8 Best contemporary books like All of Us with Wings by Michelle Ruiz Keil

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All of Us with Wings

By: Michelle Ruiz Keil

3.31

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

Michelle Ruiz Keil’s YA fantasy debut about love, found family, and healing is an ode to post-punk …

If you liked the contemporary plot in All of Us with Wings by Michelle Ruiz Keil , here is a list of 8 books like this:

1. Because You'll Never Meet Me (Because You'll Never Meet Me #1)

By: Leah Thomas

3.92

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Ollie and Moritz are best friends, but they can never meet. Ollie is allergic to electricity. Conta… read more

Similar categories in Leah Thomas's Because You'll Never Meet Me (Because You'll Never Meet Me #1) book and Michelle Ruiz Keil's All of Us with Wings

2. The Weight of Zero

By: None

3.81

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Seventeen-year-old Cath knows Zero is coming for her. Zero, the devastating depression born of Cath… read more

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3. Stay Gold

By: Tobly McSmith

3.84

Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition

Debut author Tobly McSmith delivers a coming-of-age teen love story about a transgender boy who’s g… read more

Similar categories in Tobly McSmith's Stay Gold book and Michelle Ruiz Keil's All of Us with Wings

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"When you’re seen as different, it’s best to go with the flow, pick your battles, and plan the right times to push back."

-Tobly McSmith, Stay Gold

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4. What Big Teeth

By: Rose Szabo

3.37

Format: 394 pages, Hardcover

Rose Szabo's thrilling debut is a dark and thrilling novel about a teen girl who returns home to he… read more

Similar categories in Rose Szabo's What Big Teeth book and Michelle Ruiz Keil's All of Us with Wings

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"My younger self can't see it from here, but I can; how charity can be just another form of spite."

-Rose Szabo, What Big Teeth

"It is madness to love someone: there is no greater feeling of estrangement that the ways in which they are different from you."

-Rose Szabo, What Big Teeth

"Somewhere, two stories up, was my childhood bedroom, and maybe if I could make it in there, I would be transformed back into someone who belonged here."

-Rose Szabo, What Big Teeth

Cover of Akata Woman (The Nsibidi Scripts, #3) by Nnedi Okorafor

5. Akata Woman (The Nsibidi Scripts, #3)

By: Nnedi Okorafor

4.21

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

From the moment Sunny Nwazue discovered she had magic flowing in her blood, she sought to understan… read more

Similar categories in Nnedi Okorafor's Akata Woman (The Nsibidi Scripts, #3) book and Michelle Ruiz Keil's All of Us with Wings

  • urban fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"There are times where you have all the tools you need and all there is to do is to do it."

-Nnedi Okorafor, Akata Woman (The Nsibidi Scripts, #3)

"There are places where you belong, where blood gives you access. However, they aren't always the best places to go."

-Nnedi Okorafor, Akata Woman (The Nsibidi Scripts, #3)

"Common sense is the result of the truest education. Education is like wine. It takes time. It's a process. The young sometimes have to go through it. And sometimes, they die trying. Sincerely, The Ob…"

-Nnedi Okorafor, Akata Woman (The Nsibidi Scripts, #3)

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6. A Pirate's Life for Tea (Tomes & Tea Cozy Fantasies, #2)

By: Rebecca Thorne

4.30

Format: 444 pages, ebook

While searching for stolen dragon eggs, newly engaged couple Kianthe and Reyna find themselves smac… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Thorne's A Pirate's Life for Tea (Tomes & Tea Cozy Fantasies, #2) book and Michelle Ruiz Keil's All of Us with Wings

  • queer
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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7. The Kingdom

By: Jess Rothenberg

3.79

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to the Kingdom... where 'Happily Ever After' isn't just a promise, but a rule. Glimmeri… read more

Similar categories in Jess Rothenberg's The Kingdom book and Michelle Ruiz Keil's All of Us with Wings

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • young adult
"Stories can be rewritten. Reshaped. Retold."

-Jess Rothenberg, The Kingdom

"Love is when everything is a prison except the place you want to be."

-Jess Rothenberg, The Kingdom

"Like Wendy, John, and Michael Darling on the night Peter Pan taught them how to fly - I think one happy thought. In my pocket, I have a knife."

-Jess Rothenberg, The Kingdom

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8. I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

By: Kimberly Jones

3.69

Format: 249 pages, Hardcover

An NAACP Image Award Nominee, I’m Not Dying with You Tonight follows two teen girls—one black, one … read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Jones's I'm Not Dying with You Tonight book and Michelle Ruiz Keil's All of Us with Wings

  • fiction
  • teen
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Woven in Moonlight (Woven in Moonlight, #1) by Isabel Ibañez

9. Woven in Moonlight (Woven in Moonlight, #1)

By: Isabel Ibañez

3.85

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

A lush tapestry of magic, romance, and revolución, drawing inspiration from Bolivian politics and h… read more

Similar categories in Isabel Ibañez's Woven in Moonlight (Woven in Moonlight, #1) book and Michelle Ruiz Keil's All of Us with Wings

  • magical realism
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Words empowered by justice can never be silenced."

-Isabel Ibañez, Woven in Moonlight (Woven in Moonlight, #1)

"I didn't create the system- I was born into it," I say at last. It feels like a fair thing to say. His face seems to be at war. A flash of anger, a sharp narrowing of his gaze, then a slight pull of …"

-Isabel Ibañez, Woven in Moonlight (Woven in Moonlight, #1)

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10. Tess of the Road (Tess of the Road, #1)

By: Rachel Hartman

3.91

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

Meet Tess, a brave new heroine from beloved epic fantasy author Rachel Hartman. In the medieval … read more

Similar categories in Rachel Hartman's Tess of the Road (Tess of the Road, #1) book and Michelle Ruiz Keil's All of Us with Wings

  • teen
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"I am the prayer ."

-Rachel Hartman, Tess of the Road (Tess of the Road, #1)

"Belief was uniquely human."

-Rachel Hartman, Tess of the Road (Tess of the Road, #1)

"You’re making assumptions."

-Rachel Hartman, Tess of the Road (Tess of the Road, #1)

"What’s done cannot be undone."

-Rachel Hartman, Tess of the Road (Tess of the Road, #1)

Cover of Don't Ask Me Where I'm From by Jennifer  De Leon

11. Don't Ask Me Where I'm From

By: Jennifer De Leon

4.03

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

First-generation American LatinX Liliana Cruz does what it takes to fit in at her new nearly all-wh… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer De Leon's Don't Ask Me Where I'm From book and Michelle Ruiz Keil's All of Us with Wings

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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12. The Castle School (for Troubled Girls)

By: Alyssa B. Sheinmel

3.88

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

When Moira Dreyfuss's parents announce that they're sending her to an all-girls boarding school dee… read more

Similar categories in Alyssa B. Sheinmel's The Castle School (for Troubled Girls) book and Michelle Ruiz Keil's All of Us with Wings

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of The Name-Bearer (Flowers of Prophecy #1) by Natalia  Hernandez

13. The Name-Bearer (Flowers of Prophecy #1)

By: Natalia Hernandez

4.02

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

For her entire life, the Name-Bearer’s sole purpose has been to receive and deliver the names of th… read more

Similar categories in Natalia Hernandez's The Name-Bearer (Flowers of Prophecy #1) book and Michelle Ruiz Keil's All of Us with Wings

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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14. The Follower of Flowers (Flowers of Prophecy #2)

By: Natalia Hernandez

4.43

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

As a child, the Name-Bearer had one duty; to receive and deliver the names of the future monarchy f… read more

Similar categories in Natalia Hernandez's The Follower of Flowers (Flowers of Prophecy #2) book and Michelle Ruiz Keil's All of Us with Wings

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Jackpot by Nic Stone

15. Jackpot

By: Nic Stone

3.99

Format: 345 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Dear Martin-comes a pitch-perfect romance that exa… read more

Similar categories in Nic Stone's Jackpot book and Michelle Ruiz Keil's All of Us with Wings

  • fiction
  • teen
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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16. All of Us with Wings

By: Michelle Ruiz Keil

3.31

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

Michelle Ruiz Keil’s YA fantasy debut about love, found family, and healing is an ode to post-punk … read more

Similar categories in Michelle Ruiz Keil's All of Us with Wings book and Michelle Ruiz Keil's All of Us with Wings

  • urban fantasy
  • magical realism
  • teen
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

17. 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 Michelle Ruiz Keil's All of Us with Wings

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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18. A Map to the Sun

By: Sloane Leong

3.75

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

One summer day, Ren meets Luna at a beachside basketball court and a friendship is born. But when L… read more

Similar categories in Sloane Leong's A Map to the Sun book and Michelle Ruiz Keil's All of Us with Wings

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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19. The Blade Between

By: Sam J. Miller

3.45

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From Nebula Award winner Sam J. Miller comes a frightening and uncanny ghost story about a rapidly … read more

Similar categories in Sam J. Miller's The Blade Between book and Michelle Ruiz Keil's All of Us with Wings

  • queer
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • lgbt
"They made this town theirs. And their magic is powerful. Their wards have held for almost two centuries."

-Sam J. Miller, The Blade Between

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20. The Lightning Circle

By: Vikki VanSickle

4.07

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An intimate coming-of age novel for teens, told in verse with delicate line art, chronicling the be… read more

Similar categories in Vikki VanSickle's The Lightning Circle book and Michelle Ruiz Keil's All of Us with Wings

  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of Last of the Talons (Talons, #1) by Sophie Kim

21. Last of the Talons (Talons, #1)

By: Sophie Kim

3.88

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Epic Reads Pick for The 30 Must-Read YA Books for the Rest of 2022 BookRiot Pick for 12 Amazing … read more

Similar categories in Sophie Kim's Last of the Talons (Talons, #1) book and Michelle Ruiz Keil's All of Us with Wings

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • young adult

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Tobly McSmith

3.84

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What Big Teeth

Rose Szabo

3.37

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Nnedi Okorafor

4.21

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A Pirate's Life for Tea (Tomes & Tea Cozy Fantasies, #2)

Rebecca Thorne

4.30

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Nisi Shawl

3.20

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Moniquill Blackgoose

4.17

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The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5)

Nghi Vo

4.17

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Nghi Vo

4.24

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