14 Best realistic fiction books like You Truly Assumed by Laila Sabreen

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You Truly Assumed

By: Laila Sabreen

3.79

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this compelling and thought-provoking debut novel, after a terrorist attack rocks the country an…

"I am tired of existing. I want to live"

-Laila Sabreen, You Truly Assumed

"I am tired of existing. I want to live"

-Laila Sabreen, You Truly Assumed

"I am tired of existing. I want to live"

-Laila Sabreen, You Truly Assumed

"She has a heart of gold. But people rob gold."

-Laila Sabreen, You Truly Assumed

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in You Truly Assumed by Laila Sabreen , here is a list of 14 books like this:

1. Saints and Misfits

By: S.K. Ali

4.08

Format: 176 pages, Audiobook

Saints and Misfitsis an unforgettable debut novel that feels like a modern day My So-Called Life...… read more

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2. Queen of the Tiles

By: Hanna Alkaf

3.71

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

They Wish They Were Us meets The Queen’s Gambit in the world of competitive Scrabble when a teen gi… read more

Similar categories in Hanna Alkaf's Queen of the Tiles book and Laila Sabreen's You Truly Assumed

  • muslims
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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3. 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 Laila Sabreen's You Truly Assumed

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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4. Love From A to Z

By: S.K. Ali

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

A marvel: something you find amazing. Even ordinary-amazing. Like potatoes—because they make French… read more

Similar categories in S.K. Ali's Love From A to Z book and Laila Sabreen's You Truly Assumed

  • young adult contemporary
  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"We're allowed to cry."

-S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z

"Life goes on, even if love doesn't."

-S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z

"But it's not smooth sailing" "Life isn't?"

-S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z

"But it's not smooth sailing." "Life isn't"

-S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z

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5. 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 Laila Sabreen's You Truly Assumed

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

-Jas Hammonds, We Deserve Monuments

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6. 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 Laila Sabreen's You Truly Assumed

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • religion
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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7. Salaam, with Love

By: Sara Sharaf Beg

4.06

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

This heartfelt and humorous YA contemporary follows Dua, who spends the month of Ramadan making une… read more

Similar categories in Sara Sharaf Beg's Salaam, with Love book and Laila Sabreen's You Truly Assumed

  • islam
  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • religion
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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8. Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

By: S.K. Ali

3.91

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this fun and fresh sequel to Saints and Misfits, Janna hopes her brother’s wedding will be the p… read more

Similar categories in S.K. Ali's Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits) book and Laila Sabreen's You Truly Assumed

  • young adult contemporary
  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Throughout our lives, pain visits us in turns. There isn't a human alive that hasn't been touched by pain. We all carry scars and wounds, but only some rise to the surface to be seen and commented on…"

-S.K. Ali, Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

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9. Once Upon an Eid

By: S.K. Ali

4.23

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Once Upon an Eid is a collection of short stories that showcases the most brilliant Muslim voices w… read more

Similar categories in S.K. Ali's Once Upon an Eid book and Laila Sabreen's You Truly Assumed

  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • religion
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"It's hard to see the beauty in things when you can't see past your insecurities."

-S.K. Ali, Once Upon an Eid

"If we can be strong enough to resist the stuff Allah has allowed, it makes it easier to resist the stuff that's forbidden."

-S.K. Ali, Once Upon an Eid

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10. We Are All So Good at Smiling

By: Amber McBride

3.88

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

They Both Die at the End meets The Bell Jar in this haunting, beautiful young adult novel-in-verse … read more

Similar categories in Amber McBride's We Are All So Good at Smiling book and Laila Sabreen's You Truly Assumed

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Sorrow is no one's fault."

-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling

"The only way out is through."

-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling

"Let's write our story, so no one can take it away."

-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling

"It starts in the middle not the beginning or the end- stories start in the middle."

-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling

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11. And Other Mistakes

By: Erika Turner

3.74

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A Black teenage girl has something to prove in And Other Mistakes, a debut Young Adult coming-of-ag… read more

Similar categories in Erika Turner's And Other Mistakes book and Laila Sabreen's You Truly Assumed

  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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12. Hope Ablaze

By: Sarah Mughal Rana

3.96

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

She lost her words but found her voice. All My Rage meets The Poet X in this electric debut tha… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Mughal Rana's Hope Ablaze book and Laila Sabreen's You Truly Assumed

  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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13. Vinyl Moon

By: Mahogany L. Browne

3.92

Format: 176 pages, Library Binding

A teen girl hiding the scars of a past relationship finds home and healing in the words of strong B… read more

Similar categories in Mahogany L. Browne's Vinyl Moon book and Laila Sabreen's You Truly Assumed

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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14. Hollow Fires

By: Samira Ahmed

4.28

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

A powerful, gripping YA novel about the insidious nature of racism, the terrible costs of unearthin… read more

Similar categories in Samira Ahmed's Hollow Fires book and Laila Sabreen's You Truly Assumed

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"from the postscript: The commentators who scream against allowing in refugees, the same talking heads who think the horrifyingly inhumane treatment of migrants at our border with Mexico is justified,…"

-Samira Ahmed, Hollow Fires

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15. The Eid Gift: An Adam and Zayneb Story

By: S.K. Ali

4.53

Format: 75 pages, ebook

Adam and Zayneb —engaged but continents apart for so long— are finally in the same city! Even th… read more

Similar categories in S.K. Ali's The Eid Gift: An Adam and Zayneb Story book and Laila Sabreen's You Truly Assumed

  • young adult contemporary
  • islam
  • muslims
  • young adult
  • religion
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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16. Love from Mecca to Medina

By: S.K. Ali

4.08

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

On the trip of a lifetime, Adam and Zayneb must find their way back to each other in this surprisin… read more

Similar categories in S.K. Ali's Love from Mecca to Medina book and Laila Sabreen's You Truly Assumed

  • young adult contemporary
  • islam
  • muslims
  • young adult
  • religion
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"So he would get away from it all and sit in the cave to grieve and pray for change-yes, in the best ways he knew how. And then"

-S.K. Ali, Love from Mecca to Medina

"Everyone is important. When you know that and believe and act upon it, everything and everyone around upou will feel at peace with you"

-S.K. Ali, Love from Mecca to Medina

"Everyone is important. When you know that and believe it and act upon it, everything and everyone around you will feel at peace with you."

-S.K. Ali, Love from Mecca to Medina

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17. You Truly Assumed

By: Laila Sabreen

3.79

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this compelling and thought-provoking debut novel, after a terrorist attack rocks the country an… read more

Similar categories in Laila Sabreen's You Truly Assumed book and Laila Sabreen's You Truly Assumed

  • young adult contemporary
  • islam
  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • religion
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"I am tired of existing. I want to live"

-Laila Sabreen, You Truly Assumed

"She has a heart of gold. But people rob gold."

-Laila Sabreen, You Truly Assumed

"But their voices and their words move mountains, create waterfalls, mend hearts, and make this world closer to what it should be."

-Laila Sabreen, You Truly Assumed

"But if I am going to paint my own future, then I can't have have people-pleasing on my paint palette. It only muddles the rest of the colors."

-Laila Sabreen, You Truly Assumed

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18. Six Truths and a Lie

By: Ream Shukairy

3.97

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Six Muslim teens are falsely accused of a deadly attack in this timely and harrowing examination of… read more

Similar categories in Ream Shukairy's Six Truths and a Lie book and Laila Sabreen's You Truly Assumed

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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19. The Wild Ones

By: Nafiza Azad

3.66

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From William C. Morris Finalist Nafiza Azad comes a thrilling, feminist fantasy about a group of te… read more

Similar categories in Nafiza Azad's The Wild Ones book and Laila Sabreen's You Truly Assumed

  • fiction
  • young adult
"Aren't you angry, sister? At being treated the we are? At having to pick up the pieces of what remains after the world is through with us? At being silenced and abused? At being denied our dignity, o…"

-Nafiza Azad, The Wild Ones

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20. Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman

By: Kristen R. Lee

3.66

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A striking debut novel about racism on elite college campuses. Fans of Dear White People will embra… read more

Similar categories in Kristen R. Lee's Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman book and Laila Sabreen's You Truly Assumed

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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21. With Love, Miss Americanah

By: Jane Igharo

3.93

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Sisi Americanah—the Young Adult contemporary romance debut from Jane Igharo—sees a teenager move fr… read more

Similar categories in Jane Igharo's With Love, Miss Americanah book and Laila Sabreen's You Truly Assumed

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

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Hanna Alkaf

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Love From A to Z

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