5 best-selling realistic fiction books like Only on the Weekends by Dean Atta

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Only on the Weekends

By: Dean Atta

3.52

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

From the Stonewall Award-winning author of The Black Flamingo comes a romantic coming-of-age novel …

"He kisses me two times On the top of my head. One for me, I think, And another for Mum."

-Dean Atta, Only on the Weekends

"He kisses me two times On the top of my head. One for me, I think, And another for Mum."

-Dean Atta, Only on the Weekends

"I’m the artist And the canvas. I’m the only Audience I need. I don’t want to Put on a show. I just want to Shimmer and glow."

-Dean Atta, Only on the Weekends

"I’m the artist And the canvas. I’m the only Audience I need. I don’t want to Put on a show. I just want to Shimmer and glow."

-Dean Atta, Only on the Weekends

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Only on the Weekends by Dean Atta , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. 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 Dean Atta's Only on the Weekends

  • poetry
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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2. The Boy Lost in the Maze

By: Joseph Coelho

3.82

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In his new verse novel, Joseph Coelho brilliantly blends Greek myth with a 21st century quest. In … read more

Similar categories in Joseph Coelho's The Boy Lost in the Maze book and Dean Atta's Only on the Weekends

  • poetry
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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3. A Little Bit Country

By: Brian D. Kennedy

3.87

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Emmett Maguire wants to be country music’s biggest gay superstar – a far reach when you’re seventee… read more

Similar categories in Brian D. Kennedy's A Little Bit Country book and Dean Atta's Only on the Weekends

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"If you’re comfortable and supported in the life you were meant to be living, why go back to pretending to be someone you’re not? Lying to everyone and always having to watch your back isn’t healthy."

-Brian D. Kennedy, A Little Bit Country

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4. Lose You to Find Me

By: Erik J. Brown

3.81

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A romantic, heartfelt, and hilarious queer coming-of-age story from All That's Left in the World au… read more

Similar categories in Erik J. Brown's Lose You to Find Me book and Dean Atta's Only on the Weekends

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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5. Out of the Blue

By: Jason June

3.62

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

Crest is not excited to be on their Journey: the monthlong sojourn on land all teen merfolk must un… read more

Similar categories in Jason June's Out of the Blue book and Dean Atta's Only on the Weekends

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"The blue knows what it's doing, if you just trust where it's taking you."

-Jason June, Out of the Blue

"Maybe humans aren't as magicless as I thought. There's definitely some kind of power in movies."

-Jason June, Out of the Blue

"Under the sea, we're all mer. We're all they/them. And we don't have this strange obsession with sex organs, since we don't have any."

-Jason June, Out of the Blue

"He? Elder Crab warned us about this. About humans' obsession with gender, and how labels and rules mean so much to them when it comes to the body."

-Jason June, Out of the Blue

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6. The King Is Dead

By: Benjamin Dean

3.62

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In this YA romantic thriller, James—the shy, handsome, mixed-race heir to the British throne—must c… read more

Similar categories in Benjamin Dean's The King Is Dead book and Dean Atta's Only on the Weekends

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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7. Small Town Pride

By: Phil Stamper

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed author Phil Stamper (The Gravity of Us and As Far as You'll Take Me) comes a poignan… read more

Similar categories in Phil Stamper's Small Town Pride book and Dean Atta's Only on the Weekends

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"If people can wear their hate so proudly on their sleeve, why can't I wear acceptance in the same way?" (pg.137)"

-Phil Stamper, Small Town Pride

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8. 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 Dean Atta's Only on the Weekends

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • 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

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9. Golden Boys (Golden Boys, #1)

By: Phil Stamper

3.76

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

National bestselling author Phil Stamper crafts the perfect summer friendship story, starring four … read more

Similar categories in Phil Stamper's Golden Boys (Golden Boys, #1) book and Dean Atta's Only on the Weekends

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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10. Afterglow (Golden Boys #2)

By: Phil Stamper

4.05

Format: 394 pages, Hardcover

After a summer of life-changing, these four friends are finally ready for senior year. Gabriel i… read more

Similar categories in Phil Stamper's Afterglow (Golden Boys #2) book and Dean Atta's Only on the Weekends

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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11. Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution

By: Kacen Callender

3.76

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From National Book Award–winner Kacen Callender, a contemporary YA that follows Lark's journey to s… read more

Similar categories in Kacen Callender's Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution book and Dean Atta's Only on the Weekends

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"The goal of accountability is to end harm through learning and growth. What's the goal of shaming? Shaming is more about the person who shames, and making themselves feel like they're better than ano…"

-Kacen Callender, Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution

"I realized—what makes a story good—I think it's a trick question, because every single reader will always want something different, right? So to one reader, a book is good, and to another reader, the…"

-Kacen Callender, Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution

"Maybe not. But does that make your voice less important? Does that mean stories or speaking your truth don't have a role in activism, too? I don't know about that. Our society wouldn't be the same wi…"

-Kacen Callender, Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution

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12. The Language of Seabirds

By: Will Taylor

4.22

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

A sweet, tender middle-grade story of two boys finding first love with each other over a seaside su… read more

Similar categories in Will Taylor's The Language of Seabirds book and Dean Atta's Only on the Weekends

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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13. Destination Unknown

By: Bill Konigsberg

4.30

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From Stonewall Award winner Bill Konigsberg, a remarkable, funny, sexy, heartbreaking story of two … read more

Similar categories in Bill Konigsberg's Destination Unknown book and Dean Atta's Only on the Weekends

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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14. Heartbreak Boys

By: Simon James Green

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Faking the best summer ever is a lot harder than it looks... At the start of summer, Jack and Na… read more

Similar categories in Simon James Green's Heartbreak Boys book and Dean Atta's Only on the Weekends

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Whatever you are, we can remedy it"

-Simon James Green, Heartbreak Boys

"I don’t know why other people have to make things so hard."

-Simon James Green, Heartbreak Boys

"Pretty people get away with being utter shits, and no one seems to care."

-Simon James Green, Heartbreak Boys

"I don’t expect people to love me. I just wish they didn’t hate me quite so much."

-Simon James Green, Heartbreak Boys

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15. Nate Plus One

By: Kevin van Whye

3.50

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The gorgeous new feelgood LGBTQ+ romantic comedy from the author of Date Me, Bryson Keller!Two boys… read more

Similar categories in Kevin van Whye's Nate Plus One book and Dean Atta's Only on the Weekends

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
"You know, a crush stays a crush unless you actively do something about it."

-Kevin van Whye, Nate Plus One

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16. Gay Club!

By: Simon James Green

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

A landmark comedic novel about a group of queer teens at their worst - and ultimately their best - … read more

Similar categories in Simon James Green's Gay Club! book and Dean Atta's Only on the Weekends

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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17. Forever Is Now

By: Mariama J. Lockington

4.28

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and lyrical young adult novel-in-verse about a Black teen coming of age in an anxiety-in… read more

Similar categories in Mariama J. Lockington's Forever Is Now book and Dean Atta's Only on the Weekends

  • poetry
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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18. Ellie Pillai Is Brown

By: Christine Pillainayagam

3.87

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

The perfect coming-of-age summer romance by the most spectacularly funny and original debut UKYA vo… read more

Similar categories in Christine Pillainayagam's Ellie Pillai Is Brown book and Dean Atta's Only on the Weekends

  • romance
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Only on the Weekends by Dean Atta

19. Only on the Weekends

By: Dean Atta

3.52

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

From the Stonewall Award-winning author of The Black Flamingo comes a romantic coming-of-age novel … read more

Similar categories in Dean Atta's Only on the Weekends book and Dean Atta's Only on the Weekends

  • romance
  • poetry
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"He kisses me two times On the top of my head. One for me, I think, And another for Mum."

-Dean Atta, Only on the Weekends

"I’m the artist And the canvas. I’m the only Audience I need. I don’t want to Put on a show. I just want to Shimmer and glow."

-Dean Atta, Only on the Weekends

Cover of The Loophole by Naz Kutub

20. The Loophole

By: Naz Kutub

3.70

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Your wish is granted! This YA debut is equal parts broken-hearted love story, epic myth retelling, … read more

Similar categories in Naz Kutub's The Loophole book and Dean Atta's Only on the Weekends

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"No use beating around the bush when the bush is just a bare stump at this point."

-Naz Kutub, The Loophole

"I’d like to think if you can’t really afford to have one family, why be so horny as to have another?"

-Naz Kutub, The Loophole

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21. Straight Expectations

By: Calum McSwiggan

3.85

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

The brilliant debut novel from author, presenter and LGBTQ+ advocate Calum McSwiggan!Seventeen-year… read more

Similar categories in Calum McSwiggan's Straight Expectations book and Dean Atta's Only on the Weekends

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer

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Brian D. Kennedy

3.87

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3.81

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3.62

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Robbie Couch

4.13

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Amanda Woody

4.24

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