21 best-selling young adult books like The Things That Will Not Stand by Michael Gerard Bauer

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The Things That Will Not Stand

By: Michael Gerard Bauer

3.70

Format: 217 pages, Paperback

Sebastian is at a university open day with his best friend Tolly when he meets a girl. Her name is …

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1. I Am the Messenger

By: Markus Zusak

4.03

Format: 357 pages, Paperback

protect the diamonds survive the clubs dig deep through the spades feel the hearts Ed Kennedy… read more

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  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"How’s yours?"

-Markus Zusak, I Am the Messenger

"I’m Angelina,"

-Markus Zusak, I Am the Messenger

"What do I do now?"

-Markus Zusak, I Am the Messenger

"My soul needs yours"

-Markus Zusak, I Am the Messenger

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2. The Boy at the Top of the Mountain

By: John Boyne

3.91

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his Aunt Beatri… read more

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  • fiction
  • young adult
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3. Tschick

By: Wolfgang Herrndorf

3.50

Format: 824 pages, Hardcover

Mutter in der Entzugsklinik, Vater mit Assistentin auf Geschaftsreise: Maik Klingenberg wird die gr… read more

Similar categories in Wolfgang Herrndorf's Tschick book and Michael Gerard Bauer's The Things That Will Not Stand

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • school
  • contemporary
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4. Der Besuch der alten Dame

By: Friedrich Dürrenmatt

3.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

>>Claire Zachanassian, eine amerikanische Multimillionarin, kehrt in ihr Heimatdorf Gullen zuruck, … read more

Similar categories in Friedrich Dürrenmatt's Der Besuch der alten Dame book and Michael Gerard Bauer's The Things That Will Not Stand

  • fiction
  • school

5. The Sky Is Everywhere

By: Jandy Nelson

4.36

Format: 512 pages,

Adrift after her sister Bailey's sudden death, Lennie finds herself torn between quiet, seductive T… read more

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6. The Natural Way of Things

By: None

4.75

Format: 140 pages, Paperback

Two women awaken from a drugged sleep to find themselves imprisoned in an abandoned property in the… read more

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7. Green Valentine

By: Lili Wilkinson

3.48

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

When Astrid and Hiro meet they give each other superhero names. She's Lobster Girl and he's Shoppin… read more

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8. Das Paket

By: Sebastian Fitzek

4.34

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

Seit die junge Psychiaterin Emma Stein in einem Hotelzimmer vergewaltigt wurde, verlasst sie das Ha… read more

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9. Flugangst 7A

By: Sebastian Fitzek

2.60

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Es gibt eine todliche Waffe, die jeder Mensch problemlos in ein Flugzeug bringen kann. Und keine Ko… read more

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10. Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens

By: Shankari Chandran

4.21

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Cinnamon Gardens, a home for those who are lost and the stories they treasure. Cinnam… read more

Similar categories in Shankari Chandran's Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens book and Michael Gerard Bauer's The Things That Will Not Stand

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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11. Dry

By: Neal Shusterman

4.02

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

When the California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, one teen is forced to make life … read more

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  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"This isn't the same world it was yesterday."

-Neal Shusterman, Dry

"Mieux vaut avoir tort qu’être mort. — père de Kelton"

-Neal Shusterman, Dry

"Tomorrow is going to have to take care of itself for a while. Yesterday too."

-Neal Shusterman, Dry

"I imagine her to already be animal, without needing three days to get there."

-Neal Shusterman, Dry

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12. The Sinister Booksellers of Bath (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #2)

By: Garth Nix

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Return to the enchanting world of The Left-Handed Booksellers of London in this sequel by Garth Nix… read more

Similar categories in Garth Nix's The Sinister Booksellers of Bath (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #2) book and Michael Gerard Bauer's The Things That Will Not Stand

  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of One of Us Is Back (One of Us Is Lying, #3) by Karen M. McManus

13. One of Us Is Back (One of Us Is Lying, #3)

By: Karen M. McManus

3.96

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

The explosive third and final thrilling instalment in the acclaimed One of Us... series. Ever since… read more

Similar categories in Karen M. McManus's One of Us Is Back (One of Us Is Lying, #3) book and Michael Gerard Bauer's The Things That Will Not Stand

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"What is Bayview best known for? Revenge."

-Karen M. McManus, One of Us Is Back (One of Us Is Lying, #3)

"There has to be a whole other level of pain when your soul gets ripped in half."

-Karen M. McManus, One of Us Is Back (One of Us Is Lying, #3)

"It's unreal how fast the inner voice you thought was gone can jump back into your head to tell you how much you suck."

-Karen M. McManus, One of Us Is Back (One of Us Is Lying, #3)

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14. The Other Side of Beautiful

By: Kim Lock

3.94

Format: 368 pages, ebook

What happens when fate says 'go'? Lost & Found meets The Rosie Project in a stunning break-out nove… read more

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  • romance
  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • mental health
"No matter how people fought it, or denied it, or outraged about it. Death happened. Birth happened. Life happened. It was a devastating, as transformative, and a simple as that."

-Kim Lock, The Other Side of Beautiful

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15. Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer

By: Amy Doak

3.69

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Eleanor Jones has just started at her ninth high school in less than five years. Since she and her … read more

Similar categories in Amy Doak's Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer book and Michael Gerard Bauer's The Things That Will Not Stand

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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16. None Shall Sleep (None Shall Sleep, #1)

By: Ellie Marney

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A psychological thriller about two teenagers teaming up with the FBI to track down juvenile serial … read more

Similar categories in Ellie Marney's None Shall Sleep (None Shall Sleep, #1) book and Michael Gerard Bauer's The Things That Will Not Stand

  • fiction
  • young adult
"Do you think you're self aware, Emma?"

-Ellie Marney, None Shall Sleep (None Shall Sleep, #1)

"Why are some guys so fucked up?’ ‘It’s a kind of sickness, I think. Or a defect of the soul."

-Ellie Marney, None Shall Sleep (None Shall Sleep, #1)

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17. Grace Notes

By: Karen Comer

4.16

Format: 327 pages, Paperback

  , This song has a grace note a tiny note that's there for embellishment but can easily be ignored… read more

Similar categories in Karen Comer's Grace Notes book and Michael Gerard Bauer's The Things That Will Not Stand

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Restrictions can't stop our music, can't stop us."

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"together we weave a set of colours so beautiful that surely every listener's heart expands"

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"The world has stopped still, yet we can feel our frenzied, uncertain energy spinning the Earth."

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"Surely traditions have to evolve? Surely daughters can choose their own happiness? Surely our world can handle this new virus?"

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

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18. Hamlet is Not OK

By: R.A. Spratt

3.40

Format: 240 pages, ebook

Selby hates homework. She would rather watch daytime television – anything to escape the tedium of … read more

Similar categories in R.A. Spratt's Hamlet is Not OK book and Michael Gerard Bauer's The Things That Will Not Stand

  • fiction
  • humor
  • young adult
  • mental health
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19. The Things That Will Not Stand

By: Michael Gerard Bauer

3.70

Format: 217 pages, Paperback

Sebastian is at a university open day with his best friend Tolly when he meets a girl. Her name is … read more

Similar categories in Michael Gerard Bauer's The Things That Will Not Stand book and Michael Gerard Bauer's The Things That Will Not Stand

  • romance
  • relationships
  • school
  • humor
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man (The Hundred-Year-Old Man, #2)

By: Jonas Jonasson

3.73

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

The sequel to Jonas Jonasson’s international bestseller The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of… read more

Similar categories in Jonas Jonasson's The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man (The Hundred-Year-Old Man, #2) book and Michael Gerard Bauer's The Things That Will Not Stand

  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Οι ερευνητές είχαν διαπιστώσει μόλις ότι το μέσο επίπεδο νοημοσύνης είχε καθοδική πορεία. Ο Άλαν διάβασε πως αυτοί που ξόδευαν πολύ χρόνο στη μαύρη πλακέτα τους έχαναν την ικανότητα του διαλόγου. Η π…"

-Jonas Jonasson, The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man (The Hundred-Year-Old Man, #2)

"Η ανθρώπινη λογική λειτουργούσε ως εξής: πάρα πολλοί θεωρούσαν εαυτούς εξτρεμιστές. Οσο οι Σουηδοί Δημοκράτες ήταν ό,τι πιο εξτρεμιστικό είχε να προσφέρει η Σουηδία, θα υπήρχαν πάντα αρκετοί που δε θ…"

-Jonas Jonasson, The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man (The Hundred-Year-Old Man, #2)

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21. Anything But Fine

By: Tobias Madden

3.96

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Luca is ready to audition for the Australian Ballet School. All it takes to crush his dreams is one… read more

Similar categories in Tobias Madden's Anything But Fine book and Michael Gerard Bauer's The Things That Will Not Stand

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"What is it about hot jocks being dorky that is so impossible to resist?"

-Tobias Madden, Anything But Fine

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22. Two Can Play That Game

By: Leanne Yong

3.89

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Funny and romantic, an upbeat YA novel about gaming, goals and getting even from a fresh new voice … read more

Similar categories in Leanne Yong's Two Can Play That Game book and Michael Gerard Bauer's The Things That Will Not Stand

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"You go on being wrong about everything, Jaybird. I’ll be there to say “I told you so"

-Leanne Yong, Two Can Play That Game

"Why can’t I simply be friends – or frenemies – with him? Is that so strange to both of you?"

-Leanne Yong, Two Can Play That Game

"Because the only way you can change the world is by being a winner. Otherwise, the world at best ignores you, or at worst destroys you."

-Leanne Yong, Two Can Play That Game

"I only wish I could fix things for everyone that easily in real life. I mean, isn’t that why you play games, so you can pretend it’s possible?"

-Leanne Yong, Two Can Play That Game

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23. Unnecessary Drama

By: Nina Kenwood

3.80

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

From the award-winning author of It Sounded Better in My Head comes a deliciously entertaining enem… read more

Similar categories in Nina Kenwood's Unnecessary Drama book and Michael Gerard Bauer's The Things That Will Not Stand

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim

24. The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

By: Wai Chim

4.01

Format: 392 pages, Paperback

Anna Chiu has her hands pretty full looking after her brother and sister and helping out at her dad… read more

Similar categories in Wai Chim's The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling book and Michael Gerard Bauer's The Things That Will Not Stand

  • romance
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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25. Henry Hamlet's Heart

By: Rhiannon Wilde

4.15

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

A sparkling queer YA romance set in Brisbane, Henry Hamlet’s Heart follows one guy and his sometime… read more

Similar categories in Rhiannon Wilde's Henry Hamlet's Heart book and Michael Gerard Bauer's The Things That Will Not Stand

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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26. Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal

By: Anna Whateley

4.09

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

At sixteen, neurodivergent Peta Lyre is the success story of social training. That is, until she fi… read more

Similar categories in Anna Whateley's Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal book and Michael Gerard Bauer's The Things That Will Not Stand

  • romance
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Nothing escapes my alphabet powers. It’s exhausting."

-Anna Whateley, Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal

"Apparently, letters mean you should change. I need to learn a lot of rules instead of going to the park. I like rules. I don't like talking about rules."

-Anna Whateley, Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal

"My heart beats too loudly at the change in plans. Changes happen sometimes; they aren’t always a bad thing. I grip my coffee cup and wriggle my toes. I can do this, the coffee says; of course you can…"

-Anna Whateley, Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal

"Once, in the morning, I decided I would be a biologist, and spent hours in the library studying, preparing for my amazing career. I told the librarian, who still smiles at me. She must think I will g…"

-Anna Whateley, Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal

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27. Such Charming Liars

By: Karen M. McManus

3.83

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The newest mystery from the author One of Us Is Lying, the Queen of thrillers, Karen M. McManus! Wh… read more

Similar categories in Karen M. McManus's Such Charming Liars book and Michael Gerard Bauer's The Things That Will Not Stand

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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28. Social Queue

By: Kay Kerr

3.99

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

'I thought I was nobody’s teen crush, but turns out I was just missing the signs.' Zoe Kelly is … read more

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  • romance
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"It bothers me how people need the truth to be sugar-coated to be palatable. And that it's my job to remember the sugar."

-Kay Kerr, Social Queue

"I’ve been trying to motivate myself to have a shower for the last forty-five minutes, but so far all I’ve managed to do is get my underwear out of the drawer and lie back down on the bed. Having a sh…"

-Kay Kerr, Social Queue

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29. The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Rome

By: Katrina Nannestad

4.29

Format: 352 pages, ebook

He's the world's vaguest novelist. She's a shy and unusual child. Together, they're travelling the … read more

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30. I Had Such Friends

By: Meg Gatland-Veness

3.80

Format: 278 pages, Paperback

When Charlie Parker dies, it affects everyone who knew him. Everyone, that is, except for seventeen… read more

Similar categories in Meg Gatland-Veness's I Had Such Friends book and Michael Gerard Bauer's The Things That Will Not Stand

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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31. All That Impossible Space

By: Anna Morgan

3.74

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Amelia Westlake meets My Favorite Murder in this debut from a terrific new voice in Australian YA. … read more

Similar categories in Anna Morgan's All That Impossible Space book and Michael Gerard Bauer's The Things That Will Not Stand

  • romance
  • relationships
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"A terrible thing, to lose yourself while you're right there."

-Anna Morgan, All That Impossible Space

"Until all that was left was grass under my feet, sun on my neck, air through my lungs."

-Anna Morgan, All That Impossible Space

"Sometimes the exact picture doesn't tell you enough. Sometimes the map is the truth, the picture is a lie."

-Anna Morgan, All That Impossible Space

"Maybe to be human, with all our friendships and connections and thoughts and fears and joys, is to be a web of unsolvable mysteries."

-Anna Morgan, All That Impossible Space

24 must-read fiction books like The Things That Will Not Stand by Michael Gerard Bauer

Transform Your Habits

I Am the Messenger

Markus Zusak

4.03

Transform Your Habits

The Boy at the Top of the Mountain

John Boyne

3.91

Transform Your Habits

Tschick

Wolfgang Herrndorf

3.50

Transform Your Habits

Der Besuch der alten Dame

Friedrich Dürrenmatt

3.75

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Twelve (The Naturals, #4.5)

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

3.81

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Bad Blood (The Naturals, #4)

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

4.37

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Victoria Wlosok

3.65

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Jessica Goodman

3.57

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