9 Best audiobook books like A Phoenix First Must Burn by Patrice Caldwell

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A Phoenix First Must Burn

By: Patrice Caldwell

3.96

Format: 368 pages, ebook

Sixteen tales by bestselling and award-winning authors that explore the Black experience through fa…

"No. You can, but hearts are your own to keep. They’re to keep you alive. Give your affection. Give your love. Give your time, but nothing so vital to your own survival. Be careful with giving away parts of yourself before you understand them fully. You’re free of the stars now, so choose wisely in the future. After you know yourself. Love is not supposed to poison your own well."

-Patrice Caldwell, A Phoenix First Must Burn

"No. You can, but hearts are your own to keep. They’re to keep you alive. Give your affection. Give your love. Give your time, but nothing so vital to your own survival. Be careful with giving away parts of yourself before you understand them fully. You’re free of the stars now, so choose wisely in the future. After you know yourself. Love is not supposed to poison your own well."

-Patrice Caldwell, A Phoenix First Must Burn

"No. You can, but hearts are your own to keep. They’re to keep you alive. Give your affection. Give your love. Give your time, but nothing so vital to your own survival. Be careful with giving away parts of yourself before you understand them fully. You’re free of the stars now, so choose wisely in the future. After you know yourself. Love is not supposed to poison your own well."

-Patrice Caldwell, A Phoenix First Must Burn

If you liked the audiobook plot in A Phoenix First Must Burn by Patrice Caldwell , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. Queens of Geek

By: Jen Wilde

3.53

Format: 39 pages, Paperback

Three friends, two love stories, one convention: this fun, feminist love letter to geek culture is … read more

Similar categories in Jen Wilde's Queens of Geek book and Patrice Caldwell's A Phoenix First Must Burn

  • fiction
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt

2. Undead Girl Gang

By: Lily Anderson

3.95

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

Mila Flores and her best friend Riley have always been inseparable. There's not much excitement in … read more

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3. Zodiac Starforce: By the Power of Astra

By: Kevin Panetta , Paulina Ganucheau

3.07

Format: None pages, Paperback

They're an elite group of teenage girls with magical powers who have sworn to protect our planet ag… read more

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4. Pilgrim Playwright Genie Guard

By: Heidi Heilig , Katherine Locke , Corinne Duyvis , Kody Keplinger , Dhonielle Clayton , Francisco X. Stork , Fox Benwell , Marieke Nijkamp , William Alexander , None , Kristine Wyllys , Karuna Riazi , Keah Brown

3.50

Format: None pages,

A YA Anthology of short stories featuring disabled teens, written by #OwnVoices disabled authors. T… read more

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5. Shadowshaper (Shadowshaper, #1)

By: Daniel José Older

4.10

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Sierra Santiago was looking forward to a fun summer of making art, hanging out with her friends, an… read more

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6. Negative Cat

By: Sophie Blackall

4.11

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Two-time Caldecott winner Sophie Blackall spins a winning tale about Max, a feline whose behavior d… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's Negative Cat book and Patrice Caldwell's A Phoenix First Must Burn

  • fiction
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7. Wings of Ebony (Wings of Ebony, #1)

By: J. Elle

3.85

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

“Make a way out of no way” is just the way of life for Rue. But when her mother is shot dead on her… read more

Similar categories in J. Elle's Wings of Ebony (Wings of Ebony, #1) book and Patrice Caldwell's A Phoenix First Must Burn

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Moms raised a diamond." "And diamonds don't crack."

-J. Elle, Wings of Ebony (Wings of Ebony, #1)

"Don't let the past chain you, make it your strength."

-J. Elle, Wings of Ebony (Wings of Ebony, #1)

"But not knowing how to fix something isn’t an excuse not to try."

-J. Elle, Wings of Ebony (Wings of Ebony, #1)

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8. Whiteout

By: Dhonielle Clayton

3.64

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

Atlanta is blanketed with snow just before Christmas, but the warmth of young love just might melt … read more

Similar categories in Dhonielle Clayton's Whiteout book and Patrice Caldwell's A Phoenix First Must Burn

  • lgbt
  • anthologies
  • young adult
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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9. Miss Meteor

By: Tehlor Kay Mejia

3.99

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

There hasn’t been a winner of the Miss Meteor beauty pageant who looks like Lita Perez or Chicky Qu… read more

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  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Because I am a girl worth the space I take up. I am a girl this world, this town, and most of all, the people who love me, won't let go of. Because I am a star they won't let the sky take back"

-Tehlor Kay Mejia, Miss Meteor

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10. Off the Record

By: Camryn Garrett

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The behind-the-scenes access of Almost Famous meets the searing revelations of #metoo in this story… read more

Similar categories in Camryn Garrett's Off the Record book and Patrice Caldwell's A Phoenix First Must Burn

  • queer
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"I always thought of sex as the thing straight cis people do to make babies, but Marius leaving kisses on my thighs feels like sex, too."

-Camryn Garrett, Off the Record

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11. Chlorine Sky

By: Mahogany L. Browne

3.82

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

A novel-in-verse about a young girl coming-of-age and stepping out of the shadow of her former best… read more

Similar categories in Mahogany L. Browne's Chlorine Sky book and Patrice Caldwell's A Phoenix First Must Burn

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"Everybody wants to be a hero But most of us are just misunderstood villains"

-Mahogany L. Browne, Chlorine Sky

"A friend is someone seeing you And hearing you Without you having to say Everything Every time"

-Mahogany L. Browne, Chlorine Sky

"When you live where we live You say what it is & if you can't say what it is Or if it hurt too much, Or maybe it's too confusing You just say "whatever" That way you ain't no lie"

-Mahogany L. Browne, Chlorine Sky

"When I was younger I thought I had superpowers Thought if I sat real still and stared at a book No one would be able to see me I got so good at it I forgot that I’m the only one playing the game Sit …"

-Mahogany L. Browne, Chlorine Sky

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12. Perfectly Parvin (Perfectly Parvin, #1)

By: Olivia Abtahi

3.92

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Fourteen-year-old Iranian-American Parvin Mohammadi sets out to win the ultimate date to homecoming… read more

Similar categories in Olivia Abtahi's Perfectly Parvin (Perfectly Parvin, #1) book and Patrice Caldwell's A Phoenix First Must Burn

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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13. This Is Our Rainbow: 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us

By: Katherine Locke

4.16

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

The first LGBTQIA+ anthology for middle-graders featuring stories for every letter of the acronym, … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Locke's This Is Our Rainbow: 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us book and Patrice Caldwell's A Phoenix First Must Burn

  • lgbt
  • anthologies
  • young adult
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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14. A Phoenix First Must Burn

By: Patrice Caldwell

3.96

Format: 368 pages, ebook

Sixteen tales by bestselling and award-winning authors that explore the Black experience through fa… read more

Similar categories in Patrice Caldwell's A Phoenix First Must Burn book and Patrice Caldwell's A Phoenix First Must Burn

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • anthologies
  • young adult
  • short stories
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"No. You can, but hearts are your own to keep. They’re to keep you alive. Give your affection. Give your love. Give your time, but nothing so vital to your own survival. Be careful with giving away pa…"

-Patrice Caldwell, A Phoenix First Must Burn

Cover of How to They/Them: A Visual Guide to Nonbinary Pronouns and the World of Gender Fluidity by Stuart Getty

15. How to They/Them: A Visual Guide to Nonbinary Pronouns and the World of Gender Fluidity

By: Stuart Getty

4.43

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Ever wonder what nonbinary or gender nonconforming really mean? And how the heck do you use they/th… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Getty's How to They/Them: A Visual Guide to Nonbinary Pronouns and the World of Gender Fluidity book and Patrice Caldwell's A Phoenix First Must Burn

  • lgbt
  • queer
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16. 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 Patrice Caldwell's A Phoenix First Must Burn

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"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

Cover of A Chorus Rises (A Song Below Water, #2) by Bethany C. Morrow

17. A Chorus Rises (A Song Below Water, #2)

By: Bethany C. Morrow

3.80

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The Hate U Give meets Shadowshaper in Bethany C. Morrow's A Chorus Rises, a brilliant contemporary … read more

Similar categories in Bethany C. Morrow's A Chorus Rises (A Song Below Water, #2) book and Patrice Caldwell's A Phoenix First Must Burn

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Victims can have victims, and the world needs to be reminded."

-Bethany C. Morrow, A Chorus Rises (A Song Below Water, #2)

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18. The Ending Fire (The Ending Fire Trilogy, #3)

By: Saara El-Arifi

4.35

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Rebellions are like fires—something needs to burn to make a flame. Return to the Wardens’ Empire in… read more

Similar categories in Saara El-Arifi's The Ending Fire (The Ending Fire Trilogy, #3) book and Patrice Caldwell's A Phoenix First Must Burn

  • fantasy
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of How to Catch a Queen (Runaway Royals, #1) by Alyssa Cole

19. How to Catch a Queen (Runaway Royals, #1)

By: Alyssa Cole

3.83

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

An arranged marriage leads to unexpected desire, in the first book of New York Times and USA Today … read more

Similar categories in Alyssa Cole's How to Catch a Queen (Runaway Royals, #1) book and Patrice Caldwell's A Phoenix First Must Burn

  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Your success cannot lie in something so tedious as whether you’re liked."

-Alyssa Cole, How to Catch a Queen (Runaway Royals, #1)

"We don't stop needing to hear what's good in ourselves, ever. Other people just stop telling us as we get older. But I'm not other people. I'm your wife."

-Alyssa Cole, How to Catch a Queen (Runaway Royals, #1)

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20. The Scenic Route (The Nsibidi Scripts, #2.5)

By: Nnedi Okorafor

4.00

Format: 30 pages, ebook

In this spellbinding short story, join Akata Witch’s Sunny and Sasha on an adventure through the un… read more

Similar categories in Nnedi Okorafor's The Scenic Route (The Nsibidi Scripts, #2.5) book and Patrice Caldwell's A Phoenix First Must Burn

  • fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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21. Outrun the Wind

By: Elizabeth Tammi

3.56

Format: 302 pages, Paperback

The Huntresses of Artemis must obey two rules: never disobey the goddess, and never fall in love. A… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Tammi's Outrun the Wind book and Patrice Caldwell's A Phoenix First Must Burn

  • fantasy
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • queer
"Glancing between the four of us, I realize just how many types of love we share. And how much it hurts to lose them all."

-Elizabeth Tammi, Outrun the Wind

"It only takes about fifteen minutes for me to get totally lost. We’re somewhere in the outskirts of the property, but I’ve pushed us past the tree line too far to remember which way we came from. But…"

-Elizabeth Tammi, Outrun the Wind

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4.11

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3.85

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Ebony LaDelle

4.23

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3.90

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Brittney Morris

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Elise Bryant

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