot too. A lot , a lot. What I crave most is being next to someone. My someone."

-Jonny Garza Villa, Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun

Cover of This Is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves

6. This Is Why They Hate Us

By: Aaron H. Aceves

4.06

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

Enrique “Quique” Luna has one goal this summer—get over his crush on Saleem Kanazi by pursuing his … read more

Similar categories in Aaron H. Aceves's This Is Why They Hate Us book and Mason Deaver's The Ghosts We Keep

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"People are exhausting. Sure, they can be fun sometimes; they can “open you up to new experiences"

-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us

"What a horrible weight it is to be silent when you want to shout, to hold back when you want to reach out, to freeze when you want to melt."

-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us

"I guess it's true that us queers are starved for stories that mirror our lives. I can't remember a time when I saw a queer person in a movie or TV show or book that I didn't have to actively seek out…"

-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us

"Why is the world like this? How is the world like this? How is it that humans have created a society that allows a child to come to the conclusion that they would be better off dead than alive becaus…"

-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us

Cover of The Ghosts We Keep by Mason Deaver

7. The Ghosts We Keep

By: Mason Deaver

4.01

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli, this book will rip your heart out before sho… read more

Similar categories in Mason Deaver's The Ghosts We Keep book and Mason Deaver's The Ghosts We Keep

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • gay
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Fingers finding lost bodies- floating along the surface, despaired drowned, dead. Keeping secrets lost on pale blue lips- For this is the place the dead things go- This is the home of the ghosts we k…"

-Mason Deaver, The Ghosts We Keep

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8. The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester

By: Maya MacGregor

4.19

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this queer contemporary YA mystery, a nonbinary teen with autism realizes they must not only sol… read more

Similar categories in Maya MacGregor's The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester book and Mason Deaver's The Ghosts We Keep

  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei

9. Icebreaker

By: A.L. Graziadei

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A. L. Graziadei's Icebreaker is a YA debut about two hockey players fighting to be the best—and the… read more

Similar categories in A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker book and Mason Deaver's The Ghosts We Keep

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I don't wanna be just another one of your former teammates."

-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

"I get through the first few weeks of college without dropping out, but that's only because I don't want to deal with Dad whining about it for the next twenty years."

-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

"Gdyby @mjames17 dodał sobie te jedenaście punktów do wzrostu, może wtedy bym się przejął.' Siedzę obok niego, podjadam ze wspólnej paczki czipsy solone z octem i odpowiadam: 'Mickey James III @mjames…"

-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

Cover of Domestic Fluff by Weronika Łodyga

10. Domestic Fluff

By: Weronika Łodyga

3.19

Format: 155 pages, Paperback

Powrót bohaterów bestsellera Hurt/Comfort! Tym razem w odsłonie graficznej. Magda, najlepsza prz… read more

Similar categories in Weronika Łodyga's Domestic Fluff book and Mason Deaver's The Ghosts We Keep

  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
Cover of Bliźniaczy płomień by Maksymilian Kuznowicz

11. Bliźniaczy płomień

By: Maksymilian Kuznowicz

3.47

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Zamknij oczy. Wyłącz myślenie. Posłuchaj serca. Życie Daikiego wywraca się do góry nogami po tym… read more

Similar categories in Maksymilian Kuznowicz's Bliźniaczy płomień book and Mason Deaver's The Ghosts We Keep

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • queer
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12. Opowiedz mnie na nowo

By: A. Gardaś

4.03

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

Poznałem go pod koniec marca. Sądzę, że musiał być mi pisany, choć normalnie nie wierzę w taki rze… read more

Similar categories in A. Gardaś's Opowiedz mnie na nowo book and Mason Deaver's The Ghosts We Keep

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of The Sky Blues by Robbie Couch

13. The Sky Blues

By: Robbie Couch

4.12

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

Sky’s small town turns absolutely claustrophobic when his secret promposal plans get leaked to the … read more

Similar categories in Robbie Couch's The Sky Blues book and Mason Deaver's The Ghosts We Keep

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"A part of me knows that someday soon I'll miss moments like these."

-Robbie Couch, The Sky Blues

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14. Only Mostly Devastated

By: Sophie Gonzales

3.95

Format: 281 pages, Hardcover

Will Tavares is the dream summer fling ― he's fun, affectionate, kind ― but just when Ollie thinks … read more

Similar categories in Sophie Gonzales's Only Mostly Devastated book and Mason Deaver's The Ghosts We Keep

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Apathy is incompatible with hate. Love works okay."

-Sophie Gonzales, Only Mostly Devastated

"Mama, Ollie taught me how to play ‘Let It Go’ on guitar,"

-Sophie Gonzales, Only Mostly Devastated

"you mean you would've never let me dribble your basketballs"

-Sophie Gonzales, Only Mostly Devastated

"I fled. I fled like a bigot dodging the concept of equality."

-Sophie Gonzales, Only Mostly Devastated

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15. Always the Almost

By: Edward Underhill

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A trans pianist makes a New Year's resolution on a frozen Wisconsin night to win regionals and win … read more

Similar categories in Edward Underhill's Always the Almost book and Mason Deaver's The Ghosts We Keep

  • romance
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • gay
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers by Adam  Sass

16. The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers

By: Adam Sass

3.47

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

A charming YA rom-com perfect for fans of Red, White, and Royal Blue and What If It’s Us. Micah… read more

Similar categories in Adam Sass's The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers book and Mason Deaver's The Ghosts We Keep

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Wow,"

-Adam Sass, The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers

"A weary world deserves a little dreaming."

-Adam Sass, The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers

"I don’t need ninety-nine boys. I just need one."

-Adam Sass, The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers

"Why is it so much easier to execute someone else’s vision than to realize your own?"

-Adam Sass, The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers

Cover of My Fair Brady by Brian D. Kennedy

17. My Fair Brady

By: Brian D. Kennedy

4.00

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

My Fair Lady meets the classic teen film She's All That in this charming and swoony new rom-com fro… read more

Similar categories in Brian D. Kennedy's My Fair Brady book and Mason Deaver's The Ghosts We Keep

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Jay's Gay Agenda by Jason June

18. Jay's Gay Agenda

By: Jason June

3.52

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

There's one thing Jay Collier knows for sure—he's a statistical anomaly as the only out gay kid in … read more

Similar categories in Jason June's Jay's Gay Agenda book and Mason Deaver's The Ghosts We Keep

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I was the Willy Wonka of slip-ups"

-Jason June, Jay's Gay Agenda

"Why did the city's most notable attraction have to be so "bonery?"

-Jason June, Jay's Gay Agenda

"When most of the football players had left the closet, it was safe enough to pick my material."

-Jason June, Jay's Gay Agenda

"My whole body wanted him, my entire soul too, and it hit me that an item on the Gay Agenda always should have been to find Albert. To find the guy who could set my spirit and sexuality on fire all at…"

-Jason June, Jay's Gay Agenda

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19. The Passing Playbook

By: Isaac Fitzsimons

4.13

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Fifteen-year-old Spencer Harris is a proud nerd, an awesome big brother and a Messi-in-training. He… read more

Similar categories in Isaac Fitzsimons's The Passing Playbook book and Mason Deaver's The Ghosts We Keep

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • gay
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"As if Spencer's thoughts were sending out a homing beacon, Justice looked over in his direction, making eye contact, and Spencer understood what Gimli saw when he gazed upon Galadriel. But, no. Just …"

-Isaac Fitzsimons, The Passing Playbook

Cover of Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution by Kacen Callender

20. Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution

By: Kacen Callender

3.76

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From National Book Award–winner Kacen Callender, a contemporary YA that follows Lark's journey to s… read more

Similar categories in Kacen Callender's Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution book and Mason Deaver's The Ghosts We Keep

  • romance
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"The goal of accountability is to end harm through learning and growth. What's the goal of shaming? Shaming is more about the person who shames, and making themselves feel like they're better than ano…"

-Kacen Callender, Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution

"I realized—what makes a story good—I think it's a trick question, because every single reader will always want something different, right? So to one reader, a book is good, and to another reader, the…"

-Kacen Callender, Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution

"Maybe not. But does that make your voice less important? Does that mean stories or speaking your truth don't have a role in activism, too? I don't know about that. Our society wouldn't be the same wi…"

-Kacen Callender, Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution

Cover of Płomień i reszka by Klaudia Kołodziejczyk

21. Płomień i reszka

By: Klaudia Kołodziejczyk

3.99

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

W Samorei, pod władzą żądnej krwi Białej Cesarzowej, życie podszyte jest warstwą strachu. Gdy wojsk… read more

Similar categories in Klaudia Kołodziejczyk's Płomień i reszka book and Mason Deaver's The Ghosts We Keep

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