18 Top contemporary books like Then Everything Happens at Once by M.E. Girard

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Then Everything Happens at Once

By: M.E. Girard

3.12

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From Lambda award–winning and acclaimed author of Girl Mans Up, M-E Girard, comes a stand-alone sex…

If you liked the contemporary plot in Then Everything Happens at Once by M.E. Girard , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. Only This Beautiful Moment

By: Abdi Nazemian

4.46

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the Stonewall Honor–winning author of Like a Love Story comes a sweeping story of three genera… read more

Similar categories in Abdi Nazemian's Only This Beautiful Moment book and M.E. Girard's Then Everything Happens at Once

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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2. The Dos and Donuts of Love

By: Adiba Jaigirdar

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A pun-filled YA contemporary romance, The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar finds a teenage… read more

Similar categories in Adiba Jaigirdar's The Dos and Donuts of Love book and M.E. Girard's Then Everything Happens at Once

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • young adult romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Food is a big part of my culture, especially sweet foods. When you're Bangladeshi, you're taught that any good news or celebration has to be accompanied with some sweet food. Every time you visit som…"

-Adiba Jaigirdar, The Dos and Donuts of Love

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3. Plan A

By: Deb Caletti

4.02

Format: 416 pages, Library Binding

A sixteen-year-old girl’s road trip across the country to get an abortion becomes a transformative … read more

Similar categories in Deb Caletti's Plan A book and M.E. Girard's Then Everything Happens at Once

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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4. Imogen, Obviously

By: Becky Albertalli

4.23

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

With humor and insight, #1 New York Times bestseller Becky Albertalli explores the nuances of sexua… read more

Similar categories in Becky Albertalli's Imogen, Obviously book and M.E. Girard's Then Everything Happens at Once

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Every breath she breathes feels like a love letter."

-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously

"1987: the world’s biggest pancake ever (well, at the time). My parents actually got to eat part of it!"

-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously

"So which one of us is more queer?" "Well," I pause, "I'd have to see the two of you trying to sit in chairs."

-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously

"Tessa’s eyes catch mine, and her lips tug up at the corners, just barely. And the noise in my brain falls away. All the times I said I’m straight. All the times everyone’s said I’m straight. There it…"

-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously

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5. 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 M.E. Girard's Then Everything Happens at Once

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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6. The Summer of Bitter and Sweet

By: Jen Ferguson

4.05

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

In this complex and emotionally resonant novel, debut author Jen Ferguson serves up a powerful stor… read more

Similar categories in Jen Ferguson's The Summer of Bitter and Sweet book and M.E. Girard's Then Everything Happens at Once

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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7. Queen Among the Dead

By: Lesley Livingston

3.38

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

A stunning Celtic YA fantasy adventure set in the ancient kingdom of Eire, inspired by the legend o… read more

Similar categories in Lesley Livingston's Queen Among the Dead book and M.E. Girard's Then Everything Happens at Once

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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8. Mall Goth

By: Kate Leth

3.89

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me gets a Y2K twist in this coming-of-age young adult graphic nov… read more

Similar categories in Kate Leth's Mall Goth book and M.E. Girard's Then Everything Happens at Once

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Oh mall... at least you're always here for me"

-Kate Leth, Mall Goth

Cover of Funeral Songs for Dying Girls by Cherie Dimaline

9. Funeral Songs for Dying Girls

By: Cherie Dimaline

3.53

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

After inadvertently starting rumors of a haunted cemetery, a teen befriends a ghost in this brand-n… read more

Similar categories in Cherie Dimaline's Funeral Songs for Dying Girls book and M.E. Girard's Then Everything Happens at Once

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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10. Those Pink Mountain Nights

By: Jen Ferguson

3.94

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

In her remarkable second novel following her acclaimed debut, The Summer of Bitter and Sweet, which… read more

Similar categories in Jen Ferguson's Those Pink Mountain Nights book and M.E. Girard's Then Everything Happens at Once

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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11. This Book Won't Burn

By: Samira Ahmed

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspens… read more

Similar categories in Samira Ahmed's This Book Won't Burn book and M.E. Girard's Then Everything Happens at Once

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Book banning has long been used to silence those who want to speak out, those who are unwilling to be gaslit into thinking they're living in the best of all possible worlds."

-Samira Ahmed, This Book Won't Burn

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12. Going Bicoastal

By: Dahlia Adler

3.83

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A queer Sliding Doors YA rom-com in which a girl must choose between summer in NYC with her dad (an… read more

Similar categories in Dahlia Adler's Going Bicoastal book and M.E. Girard's Then Everything Happens at Once

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • young adult romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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13. No Boy Summer

By: Amy Spalding

3.54

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Lydia and her younger sister Penny make a pact to avoid boy drama for the summer—but Lydia can’t he… read more

Similar categories in Amy Spalding's No Boy Summer book and M.E. Girard's Then Everything Happens at Once

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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14. The Renaissance of Gwen Hathaway

By: Ashley Schumacher

3.87

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Since her mother’s death, Madeline “Gwen” Hathaway has been determined that nothing in her life wil… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Schumacher's The Renaissance of Gwen Hathaway book and M.E. Girard's Then Everything Happens at Once

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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15. As You Walk On By

By: Julian Winters

3.95

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The Breakfast Club meets Can't Hardly Wait with an unforgettable ensemble cast in another swoony YA… read more

Similar categories in Julian Winters's As You Walk On By book and M.E. Girard's Then Everything Happens at Once

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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16. Pieces of Me

By: Kate McLaughlin

4.03

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The next gut-punching, compulsively readable Kate McLaughlin novel, about a girl finding strength i… read more

Similar categories in Kate McLaughlin's Pieces of Me book and M.E. Girard's Then Everything Happens at Once

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Then Everything Happens at Once by M.E. Girard

17. Then Everything Happens at Once

By: M.E. Girard

3.12

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From Lambda award–winning and acclaimed author of Girl Mans Up, M-E Girard, comes a stand-alone sex… read more

Similar categories in M.E. Girard's Then Everything Happens at Once book and M.E. Girard's Then Everything Happens at Once

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of If I Can Give You That by Michael Gray Bulla

18. If I Can Give You That

By: Michael Gray Bulla

4.07

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Kacen Callender and Mason Deaver comes a heart-tugging coming-of-age YA debut that take… read more

Similar categories in Michael Gray Bulla's If I Can Give You That book and M.E. Girard's Then Everything Happens at Once

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Dragging Mason County by Curtis   Campbell

19. Dragging Mason County

By: Curtis Campbell

3.53

Format: 220 pages, Hardcover

A laugh-out-loud YA debut that examines the realities of small-town queer life and celebrates the t… read more

Similar categories in Curtis Campbell's Dragging Mason County book and M.E. Girard's Then Everything Happens at Once

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Of Light and Shadow by Tanaz Bhathena

20. Of Light and Shadow

By: Tanaz Bhathena

3.67

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Of Light and Shadow is a novel about magic, mayhem, love, and betrayal--the story of a bandit and a… read more

Similar categories in Tanaz Bhathena's Of Light and Shadow book and M.E. Girard's Then Everything Happens at Once

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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21. Iz the Apocalypse

By: Susan Currie

3.77

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! A fierce voice longs to break free. A spark ignites… read more

Similar categories in Susan Currie's Iz the Apocalypse book and M.E. Girard's Then Everything Happens at Once

  • young adult

20 must-read fiction books like Then Everything Happens at Once by M.E. Girard

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Only This Beautiful Moment

Abdi Nazemian

4.46

Transform Your Habits

The Dos and Donuts of Love

Adiba Jaigirdar

3.88

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Plan A

Deb Caletti

4.02

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Imogen, Obviously

Becky Albertalli

4.23

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19 must-read fiction books like Those Pink Mountain Nights by Jen Ferguson

Transform Your Habits

Only This Beautiful Moment

Abdi Nazemian

4.46

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Plan A

Deb Caletti

4.02

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Sheine Lende (Elatsoe, #0)

Darcie Little Badger

4.29

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Rez Ball

Byron Graves

4.16

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