9 best-selling lgbt books like Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah by Rachel Cohn

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Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

By: Rachel Cohn

2.78

Format: 211 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times Bestselling duo behind Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist and The Twelve Days of D…

"There’s such power in that, being someone’s focus."

-Rachel Cohn, Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

"There’s such power in that, being someone’s focus."

-Rachel Cohn, Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

"It's like a fairy tale, and we're the shadows who are turning back into boys."

-Rachel Cohn, Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

"It's like a fairy tale, and we're the shadows who are turning back into boys."

-Rachel Cohn, Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

If you liked the lgbt plot in Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah by Rachel Cohn , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. The Truth Beneath the Lies

By: Amanda Searcy

3.64

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Fight or Flight. All Kayla Asher wants to do is run. Run from the government housing complex sh… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Searcy's The Truth Beneath the Lies book and Rachel Cohn's Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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2. Side Effects May Vary

By: Julie Murphy

3.61

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

When sixteen-year-old Alice is diagnosed with leukemia, she vows to spend her final months righting… read more

Similar categories in Julie Murphy's Side Effects May Vary book and Rachel Cohn's Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook

3. Heart of a Champion

By: Carl Deuker

4.29

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Jimmy Winter is a born star on the baseball field, and Seth Barnam can only dream of being as talen… read more

Similar categories in Carl Deuker's Heart of a Champion book and Rachel Cohn's Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult

4. You Know Me Well

By: David Levithan , Nina LaCour

3.90

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Who knows you well? Your best friend? Your boyfriend or girlfriend? A stranger you meet on a crazy … read more

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5. Wanderlost

By: Jen Malone

3.72

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

Not all those who wander are lost, but Aubree Sadler most definitely is on this novel's whirlwind t… read more

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6. Wheels Up (Out of Uniform #4)

By: Annabeth Albert

4.23

Format: 187 pages, Paperback

Their love is forbidden, but their hearts aren't listening to rules and regulations. Lieutenant Dus… read more

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7. Invisibility

By: David Levithan , Andrea Cremer

4.00

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

Stephen has been invisible for practically his whole life -- because of a curse his grandfather, a … read more

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8. Murder on a School Night

By: Kate Weston

3.46

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious murder mystery–rom-com from author and comedian Kate Weston investigates the sinister s… read more

Similar categories in Kate Weston's Murder on a School Night book and Rachel Cohn's Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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9. The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

By: Jennifer Lynn Barnes

4.06

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Get caught up in the puzzles, games, danger, romance, and riches of this lush new chapter in the #1… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1) book and Rachel Cohn's Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Congratulations, by the way," he called after Nash. "On the babies."

-Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

"Trying to write trick questions backfires if the person taking the test knows how to look for tricks."

-Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

"Trying to write trick questions backfires if the person taking the test knows who to look for tricks."

-Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

"Beside Avery, Jameson was looking at her like she was the sun and the moon and the stars and eternity, all rolled into one."

-Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

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10. Ryan and Avery

By: David Levithan

3.89

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of EVERY DAY, this is a queer love story for the ages--t… read more

Similar categories in David Levithan's Ryan and Avery book and Rachel Cohn's Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"When Ryan's pickup appears within the snowfall, Avery's heart becomes the opposite of snowfall-that strange, windblown moment when you look and see the snow is actually drifting upward. Snowrise. Whe…"

-David Levithan, Ryan and Avery

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11. The Revenge Game

By: Jordyn Taylor

3.44

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

A wickedly comic feminist mystery about the dark side of a hopeless romantic's seemingly perfect lo… read more

Similar categories in Jordyn Taylor's The Revenge Game book and Rachel Cohn's Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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12. Imogen, Obviously

By: Becky Albertalli

4.23

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

With humor and insight, #1 New York Times bestseller Becky Albertalli explores the nuances of sexua… read more

Similar categories in Becky Albertalli's Imogen, Obviously book and Rachel Cohn's Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Every breath she breathes feels like a love letter."

-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously

"1987: the world’s biggest pancake ever (well, at the time). My parents actually got to eat part of it!"

-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously

"So which one of us is more queer?" "Well," I pause, "I'd have to see the two of you trying to sit in chairs."

-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously

"Tessa’s eyes catch mine, and her lips tug up at the corners, just barely. And the noise in my brain falls away. All the times I said I’m straight. All the times everyone’s said I’m straight. There it…"

-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously

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13. Our Cursed Love

By: Julie Abe

3.34

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Julie Abe's OUR CURSED LOVE is a magical 50 FIRST DATES meets LOVE AND GELATO set in Tokyo, Japan―a… read more

Similar categories in Julie Abe's Our Cursed Love book and Rachel Cohn's Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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14. Royal Scandal (Royal Blood, #2)

By: Aimee Carter

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The second book in the Royal Blood series about an American girl who threatens the royal family by … read more

Similar categories in Aimee Carter's Royal Scandal (Royal Blood, #2) book and Rachel Cohn's Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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15. How to Be the Best Third Wheel

By: Loridee De Villa

3.53

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

A clean teen romance comedy about figuring out where you belong when all the constants in your life… read more

Similar categories in Loridee De Villa's How to Be the Best Third Wheel book and Rachel Cohn's Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"It's not fair that I have to feel so horrible and I can't even feel horrible because my brain tells me it's wrong and I'm selfish and I feel disgusting."

-Loridee De Villa, How to Be the Best Third Wheel

"My throat starts to dry up right after and I feel my heart racing and that stupid lump forming in my throat again, the one I always have to swallow. And besides that, there's so much guilt; it's like…"

-Loridee De Villa, How to Be the Best Third Wheel

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16. This Is Not a Personal Statement

By: Tracy Badua

3.58

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From rising star Tracy Badua comes a poignant, propulsive standalone YA novel about a teen who, aft… read more

Similar categories in Tracy Badua's This Is Not a Personal Statement book and Rachel Cohn's Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"I grew sideways to get my share of the sun, letting my roots claw into the unwelcoming rock. Withering is not an option."

-Tracy Badua, This Is Not a Personal Statement

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17. Such Charming Liars

By: Karen M. McManus

3.83

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The newest mystery from the author One of Us Is Lying, the Queen of thrillers, Karen M. McManus! Wh… read more

Similar categories in Karen M. McManus's Such Charming Liars book and Rachel Cohn's Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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18. 19 Love Songs

By: David Levithan

3.67

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Ein Valentinstag im Leben von A, dem Protagonisten von Letztendlich sind wir dem Universum egal. Ei… read more

Similar categories in David Levithan's 19 Love Songs book and Rachel Cohn's Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"All dressed up, we thought we looked so old. Now, of course, we look at the picture and see how young we actually were. We get younger every year."

-David Levithan, 19 Love Songs

"To be loved by God is to be loved for who you are. To love God is to place no boundaries on who you love...Whether or not I believe in the God of my ancestors, I see God in everyone."

-David Levithan, 19 Love Songs

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19. Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

By: Rachel Cohn

2.78

Format: 211 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times Bestselling duo behind Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist and The Twelve Days of D… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Cohn's Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah book and Rachel Cohn's Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

  • romance
  • teen
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"There’s such power in that, being someone’s focus."

-Rachel Cohn, Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

"It's like a fairy tale, and we're the shadows who are turning back into boys."

-Rachel Cohn, Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

"I’ve tried breaking things to feel better and found that it only feels better while things are breaking."

-Rachel Cohn, Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

"Do you know what I learned? I learned that leaving is bullshit. Because you always take yourself wherever you go."

-Rachel Cohn, Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

Cover of The Last Summer of the Garrett Girls by Jessica Spotswood

20. The Last Summer of the Garrett Girls

By: Jessica Spotswood

3.78

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

One summer will challenge everything the Garrett sisters thought they knew about themselves—and eac… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Spotswood's The Last Summer of the Garrett Girls book and Rachel Cohn's Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
Cover of Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan

21. Verona Comics

By: Jennifer Dugan

3.59

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Hot Dog Girl comes a fresh and funny queer YA contemporary novel about two teens… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Dugan's Verona Comics book and Rachel Cohn's Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Do you still think like that? The exit-strategy thing,"

-Jennifer Dugan, Verona Comics

"Maybe she's beautiful and nice and talented. That should be illegal. It's not fair to the rest of us drudges."

-Jennifer Dugan, Verona Comics

17 must-read fiction books like Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah by Rachel Cohn

Transform Your Habits

The Truth Beneath the Lies

Amanda Searcy

3.64

Transform Your Habits

Side Effects May Vary

Julie Murphy

3.61

Heart of a Champion

Carl Deuker

4.29

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Murder on a School Night

Kate Weston

3.46

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20 Top fiction books like Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan

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The Lost & Found

Katrina Leno

3.74

Transform Your Habits

Dear Wendy

Ann Zhao

4.01

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Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh

Rachael Lippincott

3.98

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Imogen, Obviously

Becky Albertalli

4.23

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