15 Top contemporary books like Finding My Voice by Marie G. Lee

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Finding My Voice

By: Marie G. Lee

3.67

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Seventeen-year-old Ellen Sung just wants to be like everyone else at her all-white school. But the …

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1. The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)

By: Robert Cormier

3.49

Format: 267 pages, Paperback

Jerry Renault ponders the question on the poster in his locker: Do I dare disturb the universe? Ref… read more

Similar categories in Robert Cormier's The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1) book and Marie G. Lee's Finding My Voice

  • high school
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"They murdered him."

-Robert Cormier, The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)

"They don't actually want you to do your own thing, not unless it's their thing too."

-Robert Cormier, The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)

"He closed the locker quickly so no one would see the damage. For some reason, he felt ashamed."

-Robert Cormier, The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)

"Don't miss the bus, boy. You're missing a lot of things in the world, better not miss that bus."

-Robert Cormier, The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)

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2. Rumble Fish

By: S.E. Hinton

3.80

Format: 144 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Rusty-James is the toughest guy in the group of high-school kids who hang out and shoot pool down a… read more

Similar categories in S.E. Hinton's Rumble Fish book and Marie G. Lee's Finding My Voice

  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"California is like a beautiful wild kid on heroin, high as a kite and thinking she's on top of the world, not knowing she's dying, not believing it even if you show her the marks."

-S.E. Hinton, Rumble Fish

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3. Amal Unbound

By: Aisha Saeed

4.18

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The compelling story of a girl’s fight to regain her life and dreams after being forced into indent… read more

Similar categories in Aisha Saeed's Amal Unbound book and Marie G. Lee's Finding My Voice

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"The thing is- those books made my days bearable."

-Aisha Saeed, Amal Unbound

"Regret, I was learning, was the sharpest knife there was."

-Aisha Saeed, Amal Unbound

"If everyone decided nothing would change, nothing ever would."

-Aisha Saeed, Amal Unbound

"You always have a choice. Making choices even when they scare you because you know it's the right thing to do - that's bravery."

-Aisha Saeed, Amal Unbound

4. The One Thing

By: Marci Lyn Curtis

4.24

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Maggie Sanders might be blind, but she won't invite anyone to her pity party. Ever since losing her… read more

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5. The Best We Could Do

By: Thi Bui

4.58

Format: None pages, Hardcover

An intimate and poignant graphic novel portraying one family's journey from war-torn Vietnam from d… read more

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6. The Infinite Moment of Us

By: Lauren Myracle

2.56

Format: 201 pages, Hardcover

For as long as she can remember, Wren Gray's goal has been to please her parents. But as high schoo… read more

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7. I Believe in a Thing Called Love

By: Maurene Goo

4.60

Format: None pages,

Desi Lee believes anything is possible if you have a plan. That's how she became student body presi… read more

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8. Corps vivante

By: Julie Delporte

4.30

Format: 268 pages, Paperback

En 1990, Julie Delporte n’a encore jamais vu de butch, mais sa tante préférée chasse et fume le cig… read more

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"On entend dire que le sexe est bon pour la santé, mais la moitié du monde autour de moi a été violée."

-Julie Delporte, Corps vivante

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9. Finding My Voice

By: Marie G. Lee

3.67

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Seventeen-year-old Ellen Sung just wants to be like everyone else at her all-white school. But the … read more

Similar categories in Marie G. Lee's Finding My Voice book and Marie G. Lee's Finding My Voice

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
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10. The Collectors

By: A.S. King

3.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King and an all-star team of contributors including Anna-M… read more

Similar categories in A.S. King's The Collectors book and Marie G. Lee's Finding My Voice

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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11. Odd One Out

By: Nic Stone

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Dear Martin comes this exploration of old friendships, new crushes, and the path… read more

Similar categories in Nic Stone's Odd One Out book and Marie G. Lee's Finding My Voice

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"The truth is, I've been learning a lot about myself lately, and at this point, I don't feel like any of the labels really fit me."

-Nic Stone, Odd One Out

Cover of Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1) by Abigail Hing Wen

12. Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

By: Abigail Hing Wen

3.68

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

When eighteen-year-old Ever Wong’s parents send her from Ohio to Taiwan to study Mandarin for the s… read more

Similar categories in Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1) book and Marie G. Lee's Finding My Voice

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
"I don't care what baggage they dragged over the ocean. They have no right to make me carry it the rest of my life."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

"--and at every turn, he finds excuses to touch me, pushing money into my hand, running his palm down my back, around the curve of my waist."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

"He takes his time. A slow burn that builds and builds, until I am clawing at the stones and my back arches, and my toes splash and my body ripens under his grip."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

"I snatch my body as well as my bad from Rick. My heart pounds in my throat. His hand and arm have branded themselves through the fabric of my clothes into my skin."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

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13. I'll Be the One

By: Lyla Lee

4.01

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

The world of K-Pop has never met a star like this. Debut author Lyla Lee delivers a deliciously fun… read more

Similar categories in Lyla Lee's I'll Be the One book and Marie G. Lee's Finding My Voice

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"You are beautiful... Don't let anyone, not even yourself, tell you any different."

-Lyla Lee, I'll Be the One

"I'm fat and I take up space, but that's okay... I'm allowed to take up space just as much as anyone else."

-Lyla Lee, I'll Be the One

Cover of Once Upon a K-Prom by Kat Cho

14. Once Upon a K-Prom

By: Kat Cho

3.77

Format: 338 pages, ebook

What would you do if the world's biggest K-pop star asked you to prom? Perfect for fans of Jenny Ha… read more

Similar categories in Kat Cho's Once Upon a K-Prom book and Marie G. Lee's Finding My Voice

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
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15. The Evening Hero

By: Marie Myung-Ok Lee

3.82

Format: 430 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping, lyrical novel following a Korean immigrant pursuing the American dream who must confron… read more

Similar categories in Marie Myung-Ok Lee's The Evening Hero book and Marie G. Lee's Finding My Voice

  • asian literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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16. Grounded

By: Aisha Saeed

4.06

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Four kids meet at an airport for one unforgettable night in this middle-grade novel by four bestsel… read more

Similar categories in Aisha Saeed's Grounded book and Marie G. Lee's Finding My Voice

  • audiobook
  • realistic fiction
  • contemporary
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17. I Love You So Mochi

By: Sarah Kuhn

3.80

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

Kimi Nakamura loves a good fashion statement. She's obsessed with transforming everyday ephemera… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Kuhn's I Love You So Mochi book and Marie G. Lee's Finding My Voice

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
"I want you to remember that you are boundless"

-Sarah Kuhn, I Love You So Mochi

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18. The Noh Family

By: Grace K. Shim

3.57

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A sparkling K-drama inspired debut teen novel by Grace Shim, THE NOH FAMILY introduces irrepressibl… read more

Similar categories in Grace K. Shim's The Noh Family book and Marie G. Lee's Finding My Voice

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
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19. Fireworks

By: Alice Lin

3.53

Format: 298 pages, Paperback

Seventeen-year-old Lulu Li has her last summer before college all planned out. But her plans go awr… read more

Similar categories in Alice Lin's Fireworks book and Marie G. Lee's Finding My Voice

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
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20. Seoulmates

By: Susan Lee

3.55

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

Hannah Cho had the next year all planned out—the perfect summer with her boyfriend, Nate, and then … read more

Similar categories in Susan Lee's Seoulmates book and Marie G. Lee's Finding My Voice

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
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21. Powwow Summer

By: Nahanni Shingoose

3.52

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Part Ojibwe and part white, River lives with her white mother and stepfather on a farm in Ontario. … read more

Similar categories in Nahanni Shingoose's Powwow Summer book and Marie G. Lee's Finding My Voice

  • young adult

12 must-read audiobook books like Finding My Voice by Marie G. Lee

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Aisha Saeed

4.18

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Finding My Voice

Marie G. Lee

3.67

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The Collectors

A.S. King

3.46

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Odd One Out

Nic Stone

3.68

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Erica Jong

4.82

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Ann Liang

4.18

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Ann Liang

4.02

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Jessica Jung

3.40

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