20 must-read fiction books like When It All Syncs Up by Maya Ameyaw

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When It All Syncs Up

By: Maya Ameyaw

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A Black teen dancer with dreams of landing a spot in a prestigious ballet company must learn to dan…

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1. The Luis Ortega Survival Club

By: Sonora Reyes

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School comes a story in the vein of… read more

Similar categories in Sonora Reyes's The Luis Ortega Survival Club book and Maya Ameyaw's When It All Syncs Up

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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2. 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 Maya Ameyaw's When It All Syncs Up

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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3. The Blackwoods

By: Brandy Colbert

3.79

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From Boston Globe/Horn Book Award–winning author Brandy Colbert comes the story of four generations… read more

Similar categories in Brandy Colbert's The Blackwoods book and Maya Ameyaw's When It All Syncs Up

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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4. 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 Maya Ameyaw's When It All Syncs Up

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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5. Where You See Yourself

By: Claire Forrest

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Where You See Yourself combines an unforgettable coming-of-age tale, a swoon-worthy romance, and mu… read more

Similar categories in Claire Forrest's Where You See Yourself book and Maya Ameyaw's When It All Syncs Up

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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6. 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 Maya Ameyaw's When It All Syncs Up

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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7. Thirsty

By: Jas Hammonds

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

It’s the summer before college and eighteen-year-old Blake Brenner and her girlfriend, Ella, have o… read more

Similar categories in Jas Hammonds's Thirsty book and Maya Ameyaw's When It All Syncs Up

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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8. This Book Won't Burn

By: Samira Ahmed

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspens… read more

Similar categories in Samira Ahmed's This Book Won't Burn book and Maya Ameyaw's When It All Syncs Up

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Book banning has long been used to silence those who want to speak out, those who are unwilling to be gaslit into thinking they're living in the best of all possible worlds."

-Samira Ahmed, This Book Won't Burn

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9. Something More

By: Jackie Khalilieh

4.06

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A contemporary teen romance novel featuring a Palestinian-Canadian girl trying to hide her autism d… read more

Similar categories in Jackie Khalilieh's Something More book and Maya Ameyaw's When It All Syncs Up

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"No matter how far I've come and no matter how hard I try, beneath the mask will always be a girl who's afraid of being left behind."

-Jackie Khalilieh, Something More

"Maybe if people can get past the things that make me different on the outside, then they might try to get to know the real me. And maybe I’ll let them."

-Jackie Khalilieh, Something More

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10. Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment

By: Arushi Avachat

3.82

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A sparkling debut rom-com about a high school senior whose life suddenly gets a Bollywood spin when… read more

Similar categories in Arushi Avachat's Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment book and Maya Ameyaw's When It All Syncs Up

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"There's a reason Shahid Kapoor was voted Asia's Sexiest Man Alive"

-Arushi Avachat, Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment

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11. The Other Side of Perfect

By: Mariko Turk

4.14

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This YA follows Alina, an aspiring dancer who suffers a devastating injury and must face a world wi… read more

Similar categories in Mariko Turk's The Other Side of Perfect book and Maya Ameyaw's When It All Syncs Up

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • audiobook
"I sighed. “I used to only go here in the mornings."

-Mariko Turk, The Other Side of Perfect

"So, was that what it was like for you? When your dad left?"

-Mariko Turk, The Other Side of Perfect

"Not everything is so broken it has to stay that way, Alina. Some things, you can fix."

-Mariko Turk, The Other Side of Perfect

"Yuna always says that just because something’s been a certain way forever doesn’t mean it shouldn’t change."

-Mariko Turk, The Other Side of Perfect

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12. Pieces of Me

By: Kate McLaughlin

4.03

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The next gut-punching, compulsively readable Kate McLaughlin novel, about a girl finding strength i… read more

Similar categories in Kate McLaughlin's Pieces of Me book and Maya Ameyaw's When It All Syncs Up

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of When It All Syncs Up by Maya Ameyaw

13. When It All Syncs Up

By: Maya Ameyaw

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A Black teen dancer with dreams of landing a spot in a prestigious ballet company must learn to dan… read more

Similar categories in Maya Ameyaw's When It All Syncs Up book and Maya Ameyaw's When It All Syncs Up

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
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14. Stay with My Heart

By: Tashie Bhuiyan

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Counting Down with You  and  A Show for Two comes a new YA contemporary about a … read more

Similar categories in Tashie Bhuiyan's Stay with My Heart book and Maya Ameyaw's When It All Syncs Up

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

15. Four Eids and a Funeral

By: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

3.71

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

Ex-best friends, Tiwa and Said, must work together to save their Islamic Center from demolition, in… read more

Similar categories in Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Four Eids and a Funeral book and Maya Ameyaw's When It All Syncs Up

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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16. The Boy You Always Wanted

By: Michelle Quach

3.51

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Francine always has a plan. Ollie wants no part of it. Francine loves her grandfather, but their… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Quach's The Boy You Always Wanted book and Maya Ameyaw's When It All Syncs Up

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Six Truths and a Lie by Ream Shukairy

17. 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 Maya Ameyaw's When It All Syncs Up

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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18. Everyone's Thinking It

By: Aleema Omotoni

3.82

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Mean Girls meets Dear White People in this big-hearted, sharp-witted UK boarding school story about… read more

Similar categories in Aleema Omotoni's Everyone's Thinking It book and Maya Ameyaw's When It All Syncs Up

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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19. Dragging Mason County

By: Curtis Campbell

3.53

Format: 220 pages, Hardcover

A laugh-out-loud YA debut that examines the realities of small-town queer life and celebrates the t… read more

Similar categories in Curtis Campbell's Dragging Mason County book and Maya Ameyaw's When It All Syncs Up

  • queer
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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20. 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 Maya Ameyaw's When It All Syncs Up

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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21. Bliss Adair and the First Rule of Knitting

By: Jean Mills

3.64

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

"Storytelling at its finest " -- Terry Fallis, two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Hum… read more

Similar categories in Jean Mills's Bliss Adair and the First Rule of Knitting book and Maya Ameyaw's When It All Syncs Up

  • young adult

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4.24

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