20 Best queer books like Kiss Number 8 by Colleen A.F. Venable

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Kiss Number 8

By: Colleen A.F. Venable

3.96

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Mads is pretty happy with her life. She goes to church with her family, and minor league baseball g…

If you liked the queer plot in Kiss Number 8 by Colleen A.F. Venable , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. Spinning

By: Tillie Walden

3.89

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Poignant and captivating, Ignatz Award winner Tillie Walden's powerful graphic memoir, Spinning, ca… read more

Similar categories in Tillie Walden's Spinning book and Colleen A.F. Venable's Kiss Number 8

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
  • lgbt
"I never ignored the fact that I was attracted to them. I had known I was gay since I was 5. Now I was almost 12. A teacher's aide had shown me how to hold your sleeve when you put your jacket on. I s…"

-Tillie Walden, Spinning

Cover of Pet (Pet, #1) by Akwaeke Emezi

2. Pet (Pet, #1)

By: Akwaeke Emezi

4.16

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A thought-provoking and haunting novel about a creature that escapes from an artist's canvas, whose… read more

Similar categories in Akwaeke Emezi's Pet (Pet, #1) book and Colleen A.F. Venable's Kiss Number 8

  • fiction
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"Monsters don't look like anything, That's the whole point. That's the whole problem."

-Akwaeke Emezi, Pet (Pet, #1)

"It's hard to build a new world without making people angry. You try your best, you move with compassion, you think about the big structures. No revolution is perfect."

-Akwaeke Emezi, Pet (Pet, #1)

" What does a monster look like? Jam asked. Her mother focused on her, cupping her cheek in a chalky hand. "Monsters don't look like anything, doux-doux. That's the whole point. That's the whole probl…"

-Akwaeke Emezi, Pet (Pet, #1)

"Bitter knew her name was heavy but she hadn't minded because it was honest. That was something she'd taught Jam - that a lot of things were manageable as long as they were honest. You could see thing…"

-Akwaeke Emezi, Pet (Pet, #1)

Cover of Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier

3. Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms

By: Crystal Frasier

4.24

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

A sweet, queer teen romance perfect for fans of Fence and Check, Please!Annie is a smart, antisocia… read more

Similar categories in Crystal Frasier's Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms book and Colleen A.F. Venable's Kiss Number 8

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Oh? You're held to a different standard because of others' preconceptions?"

-Crystal Frasier, Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms

Cover of Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4. Squad

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

3.79

Format: 213 pages, Hardcover

Pretty Little Liars meets Teen Wolf in this fast-paced, sharply funny, and patriarchy-smashing grap… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Tokuda-Hall's Squad book and Colleen A.F. Venable's Kiss Number 8

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
"F*ck ever needing a tampon and having no one answer when you ask for help."

-Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Squad

Cover of Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki

5. Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

By: Mariko Tamaki

3.86

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

All Freddy Riley wants is for Laura Dean to stop breaking up with her. The day they got together… read more

Similar categories in Mariko Tamaki's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me book and Colleen A.F. Venable's Kiss Number 8

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Have faith in yourself to know what's right for you. Whatever answer you need, it's inside you somewhere."

-Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

"It's true that giving can be a part of love. But, contrary to popular belief, love should never take from you, Freddy."

-Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

"Of course, I know there are LGBTQIA activists out there who fought for centuries for me to have the right to fuck up like this"

-Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

"Polyamorous or monogamous, your love should be a thing that brings something to you. It’s true that giving can be a part of love, but contrary to popular belief, your love should never take from you."

-Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

Cover of The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz

6. The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich

By: Deya Muniz

4.40

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A funny, heartfelt YA romance about finding love—and lots of grilled cheese sandwiches—in the place… read more

Similar categories in Deya Muniz's The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich book and Colleen A.F. Venable's Kiss Number 8

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Twelfth Grade Night by Molly Horton Booth

7. Twelfth Grade Night

By: Molly Horton Booth

3.79

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

The course of true love never did run smooth . . . and neither does high school in this new graphic… read more

Similar categories in Molly Horton Booth's Twelfth Grade Night book and Colleen A.F. Venable's Kiss Number 8

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag

8. The Girl from the Sea

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.14

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Witch Boy trilogy comes a graphic novel about family, romance, and first lov… read more

Similar categories in Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea book and Colleen A.F. Venable's Kiss Number 8

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Sometimes plans must change, my love."

-Molly Knox Ostertag, The Girl from the Sea

"*creepy ghost whispers* morgan... THAT'S IT SHE'S DEAD"

-Molly Knox Ostertag, The Girl from the Sea

"Sometimes you have to let your life get messy. That's how you get to the good parts"

-Molly Knox Ostertag, The Girl from the Sea

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9. Himawari House

By: Harmony Becker

4.37

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

Bilingual Edition in English and Japanese Living in a new country is no walk in the park. Whe… read more

Similar categories in Harmony Becker's Himawari House book and Colleen A.F. Venable's Kiss Number 8

  • romance
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American

By: Laura Gao

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffalos and devouring stinky tofu, La… read more

Similar categories in Laura Gao's Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American book and Colleen A.F. Venable's Kiss Number 8

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1) by Lewis Hancox

11. Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1)

By: Lewis Hancox

4.28

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A groundbreaking memoir about being a trans teen, in the vein of FUN HOME and FLAMER... and at the … read more

Similar categories in Lewis Hancox's Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1) book and Colleen A.F. Venable's Kiss Number 8

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel by Jessica  Walton

12. Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel

By: Jessica Walton

3.99

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this lighthearted YA romance, Maisie and Ollie discover that nothing beats the feeling of fallin… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Walton's Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel book and Colleen A.F. Venable's Kiss Number 8

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa

13. Belle of the Ball

By: Mari Costa

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A young adult graphic novel about high school wallflower Belle Hawkins, who ends up in a love trian… read more

Similar categories in Mari Costa's Belle of the Ball book and Colleen A.F. Venable's Kiss Number 8

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Pixels of You: A Graphic Novel by Ananth Hirsh

14. Pixels of You: A Graphic Novel

By: Ananth Hirsh

3.37

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A human and human-presenting AI slowly become friends—and maybe more—in this moving YA graphic nove… read more

Similar categories in Ananth Hirsh's Pixels of You: A Graphic Novel book and Colleen A.F. Venable's Kiss Number 8

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Pillow Talk by Stephanie  Cooke

15. Pillow Talk

By: Stephanie Cooke

3.85

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Grace Mendes a.k.a. Cinderhella is a fierce competitor in the PFF, a pillow fight federation that’s… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Cooke's Pillow Talk book and Colleen A.F. Venable's Kiss Number 8

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Kiss Number 8 by Colleen A.F. Venable

16. Kiss Number 8

By: Colleen A.F. Venable

3.96

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Mads is pretty happy with her life. She goes to church with her family, and minor league baseball g… read more

Similar categories in Colleen A.F. Venable's Kiss Number 8 book and Colleen A.F. Venable's Kiss Number 8

  • romance
  • teen
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Greatest Thing by Sarah Winifred Searle

17. The Greatest Thing

By: Sarah Winifred Searle

3.92

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A 2023 Lambda Literary Award Finalist A 2023 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens A 2023 Children… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing book and Colleen A.F. Venable's Kiss Number 8

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Slip by Marika McCoola

18. Slip

By: Marika McCoola

3.54

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

From Eisner-Award nominated writer Marika McCoola and debut artist Aatmaja Pandya, an emotional com… read more

Similar categories in Marika McCoola's Slip book and Colleen A.F. Venable's Kiss Number 8

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag

19. The Deep Dark

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

From Molly Knox Ostertag, writer-illustrator, comes a darkly beautiful story of identity, family, l… read more

Similar categories in Molly Knox Ostertag's The Deep Dark book and Colleen A.F. Venable's Kiss Number 8

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Coming Back by Jessi Zabarsky

20. Coming Back

By: Jessi Zabarsky

3.51

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful graphic novel fantasy romance that follows two young women who have to go on their own … read more

Similar categories in Jessi Zabarsky's Coming Back book and Colleen A.F. Venable's Kiss Number 8

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Lifetime Passes: A Graphic Novel by Terry Blas

21. Lifetime Passes: A Graphic Novel

By: Terry Blas

3.84

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

In this darkly comedic YA graphic novel, a group of teens starts a program to bring senior citizens… read more

Similar categories in Terry Blas's Lifetime Passes: A Graphic Novel book and Colleen A.F. Venable's Kiss Number 8

  • teen
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer

18 best-selling fiction books like Kiss Number 8 by Colleen A.F. Venable

Transform Your Habits

Pet (Pet, #1)

Akwaeke Emezi

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms

Crystal Frasier

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Squad

Maggie Tokuda-Hall

3.79

Transform Your Habits

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

Mariko Tamaki

3.86

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20 Best fiction books like Pixels of You: A Graphic Novel by Ananth Hirsh

Transform Your Habits

Hungry Ghost

Victoria Ying

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Squad

Maggie Tokuda-Hall

3.79

Transform Your Habits

If You'll Have Me

Eunnie

4.44

Transform Your Habits

Doughnuts and Doom

Balazs Lorinczi

3.69

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