19 best-selling fiction books like Forgive Me Not by Jennifer Baker

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Forgive Me Not

By: Jennifer Baker

3.92

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In this searing indictment of the juvenile justice system, one incarcerated teen weighs what she is…

"...Counselor Susan was right about one thing: We’re more than our worst mistakes."

-Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not

"...Counselor Susan was right about one thing: We’re more than our worst mistakes."

-Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not

"All this got me wondering: Is that what forgiveness is? Is it forgetting and moving on? Is it doing whatever it takes to hear “I forgive you"

-Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not

"All this got me wondering: Is that what forgiveness is? Is it forgetting and moving on? Is it doing whatever it takes to hear “I forgive you"

-Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not

If you liked the fiction plot in Forgive Me Not by Jennifer Baker , here is a list of 19 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 Jennifer Baker's Forgive Me Not

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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2. Black Girl You Are Atlas

By: Renée Watson

4.61

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award-winning author and poet Renée Watson. In thi… read more

Similar categories in Renée Watson's Black Girl You Are Atlas book and Jennifer Baker's Forgive Me Not

  • audiobook
  • race
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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3. 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 Jennifer Baker's Forgive Me Not

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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4. 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 Jennifer Baker's Forgive Me Not

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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5. 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 Jennifer Baker's Forgive Me Not

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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6. Shut Up, This Is Serious

By: Carolina Ixta

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An unforgettable YA debut about two Latina teens growing up in East Oakland as they discover that t… read more

Similar categories in Carolina Ixta's Shut Up, This Is Serious book and Jennifer Baker's Forgive Me Not

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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7. Bright Red Fruit

By: Safia Elhillo

4.49

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

An unflinching, honest novel in verse about a teenager's journey into the slam poetry scene and the… read more

Similar categories in Safia Elhillo's Bright Red Fruit book and Jennifer Baker's Forgive Me Not

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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8. Those Pink Mountain Nights

By: Jen Ferguson

3.94

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

In her remarkable second novel following her acclaimed debut, The Summer of Bitter and Sweet, which… read more

Similar categories in Jen Ferguson's Those Pink Mountain Nights book and Jennifer Baker's Forgive Me Not

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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9. Salt the Water

By: Candice Iloh

3.37

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Cerulean Gene is free everywhere except school, where they’re known for repeatedly challenging auth… read more

Similar categories in Candice Iloh's Salt the Water book and Jennifer Baker's Forgive Me Not

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. This Book Won't Burn

By: Samira Ahmed

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspens… read more

Similar categories in Samira Ahmed's This Book Won't Burn book and Jennifer Baker's Forgive Me Not

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Book banning has long been used to silence those who want to speak out, those who are unwilling to be gaslit into thinking they're living in the best of all possible worlds."

-Samira Ahmed, This Book Won't Burn

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11. Forgive Me Not

By: Jennifer Baker

3.92

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In this searing indictment of the juvenile justice system, one incarcerated teen weighs what she is… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Baker's Forgive Me Not book and Jennifer Baker's Forgive Me Not

  • young adult contemporary
  • race
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"...Counselor Susan was right about one thing: We’re more than our worst mistakes."

-Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not

"All this got me wondering: Is that what forgiveness is? Is it forgetting and moving on? Is it doing whatever it takes to hear “I forgive you"

-Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not

"We’re not the same. Nothing will ever be the same. I try to say it, but it doesn’t come out. It can’t, because all the hurt needs to be spewed out first. Along with all the shame, hiding, guilt."

-Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not

"The way my parents are reacting to this and last week’s Trials reminds me how much is and isn’t in their control. We’re all experiencing this together with Letta, only we can’t be there to help her. …"

-Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not

Cover of I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom by Shannon C.F. Rogers

12. I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom

By: Shannon C.F. Rogers

3.98

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Packed with voice, this is a powerful coming-of-age YA novel about a Filipina-American teen who tri… read more

Similar categories in Shannon C.F. Rogers's I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom book and Jennifer Baker's Forgive Me Not

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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13. And Don't Look Back

By: Rebecca Barrow

3.75

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

After her mother’s death, a teen pieces together the truth of her family’s past and what her mom wa… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Barrow's And Don't Look Back book and Jennifer Baker's Forgive Me Not

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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14. 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 Jennifer Baker's Forgive Me Not

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. The Changing Man

By: Tomi Oyemakinde

3.11

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A teenage girl is pulled into investigating the truth behind her new boarding school’s decades-old … read more

Similar categories in Tomi Oyemakinde's The Changing Man book and Jennifer Baker's Forgive Me Not

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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16. The Meadows

By: Stephanie Oakes

4.06

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

"A story of pain, injustice, love, resistance, and hope, this glorious book will lodge inside you a… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Oakes's The Meadows book and Jennifer Baker's Forgive Me Not

  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"There is something so good about rage."

-Stephanie Oakes, The Meadows

"Maybe for the ones who get good at pretending, it won't come out for years and years...Or they'll, quite without warning, walk into the ocean until their life disappears. And everyone will be stunned…"

-Stephanie Oakes, The Meadows

Cover of Holly Horror (Holly Horror, #1) by Michelle Jabès Corpora

17. Holly Horror (Holly Horror, #1)

By: Michelle Jabès Corpora

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

"Playmate, come and play with me..." A beloved classic reimagined with a dark twist. After he… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Jabès Corpora's Holly Horror (Holly Horror, #1) book and Jennifer Baker's Forgive Me Not

  • young adult
  • audiobook
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18. The Color of a Lie

By: Kim Johnson

4.41

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In 1955, a Black family passes for white and moves to a “Whites Only” town in the suburbs. Caught b… read more

Similar categories in Kim Johnson's The Color of a Lie book and Jennifer Baker's Forgive Me Not

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of All You Have to Do by Autumn Allen

19. All You Have to Do

By: Autumn Allen

4.09

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Powerful, thought-provoking, and heartfelt, this debut YA novel by author Autumn Allen is a grippin… read more

Similar categories in Autumn Allen's All You Have to Do book and Jennifer Baker's Forgive Me Not

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Pretending that race isn't a thing anymore is actually another way of being racist."

-Autumn Allen, All You Have to Do

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20. True True

By: Don P. Hooper

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this powerful and fast-paced YA contemporary debut, a Black teen from Brooklyn struggles to fit … read more

Similar categories in Don P. Hooper's True True book and Jennifer Baker's Forgive Me Not

  • young adult contemporary
  • race
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Totally Psychic (Totally Psychic #1) by Brigid Martin

21. Totally Psychic (Totally Psychic #1)

By: Brigid Martin

4.06

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This debut middle grade series stars a Cuban-American tween medium navigating friends, family and g… read more

Similar categories in Brigid Martin's Totally Psychic (Totally Psychic #1) book and Jennifer Baker's Forgive Me Not

  • family
  • fiction

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