20 Best contemporary books like We Contain Multitudes by Sarah Henstra

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We Contain Multitudes

By: Sarah Henstra

3.73

Format: 377 pages, Hardcover

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe meets I'll Give You the Sun in an exhilara…

"How is anybody supposed to hide happiness like this?"

-Sarah Henstra, We Contain Multitudes

"It wasn’t just the heat of the moment. Ask me for anything. The answer is yes."

-Sarah Henstra, We Contain Multitudes

"It’s an amazing phenomenon: Every time I reread your letter that says “Ask me for anything,"

-Sarah Henstra, We Contain Multitudes

"Adam," my brother said, "let's not be the type of people who are afraid to live because we might die."

-Sarah Henstra, We Contain Multitudes

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1. Honestly Ben (Openly Straight, #2)

By: Bill Konigsberg

3.94

Format: 456 pages, Hardcover

Ben Carver is back to normal. He's getting all As in his classes at the Natick School. He was just … read more

Similar categories in Bill Konigsberg's Honestly Ben (Openly Straight, #2) book and Sarah Henstra's We Contain Multitudes

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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2. All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)

By: Erik J. Brown

4.23

Format: 345 pages, Hardcover

What If It's Us meets They Both Die at the End in this postapocalyptic, queer YA adventure romance … read more

Similar categories in Erik J. Brown's All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1) book and Sarah Henstra's We Contain Multitudes

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
"You couldn't catch this gay if you had tickets to Hamilton."

-Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)

"Oh my fucking God, is that adorable or are my standards apocalyptically lowered?"

-Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)

"When he kisses me, my chest feels lighter again, like he's taking on some of my sorrow but passing on some of his love."

-Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)

"We're going to be okay,' I repeated to him. If things get hard again, I'll carry him. And he'll carry me. And we'll be okay."

-Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)

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3. If I See You Again Tomorrow

By: Robbie Couch

4.13

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller! From the author of The Sky Blues and Blaine for the Win comes a spe… read more

Similar categories in Robbie Couch's If I See You Again Tomorrow book and Sarah Henstra's We Contain Multitudes

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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4. Date Me, Bryson Keller

By: Kevin van Whye

3.91

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

What If It's Us meets To All the Boys I've Loved Before in this upbeat and heartfelt boy-meets-boy … read more

Similar categories in Kevin van Whye's Date Me, Bryson Keller book and Sarah Henstra's We Contain Multitudes

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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5. Alex in Wonderland

By: Simon James Green

4.09

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

In the town of Newsands, painfully shy Alex is abandoned by his two best friends for the summer. Bu… read more

Similar categories in Simon James Green's Alex in Wonderland book and Sarah Henstra's We Contain Multitudes

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I was all fireworks emoji, love hearts emoji, two boys holding hands emoji."

-Simon James Green, Alex in Wonderland

"You can get so wrapped up in your own story, you forget other people have theirs, and sometimes those stories aren’t nice ones."

-Simon James Green, Alex in Wonderland

"Don’t cling on to the past. Embrace change. Some things are worth saving, worth trying for, and some things aren’t. Learn to work out the difference."

-Simon James Green, Alex in Wonderland

"Being human means being flawed, imperfect, messy. But you can't beat yourself up for that. And I don't think you can beat other people up for it either."

-Simon James Green, Alex in Wonderland

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6. The Music of What Happens

By: Bill Konigsberg

3.84

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

Max: Chill. Sports. Video games. Gay and not a big deal, not to him, not to his mom, not to his bud… read more

Similar categories in Bill Konigsberg's The Music of What Happens book and Sarah Henstra's We Contain Multitudes

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"That never even occurred to me, that he had feelings."

-Bill Konigsberg, The Music of What Happens

"Just smile, Max. The paint cannot be stronger than a smile. But it is."

-Bill Konigsberg, The Music of What Happens

"It's funny because it's true, and also it's the kind of humor that makes you think."

-Bill Konigsberg, The Music of What Happens

"He stands and he lifts me up by my shoulders, and he hugs me tight. “I'm sorry, dude."

-Bill Konigsberg, The Music of What Happens

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7. The Boyfriend Subscription

By: Steven Salvatore

3.59

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Equal parts sizzling, sweet and irresistibly fresh, Steven Salvatore’s The Boyfriend Subscription i… read more

Similar categories in Steven Salvatore's The Boyfriend Subscription book and Sarah Henstra's We Contain Multitudes

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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8. We Are Totally Normal

By: Rahul Kanakia

2.62

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Nandan’s got a plan to make his junior year perfect. He’s going to make sure all the parties are ch… read more

Similar categories in Rahul Kanakia's We Are Totally Normal book and Sarah Henstra's We Contain Multitudes

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"The thing is, you can't just be yourself if whenever people look at you they see something entirely different"

-Rahul Kanakia, We Are Totally Normal

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9. Skater Boy

By: Anthony Nerada

4.03

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

In this YA pop-punk debut about queer romance and destroying labels, a teen risks everything to wr… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Nerada's Skater Boy book and Sarah Henstra's We Contain Multitudes

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"If we can convince our own minds we aren't good enough, we can't really be disappointed when we don't get what we truly want."

-Anthony Nerada, Skater Boy

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10. The Gravity of Us

By: Phil Stamper

3.61

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

As a successful social media journalist with half a million followers, seventeen-year-old Cal is us… read more

Similar categories in Phil Stamper's The Gravity of Us book and Sarah Henstra's We Contain Multitudes

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Fixing seems so permanent, so absolute. Like there’s no room for error. Aim to make things better."

-Phil Stamper, The Gravity of Us

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11. The Long Run

By: James Acker

4.31

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Two track and field athletes find an unexpected but powerful love in this unapologetically blunt an… read more

Similar categories in James Acker's The Long Run book and Sarah Henstra's We Contain Multitudes

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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12. There Goes Sunday School (There Goes Sunday School #1)

By: Alexander C. Eberhart

4.10

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

In sixteen-year-old Mike Hernandez’s life, only one thing is clear: Gay is NOT okay. His family’s l… read more

Similar categories in Alexander C. Eberhart's There Goes Sunday School (There Goes Sunday School #1) book and Sarah Henstra's We Contain Multitudes

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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13. This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story

By: Kacen Callender

3.38

Format: 304 pages, ebook

A fresh, charming rom-com perfect for fans of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and Boy Meets Boy a… read more

Similar categories in Kacen Callender's This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story book and Sarah Henstra's We Contain Multitudes

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Maybe the way you love changes from person to person."

-Kacen Callender, This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story

"Maybe the ending isn't even really the point. Just as long as there was a happy somewhere along the way."

-Kacen Callender, This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story

"I’m sick and tired of looking around at everyone else falling in love, and telling myself that I don’t deserve it, too."

-Kacen Callender, This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story

"I’m realizing it doesn’t really matter if we have a happy ending or not. We’re happy right now. That’s the important part, right?"

-Kacen Callender, This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story

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14. Icebreaker

By: A.L. Graziadei

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A. L. Graziadei's Icebreaker is a YA debut about two hockey players fighting to be the best—and the… read more

Similar categories in A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker book and Sarah Henstra's We Contain Multitudes

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I don't wanna be just another one of your former teammates."

-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

"I get through the first few weeks of college without dropping out, but that's only because I don't want to deal with Dad whining about it for the next twenty years."

-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

"Gdyby @mjames17 dodał sobie te jedenaście punktów do wzrostu, może wtedy bym się przejął.' Siedzę obok niego, podjadam ze wspólnej paczki czipsy solone z octem i odpowiadam: 'Mickey James III @mjames…"

-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

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15. The Infinite Noise (The Bright Sessions, #1)

By: Lauren Shippen

3.92

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Lauren Shippen's The Infinite Noise is a stunning, original debut novel based on her wildly popular… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Shippen's The Infinite Noise (The Bright Sessions, #1) book and Sarah Henstra's We Contain Multitudes

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"What's the word for when you're sitting at a table with someone you don't know all that well and they maybe just implied that you're gay and you are gay and you think they were trying to be inclusive…"

-Lauren Shippen, The Infinite Noise (The Bright Sessions, #1)

"The other corner of his mouth twitches like he's trying to keep the butterflies in too and he glances down at his plate, his dark eyelashes casting shadows on his cheeks. I've never wanted to kiss an…"

-Lauren Shippen, The Infinite Noise (The Bright Sessions, #1)

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16. Icarus

By: K. Ancrum

4.08

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, this… read more

Similar categories in K. Ancrum's Icarus book and Sarah Henstra's We Contain Multitudes

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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17. Only Mostly Devastated

By: Sophie Gonzales

3.95

Format: 281 pages, Hardcover

Will Tavares is the dream summer fling ― he's fun, affectionate, kind ― but just when Ollie thinks … read more

Similar categories in Sophie Gonzales's Only Mostly Devastated book and Sarah Henstra's We Contain Multitudes

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Apathy is incompatible with hate. Love works okay."

-Sophie Gonzales, Only Mostly Devastated

"Mama, Ollie taught me how to play ‘Let It Go’ on guitar,"

-Sophie Gonzales, Only Mostly Devastated

"you mean you would've never let me dribble your basketballs"

-Sophie Gonzales, Only Mostly Devastated

"I fled. I fled like a bigot dodging the concept of equality."

-Sophie Gonzales, Only Mostly Devastated

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18. We Contain Multitudes

By: Sarah Henstra

3.73

Format: 377 pages, Hardcover

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe meets I'll Give You the Sun in an exhilara… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Henstra's We Contain Multitudes book and Sarah Henstra's We Contain Multitudes

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"How is anybody supposed to hide happiness like this?"

-Sarah Henstra, We Contain Multitudes

"It wasn’t just the heat of the moment. Ask me for anything. The answer is yes."

-Sarah Henstra, We Contain Multitudes

"It’s an amazing phenomenon: Every time I reread your letter that says “Ask me for anything,"

-Sarah Henstra, We Contain Multitudes

"Adam," my brother said, "let's not be the type of people who are afraid to live because we might die."

-Sarah Henstra, We Contain Multitudes

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19. Teenage Dirtbags

By: James Acker

4.07

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Long Run comes another unflinchingly raw and boldly hilarious novel about an… read more

Similar categories in James Acker's Teenage Dirtbags book and Sarah Henstra's We Contain Multitudes

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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20. 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 Sarah Henstra's We Contain Multitudes

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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21. Sidelined

By: Kara Bietz

3.48

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An emotional YA romance about small town secrets, high school football, and broken hearts.Julian Ja… read more

Similar categories in Kara Bietz's Sidelined book and Sarah Henstra's We Contain Multitudes

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer

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4.23

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