7 best-selling realistic fiction books like All the Yellow Suns by Malavika Kannan

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All the Yellow Suns

By: Malavika Kannan

3.79

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age story about a queer Indian American girl exploring activism and identity through ar…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in All the Yellow Suns by Malavika Kannan , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes

1. The Luis Ortega Survival Club

By: Sonora Reyes

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School comes a story in the vein of… read more

Similar categories in Sonora Reyes's The Luis Ortega Survival Club book and Malavika Kannan's All the Yellow Suns

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • 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 Malavika Kannan's All the Yellow Suns

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • 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. The Wicked Bargain

By: Gabe Cole Novoa

4.19

Format: 368 pages, None

El Diablo is in the details in this Latinx pirate fantasy starring a transmasculine nonbinary teen … read more

Similar categories in Gabe Cole Novoa's The Wicked Bargain book and Malavika Kannan's All the Yellow Suns

  • romance
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
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4. We Deserve Monuments

By: Jas Hammonds

4.30

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Family secrets, a swoon-worthy romance, and a slow-burn mystery collide in We Deserve Monuments, a … read more

Similar categories in Jas Hammonds's We Deserve Monuments book and Malavika Kannan's All the Yellow Suns

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Home to the richest soil on Earth. A Great Place to Grow!"

-Jas Hammonds, We Deserve Monuments

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5. Dear Wendy

By: Ann Zhao

4.01

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Dear Wendy's Sophie and Jo, two aromantic and asexual students at Wellesley College, engage in an o… read more

Similar categories in Ann Zhao's Dear Wendy book and Malavika Kannan's All the Yellow Suns

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Nobody talks about breaking up with your friends. It sucks. Especially when that friend ditches you to be with whoever they think is The One."

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

"And still, it's hard to find people like me. The asexual community is small enough as it is; there are fewer aromantic people and even fewer people who are both."

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

"And that really made me think for the first time about how this could happen with any friend who's not also aroace. Like, my person, my closest confidant, will probably always have someone else - a r…"

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

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6. The Infinity Particle

By: Wendy Xu

4.03

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this gorgeous graphic novel by Wendy Xu, co-creator of the award-winning Mooncakes, a young inve… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Xu's The Infinity Particle book and Malavika Kannan's All the Yellow Suns

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
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7. Northranger

By: Rey Terciero

4.06

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

In this swoony and spooky teen summer romance graphic novel set on a Texas ranch, sixteen-year-old … read more

Similar categories in Rey Terciero's Northranger book and Malavika Kannan's All the Yellow Suns

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"You weren't wrong about me being a killer. But the only person I've ever tried to kill is myself."

-Rey Terciero, Northranger

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8. Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun

By: Jonny Garza Villa

4.16

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

A poignant, funny, openhearted novel about coming out, first love, and being your one and only best… read more

Similar categories in Jonny Garza Villa's Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun book and Malavika Kannan's All the Yellow Suns

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Intelligent people can still get into some stupid-ass foolery"

-Jonny Garza Villa, Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun

"It only takes one person to live their truth before more people start realizing they can too."

-Jonny Garza Villa, Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun

"It's not even about the more intimate moments that happened. Although I do miss those a lot too. A lot , a lot. What I crave most is being next to someone. My someone."

-Jonny Garza Villa, Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun

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9. 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 Malavika Kannan's All the Yellow Suns

  • romance
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. 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

Similar categories in Ari Tison's Saints of the Household book and Malavika Kannan's All the Yellow Suns

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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11. Give Me a Sign

By: Anna Sortino

4.11

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

Lilah is stuck in the middle. At least, that’s what having a hearing loss seems like sometimes—when… read more

Similar categories in Anna Sortino's Give Me a Sign book and Malavika Kannan's All the Yellow Suns

  • romance
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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12. The Diablo's Curse

By: Gabe Cole Novoa

4.23

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Wicked Bargain comes a high-stakes race to defeat a curse designed to kill a… read more

Similar categories in Gabe Cole Novoa's The Diablo's Curse book and Malavika Kannan's All the Yellow Suns

  • romance
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
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13. On the Bright Side

By: Anna Sortino

4.20

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A hopeful novel about love, disability, and the inevitability of change by the author of Give Me a … read more

Similar categories in Anna Sortino's On the Bright Side book and Malavika Kannan's All the Yellow Suns

  • romance
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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14. The Absinthe Underground

By: Jamie Pacton

3.47

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Moulin Rouge meets Holly Black in a thrilling sapphic friends-to-lovers romantasy! For Sybil Cla… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Pacton's The Absinthe Underground book and Malavika Kannan's All the Yellow Suns

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • queer
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15. 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 Malavika Kannan's All the Yellow Suns

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment by Arushi Avachat

16. Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment

By: Arushi Avachat

3.82

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A sparkling debut rom-com about a high school senior whose life suddenly gets a Bollywood spin when… read more

Similar categories in Arushi Avachat's Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment book and Malavika Kannan's All the Yellow Suns

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"There's a reason Shahid Kapoor was voted Asia's Sexiest Man Alive"

-Arushi Avachat, Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment

Cover of Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

17. Four Eids and a Funeral

By: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

3.71

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

Ex-best friends, Tiwa and Said, must work together to save their Islamic Center from demolition, in… read more

Similar categories in Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Four Eids and a Funeral book and Malavika Kannan's All the Yellow Suns

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of All the Yellow Suns by Malavika Kannan

18. All the Yellow Suns

By: Malavika Kannan

3.79

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age story about a queer Indian American girl exploring activism and identity through ar… read more

Similar categories in Malavika Kannan's All the Yellow Suns book and Malavika Kannan's All the Yellow Suns

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • feminism
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Wish You Weren't Here by Erin Baldwin

19. Wish You Weren't Here

By: Erin Baldwin

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Juliette doesn’t hate Priya Pendley. At least, not in the way teen movies say she should hate th… read more

Similar categories in Erin Baldwin's Wish You Weren't Here book and Malavika Kannan's All the Yellow Suns

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of True Love and Other Impossible Odds by Christina  Li

20. True Love and Other Impossible Odds

By: Christina Li

4.18

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Pitched as Nina LaCour meets The Half of It, the story follows a first-year college student Grace T… read more

Similar categories in Christina Li's True Love and Other Impossible Odds book and Malavika Kannan's All the Yellow Suns

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of A Bánh Mì for Two by Trinity  Nguyen

21. A Bánh Mì for Two

By: Trinity Nguyen

4.02

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In this sweet sapphic romance about two foodies in love, Vivi meets Lan while studying abroad in Vi… read more

Similar categories in Trinity Nguyen's A Bánh Mì for Two book and Malavika Kannan's All the Yellow Suns

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

18 Best fiction books like All the Yellow Suns by Malavika Kannan

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The Luis Ortega Survival Club

Sonora Reyes

4.24

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The Dos and Donuts of Love

Adiba Jaigirdar

3.88

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We Deserve Monuments

Jas Hammonds

4.30

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Ann Zhao

4.01

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14 Top fantasy books like The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa

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Otherworldly

F.T. Lukens

3.99

Transform Your Habits

The Wicked Bargain

Gabe Cole Novoa

4.19

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Venom & Vow

Anna-Marie McLemore

3.73

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The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

Andrew Joseph White

4.52

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