18 best-selling realistic fiction books like Everyone Wants to Know by Kelly Loy Gilbert

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Everyone Wants to Know

By: Kelly Loy Gilbert

3.30

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A ripped-from-the-tabloids, “achingly wrought” ( BookPage , starred review) young adult drama by cr…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Everyone Wants to Know by Kelly Loy Gilbert , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. Nigeria Jones

By: Ibi Zoboi

3.96

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Warrior Princess. That’s what Nigeria’s father calls her. He’s raised her as part of the Movemen… read more

Similar categories in Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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2. Promchanted

By: Morgan Matson

3.69

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Two modern teens. One classic fairy tale. Absolutely no cell service. Stella Griffin doesn’t b… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Matson's Promchanted book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Whenever I tried to wear a low ponytail, I inevitably looked like a Founding Father. And not the attractive ones, like Hamilton."

-Morgan Matson, Promchanted

"Promise,' Nisha had agreed. She'd held out her pinky and we'd linked them to get and shaken, entering what every fourth-grader knows is a binding contract."

-Morgan Matson, Promchanted

"If you like someone, I realized in one incandescent flash, you liked them in a disgusting dungeon next to a literal pile of bones. You liked them everywhere. Because it wasn't about the setting-it wa…"

-Morgan Matson, Promchanted

"You can't stop people from things that hurt and are hard, Stella. You can't reroute to avoid pain at all costs. You can't plan your way around everything. Sometimes, you just have to go through with …"

-Morgan Matson, Promchanted

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3. Tilly in Technicolor

By: Mazey Eddings

4.10

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Tilly Twomley is desperate for change. White-knuckling her way through high school with flawed exec… read more

Similar categories in Mazey Eddings's Tilly in Technicolor book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Couples that stim together stay together."

-Mazey Eddings, Tilly in Technicolor

"...feeling empowered for existing just as they are."

-Mazey Eddings, Tilly in Technicolor

"I love you without conditions. Without expectations."

-Mazey Eddings, Tilly in Technicolor

"ADHD hasn't changed me...It is me. It's an undeniable and simple fact of who I am." - Tilly"

-Mazey Eddings, Tilly in Technicolor

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4. Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe

By: Steve Sheinkin

4.49

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust—one in hiding in Hung… read more

Similar categories in Steve Sheinkin's Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • audiobook
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5. Love in Winter Wonderland

By: Abiola Bello

3.72

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

A YA Christmas love story set in a London Black-owned bookshop. Charming, handsome Trey Anderso… read more

Similar categories in Abiola Bello's Love in Winter Wonderland book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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6. The Blackwoods

By: Brandy Colbert

3.79

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From Boston Globe/Horn Book Award–winning author Brandy Colbert comes the story of four generations… read more

Similar categories in Brandy Colbert's The Blackwoods book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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7. Their Vicious Games

By: Joelle Wellington

3.99

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A Black teen desperate to regain her Ivy League acceptance enters an elite competition only to disc… read more

Similar categories in Joelle Wellington's Their Vicious Games book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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8. Sinner's Isle

By: Angela Montoya

3.91

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A spellbinding romantic fantasy about a powerful witch who will do anything to escape the remote is… read more

Similar categories in Angela Montoya's Sinner's Isle book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • romance
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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9. 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 Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. All That’s Left to Say

By: Emery Lord

3.73

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and powerful story of a grieving girl willing to risk everything, perfect for fans of Ro… read more

Similar categories in Emery Lord's All That’s Left to Say book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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11. Just Say Yes

By: Goldy Moldavsky

3.72

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Jimena Ramos had no idea she was undocumented.Now she’s seventeen, and she needs to figure out a wa… read more

Similar categories in Goldy Moldavsky's Just Say Yes book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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12. All the Fighting Parts

By: Hannah V. Sawyerr

4.44

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of Grown and The Poet X, a searing and defiant novel in verse about reclaiming agency a… read more

Similar categories in Hannah V. Sawyerr's All the Fighting Parts book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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13. Something Like Possible

By: Miel Moreland

3.91

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In this compelling YA contemporary from author Miel Moreland, a bisexual teen's path to political s… read more

Similar categories in Miel Moreland's Something Like Possible book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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14. 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 Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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15. Invisible Son

By: Kim Johnson

4.20

Format: 416 pages, Library Binding

From the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of This Is My America comes another thriller… read more

Similar categories in Kim Johnson's Invisible Son book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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16. The Getaway List

By: Emma Lord

3.58

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

The day of her high school graduation, Riley realizes two things: One, that she has spent the last … read more

Similar categories in Emma Lord's The Getaway List book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"The longer I'm in New York, the more I get the impression that it isn't the shiny new universe I expected it to be. It's just the home of 100,000 little universes... that all exist rubbing up against…"

-Emma Lord, The Getaway List

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17. We Ship It

By: Lauren Kay

3.44

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This rom-com debut has the fierce girl energy of the movie  Booksmart,  blended with the awkwardnes… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Kay's We Ship It book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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18. Ellie Haycock Is Totally Normal

By: Gretchen Schreiber

3.66

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The Breakfast Club meets Five Feet Apart in this big-hearted novel from debut author Gretchen Schre… read more

Similar categories in Gretchen Schreiber's Ellie Haycock Is Totally Normal book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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19. Every Time You Go Away

By: Abigail Johnson

3.86

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Jennifer Niven, Abigail Johnson draws a searing and lyrical portrait of grief, … read more

Similar categories in Abigail Johnson's Every Time You Go Away book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Everyone Wants to Know by Kelly Loy Gilbert

20. Everyone Wants to Know

By: Kelly Loy Gilbert

3.30

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A ripped-from-the-tabloids, “achingly wrought” ( BookPage , starred review) young adult drama by cr… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • family
  • drama
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21. Always Isn't Forever

By: J.C. Cervantes

3.97

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author J.C. Cervantes comes a sparkling, unforgettable YA romance, … read more

Similar categories in J.C. Cervantes's Always Isn't Forever book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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22. All Alone with You

By: Amelia Diane Coombs

4.11

Format: 352 pages, ebook

HBO Max’s Hacks gets a romantic twist in the vein of Jenn Bennett in this swoon-worthy novel about … read more

Similar categories in Amelia Diane Coombs's All Alone with You book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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23. The Name Drop

By: Susan Lee

3.53

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

When Elijah Ri arrives in New York City for an internship at his father’s massive tech company, Han… read more

Similar categories in Susan Lee's The Name Drop book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
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24. The Quiet Part Out Loud

By: Deborah Crossland

3.59

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A Good Morning America Buzz Pick For fans of You’ve Reached Sam and A Heart in a Body in the World… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Crossland's The Quiet Part Out Loud book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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25. Throwback

By: Maurene Goo

4.11

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Back to the Future meets The Joy Luck Club in this YA contemporary romance about a Korean American … read more

Similar categories in Maurene Goo's Throwback book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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26. Julieta and the Romeos

By: Maria E. Andreu

3.51

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

You've Got Mail meets a YA Beach Read with a bookish mystery at its heart in the newest rom-com fro… read more

Similar categories in Maria E. Andreu's Julieta and the Romeos book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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27. The Blood Years

By: Elana K. Arnold

4.32

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

The harrowing story of a young girl's struggle to survive the Holocaust in Romania. Frederieke T… read more

Similar categories in Elana K. Arnold's The Blood Years book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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28. Forever Is Now

By: Mariama J. Lockington

4.28

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and lyrical young adult novel-in-verse about a Black teen coming of age in an anxiety-in… read more

Similar categories in Mariama J. Lockington's Forever Is Now book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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29. The Breakup Lists

By: Adib Khorram

3.92

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Love is more complicated than “boy meets boy” in bestselling author Adib Khorram’s sharply funny ne… read more

Similar categories in Adib Khorram's The Breakup Lists book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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30. The Reunion

By: Kit Frick

3.39

Format: 317 pages, Hardcover

A doomed family reunion at a posh Caribbean resort, where old grudges and dangerous secrets culmina… read more

Similar categories in Kit Frick's The Reunion book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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31. The Queens of New York

By: E.L. Shen

4.04

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed author E. L. Shen comes a sun-drenched, cinematic YA novel about three Asian America… read more

Similar categories in E.L. Shen's The Queens of New York book and Kelly Loy Gilbert's Everyone Wants to Know

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • family
  • audiobook
"Freudian slips happen to the breast of us"

-E.L. Shen, The Queens of New York

"Once you've bowed your head and burned the incense, the grief locks inside the coffin, shrouded underneath new grass and fertile soil. But I don't think Ariel has any grass at all."

-E.L. Shen, The Queens of New York

"I inhale with the waves flooding the shore. They are easy. They are mine. I can feel my heartbeat slowing. Bea may be in Queens underground, but for now, she is here. We are little girls again, on th…"

-E.L. Shen, The Queens of New York

"When I got my official acceptance letter in the mail, Umma immediately pinned it to the fridge. She took down my old tests to make room. This letter deserved the entire metal canvas. It was the culmi…"

-E.L. Shen, The Queens of New York

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