9 Best realistic fiction books like Kings of B'more by R. Eric Thomas

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Kings of B'more

By: R. Eric Thomas

3.91

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Two Black, queer best friends face their last day together with an epic journey through Baltimore i…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Kings of B'more by R. Eric Thomas , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. 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 R. Eric Thomas's Kings of B'more

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

-Jas Hammonds, We Deserve Monuments

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2. Defekt (LitenVerse, #2)

By: Nino Cipri

4.09

Format: 170 pages, Kindle Edition

Derek is LitenVärld's most loyal employee. He lives and breathes the job, from the moment he wakes … read more

Similar categories in Nino Cipri's Defekt (LitenVerse, #2) book and R. Eric Thomas's Kings of B'more

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
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3. 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 R. Eric Thomas's Kings of B'more

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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4. Devil's Chew Toy (Hayden & Friends #1)

By: Rob Osler

3.70

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

2023 LEFT COAST CRIME BEST DEBUT NOMINEE, 2023 AGATHA AWARDS BEST FIRST NOVEL NOMINEE. 2022 YEARS B… read more

Similar categories in Rob Osler's Devil's Chew Toy (Hayden & Friends #1) book and R. Eric Thomas's Kings of B'more

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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5. Man o' War

By: Cory McCarthy

4.39

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An achingly honest and frequently hilarious coming-of-age novel about an Arab American trans swimme… read more

Similar categories in Cory McCarthy's Man o' War book and R. Eric Thomas's Kings of B'more

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Not all trans people started out feeling like a different gender trapped in their skin. Some find themself a little at a time, a door inside that unlocks and reveals new doors, and new doors after th…"

-Cory McCarthy, Man o' War

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6. Finna (LitenVerse, #1)

By: Nino Cipri

3.66

Format: 103 pages, Kindle Edition

MP3 CD Format Nino Cipri's Finna is a rambunctious, touching story that blends all the horrors the … read more

Similar categories in Nino Cipri's Finna (LitenVerse, #1) book and R. Eric Thomas's Kings of B'more

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
"We're here to tell you what to do if a worm-hole opens up on your shift!"

-Nino Cipri, Finna (LitenVerse, #1)

"Getting lost for lack of a better option loses its appeal after a while."

-Nino Cipri, Finna (LitenVerse, #1)

"It was the most obnoxiously heterosexual thing Ava had seen since the last St. Patrick's Day parade."

-Nino Cipri, Finna (LitenVerse, #1)

"My boss, Tricia, always said tat we were a family. I should have realised she meant that I would have to put up with constant bullshit."

-Nino Cipri, Finna (LitenVerse, #1)

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7. My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix (Remixed Classics)

By: Kalynn Bayron

3.86

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this gothic YA remix of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, a teen boy tries to discover the reason behind hi… read more

Similar categories in Kalynn Bayron's My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix (Remixed Classics) book and R. Eric Thomas's Kings of B'more

  • fiction
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • queer
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8. Chasing Pacquiao

By: Rod Pulido

3.68

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Experience the extreme joys, sorrows, and triumphs of a queer Filipino-American teenager struggling… read more

Similar categories in Rod Pulido's Chasing Pacquiao book and R. Eric Thomas's Kings of B'more

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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9. How You Grow Wings

By: Rimma Onoseta

4.00

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An emotionally riveting novel for fans of Ibi Zoboi and Erika L. Sánchez about two sisters in Niger… read more

Similar categories in Rimma Onoseta's How You Grow Wings book and R. Eric Thomas's Kings of B'more

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. As You Walk On By

By: Julian Winters

3.95

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The Breakfast Club meets Can't Hardly Wait with an unforgettable ensemble cast in another swoony YA… read more

Similar categories in Julian Winters's As You Walk On By book and R. Eric Thomas's Kings of B'more

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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11. The Cartographers

By: Amy Zhang

3.24

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Struggling to balance the expectations of her immigrant mother with her deep ambivalence about her … read more

Similar categories in Amy Zhang's The Cartographers book and R. Eric Thomas's Kings of B'more

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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12. Right Where I Left You

By: Julian Winters

3.89

Format: 396 pages, Hardcover

Kacen Callender meets Becky Albertalli in a deliciously geeky best friends-to lovers romance from a… read more

Similar categories in Julian Winters's Right Where I Left You book and R. Eric Thomas's Kings of B'more

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Some tears aren't for wounds. Some are for healing."

-Julian Winters, Right Where I Left You

"The thing about coming out is you're so focused on making sure who you are doesn't hurt or change your relationship with your loved ones that you never really think about yourself."

-Julian Winters, Right Where I Left You

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13. The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge

By: Matthew Hubbard

4.29

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A queer coming-of-age about three teenage boys in small town Alabama who set out to get revenge on … read more

Similar categories in Matthew Hubbard's The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge book and R. Eric Thomas's Kings of B'more

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"The best revenge is believing in yourself."

-Matthew Hubbard, The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge

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14. The Breakup Lists

By: Adib Khorram

3.92

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Love is more complicated than “boy meets boy” in bestselling author Adib Khorram’s sharply funny ne… read more

Similar categories in Adib Khorram's The Breakup Lists book and R. Eric Thomas's Kings of B'more

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Kings of B'more by R. Eric Thomas

15. Kings of B'more

By: R. Eric Thomas

3.91

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Two Black, queer best friends face their last day together with an epic journey through Baltimore i… read more

Similar categories in R. Eric Thomas's Kings of B'more book and R. Eric Thomas's Kings of B'more

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • travel
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Riley Weaver Needs a Date to the Gaybutante Ball by Jason June

16. Riley Weaver Needs a Date to the Gaybutante Ball

By: Jason June

3.99

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The next LGBTQ+ young adult rom-com from  New York Times  bestselling author Jason June (author of … read more

Similar categories in Jason June's Riley Weaver Needs a Date to the Gaybutante Ball book and R. Eric Thomas's Kings of B'more

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Bianca Torre Is Afraid of Everything by Justine Pucella Winans

17. Bianca Torre Is Afraid of Everything

By: Justine Pucella Winans

4.08

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Murder most fowl? In this sardonic and campy YA thriller, an anxious, introverted nonbinary teen bi… read more

Similar categories in Justine Pucella Winans's Bianca Torre Is Afraid of Everything book and R. Eric Thomas's Kings of B'more

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Eli Over Easy by Phil Stamper

18. Eli Over Easy

By: Phil Stamper

4.17

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Small Town Pride, Phil Stamper, comes a heartfelt coming-of-age middle… read more

Similar categories in Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy book and R. Eric Thomas's Kings of B'more

  • contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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19. Beating Heart Baby

By: Lio Min

4.20

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Lio Min’s Beating Heart Baby is a love letter to internet friendships, anime, and indie rock When a… read more

Similar categories in Lio Min's Beating Heart Baby book and R. Eric Thomas's Kings of B'more

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Minus-One Club by Kekla Magoon

20. The Minus-One Club

By: Kekla Magoon

3.98

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the Coretta Scott King and Printz Honor-winning author of How It Went Down , Light It Up , and… read more

Similar categories in Kekla Magoon's The Minus-One Club book and R. Eric Thomas's Kings of B'more

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Charlotte Illes Is Not a Teacher (Not a Detective Mysteries, #2) by Katie Siegel

21. Charlotte Illes Is Not a Teacher (Not a Detective Mysteries, #2)

By: Katie Siegel

3.88

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

The déjà vu is strong for 25-year-old former kid detective Charlotte Illes when she lands back in F… read more

Similar categories in Katie Siegel's Charlotte Illes Is Not a Teacher (Not a Detective Mysteries, #2) book and R. Eric Thomas's Kings of B'more

  • contemporary
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • lgbt

21 best-selling fiction books like Kings of B'more by R. Eric Thomas

Transform Your Habits

We Deserve Monuments

Jas Hammonds

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Defekt (LitenVerse, #2)

Nino Cipri

4.09

Transform Your Habits

Rez Ball

Byron Graves

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Devil's Chew Toy (Hayden & Friends #1)

Rob Osler

3.70

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19 Best fiction books like Right Where I Left You by Julian Winters

Transform Your Habits

If I See You Again Tomorrow

Robbie Couch

4.13

Transform Your Habits

They Hate Each Other

Amanda Woody

4.24

Transform Your Habits

A Little Bit Country

Brian D. Kennedy

3.87

Transform Your Habits

This Is Why They Hate Us

Aaron H. Aceves

4.06

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