17 Top realistic fiction books like I'm Not Here to Make Friends by Andrew Yang

Cover of I'm Not Here to Make Friends by Andrew  Yang

I'm Not Here to Make Friends

By: Andrew Yang

3.35

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Terrace House meets Loveboat, Taipei in this fun, frothy, incisive YA debut, following two teens an…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in I'm Not Here to Make Friends by Andrew Yang , here is a list of 17 books like this:

1. Girl Out of Water

By: Laura Silverman

3.88

Format: 383 pages, Paperback

Anise Sawyer plans to spend every minute of summer with her friends: surfing, chowing down on fish … read more

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2. Absolutely Truly

By: Heather Vogel Frederick

5.00

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

An unsent letter in a first edition copy of Charlotte's Webleads to a hunt for treasure in this hea… read more

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3. With a Little Luck (Fortuna Beach, #2)

By: Marissa Meyer

3.90

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

After being magically gifted with incredible luck, a boy discovers this gift just may be a curse wh… read more

Similar categories in Marissa Meyer's With a Little Luck (Fortuna Beach, #2) book and Andrew Yang's I'm Not Here to Make Friends

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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4. The Legacies

By: Jessica Goodman

3.57

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Old money. New secrets. One killer party. Scoring an invitation for membership to the exclusive … read more

Similar categories in Jessica Goodman's The Legacies book and Andrew Yang's I'm Not Here to Make Friends

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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5. Ryan and Avery

By: David Levithan

3.89

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of EVERY DAY, this is a queer love story for the ages--t… read more

Similar categories in David Levithan's Ryan and Avery book and Andrew Yang's I'm Not Here to Make Friends

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"When Ryan's pickup appears within the snowfall, Avery's heart becomes the opposite of snowfall-that strange, windblown moment when you look and see the snow is actually drifting upward. Snowrise. Whe…"

-David Levithan, Ryan and Avery

Cover of Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang

6. Lunar New Year Love Story

By: Gene Luen Yang

4.41

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com ab… read more

Similar categories in Gene Luen Yang's Lunar New Year Love Story book and Andrew Yang's I'm Not Here to Make Friends

  • romance
  • teen
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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7. Bellegarde

By: Jamie Lilac

3.56

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Bellegarde reimagines the 90s romcom classic She's All That in 18th-century Paris, France. The l… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Lilac's Bellegarde book and Andrew Yang's I'm Not Here to Make Friends

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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8. You Wouldn't Dare

By: Samantha Markum

3.75

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A rom com about trying to have the summer of your life before everything changes - only to realize … read more

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  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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9. Love in Winter Wonderland

By: Abiola Bello

3.72

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

A YA Christmas love story set in a London Black-owned bookshop. Charming, handsome Trey Anderso… read more

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  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. The Revenge Game

By: Jordyn Taylor

3.44

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

A wickedly comic feminist mystery about the dark side of a hopeless romantic's seemingly perfect lo… read more

Similar categories in Jordyn Taylor's The Revenge Game book and Andrew Yang's I'm Not Here to Make Friends

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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11. Saints of the Household

By: Ari Tison

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Saints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town--tol… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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12. Didn't See That Coming

By: Jesse Q. Sutanto

3.66

Format: 320 pages, ebook

A hilariously fresh and romantic send-up to You’ve Got Mail about a gamer girl with a secret identi… read more

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  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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13. Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed

By: Dashka Slater

4.30

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

When a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to… read more

Similar categories in Dashka Slater's Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed book and Andrew Yang's I'm Not Here to Make Friends

  • teen
  • audiobook
Cover of An Improbable Season (An Improbable Season, #1) by Rosalyn Eves

14. An Improbable Season (An Improbable Season, #1)

By: Rosalyn Eves

3.65

Format: None pages, ebook

When Thalia, Kalliope, and Charis set off to Regency London for their first Season, they know exact… read more

Similar categories in Rosalyn Eves's An Improbable Season (An Improbable Season, #1) book and Andrew Yang's I'm Not Here to Make Friends

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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15. 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 Andrew Yang's I'm Not Here to Make Friends

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Royal Scandal (Royal Blood, #2) by Aimee Carter

16. Royal Scandal (Royal Blood, #2)

By: Aimee Carter

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The second book in the Royal Blood series about an American girl who threatens the royal family by … read more

Similar categories in Aimee Carter's Royal Scandal (Royal Blood, #2) book and Andrew Yang's I'm Not Here to Make Friends

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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17. So Fetch

By: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

3.60

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia comes the totally fetch story of one of th… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Keishin Armstrong's So Fetch book and Andrew Yang's I'm Not Here to Make Friends

  • audiobook
Cover of We'll Never Tell by Wendy Heard

18. We'll Never Tell

By: Wendy Heard

3.65

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A whodunit doused in Hollywood lore. No one at Hollywood High knows who’s behind We'll Never Tel… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Heard's We'll Never Tell book and Andrew Yang's I'm Not Here to Make Friends

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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19. Kismat Connection

By: Ananya Devarajan

3.42

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this charming YA debut, a girl who’s determined to prove her star chart wrong ropes her longtime… read more

Similar categories in Ananya Devarajan's Kismat Connection book and Andrew Yang's I'm Not Here to Make Friends

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Did I deserve to be abandoned, then?"

-Ananya Devarajan, Kismat Connection

"He knew nothing and learned everything because no one else would do it for him"

-Ananya Devarajan, Kismat Connection

Cover of The Christmas Clash by Suzanne Park

20. The Christmas Clash

By: Suzanne Park

3.41

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Who's naughty and nice at Riverwood Mall? In this hilarious holiday rom-com, two rivals get togethe… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Park's The Christmas Clash book and Andrew Yang's I'm Not Here to Make Friends

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Your Lonely Nights Are Over by Adam  Sass

21. Your Lonely Nights Are Over

By: Adam Sass

4.03

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Scream meets Clueless in this YA horror from Adam Sass in which two gay teen BFFs find their friend… read more

Similar categories in Adam Sass's Your Lonely Nights Are Over book and Andrew Yang's I'm Not Here to Make Friends

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous by Suzanne Park

22. Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous

By: Suzanne Park

3.58

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A social media influencer is shipped off to a digital detox summer camp in this coming-of-age stor… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Park's Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous book and Andrew Yang's I'm Not Here to Make Friends

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Artifacts of an Ex by Jennifer   Chen

23. Artifacts of an Ex

By: Jennifer Chen

3.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When Chloe Chang gets dumped via USPS after moving across the county from NYC to LA, her first inst… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Chen's Artifacts of an Ex book and Andrew Yang's I'm Not Here to Make Friends

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Your face right now is pure joy. Watching you study art is worthy of any painting in a museum."

-Jennifer Chen, Artifacts of an Ex

Cover of The Reunion by Kit Frick

24. The Reunion

By: Kit Frick

3.39

Format: 317 pages, Hardcover

A doomed family reunion at a posh Caribbean resort, where old grudges and dangerous secrets culmina… read more

Similar categories in Kit Frick's The Reunion book and Andrew Yang's I'm Not Here to Make Friends

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Love & Resistance by Kara H.L. Chen

25. Love & Resistance

By: Kara H.L. Chen

3.83

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Seventeen-year-old Olivia Chang is at her fourth school in seven years. Her self-imposed solitude i… read more

Similar categories in Kara H.L. Chen's Love & Resistance book and Andrew Yang's I'm Not Here to Make Friends

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of I'm Not Here to Make Friends by Andrew  Yang

26. I'm Not Here to Make Friends

By: Andrew Yang

3.35

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Terrace House meets Loveboat, Taipei in this fun, frothy, incisive YA debut, following two teens an… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Yang's I'm Not Here to Make Friends book and Andrew Yang's I'm Not Here to Make Friends

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao

27. When Haru Was Here

By: Dustin Thao

3.98

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

We Are Okay meets Wandavision in this novel about loss, and learning to let go. After the death … read more

Similar categories in Dustin Thao's When Haru Was Here book and Andrew Yang's I'm Not Here to Make Friends

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Queens of New York by E.L. Shen

28. The Queens of New York

By: E.L. Shen

4.04

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed author E. L. Shen comes a sun-drenched, cinematic YA novel about three Asian America… read more

Similar categories in E.L. Shen's The Queens of New York book and Andrew Yang's I'm Not Here to Make Friends

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Freudian slips happen to the breast of us"

-E.L. Shen, The Queens of New York

"Once you've bowed your head and burned the incense, the grief locks inside the coffin, shrouded underneath new grass and fertile soil. But I don't think Ariel has any grass at all."

-E.L. Shen, The Queens of New York

"I inhale with the waves flooding the shore. They are easy. They are mine. I can feel my heartbeat slowing. Bea may be in Queens underground, but for now, she is here. We are little girls again, on th…"

-E.L. Shen, The Queens of New York

"When I got my official acceptance letter in the mail, Umma immediately pinned it to the fridge. She took down my old tests to make room. This letter deserved the entire metal canvas. It was the culmi…"

-E.L. Shen, The Queens of New York

Cover of Lucky Girl by Jamie Pacton

29. Lucky Girl

By: Jamie Pacton

3.74

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

In Jamie Pacton's hilarious and poignant sophomore novel, a teen wins the lotto jackpot and suspici… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Pacton's Lucky Girl book and Andrew Yang's I'm Not Here to Make Friends

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other) by Livia Blackburne

30. Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other)

By: Livia Blackburne

3.72

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

You’ve Got Mail gets a YA twist in this rom-com that spotlights the power of activism and community… read more

Similar categories in Livia Blackburne's Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other) book and Andrew Yang's I'm Not Here to Make Friends

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Unbecoming by Seema Yasmin

31. Unbecoming

By: Seema Yasmin

4.17

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Two Muslim teens in Texas fight for access to abortion while one harbors a painful secret in this f… read more

Similar categories in Seema Yasmin's Unbecoming book and Andrew Yang's I'm Not Here to Make Friends

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook

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3.90

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3.57

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Ryan and Avery

David Levithan

3.89

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Gene Luen Yang

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Mindy McGinnis

3.94

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Victoria Wlosok

3.65

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