7 Top realistic fiction books like All Kinds of Other by James Sie

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All Kinds of Other

By: James Sie

3.76

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In this tender, nuanced coming-of-age love story, two boys—one who is cis and one who is trans—have…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in All Kinds of Other by James Sie , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. A Quiet Kind of Thunder

By: Sara Barnard

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

Steffi doesn't talk, but she has so much to say. Rhys can't hear, but he can listen. Their love isn… read more

Similar categories in Sara Barnard's A Quiet Kind of Thunder book and James Sie's All Kinds of Other

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan

2. Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel

By: Sara Farizan

3.52

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

High-school junior Leila has made it most of the way through Armstead Academy without having a crus… read more

Similar categories in Sara Farizan's Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel book and James Sie's All Kinds of Other

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Anger Is a Gift by Mark Oshiro

3. Anger Is a Gift

By: Mark Oshiro

3.64

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

A story of resilience and loss, love and family, Mark Oshiro's Anger is a Gift testifies to the vul… read more

Similar categories in Mark Oshiro's Anger Is a Gift book and James Sie's All Kinds of Other

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1) by Mason Deaver

4. I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)

By: Mason Deaver

4.16

Format: 329 pages, Hardcover

An alternate cover edition for 9781338306125 can be found here. When Ben De Backer comes out to … read more

Similar categories in Mason Deaver's I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1) book and James Sie's All Kinds of Other

  • romance
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Whatever happens"

-Mason Deaver, I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)

"The world’s too loud sometimes."

-Mason Deaver, I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)

"This kid, Nathan, laughs like it's his favourite thing in the world to do."

-Mason Deaver, I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)

"Bodies are fucking weird, especially when it feels like you don't belong in your own."

-Mason Deaver, I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)

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5. Act Cool

By: Tobly McSmith

3.79

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Named a Rainbow Book List Title and one of Bank Street Children's Best Books of the Year. A tran… read more

Similar categories in Tobly McSmith's Act Cool book and James Sie's All Kinds of Other

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"My reality is that I was born in the wrong body. Their reality is an old book full of rules, and if you follow the rules then you go to heaven. How real is that? More real than me?"

-Tobly McSmith, Act Cool

"Love can be good and beautiful, like me and Davina. But sometimes it can be a fever dream running hot and cold, leaving you with art that looks like someone took a poop on a canvas."

-Tobly McSmith, Act Cool

"Each trans and nonbinary person is like a unique and beautiful snowflake. Some people are more comfortable in their body and don’t need surgery or hormone therapy, and others do. No one way is right …"

-Tobly McSmith, Act Cool

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6. May the Best Man Win

By: Z.R. Ellor

3.23

Format: 380 pages, Hardcover

A trans boy enters a throw-down battle for the title of Homecoming King with the boy he dumped last… read more

Similar categories in Z.R. Ellor's May the Best Man Win book and James Sie's All Kinds of Other

  • romance
  • transgender
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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7. 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 James Sie's All Kinds of Other

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. The Long Run

By: James Acker

4.31

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Two track and field athletes find an unexpected but powerful love in this unapologetically blunt an… read more

Similar categories in James Acker's The Long Run book and James Sie's All Kinds of Other

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei

9. Icebreaker

By: A.L. Graziadei

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A. L. Graziadei's Icebreaker is a YA debut about two hockey players fighting to be the best—and the… read more

Similar categories in A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker book and James Sie's All Kinds of Other

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I don't wanna be just another one of your former teammates."

-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

"I get through the first few weeks of college without dropping out, but that's only because I don't want to deal with Dad whining about it for the next twenty years."

-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

"Gdyby @mjames17 dodał sobie te jedenaście punktów do wzrostu, może wtedy bym się przejął.' Siedzę obok niego, podjadam ze wspólnej paczki czipsy solone z octem i odpowiadam: 'Mickey James III @mjames…"

-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

Cover of The Sky Blues by Robbie Couch

10. The Sky Blues

By: Robbie Couch

4.12

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

Sky’s small town turns absolutely claustrophobic when his secret promposal plans get leaked to the … read more

Similar categories in Robbie Couch's The Sky Blues book and James Sie's All Kinds of Other

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"A part of me knows that someday soon I'll miss moments like these."

-Robbie Couch, The Sky Blues

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11. Always the Almost

By: Edward Underhill

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A trans pianist makes a New Year's resolution on a frozen Wisconsin night to win regionals and win … read more

Similar categories in Edward Underhill's Always the Almost book and James Sie's All Kinds of Other

  • romance
  • transgender
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag

12. The Deep Dark

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

From Molly Knox Ostertag, writer-illustrator, comes a darkly beautiful story of identity, family, l… read more

Similar categories in Molly Knox Ostertag's The Deep Dark book and James Sie's All Kinds of Other

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Jay's Gay Agenda by Jason June

13. Jay's Gay Agenda

By: Jason June

3.52

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

There's one thing Jay Collier knows for sure—he's a statistical anomaly as the only out gay kid in … read more

Similar categories in Jason June's Jay's Gay Agenda book and James Sie's All Kinds of Other

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I was the Willy Wonka of slip-ups"

-Jason June, Jay's Gay Agenda

"Why did the city's most notable attraction have to be so "bonery?"

-Jason June, Jay's Gay Agenda

"When most of the football players had left the closet, it was safe enough to pick my material."

-Jason June, Jay's Gay Agenda

"My whole body wanted him, my entire soul too, and it hit me that an item on the Gay Agenda always should have been to find Albert. To find the guy who could set my spirit and sexuality on fire all at…"

-Jason June, Jay's Gay Agenda

Cover of The Girl in Question by Tess Sharpe

14. The Girl in Question

By: Tess Sharpe

4.35

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

High school is over, but Nora O'Malley's life isn't, which is weird now that her murderous stepdad … read more

Similar categories in Tess Sharpe's The Girl in Question book and James Sie's All Kinds of Other

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"It's fucking with fate."

-Tess Sharpe, The Girl in Question

"Sometimes lying is the only way through to survival."

-Tess Sharpe, The Girl in Question

"It's time to stop reacting. It's time to start attacking."

-Tess Sharpe, The Girl in Question

"Sorry you got fired. A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. "

-Tess Sharpe, The Girl in Question

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15. Under Shifting Stars

By: Alexandra Latos

3.97

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

This novel follows twins Audrey and Clare as they grapple with their brother's death and their chan… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Latos's Under Shifting Stars book and James Sie's All Kinds of Other

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Whenever something scary happens or I want to comment on something, like Joyce and Hopper’s constant bickering, which is getting annoying, I glance toward Adam’s side of the couch. And each and every…"

-Alexandra Latos, Under Shifting Stars

Cover of I Have Something to Tell You by Chasten Glezman Buttigieg

16. I Have Something to Tell You

By: Chasten Glezman Buttigieg

4.23

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A moving, hopeful, and refreshingly candid memoir by the husband of former Democratic presidential … read more

Similar categories in Chasten Glezman Buttigieg's I Have Something to Tell You book and James Sie's All Kinds of Other

  • queer
  • lgbt
"That gay expereince in Tulsa is just as gay and valid as other, more visible experience in the media, and attempting to police anyone’s gayness sets a dangerous precedent. It equates identity with pr…"

-Chasten Glezman Buttigieg, I Have Something to Tell You

"I was reaching my hand over the person in front of me to shake hands with Obama when a random guy barreled into me from behind. I turned to look at what had happened, and in the meantime, I felt a ha…"

-Chasten Glezman Buttigieg, I Have Something to Tell You

Cover of The One True Me and You by Remi K. England

17. The One True Me and You

By: Remi K. England

4.08

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

One small fandom convention. One teen beauty pageant. One meet cute waiting to happen. Up and c… read more

Similar categories in Remi K. England's The One True Me and You book and James Sie's All Kinds of Other

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"When the emotion in my heart makes it into the page, and it makes its way into other people's hearts, I feel more seen than I ever do in face-to-face interactions."

-Remi K. England, The One True Me and You

Cover of The Friend Scheme by Cale Dietrich

18. The Friend Scheme

By: Cale Dietrich

3.06

Format: 384 pages, Nook

Part thriller, part romance, The Friend Scheme is another twisty #ownvoices YA novel from Cale Diet… read more

Similar categories in Cale Dietrich's The Friend Scheme book and James Sie's All Kinds of Other

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding by Maia Kobabe

19. Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding

By: Maia Kobabe

4.47

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

A graphic guide to chest binding with real-life stories and research-backed advice from bestselling… read more

Similar categories in Maia Kobabe's Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding book and James Sie's All Kinds of Other

  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of All Kinds of Other by James Sie

20. All Kinds of Other

By: James Sie

3.76

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In this tender, nuanced coming-of-age love story, two boys—one who is cis and one who is trans—have… read more

Similar categories in James Sie's All Kinds of Other book and James Sie's All Kinds of Other

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • transgender
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Ash's Cabin by Jen Wang

21. Ash's Cabin

By: Jen Wang

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Ash has always felt alone. Adults ignore the climate crisis. Other kids Ash’s age are more inter… read more

Similar categories in Jen Wang's Ash's Cabin book and James Sie's All Kinds of Other

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • lgbt

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A Quiet Kind of Thunder

Sara Barnard

4.06

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Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel

Sara Farizan

3.52

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Anger Is a Gift

Mark Oshiro

3.64

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I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)

Mason Deaver

4.16

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8 Top adult books like I Have Something to Tell You by Chasten Glezman Buttigieg

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The House of Hidden Meanings

RuPaul

3.84

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Talking to My Angels

Melissa Etheridge

3.95

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Pete Buttigieg

4.20

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Amanda Jones

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