17 must-read fiction books like Four for the Road by K.J. Reilly

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Four for the Road

By: K.J. Reilly

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The Perks of Being a Wallflower meets The End of the F***ing World in this dark young adult comedy …

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1. The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen

By: Isaac Blum

4.01

Format: 218 pages, Hardcover

The Chosen meets Darius the Great in this irreverent and timely story of worlds colliding in friend… read more

Similar categories in Isaac Blum's The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen book and K.J. Reilly's Four for the Road

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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2. We Deserve Monuments

By: Jas Hammonds

4.30

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Family secrets, a swoon-worthy romance, and a slow-burn mystery collide in We Deserve Monuments, a … read more

Similar categories in Jas Hammonds's We Deserve Monuments book and K.J. Reilly's Four for the Road

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Home to the richest soil on Earth. A Great Place to Grow!"

-Jas Hammonds, We Deserve Monuments

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3. 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

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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 K.J. Reilly's Four for the Road

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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5. 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 K.J. Reilly's Four for the Road

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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6. Remember Me Gone

By: Stacy Stokes

3.79

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Lucy Miller's family has the unique ability to remove people's painful memories--but Lucy isn't pre… read more

Similar categories in Stacy Stokes's Remember Me Gone book and K.J. Reilly's Four for the Road

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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7. 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 K.J. Reilly's Four for the Road

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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8. Breathe and Count Back from Ten

By: Natalia Sylvester

3.86

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this gorgeously written and authentic novel, Verónica, a Peruvian-American teen with hip dysplas… read more

Similar categories in Natalia Sylvester's Breathe and Count Back from Ten book and K.J. Reilly's Four for the Road

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"You are so a physical person...You're taking up space. You're made of all this matter. What more proof do you need than that?"

-Natalia Sylvester, Breathe and Count Back from Ten

"Like maybe the "magic" isn't just about believing in mermaids; it's about believing peope like me don't exist, Like maybe admitting I've needed crutched dispels the myths we want to believe about peo…"

-Natalia Sylvester, Breathe and Count Back from Ten

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9. Sunshine: A Graphic Novel

By: Jarrett J. Krosoczka

4.55

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary--and extraordinarily powerful--follow-up to HEY, KIDDO. When Jarrett J. Krosoc… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett J. Krosoczka's Sunshine: A Graphic Novel book and K.J. Reilly's Four for the Road

  • teen
  • family
  • death
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10. Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed

By: Dashka Slater

4.30

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

When a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to… read more

Similar categories in Dashka Slater's Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed book and K.J. Reilly's Four for the Road

  • teen
  • mental health
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11. Artifice

By: Sharon Cameron

4.13

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A dramatic story of duplicity and resistance, betrayal and loyalty, set against the backdrop of Wor… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Cameron's Artifice book and K.J. Reilly's Four for the Road

  • fiction
  • young adult
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12. Gideon Green in Black and White

By: Katie Henry

4.02

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Gideon's short-lived run as a locally-famous boy detective ended when middle school started, and ev… read more

Similar categories in Katie Henry's Gideon Green in Black and White book and K.J. Reilly's Four for the Road

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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13. Live, Laugh, Kidnap

By: Gabby Noone

3.71

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of Layoverland comes another bitingly clever, laugh-out-loud funny novel, about a g… read more

Similar categories in Gabby Noone's Live, Laugh, Kidnap book and K.J. Reilly's Four for the Road

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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14. 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 K.J. Reilly's Four for the Road

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"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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15. Danger and Other Unknown Risks

By: Ryan North

3.90

Format: 206 pages, Paperback

A twisty, spellbinding adventure about a girl and her dog who want to save the world, Danger and Ot… read more

Similar categories in Ryan North's Danger and Other Unknown Risks book and K.J. Reilly's Four for the Road

  • fiction
  • young adult
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16. The Name She Gave Me

By: Betty Culley

4.04

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Three Things I Know Are True comes a new novel in verse, a deeply emot… read more

Similar categories in Betty Culley's The Name She Gave Me book and K.J. Reilly's Four for the Road

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"Douglas is safe and Dad knew all along that I hid from Mom under the porch. He saved Douglas, but he never saved me. “And right there on the ground I decide I’m going to save anyone I can. It won’t m…"

-Betty Culley, The Name She Gave Me

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17. Four for the Road

By: K.J. Reilly

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The Perks of Being a Wallflower meets The End of the F***ing World in this dark young adult comedy … read more

Similar categories in K.J. Reilly's Four for the Road book and K.J. Reilly's Four for the Road

  • teen
  • travel
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • death
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • road trip
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18. We Weren't Looking to Be Found

By: Stephanie Kuehn

3.76

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Two young girls. Two disparate stories. One unlikely friendship.... Dani comes from the richest,… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Kuehn's We Weren't Looking to Be Found book and K.J. Reilly's Four for the Road

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. Goth Girl, Queen of the Universe

By: Lindsay S. Zrull

4.33

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Bounced between foster homes since the age of seven, Jessica knows better than to set down roots. M… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay S. Zrull's Goth Girl, Queen of the Universe book and K.J. Reilly's Four for the Road

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. 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 K.J. Reilly's Four for the Road

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family

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Transform Your Habits

The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen

Isaac Blum

4.01

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We Deserve Monuments

Jas Hammonds

4.30

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Nic Stone

4.16

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Byron Graves

4.16

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Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust

Neal Shusterman

4.14

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Jarrett Lerner

4.40

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Dan Santat

4.39

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Thien Pham

4.29

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