15 must-read fiction books like I'm Not Dying with You Tonight by Kimberly Jones

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I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

By: Kimberly Jones

3.69

Format: 249 pages, Hardcover

An NAACP Image Award Nominee, I’m Not Dying with You Tonight follows two teen girls—one black, one …

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1. Monday's Not Coming

By: Tiffany D. Jackson

4.25

Format: 448 pages, ebook

Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been in… read more

Similar categories in Tiffany D. Jackson's Monday's Not Coming book and Kimberly Jones's I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"...Dandelions are nothing but pretty weeds."

-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming

"And dandelions are nothing but pretty weeds. - Claudia"

-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming

"Well, sometimes the people we love the most can hurt us the most."

-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming

"Kids tend to forget their roots. But roots are always the first to carry you back home."

-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming

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2. Dear Martin

By: Nic Stone

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Raw, captivating, and undeniably real, Nic Stone joins industry giants Jason Reynolds and Walter De… read more

Similar categories in Nic Stone's Dear Martin book and Kimberly Jones's I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

  • race
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook

3. Hokey Pokey

By: Jerry Spinelli

3.97

Format: 68 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to Hokey Pokey. A place and a time, when childhood is at its best: games to play, bikes to … read more

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4. Allegedly

By: Tiffany D. Jackson

4.07

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

Mary B. Addison killed a baby. Allegedly. She didn't say much in that first interview with detectiv… read more

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5. Leaping Beauty: And Other Animal Fairy Tales

By: Gregory Maguire , Chris L. Demarest

4.30

Format: 373 pages, Paperback

Once upon a time . . . nothing was as it seemed! What if Sleeping Beauty were actually a frog princ… read more

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6. Grown

By: Tiffany D. Jackson

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Author Tiffany D. Jackson delivers another ripped-from-the-headlines mystery that exposes horrific … read more

Similar categories in Tiffany D. Jackson's Grown book and Kimberly Jones's I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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7. Chaos Theory

By: Nic Stone

4.16

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin, delivers a gripping romance about two tee… read more

Similar categories in Nic Stone's Chaos Theory book and Kimberly Jones's I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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8. Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

By: Angie Thomas

4.39

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of … read more

Similar categories in Angie Thomas's Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0) book and Kimberly Jones's I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

  • young adult contemporary
  • race
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"So is Iesha."

-Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

"Roses can bloom in the hardest conditions."

-Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

"No matter where you come from, you're always worth more than you think,"

-Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

"Living your life based off what other people think, ain’t living at all."

-Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

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9. Lockjaw

By: Matteo L. Cerilli

4.10

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

"Cerilli delivers a stunning debut in this gripping paranormal horror novel about queer teens growi… read more

Similar categories in Matteo L. Cerilli's Lockjaw book and Kimberly Jones's I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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10. On the Come Up

By: Angie Thomas

4.27

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

An alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780062498564 can be found here. Sixteen-year-old Bri wants … read more

Similar categories in Angie Thomas's On the Come Up book and Kimberly Jones's I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

  • young adult contemporary
  • race
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"All right now, y’all,"

-Angie Thomas, On the Come Up

"That’s what we call our goal, the come up."

-Angie Thomas, On the Come Up

"I'll always be my dad’s daughter if nothing else."

-Angie Thomas, On the Come Up

"Besides, is it really mine if I'm not being myself?"

-Angie Thomas, On the Come Up

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11. The Weight of Blood

By: Tiffany D. Jackson

4.21

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

" New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson ramps up the horror and tackles America's hi… read more

Similar categories in Tiffany D. Jackson's The Weight of Blood book and Kimberly Jones's I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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12. Prepped

By: Bethany Mangle

3.66

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Jeff Zentner and Katie Henry comes a thrilling and funny debut about a teen raised in a… read more

Similar categories in Bethany Mangle's Prepped book and Kimberly Jones's I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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13. I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

By: Kimberly Jones

3.69

Format: 249 pages, Hardcover

An NAACP Image Award Nominee, I’m Not Dying with You Tonight follows two teen girls—one black, one … read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Jones's I'm Not Dying with You Tonight book and Kimberly Jones's I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

  • young adult contemporary
  • race
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • social issues
  • audiobook
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14. Forgive Me Not

By: Jennifer Baker

3.92

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In this searing indictment of the juvenile justice system, one incarcerated teen weighs what she is… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Baker's Forgive Me Not book and Kimberly Jones's I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

  • young adult contemporary
  • race
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"...Counselor Susan was right about one thing: We’re more than our worst mistakes."

-Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not

"All this got me wondering: Is that what forgiveness is? Is it forgetting and moving on? Is it doing whatever it takes to hear “I forgive you"

-Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not

"We’re not the same. Nothing will ever be the same. I try to say it, but it doesn’t come out. It can’t, because all the hurt needs to be spewed out first. Along with all the shame, hiding, guilt."

-Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not

"The way my parents are reacting to this and last week’s Trials reminds me how much is and isn’t in their control. We’re all experiencing this together with Letta, only we can’t be there to help her. …"

-Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not

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15. All of Us with Wings

By: Michelle Ruiz Keil

3.31

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

Michelle Ruiz Keil’s YA fantasy debut about love, found family, and healing is an ode to post-punk … read more

Similar categories in Michelle Ruiz Keil's All of Us with Wings book and Kimberly Jones's I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

  • fiction
  • teen
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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16. Parfois mon coeur reste accroché au trapèze

By: Geneviève Dufour

3.16

Format: None pages, Paperback

« Certain·es adultes disent que je suis trop jeune pour ressentir des émotions aussi fortes, surtou… read more

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17. Where I Belong

By: Marcia Argueta Mickelson

4.03

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

In the spring of 2018, Guatemalan-American high school senior Milagros “Millie” Vargas knows her li… read more

Similar categories in Marcia Argueta Mickelson's Where I Belong book and Kimberly Jones's I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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18. Eat Your Heart Out Vol. 1

By: Terry Blas

3.93

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

The Great British Bake Off meets Project Runway in this modern coming-of-age fashion fairytale abou… read more

Similar categories in Terry Blas's Eat Your Heart Out Vol. 1 book and Kimberly Jones's I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

  • young adult
  • contemporary
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19. All That Shines

By: Ellen Hagan

3.46

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

A contemplative novel in verse that questions what it means to lose everything you once treasured a… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Hagan's All That Shines book and Kimberly Jones's I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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20. We Are Big Time

By: Hena Khan

4.38

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

SWISH! Cheer courtside for a Muslim teen as she joins an all-girls, hijab-wearing basketball team a… read more

Similar categories in Hena Khan's We Are Big Time book and Kimberly Jones's I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
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21. La tortuga Tilly/ Tilly the Turtle (¡Aventuras de mascotas!/ Pet Tales!) (Spanish Edition)

By: Jackie Heckt

3.97

Format: 24 pages, Library Binding

Tilly the turtle loves living in her big tank and being cared for by her friend, Todd. read more

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15 must-read contemporary books like I'm Not Dying with You Tonight by Kimberly Jones

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Tiffany D. Jackson

4.25

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Nic Stone

4.00

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Tiffany D. Jackson

4.25

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Chaos Theory

Nic Stone

4.16

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We Deserve Monuments

Jas Hammonds

4.30

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Nic Stone

4.16

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Byron Graves

4.16

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