11 best-selling queer books like Cold by Mariko Tamaki

Cover of Cold by Mariko Tamaki

Cold

By: Mariko Tamaki

3.46

Format: 230 pages, Hardcover

A boy, a murder, a girl, a secret. A YA novel about a shocking crime, told by a boy who died—and a …

If you liked the queer plot in Cold by Mariko Tamaki , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting by Kindra Neely

1. Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

By: Kindra Neely

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

This searing graphic memoir portrays gun violence through a fresh lens, giving it urgency, humanity… read more

Similar categories in Kindra Neely's Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting book and Mariko Tamaki's Cold

  • contemporary
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2. The Baker and the Bard

By: Fern Haught

3.62

Format: 147 pages, Paperback

Author-artist Fern Haught weaves an enchanting, gentle fantasy tale of friendship, determination, a… read more

Similar categories in Fern Haught's The Baker and the Bard book and Mariko Tamaki's Cold

  • fiction
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • queer
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3. Mascot

By: Charles Waters

4.02

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more

Similar categories in Charles Waters's Mascot book and Mariko Tamaki's Cold

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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4. Plan A

By: Deb Caletti

4.02

Format: 416 pages, Library Binding

A sixteen-year-old girl’s road trip across the country to get an abortion becomes a transformative … read more

Similar categories in Deb Caletti's Plan A book and Mariko Tamaki's Cold

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe by Steve Sheinkin

5. 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 Mariko Tamaki's Cold

  • audiobook
Cover of The Hills of Estrella Roja by Ashley Robin Franklin

6. The Hills of Estrella Roja

By: Ashley Robin Franklin

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

In this delightfully creepy and unapologetically queer horror romp of a graphic novel, sometimes dr… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Robin Franklin's The Hills of Estrella Roja book and Mariko Tamaki's Cold

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mystery
  • paranormal
  • queer
Cover of Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol

7. Plain Jane and the Mermaid

By: Vera Brosgol

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's Plain Jane and the Mermaid book and Mariko Tamaki's Cold

  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of Have You Seen This Girl by Nita Tyndall

8. Have You Seen This Girl

By: Nita Tyndall

3.64

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Fans of Courtney Summers and Tess Sharpe will devour this standalone YA thriller following a nonbin… read more

Similar categories in Nita Tyndall's Have You Seen This Girl book and Mariko Tamaki's Cold

  • audiobook
  • mystery thriller
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • queer
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9. Sunhead

By: Alex Assan

3.53

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

In this queer coming-of-age teen graphic novel by breakout talent Alex Assan, high schooler Rotem f… read more

Similar categories in Alex Assan's Sunhead book and Mariko Tamaki's Cold

  • contemporary
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • queer
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10. Promise Boys

By: Nick Brooks

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Promise Boys is a blockbuster, dark academia mystery about three teens of color who must investigat… read more

Similar categories in Nick Brooks's Promise Boys book and Mariko Tamaki's Cold

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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11. Saints of the Household

By: Ari Tison

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Saints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town--tol… read more

Similar categories in Ari Tison's Saints of the Household book and Mariko Tamaki's Cold

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

By: Jasmine Walls

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

YALSA TOP 10 GREAT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR TEENS BEST OF THE Booklist · Kirkus · Polygon · Chicago Publ… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Walls's Brooms book and Mariko Tamaki's Cold

  • fiction
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • queer
Cover of Cold by Mariko Tamaki

13. Cold

By: Mariko Tamaki

3.46

Format: 230 pages, Hardcover

A boy, a murder, a girl, a secret. A YA novel about a shocking crime, told by a boy who died—and a … read more

Similar categories in Mariko Tamaki's Cold book and Mariko Tamaki's Cold

  • audiobook
  • mystery thriller
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • paranormal
  • queer
Cover of The Greatest Thing by Sarah Winifred Searle

14. 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 Mariko Tamaki's Cold

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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15. Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)

By: Olivia A. Cole

4.30

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

This searing and intimate novel in verse follows a sixteen-year-old girl coping with sexual abuse a… read more

Similar categories in Olivia A. Cole's Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse) book and Mariko Tamaki's Cold

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I remember the thing that I saw on Tumblr, how people with trauma will sometimes reexpose themselves to it, salt in the wound to stay alive. I am tired of salting the wound - I am ready to salt the e…"

-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)

"My hair is the color of a dart frog: generations of death adapting into this exact shade of poison ...bright red and orange, the colors of pain, I WILL MAKE YOU SICK I WILL KILL YOU FROM INSIDE YOUR …"

-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)

"The last barbecue I went to was at Sarah's house and I almost text her to tell her how when you have so many memories with one person, it's like a crime scene after they're gone. Fingerprints everywh…"

-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)

"My mother thinks I’ve dyed my hair red for attention— How can I explain to her the ways that she is right and wrong. As of last night, my hair is the color of a brick the moment before it goes throug…"

-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)

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16. Freshman Year

By: Sarah Mai

3.76

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A stylish graphic novel about the unique angst, humor, and self-doubt universal to the experience o… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Mai's Freshman Year book and Mariko Tamaki's Cold

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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17. 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 Mariko Tamaki's Cold

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • queer
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18. Road Home

By: Rex Ogle

4.67

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

This final, essential chapter in Rex Ogle’s memoir trilogy recounts being forced from his home and … read more

Similar categories in Rex Ogle's Road Home book and Mariko Tamaki's Cold

  • lgbt
  • queer
Cover of Reader, I Murdered Him by Betsy Cornwell

19. Reader, I Murdered Him

By: Betsy Cornwell

3.44

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this daring tale of female agency and revenge from a New York Times bestselling author, a girl b… read more

Similar categories in Betsy Cornwell's Reader, I Murdered Him book and Mariko Tamaki's Cold

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • queer
"When you write, your words survive even your death."

-Betsy Cornwell, Reader, I Murdered Him

Cover of Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass: The Graphic Novel by Mel Valentine Vargas

20. Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass: The Graphic Novel

By: Mel Valentine Vargas

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Newbery Medalist Meg Medina returns to her powerful YA novel about school bullying with a dynamic g… read more

Similar categories in Mel Valentine Vargas's Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass: The Graphic Novel book and Mariko Tamaki's Cold

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Monster Crush by Erin Ellie Franey

21. Monster Crush

By: Erin Ellie Franey

3.42

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

A whirlwind adventure exploring love, gender, and big emotions, Monster Crush is the perfect read f… read more

Similar categories in Erin Ellie Franey's Monster Crush book and Mariko Tamaki's Cold

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • lgbt

16 Top fiction books like Cold by Mariko Tamaki

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Fern Haught

3.62

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4.02

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4.02

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Vera Brosgol

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Rainbow! Vol. 1 (Rainbow!, #1)

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Homebody

Theo Parish

4.43

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Sunhead

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3.53

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