7 must-read realistic fiction books like The Greatest Thing by Sarah Winifred Searle

Cover of The Greatest Thing by Sarah Winifred Searle

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…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in The Greatest Thing by Sarah Winifred Searle , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of Crumbs by Danie Stirling

1. Crumbs

By: Danie Stirling

3.94

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Falling in love just got sweeter in this charming, romantic YA graphic novel from WEBTOON, the #1 d… read more

Similar categories in Danie Stirling's Crumbs book and Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Hungry Ghost by Victoria Ying

2. Hungry Ghost

By: Victoria Ying

4.01

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful and heart-wrenching young adult graphic novel takes a look at eating disorders, family … read more

Similar categories in Victoria Ying's Hungry Ghost book and Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy by Faith Erin Hicks

3. Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy

By: Faith Erin Hicks

3.96

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

New York Times bestseller Faith Erin Hicks is back with Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy , a young adult… read more

Similar categories in Faith Erin Hicks's Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy book and Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Neverlanders by Tom    Taylor

4. Neverlanders

By: Tom Taylor

3.95

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Neverland has become a war zone and it's up to a new group of lost teens to set things right in thi… read more

Similar categories in Tom Taylor's Neverlanders book and Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of If You'll Have Me by Eunnie

5. If You'll Have Me

By: Eunnie

4.44

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“Super sweet and totally heartwarming!”—Alice Oseman, bestselling author of Heartstopper and Lovele… read more

Similar categories in Eunnie's If You'll Have Me book and Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Rainbow! Vol. 1 (Rainbow!, #1) by Sunny   .

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

By: Sunny .

3.87

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From Tapas Media, the same webtoon platform that brought you Magical Boy, comes Rainbow!, a new LGB… read more

Similar categories in Sunny .'s Rainbow! Vol. 1 (Rainbow!, #1) book and Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of In Limbo by Deb J.J. Lee

7. In Limbo

By: Deb J.J. Lee

4.18

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

A debut YA graphic memoir about a Korean-American girl's coming-of-age story—and a coming home stor… read more

Similar categories in Deb J.J. Lee's In Limbo book and Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • contemporary
Cover of The Infinity Particle by Wendy  Xu

8. The Infinity Particle

By: Wendy Xu

4.03

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this gorgeous graphic novel by Wendy Xu, co-creator of the award-winning Mooncakes, a young inve… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Xu's The Infinity Particle book and Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

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

9. 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 Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Galaxy: The Prettiest Star by Jadzia Axelrod

10. Galaxy: The Prettiest Star

By: Jadzia Axelrod

4.10

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

It takes strength to live as your true self, and one alien princess disguised as a human boy is abo… read more

Similar categories in Jadzia Axelrod's Galaxy: The Prettiest Star book and Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Northranger by Rey Terciero

11. Northranger

By: Rey Terciero

4.06

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

In this swoony and spooky teen summer romance graphic novel set on a Texas ranch, sixteen-year-old … read more

Similar categories in Rey Terciero's Northranger book and Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"You weren't wrong about me being a killer. But the only person I've ever tried to kill is myself."

-Rey Terciero, Northranger

Cover of The Well by Jake Wyatt

12. The Well

By: Jake Wyatt

4.09

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A fantasy graphic novel about Lizzy, a girl who gets cursed by a wishing well, and her adventure to… read more

Similar categories in Jake Wyatt's The Well book and Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
"You don't become wealthy unless you care about money. And you don't stop caring about money just because you're rich."

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

"People like to say that hard work makes you rich. That isn't true. But if you like the work, and it keeps you and yours fed and warm, it can make you happy."

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

"Did you think a wishing well would be full of noble feelings? A wish is pure desire, Lizzy. You're old enough to know that people seldom want what's good for them. Or anyone else, for that matter."

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

"Courage is doing what is right and necessary, regardless of peril. Your parents were brave. Your grandmother was brave. Endangering yourself or others for the sake of wealth? Risking lives for a chan…"

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

Cover of Sunhead by Alex Assan

13. 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 Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Paper Planes by Jennie Wood

14. Paper Planes

By: Jennie Wood

3.66

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

After a life altering incident, Dylan and Leighton are sent to a summer camp for troubled youth. Ca… read more

Similar categories in Jennie Wood's Paper Planes book and Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Faint of Heart by Kerilynn Wilson

15. The Faint of Heart

By: Kerilynn Wilson

3.89

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

What would you do if you were the only person left with a heart? The only person left who felt anyt… read more

Similar categories in Kerilynn Wilson's The Faint of Heart book and Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • comics
  • fiction
"Ama duygulara karşı hissizleştirmek, kalbi zayıflatıyor."

-Kerilynn Wilson, The Faint of Heart

Cover of Across a Field of Starlight by Blue Delliquanti

16. Across a Field of Starlight

By: Blue Delliquanti

3.72

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An epic sci-fi graphic novel romance between two non-binary characters as they find one another thr… read more

Similar categories in Blue Delliquanti's Across a Field of Starlight book and Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales by Melanie Gillman

17. Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales

By: Melanie Gillman

4.04

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time . . . happily ever after turned out differently than expected. In this new, femini… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Gillman's Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales book and Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

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

18. 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 Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Forest Hills Bootleg Society by Dave Baker

19. Forest Hills Bootleg Society

By: Dave Baker

3.36

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Set in 2005, this gorgeously illustrated, funny, and honest graphic novel follows four teens who st… read more

Similar categories in Dave Baker's Forest Hills Bootleg Society book and Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

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

20. 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 Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Look on the Bright Side by Lily Williams

21. Look on the Bright Side

By: Lily Williams

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The creators of Eisner-nominated Go With the Flow Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann are back with … read more

Similar categories in Lily Williams's Look on the Bright Side book and Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

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

22. 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 Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Firebird by Sunmi

23. Firebird

By: Sunmi

3.69

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Sunmi's gorgeous two-color teen graphic novel debut examines the power of resilience and reinventio… read more

Similar categories in Sunmi's Firebird book and Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

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

24. 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 Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

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

25. 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 Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

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

26. 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 Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Freshman Year by Sarah Mai

27. 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 Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

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

28. 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 Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

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

29. 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 Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Fly by Night by Tara O'Connor

30. Fly by Night

By: Tara O'Connor

3.58

Format: None pages, None

Fly by Night tells the story of Dee, who suspects a magical creature may be responsible for her sis… read more

Similar categories in Tara O'Connor's Fly by Night book and Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Ask no questions by Eva Collins

31. Ask no questions

By: Eva Collins

3.96

Format: 89 pages, Paperback

With a third of Australians born and around half with one parent born overseas, migration stories a… read more

Similar categories in Eva Collins's Ask no questions book and Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing

"I wonder what my life will be like in Australia."

-Eva Collins, Ask no questions

27 Top fiction books like The Greatest Thing by Sarah Winifred Searle

Transform Your Habits

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Danie Stirling

3.94

Transform Your Habits

Hungry Ghost

Victoria Ying

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy

Faith Erin Hicks

3.96

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Neverlanders

Tom Taylor

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

Sunny .

3.87

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Homebody

Theo Parish

4.43

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