26 best-selling fiction books like Gold Mountain by Betty G. Yee

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Gold Mountain

By: Betty G. Yee

3.81

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Working on the Transcontinental Railroad promises a fortune—for those who survive. Growing up in…

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1. Conditions of a Heart

By: Bethany Mangle

4.18

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Talia Hibbert and Lynn Painter comes a funny and unflinchingly honest story about a tee… read more

Similar categories in Bethany Mangle's Conditions of a Heart book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • asian literature
  • fiction
  • young adult
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2. Dear Wendy

By: Ann Zhao

4.01

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Dear Wendy's Sophie and Jo, two aromantic and asexual students at Wellesley College, engage in an o… read more

Similar categories in Ann Zhao's Dear Wendy book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"Nobody talks about breaking up with your friends. It sucks. Especially when that friend ditches you to be with whoever they think is The One."

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

"And still, it's hard to find people like me. The asexual community is small enough as it is; there are fewer aromantic people and even fewer people who are both."

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

"And that really made me think for the first time about how this could happen with any friend who's not also aroace. Like, my person, my closest confidant, will probably always have someone else - a r…"

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

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3. The Bruising of Qilwa

By: Naseem Jamnia

3.75

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

In this intricate debut fantasy introducing a queernormative Persian-inspired world, a nonbinary re… read more

Similar categories in Naseem Jamnia's The Bruising of Qilwa book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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4. Huda F Cares?

By: Huda Fahmy

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In this laugh-out-loud funny sequel to the graphic novel Huda F Are You?, the Fahmys are off to Dis… read more

Similar categories in Huda Fahmy's Huda F Cares? book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • family
  • fiction
  • young adult
"Y'know, you catch more flies with honey..." "I don't know why people say that. You can catch flies with garbage too."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?

"We don't know they're friends. They could be brother and sister." "Impossible. They're smiling." "You're right. They're definitely not related."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?

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5. Daughters of Shandong

By: Eve J. Chung

4.50

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

An instant USA Today Bestseller! A propulsive, extraordinary novel about a mother and her daught… read more

Similar categories in Eve J. Chung's Daughters of Shandong book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • asian literature
  • china
  • audiobook
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6. Rez Ball

By: Byron Graves

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This debut novel by Byron Graves tells the story of a young athlete determined to play like the her… read more

Similar categories in Byron Graves's Rez Ball book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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7. Long Past Summer

By: Noué Kirwan

3.55

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

It's hard to move on from a broken heart--and harder to move on from a broken friendship.Mikaela Ma… read more

Similar categories in Noué Kirwan's Long Past Summer book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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8. The Blue Bar (Blue Mumbai, #1)

By: Damyanti Biswas

3.72

Format: 395 pages, Paperback

On the dark streets of Mumbai, the paths of a missing dancer, a serial killer, and an inspector wit… read more

Similar categories in Damyanti Biswas's The Blue Bar (Blue Mumbai, #1) book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Endings are overrated."

-Damyanti Biswas, The Blue Bar (Blue Mumbai, #1)

"We men are strange beasts. Love us and we run from you. Leave us, and you’re never far from our thoughts."

-Damyanti Biswas, The Blue Bar (Blue Mumbai, #1)

"When you close yourself off from people because they might end up hurting you, you shut out not only the hurt, but life itself. You have no control over what will happen to you, but you can choose wh…"

-Damyanti Biswas, The Blue Bar (Blue Mumbai, #1)

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9. 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 Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • family
  • fiction
  • young adult
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10. Alone Out Here

By: Riley Redgate

3.55

Format: 392 pages, Hardcover

What do you stand for, when you're one of the last left standing? The year is 2072. Soon a volcani… read more

Similar categories in Riley Redgate's Alone Out Here book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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11. Three Strike Summer

By: Skyler Schrempp

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Four starred reviews! A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Selection A Horn Book Magazine Be… read more

Similar categories in Skyler Schrempp's Three Strike Summer book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • historical
  • family
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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12. The No-Girlfriend Rule

By: Christen Randall

4.22

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Julie Murphy meets Casey McQuiston in this unforgettable queer romance about a teen girl whose fora… read more

Similar categories in Christen Randall's The No-Girlfriend Rule book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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13. Flirting with Fate

By: J.C. Cervantes

3.83

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Ava Granados will never forgive herself for being late to her beloved nana's deathbed. But due to a… read more

Similar categories in J.C. Cervantes's Flirting with Fate book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"I knew the exact moment I loved her. You can always recognize the love when it belongs to you."

-J.C. Cervantes, Flirting with Fate

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14. Don't Let in the Cold

By: Keely Parrack

3.37

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

The storm isn't the only thing they'll have to survive. It was supposed to be just one night in … read more

Similar categories in Keely Parrack's Don't Let in the Cold book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Gold Mountain by Betty G. Yee

15. Gold Mountain

By: Betty G. Yee

3.81

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Working on the Transcontinental Railroad promises a fortune—for those who survive. Growing up in… read more

Similar categories in Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • asian literature
  • family
  • china
  • social issues
  • young adult historical fiction
  • audiobook
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16. In the Shadow Garden

By: Liz Parker

3.93

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Three generations of witches must discover where their magic went wrong as secrets resurface that c… read more

Similar categories in Liz Parker's In the Shadow Garden book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • fiction
"A monarch butterfly landed on the towel, its orange wings awash in the afternoon light. A yellow-and-black tiger swallowtail perched atop her still-damp shoulders. One with blue wings hovered over Ka…"

-Liz Parker, In the Shadow Garden

"She kissed him like that until time fell away and it was only them and the stars and the warm Kentucky night. When she finally pulled away, she found the ground around their quilt covered in butterfl…"

-Liz Parker, In the Shadow Garden

"Stalks of basil to keep the evil eye at bay. A head of broccoli to heal the body. A bunch of cilantro to mend the soul. Three tomatoes for passion in the bedroom. A cucumber to keep that passion from…"

-Liz Parker, In the Shadow Garden

"While Addison might not have any misery to offer the plants in that moment, she could help them in other ways. She pulled on her gloves and started weeding the rows of fruits and vegetables and herbs…"

-Liz Parker, In the Shadow Garden

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17. The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival

By: Estelle Nadel

4.48

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

A heartrending graphic memoir about a young Jewish girl's fight for survival in Nazi occupied Polan… read more

Similar categories in Estelle Nadel's The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • historical
Cover of A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel

18. A Drop of Venom

By: Sajni Patel

4.06

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Circe goes YA in this unapologetically feminist retelling of the Medusa myth steeped in Indian myth… read more

Similar categories in Sajni Patel's A Drop of Venom book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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19. 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 Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"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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20. As Seen on TV

By: Meredith Schorr

3.26

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Fans of the Hallmark Channel and Gilmore Girls will adore this delightful rom‑com about a city girl… read more

Similar categories in Meredith Schorr's As Seen on TV book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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21. The First Thing About You

By: Chaz Hayden

3.85

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A high school student with spinal muscular atrophy is determined to reinvent himself. When fifte… read more

Similar categories in Chaz Hayden's The First Thing About You book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"Why are you so excited to have me as a student?"

-Chaz Hayden, The First Thing About You

"I guess we’re two lonely nerds sharing our sad stories over lunch."

-Chaz Hayden, The First Thing About You

"Normal is a difficult word for me. I would never be normal in the eyes of society. It’s all I’ve wanted, but somehow it chooses everyone else instead of me."

-Chaz Hayden, The First Thing About You

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22. No Place Like Home

By: James Bird

4.20

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

A middle-grade novel by James Bird about homelessness and hope.When home is a car, life is unpredic… read more

Similar categories in James Bird's No Place Like Home book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • family
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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23. To Get to the Other Side

By: Kelly Ohlert

3.38

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Trixie isn’t exactly sure what she was thinking when she stopped her car in the middle of downtown … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Ohlert's To Get to the Other Side book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Lioness of Punjab by Anita Jari Kharbanda​

24. Lioness of Punjab

By: Anita Jari Kharbanda​

4.24

Format: 316 pages, Hardcover

“We will fight here,” I commanded the warriors. “We are strong. We will have no fear. As Sikh warri… read more

Similar categories in Anita Jari Kharbanda​'s Lioness of Punjab book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • asian literature
  • young adult historical fiction
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25. Etta Invincible

By: Reese Eschmann

4.30

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A girl with hearing loss and a boy adjusting to life in a new country connect through their love of… read more

Similar categories in Reese Eschmann's Etta Invincible book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • fiction
"I’ll be honest, Etta. The last few days have been hard for me. I think I’m just sick of all this rain. Sometimes storms… they get inside. We all need the sun."

-Reese Eschmann, Etta Invincible

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26. The Way I Say It

By: Nancy Tandon

4.52

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Rory still can’t say his r’s, but that’s just the beginning of his troubles. First Rory’s ex-best-f… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Tandon's The Way I Say It book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • social issues
  • audiobook
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27. The Turning Pointe

By: Vanessa L. Torres

4.13

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A novel about a teenage Latinx girl finding freedom through dance and breaking expectations in 1980… read more

Similar categories in Vanessa L. Torres's The Turning Pointe book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
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28. The Swordsman of Venice

By: Rob Samborn

4.47

Format: 153 pages, Kindle Edition

Part I: Outlaw 1589 A.D. The Republic of Venice. After Angelo Mascari is thrust into a dubiou… read more

Similar categories in Rob Samborn's The Swordsman of Venice book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

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29. The Sleepers

By: K.M. Kelly

4.28

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

A time bomb is ticking—but what if that time bomb is you? A chilling novel of intrigue, terror, and… read more

Similar categories in K.M. Kelly's The Sleepers book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

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30. Between Safe and Real

By: Dannie M. Olguin

4.67

Format: 326 pages, Paperback

Fifteen-year-old Zoe Wilkes has ninety-nine problems, and a boring life ain't one. With two hungry … read more

Similar categories in Dannie M. Olguin's Between Safe and Real book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • fiction
  • young adult
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31. Gridiron Girl (Iron Valley #1)

By: Tamara Girardi

4.54

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

Fun friendships, high school romance, and intense competition are at the heart of book one in Tamar… read more

Similar categories in Tamara Girardi's Gridiron Girl (Iron Valley #1) book and Betty G. Yee's Gold Mountain

  • young adult

19 must-read audiobook books like Gold Mountain by Betty G. Yee

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Dear Wendy

Ann Zhao

4.01

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Naseem Jamnia

3.75

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Daughters of Shandong

Eve J. Chung

4.50

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Rez Ball

Byron Graves

4.16

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Naseem Jamnia

3.75

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Harbor Me

Jacqueline Woodson

4.21

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Long Past Summer

Noué Kirwan

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