21 Best queer books like Sidelined by Kara Bietz

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Sidelined

By: Kara Bietz

3.48

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An emotional YA romance about small town secrets, high school football, and broken hearts.Julian Ja…

If you liked the queer plot in Sidelined by Kara Bietz , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of All Hail the Underdogs (Breakaway, #3) by E.L. Massey

1. All Hail the Underdogs (Breakaway, #3)

By: E.L. Massey

4.36

Format: 391 pages, Kindle Edition

When seventeen-year-old Patrick Roman is offered a scholarship to a top hockey preparatory school, … read more

Similar categories in E.L. Massey's All Hail the Underdogs (Breakaway, #3) book and Kara Bietz's Sidelined

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
"Jesus,"

-E.L. Massey, All Hail the Underdogs (Breakaway, #3)

"I hate you,"

-E.L. Massey, All Hail the Underdogs (Breakaway, #3)

"Go fuck yourself,"

-E.L. Massey, All Hail the Underdogs (Breakaway, #3)

"The feelings I have for you are not gross."

-E.L. Massey, All Hail the Underdogs (Breakaway, #3)

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2. They Hate Each Other

By: Amanda Woody

4.24

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Jonah and Dylan get along like oil and water. Until a fake dating ploy gives them new perspective, … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Woody's They Hate Each Other book and Kara Bietz's Sidelined

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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3. Time Out

By: Sean Hayes

3.63

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Heartstopper meets Friday Night Lights in this keenly felt coming-of-age story about a teen hometow… read more

Similar categories in Sean Hayes's Time Out book and Kara Bietz's Sidelined

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
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4. Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)

By: E.L. Massey

4.33

Format: 423 pages, ebook

Nineteen-year-old hockey phenom Alexander Price is the youngest-ever captain in the NHL. With a pol… read more

Similar categories in E.L. Massey's Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1) book and Kara Bietz's Sidelined

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
"Apparently, Alex doesn't know how to handle emotions, and he's a dumpster fire of a human being."

-E.L. Massey, Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)

"The problem is he thinks he and Eli could be good for each other. Really good. Under different circumstances. In a different life. Or maybe, if he was just a little braver, in this one."

-E.L. Massey, Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)

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5. Like You've Nothing Left to Prove (Breakaway, #2)

By: E.L. Massey

4.40

Format: None pages, ebook

As the headline-stealing captain of the Houston Hell Hounds, nineteen-year-old Alexander Price has … read more

Similar categories in E.L. Massey's Like You've Nothing Left to Prove (Breakaway, #2) book and Kara Bietz's Sidelined

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
"He doesn't have words for this kind of thing. But 'love' seems really fucking trite for all the whatever that he feels. Or maybe other people shouldn't be allowed to use the word 'love' because they …"

-E.L. Massey, Like You've Nothing Left to Prove (Breakaway, #2)

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6. The Boyfriend Subscription

By: Steven Salvatore

3.59

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Equal parts sizzling, sweet and irresistibly fresh, Steven Salvatore’s The Boyfriend Subscription i… read more

Similar categories in Steven Salvatore's The Boyfriend Subscription book and Kara Bietz's Sidelined

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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7. 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 Kara Bietz's Sidelined

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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8. Skater Boy

By: Anthony Nerada

4.03

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

In this YA pop-punk debut about queer romance and destroying labels, a teen risks everything to wr… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Nerada's Skater Boy book and Kara Bietz's Sidelined

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"If we can convince our own minds we aren't good enough, we can't really be disappointed when we don't get what we truly want."

-Anthony Nerada, Skater Boy

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9. 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 Kara Bietz's Sidelined

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
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10. 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 Kara Bietz's Sidelined

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • 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

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11. If You Change Your Mind

By: Robby Weber

3.46

Format: 392 pages, Hardcover

In this hilarious and heartfelt debut novel, an aspiring screenwriter learns sometimes love has its… read more

Similar categories in Robby Weber's If You Change Your Mind book and Kara Bietz's Sidelined

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"It's like he's got Tony Stark or S.H.E.I.L.D on the other end at that phone or something."

-Robby Weber, If You Change Your Mind

"Grants footsteps are the same as they always were, they are soft and slow but also confident, like him, he knows I'll follow."

-Robby Weber, If You Change Your Mind

"- You said I wouldn't catch fire if I touch you, I say. - And that's not true, I will. It will be a wildfire and I won't be able to put it out."

-Robby Weber, If You Change Your Mind

"- But if I am going to fail, I say. - If I am not going to end up in LA after all spending weekends with you and watching our dreams come true, I don’t want to risk falling for you again just to say …"

-Robby Weber, If You Change Your Mind

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12. My Fair Brady

By: Brian D. Kennedy

4.00

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

My Fair Lady meets the classic teen film She's All That in this charming and swoony new rom-com fro… read more

Similar categories in Brian D. Kennedy's My Fair Brady book and Kara Bietz's Sidelined

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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13. Teenage Dirtbags

By: James Acker

4.07

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Long Run comes another unflinchingly raw and boldly hilarious novel about an… read more

Similar categories in James Acker's Teenage Dirtbags book and Kara Bietz's Sidelined

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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14. Running With Lions

By: Julian Winters

3.67

Format: 307 pages, Paperback

Bloomington High School Lions' star goalie, Sebastian Hughes, should be excited about his senior ye… read more

Similar categories in Julian Winters's Running With Lions book and Kara Bietz's Sidelined

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
"To every LGBTQIA+ person who has questioned their place in life: You're strong. You're important. You're a lion. Let the world hear you roar."

-Julian Winters, Running With Lions

"The future is only grim because people see it that way. It's unpredictable. Life is a summer storm of insecure thoughts. There's an umbrella of precautions to prevent insecurity, but it doesn't alway…"

-Julian Winters, Running With Lions

"If you're watching Scooby Doo and think of someone because it's their favorite cartoon. If you're allergic to flour but still eat someone's burnt pancakes. Or if you hate the color green but you wear…"

-Julian Winters, Running With Lions

"But being a teenager is one good day of being a superhero, followed by a hundred days of being self-conscious about every little damn thing. It's one big, selfish moment when you don't give a shit ab…"

-Julian Winters, Running With Lions

Cover of The Language of Seabirds by Will  Taylor

15. 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 Kara Bietz's Sidelined

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of I Like Me Better by Robby Weber

16. I Like Me Better

By: Robby Weber

3.65

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

This is not how soccer-star Zack Martin thought his summer would go. When the captain's prank means… read more

Similar categories in Robby Weber's I Like Me Better book and Kara Bietz's Sidelined

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
Cover of The Friend Scheme by Cale Dietrich

17. 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 Kara Bietz's Sidelined

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge by Matthew  Hubbard

18. 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 Kara Bietz's Sidelined

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • 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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19. 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 Kara Bietz's Sidelined

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Sidelined by Kara Bietz

20. Sidelined

By: Kara Bietz

3.48

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An emotional YA romance about small town secrets, high school football, and broken hearts.Julian Ja… read more

Similar categories in Kara Bietz's Sidelined book and Kara Bietz's Sidelined

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
Cover of Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts by Adam  Sass

21. Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts

By: Adam Sass

4.05

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A swoony contemporary romance from Adam Sass following a boy who is cursed to doom any romantic rel… read more

Similar categories in Adam Sass's Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts book and Kara Bietz's Sidelined

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

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E.L. Massey

4.36

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They Hate Each Other

Amanda Woody

4.24

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Sean Hayes

3.63

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Steven Salvatore

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