9 Top romance books like Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles

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Not So Pure and Simple

By: Lamar Giles

4.05

Format: 416 pages, ebook

Del has had a crush on Kiera Westing since kindergarten. And now, during their junior year, she’s f…

"I'd told the truth. That shouldn't be wrong, but the truth could be a weapon depending on who used it."

-Lamar Giles, Not So Pure and Simple

"I'd told the truth. That shouldn't be wrong, but the truth could be a weapon depending on who used it."

-Lamar Giles, Not So Pure and Simple

If you liked the romance plot in Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles , here is a list of 9 books like this:

1. Pulp

By: Robin Talley

4.03

Format: 512 pages,

About a closeted teen in the 1950s finding a way to express herself by writing a lesbian pulp novel… read more

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2. Girl Mans Up

By: M.E. Girard

4.22

Format: 160 pages, ebook

All Pen wants is to be the kind of girl she's always been. So why does everyone have a problem with… read more

Similar categories in M.E. Girard's Girl Mans Up book and Lamar Giles's Not So Pure and Simple

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3. The How and the Why

By: Cynthia Hand

4.21

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A poignant exploration of family and the ties that bind, perfect for fans of Far From the Tree, fro… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Hand's The How and the Why book and Lamar Giles's Not So Pure and Simple

  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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4. Chaos Theory

By: Nic Stone

4.16

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin, delivers a gripping romance about two tee… read more

Similar categories in Nic Stone's Chaos Theory book and Lamar Giles's Not So Pure and Simple

  • romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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5. Furia

By: Yamile Saied Méndez

4.17

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An #ownvoices contemporary YA set in Argentina, about a rising soccer star who must put everything … read more

Similar categories in Yamile Saied Méndez's Furia book and Lamar Giles's Not So Pure and Simple

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • coming of age
  • feminism
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Lies have long legs."

-Yamile Saied Méndez, Furia

"When we played, we were all the same. We were all one."

-Yamile Saied Méndez, Furia

"I was just a girl with strong legs and a stubborn streak."

-Yamile Saied Méndez, Furia

"I’ll rescue myself. No one will ever lock me up in a tower."

-Yamile Saied Méndez, Furia

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6. 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 Lamar Giles's Not So Pure and Simple

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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7. My Week with Him

By: Joya Goffney

3.75

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

"A cute portrait of agency, hope, and intergenerational trauma by Goffney. "— Publishers Weekly A J… read more

Similar categories in Joya Goffney's My Week with Him book and Lamar Giles's Not So Pure and Simple

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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8. Finding Junie Kim

By: Ellen Oh

4.25

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A story of family, hope, and survival, inspired by the author's mother’s real-life experiences duri… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Oh's Finding Junie Kim book and Lamar Giles's Not So Pure and Simple

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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9. Losers Bracket

By: Chris Crutcher

3.65

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

When a family argument turns into an urgent hunt for a missing child, seventeen-year-old Annie Boot… read more

Similar categories in Chris Crutcher's Losers Bracket book and Lamar Giles's Not So Pure and Simple

  • teen
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. The Kiss Countdown

By: Etta Easton

3.84

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A struggling event planner and a sinfully hot astronaut must decide if their fake relationship is w… read more

Similar categories in Etta Easton's The Kiss Countdown book and Lamar Giles's Not So Pure and Simple

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"You want to know what I love about the moon?…It gives me perspective. The moon was here when Earth was still forming. She is billions of years old and still there. She can be testy sometimes, and why…"

-Etta Easton, The Kiss Countdown

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11. Not So Pure and Simple

By: Lamar Giles

4.05

Format: 416 pages, ebook

Del has had a crush on Kiera Westing since kindergarten. And now, during their junior year, she’s f… read more

Similar categories in Lamar Giles's Not So Pure and Simple book and Lamar Giles's Not So Pure and Simple

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • coming of age
  • feminism
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"I'd told the truth. That shouldn't be wrong, but the truth could be a weapon depending on who used it."

-Lamar Giles, Not So Pure and Simple

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12. Sorry For Your Loss

By: Jessie Ann Foley

4.25

Format: 352 pages, ebook

Printz Honor winner and William Morris Award finalist Jessie Ann Foley’s latest YA novel is a comit… read more

Similar categories in Jessie Ann Foley's Sorry For Your Loss book and Lamar Giles's Not So Pure and Simple

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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13. Red Hood

By: Elana K. Arnold

3.45

Format: 368 pages, ebook

You are alone in the woods, seen only by the unblinking yellow moon. Your hands are empty. You are … read more

Similar categories in Elana K. Arnold's Red Hood book and Lamar Giles's Not So Pure and Simple

  • feminism
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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14. Zyla & Kai

By: Kristina Forest

3.88

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

A fresh new YA romance novel by Kristina Forest, Zyla & Kai is an epic star-crossed love story abou… read more

Similar categories in Kristina Forest's Zyla & Kai book and Lamar Giles's Not So Pure and Simple

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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15. When You Look Like Us

By: Pamela N. Harris

4.03

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

When you look like us—brown skin, brown eyes, black braids or fades—people think you’re trouble. No… read more

Similar categories in Pamela N. Harris's When You Look Like Us book and Lamar Giles's Not So Pure and Simple

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Doesn't matter that I'm the guy in here trying to work. My popping melanin makes me the aggressor in every situation."

-Pamela N. Harris, When You Look Like Us

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16. Golden Arm

By: Carl Deuker

4.02

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In this riveting story about baseball and brotherhood, a boy from the wrong side of the tracks find… read more

Similar categories in Carl Deuker's Golden Arm book and Lamar Giles's Not So Pure and Simple

  • teen
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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17. Mid-Air

By: Alicia D. Williams

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wa… read more

Similar categories in Alicia D. Williams's Mid-Air book and Lamar Giles's Not So Pure and Simple

  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. When the Vibe Is Right

By: Sarah Dass

3.75

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Where the Rhythm Takes You comes a delightful enemies-to-lovers contemporary rom… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Dass's When the Vibe Is Right book and Lamar Giles's Not So Pure and Simple

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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19. A Room Away From the Wolves

By: Nova Ren Suma

3.25

Format: 304 pages, ebook

Bina has never forgotten the time she and her mother ran away from home. Her mother promised they w… read more

Similar categories in Nova Ren Suma's A Room Away From the Wolves book and Lamar Giles's Not So Pure and Simple

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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20. Kneel

By: Candace Buford

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The system is rigged. For guys like Russell Boudreaux, football is the only way out of their sma… read more

Similar categories in Candace Buford's Kneel book and Lamar Giles's Not So Pure and Simple

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of As Kismet Would Have It (Dimple and Rishi, #1.5) by Sandhya Menon

21. As Kismet Would Have It (Dimple and Rishi, #1.5)

By: Sandhya Menon

3.63

Format: 60 pages, ebook

Will Dimple and Rishi find their happily ever after? Find out in this funny, romantic, endlessly ch… read more

Similar categories in Sandhya Menon's As Kismet Would Have It (Dimple and Rishi, #1.5) book and Lamar Giles's Not So Pure and Simple

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary

19 must-read fiction books like Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles

Transform Your Habits

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Cynthia Hand

4.21

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Chaos Theory

Nic Stone

4.16

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Furia

Yamile Saied Méndez

4.17

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Invisible Son

Kim Johnson

4.20

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Infinite in Between

Carolyn Mackler

3.59

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The Grief Keeper

Alexandra Villasante

3.39

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Girl on the Line

Faith Gardner

3.82

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4.21

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