28 must-read fiction books like On the Subject of Unmentionable Things by Julia Walton

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On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

By: Julia Walton

4.02

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A girl rewrites sex education, one viral post at a time, in this fiercely honest and delightfully a…

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1. The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen

By: Isaac Blum

4.01

Format: 218 pages, Hardcover

The Chosen meets Darius the Great in this irreverent and timely story of worlds colliding in friend… read more

Similar categories in Isaac Blum's The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen book and Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • romance
  • humor
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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2. 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 Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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3. The Initial Insult (The Initial Insult, #1)

By: Mindy McGinnis

3.67

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to Amontillado, Ohio, where your last name is worth more than money, and secrets can be kep… read more

Similar categories in Mindy McGinnis's The Initial Insult (The Initial Insult, #1) book and Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"...If I can't feel the good things anymore, then doing a few bad ones shouldn't hurt a bit. And they are long overdue."

-Mindy McGinnis, The Initial Insult (The Initial Insult, #1)

"I’ve borne it all with patience, the years of small cuts that heal over, my heart a pulpy mass of scars. But it was still beating, at least I could say that, right up until she took Goldie from me. N…"

-Mindy McGinnis, The Initial Insult (The Initial Insult, #1)

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4. The Space Between Here & Now

By: Sarah Suk

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of They Both Die at the End and You've Reached Sam, this gripping, atmospheric YA … read more

Similar categories in Sarah Suk's The Space Between Here & Now book and Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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5. The Well

By: Jake Wyatt

4.09

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A fantasy graphic novel about Lizzy, a girl who gets cursed by a wishing well, and her adventure to… read more

Similar categories in Jake Wyatt's The Well book and Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • fiction
  • young adult
"You don't become wealthy unless you care about money. And you don't stop caring about money just because you're rich."

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

"People like to say that hard work makes you rich. That isn't true. But if you like the work, and it keeps you and yours fed and warm, it can make you happy."

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

"Did you think a wishing well would be full of noble feelings? A wish is pure desire, Lizzy. You're old enough to know that people seldom want what's good for them. Or anyone else, for that matter."

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

"Courage is doing what is right and necessary, regardless of peril. Your parents were brave. Your grandmother was brave. Endangering yourself or others for the sake of wealth? Risking lives for a chan…"

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

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6. Seven Percent of Ro Devereux

By: Ellen O'Clover

3.86

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A clever, charming, and poignant debut novel about a girl who must decide whether to pursue her dre… read more

Similar categories in Ellen O'Clover's Seven Percent of Ro Devereux book and Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"We're always just looking for each other."

-Ellen O'Clover, Seven Percent of Ro Devereux

"You will become people you can’t even fathom yet. I wish I could be here to meet every version of you, Rosie. I know I would love each one more than the last"

-Ellen O'Clover, Seven Percent of Ro Devereux

"We heard each other in that language between two people who’ve never known a life without the other in it. He didn’t have to speak to tell me he was upset. I didn’t have to show him my hurt for him t…"

-Ellen O'Clover, Seven Percent of Ro Devereux

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7. Pretty Dead Queens

By: Alexa Donne

3.70

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Seaview High's homecoming queen is dead . . . and she's not the first. A thriller about a decades-o… read more

Similar categories in Alexa Donne's Pretty Dead Queens book and Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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8. Hard Wired

By: Len Vlahos

3.77

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From Morris finalist Len Vlahos comes a contemporary sci-fi story about a boy who might not be huma… read more

Similar categories in Len Vlahos's Hard Wired book and Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • fiction
  • teen
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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9. Retro

By: Sofía Lapuente

3.58

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

What starts off as a light-hearted competition to live without modern technology for a year turns i… read more

Similar categories in Sofía Lapuente's Retro book and Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Trauma isn't your fault, but healing is your responsibility."

-Sofía Lapuente, Retro

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10. I'm the Girl

By: Courtney Summers

3.39

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

The new groundbreaking queer thriller from New York Times bestselling and Edgar-award Winning autho… read more

Similar categories in Courtney Summers's I'm the Girl book and Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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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 Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • 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. Live, Laugh, Kidnap

By: Gabby Noone

3.71

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of Layoverland comes another bitingly clever, laugh-out-loud funny novel, about a g… read more

Similar categories in Gabby Noone's Live, Laugh, Kidnap book and Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • romance
  • humor
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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13. Forgive Me Not

By: Jennifer Baker

3.92

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In this searing indictment of the juvenile justice system, one incarcerated teen weighs what she is… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Baker's Forgive Me Not book and Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"...Counselor Susan was right about one thing: We’re more than our worst mistakes."

-Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not

"All this got me wondering: Is that what forgiveness is? Is it forgetting and moving on? Is it doing whatever it takes to hear “I forgive you"

-Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not

"We’re not the same. Nothing will ever be the same. I try to say it, but it doesn’t come out. It can’t, because all the hurt needs to be spewed out first. Along with all the shame, hiding, guilt."

-Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not

"The way my parents are reacting to this and last week’s Trials reminds me how much is and isn’t in their control. We’re all experiencing this together with Letta, only we can’t be there to help her. …"

-Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not

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14. The Wolves Are Waiting

By: Natasha Friend

3.99

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Natasha Friend comes a compelling investigation of sexual harassment and … read more

Similar categories in Natasha Friend's The Wolves Are Waiting book and Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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15. Lord of the Fly Fest

By: Goldy Moldavsky

3.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

One of Us Is Lying meets Lord of the Flies meets Fyre Fest in this wickedly addictive and funny YA … read more

Similar categories in Goldy Moldavsky's Lord of the Fly Fest book and Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • humor
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"It's a condition I have where I don't care about things."

-Goldy Moldavsky, Lord of the Fly Fest

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16. The Next New Syrian Girl

By: Ream Shukairy

4.28

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Furia meets I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter about the unlikely friendship between two very d… read more

Similar categories in Ream Shukairy's The Next New Syrian Girl book and Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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17. Ab(solutely) Normal: Short Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes

By: Nora Shalaway Carpenter

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Channeling their own experiences, sixteen exceptional authors subvert mental health stereotypes in … read more

Similar categories in Nora Shalaway Carpenter's Ab(solutely) Normal: Short Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes book and Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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18. Stay Dead

By: April Henry

3.86

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

New York Times  bestselling author April Henry delivers a thrilling murder mystery featuring a teen… read more

Similar categories in April Henry's Stay Dead book and Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • fiction
  • teen
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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19. All the Best Liars

By: Amelia Kahaney

3.79

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A dark, modern psychological thriller and coming-of-age about obsession, manipulation, and the inte… read more

Similar categories in Amelia Kahaney's All the Best Liars book and Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin

20. Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

By: Steve Sheinkin

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A riveting graphic novel adaptation of the award-winning nonfiction book, Bomb ―the fascinating and… read more

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21. Sync

By: Ellen Hopkins

4.42

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

From #1 NYT bestselling author Ellen Hopkins comes a new heartbreaking young adult novel in verse a… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Hopkins's Sync book and Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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22. The First Thing About You

By: Chaz Hayden

3.85

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A high school student with spinal muscular atrophy is determined to reinvent himself. When fifte… read more

Similar categories in Chaz Hayden's The First Thing About You book and Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • romance
  • high school
  • humor
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Why are you so excited to have me as a student?"

-Chaz Hayden, The First Thing About You

"I guess we’re two lonely nerds sharing our sad stories over lunch."

-Chaz Hayden, The First Thing About You

"Normal is a difficult word for me. I would never be normal in the eyes of society. It’s all I’ve wanted, but somehow it chooses everyone else instead of me."

-Chaz Hayden, The First Thing About You

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23. Silent Sister

By: Megan Davidhizar

3.91

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The must-read suspense novel of the summer about a mysterious sister's disappearance, her biggest b… read more

Similar categories in Megan Davidhizar's Silent Sister book and Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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24. Hopepunk

By: Preston Norton

3.92

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A novel about forgiveness and redemption, and about how hope is the ultimate act of rebellion.Growi… read more

Similar categories in Preston Norton's Hopepunk book and Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Hope is an act of resistance."

-Preston Norton, Hopepunk

"Art means nothing without the people who experience it..."

-Preston Norton, Hopepunk

"To my Homegirl, my Best Friend, my Rock, Hope, Because without her, what the hell have we got?"

-Preston Norton, Hopepunk

"Nothing strengthens the soul like music that speaks to it—especially when you find it on your own. I think there's power in that."

-Preston Norton, Hopepunk

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25. Seton Girls

By: Charlene Thomas

3.98

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A smart and twisty debut YA that starts off like Friday Night Lights and ends with the power and in… read more

Similar categories in Charlene Thomas's Seton Girls book and Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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26. 16 & Pregnant

By: LaLa Thomas

3.90

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The bond between two best friends is put to the test when one of them gets pregnant in this contemp… read more

Similar categories in LaLa Thomas's 16 & Pregnant book and Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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27. On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

By: Julia Walton

4.02

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A girl rewrites sex education, one viral post at a time, in this fiercely honest and delightfully a… read more

Similar categories in Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things book and Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • humor
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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28. The Jump

By: Brittney Morris

3.60

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of SLAY and The Cost of Knowing comes an action-driven, high-octane “thri… read more

Similar categories in Brittney Morris's The Jump book and Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of The Asylum Confessions: Killer Families (The Asylum Confession Files) by Jack Steen

29. The Asylum Confessions: Killer Families (The Asylum Confession Files)

By: Jack Steen

4.20

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

They arrive alive. They always leave dead. But first, they give me their confessions. My name is Ja… read more

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Cover of Good as Gold by Candace Buford

30. Good as Gold

By: Candace Buford

3.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Fans of Netflix's Outer Banks will devour this contemporary YA novel with a propulsive mystery abou… read more

Similar categories in Candace Buford's Good as Gold book and Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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31. That's Debatable

By: Jen Doll

3.87

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

That's Debatable is a witty, smart, and feminist romantic comedy, author Jen Doll explores what it … read more

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  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • humor
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook

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Transform Your Habits

The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen

Isaac Blum

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Plan A

Deb Caletti

4.02

Transform Your Habits

The Initial Insult (The Initial Insult, #1)

Mindy McGinnis

3.67

Transform Your Habits

The Space Between Here & Now

Sarah Suk

4.09

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Brighter Than the Sun

Daniel Aleman

4.06

Transform Your Habits

Rez Ball

Byron Graves

4.16

Transform Your Habits

All the Fighting Parts

Hannah V. Sawyerr

4.44

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Claire Forrest

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