20 Top young adult books like Little Bang by Kelly McCaughrain

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Little Bang

By: Kelly McCaughrain

4.17

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A bittersweet Northern Irish romance that takes a new look at teen pregnancy, the magic and mess of…

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1. The Final Year

By: Matt Goodfellow

4.71

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to h… read more

Similar categories in Matt Goodfellow's The Final Year book and Kelly McCaughrain's Little Bang

  • young adult
  • contemporary
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2. Crossing the Line

By: Tia Fisher

4.28

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

'Do you feel safe?' A powerful novel exploring how teenagers can be swept up into county lines. … read more

Similar categories in Tia Fisher's Crossing the Line book and Kelly McCaughrain's Little Bang

  • contemporary
  • young adult
  • mental health
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3. Safiyyah's War

By: Hiba Noor Khan

4.32

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the true story of how the Grand Mosque of Paris saved the lives of hundreds of Jews dur… read more

Similar categories in Hiba Noor Khan's Safiyyah's War book and Kelly McCaughrain's Little Bang

  • young adult
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4. HappyHead (HappyHead, #1)

By: Josh Silver

4.04

Format: 383 pages, Paperback

Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize, 2024 Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing, 2024 An Ama… read more

Similar categories in Josh Silver's HappyHead (HappyHead, #1) book and Kelly McCaughrain's Little Bang

  • young adult
  • contemporary
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5. Boy Like Me

By: Simon James Green

4.55

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

It's 1994 and thanks to Section 28, there can be no mention of gay relationships in schools. When a… read more

Similar categories in Simon James Green's Boy Like Me book and Kelly McCaughrain's Little Bang

  • young adult
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6. The Revelry

By: Katherine Webber

3.44

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Laini Taylor, E. Lockhart, and Holly Black, the chilling story of a girl who goes to a … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Webber's The Revelry book and Kelly McCaughrain's Little Bang

  • young adult
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7. Keedie

By: Elle McNicoll

4.69

Format: 270 pages, Paperback

Set in Juniper five years before A Kind of Spark, Keedie is a powerful coming-of-age story that tho… read more

Similar categories in Elle McNicoll's Keedie book and Kelly McCaughrain's Little Bang

  • contemporary
  • young adult
  • mental health
"I can't stand people who say they're good when they're not."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

"I may be forced to mask, but they choose to wear numerous faces."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

"You have to be the cartographer of your own heart. Make it into a map."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

"She's like the sunflower. She'll find the sun no matter how much darkness other people try to put her in."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

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8. You Could Be So Pretty

By: Holly Bourne

4.09

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

A dystopian YA novel with a shocking twist, You Could Be So Pretty is The Beauty Myth for teenagers… read more

Similar categories in Holly Bourne's You Could Be So Pretty book and Kelly McCaughrain's Little Bang

  • feminism
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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9. The First Move

By: Jenny Ireland

3.79

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

Juliet believes girls like her - girls with arthritis - don't get their own love stories. She exist… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Ireland's The First Move book and Kelly McCaughrain's Little Bang

  • young adult
  • contemporary
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10. Northern Soul

By: Phil Earle

4.10

Format: 102 pages, Kindle Edition

From award-winning author Phil Earle comes the hilariously agonising account of one teenage boy’s d… read more

Similar categories in Phil Earle's Northern Soul book and Kelly McCaughrain's Little Bang

  • young adult
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11. Where the Light Goes

By: Sara Barnard

4.27

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A heart-wrenching exploration of grief, set in a landscape corrupted by fame and the scrutiny that … read more

Similar categories in Sara Barnard's Where the Light Goes book and Kelly McCaughrain's Little Bang

  • contemporary
  • young adult
  • mental health
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12. Glasgow Boys

By: Margaret McDonald

4.39

Format: 350 pages, Paperback

A striking debut exploring the power of identity, community and the Scottish working class. This co… read more

Similar categories in Margaret McDonald's Glasgow Boys book and Kelly McCaughrain's Little Bang

  • contemporary
  • young adult
  • mental health
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13. Dead Happy (HappyHead, #2)

By: Josh Silver

4.44

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Friends. Welcome to Elmhallow. Seb, along with a select group of participants, finds himself washed… read more

Similar categories in Josh Silver's Dead Happy (HappyHead, #2) book and Kelly McCaughrain's Little Bang

  • contemporary
  • young adult
  • mental health
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14. Where the Heart Should Be

By: Sarah Crossan

4.35

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

It is 1846 and Ireland is starving. The potatoes are black, people are dying and in the midst of… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Crossan's Where the Heart Should Be book and Kelly McCaughrain's Little Bang

  • young adult
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15. The Boy Next Door

By: Jenny Ireland

3.92

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

The new novel by Carnegie Medal nominated author Jenny Ireland. Perfect for fans of Emily Henry and… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Ireland's The Boy Next Door book and Kelly McCaughrain's Little Bang

  • young adult
  • contemporary
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16. Goddess Crown

By: Shade Lapite

3.60

Format: 276 pages, Hardcover

In this thrilling Afro-fantasy, the first set in the lush, opulent kingdom of Galla, a girl raised … read more

Similar categories in Shade Lapite's Goddess Crown book and Kelly McCaughrain's Little Bang

  • young adult
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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 Kelly McCaughrain's Little Bang

  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Little Bang by Kelly McCaughrain

18. Little Bang

By: Kelly McCaughrain

4.17

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A bittersweet Northern Irish romance that takes a new look at teen pregnancy, the magic and mess of… read more

Similar categories in Kelly McCaughrain's Little Bang book and Kelly McCaughrain's Little Bang

  • contemporary
  • feminism
  • young adult
  • mental health
Cover of Last Seen Online (Gottie Writes, #1) by Lauren   James

19. Last Seen Online (Gottie Writes, #1)

By: Lauren James

3.91

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A contemporary YA murder mystery set in sun-drenched LA, for fans of Malibu Rising, We Were Liars a… read more

Similar categories in Lauren James's Last Seen Online (Gottie Writes, #1) book and Kelly McCaughrain's Little Bang

  • young adult
  • contemporary
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20. I Am Rebel

By: Montgomery Ross

4.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

None read more

Similar categories in Montgomery Ross's I Am Rebel book and Kelly McCaughrain's Little Bang

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21. Something to be Proud Of

By: Anna Zoe Quirke

4.66

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Imogen Quinn is a chaotic bisexual with dreams of becoming a stand-up comedian, crushing stereotype… read more

Similar categories in Anna Zoe Quirke's Something to be Proud Of book and Kelly McCaughrain's Little Bang

  • young adult
  • contemporary

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Matt Goodfellow

4.71

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Tia Fisher

4.28

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Alexene Farol Follmuth

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