7 Best coming of age books like End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2) by John Goode

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End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2)

By: John Goode

4.45

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

Publisher has changed numbering of series with this edition Kyle Stilleno is no longer the invis…

"The more it changes, the more it's the same thing. But overall, things have changed. I say changed and not "changed for the better" because I am no fool. Fate is a total drama queen. The second you say things are better than they were, she'll come stumbling toward you on her six-inch heels, nasty-ass wig crooked and on sideways. You'll wonder exactly how she got all that makeup slathered onto her face. One nicotine-caked fake fingernail will point at you, and she will make sure that things are anything but better from there on out. So no, thank you. Things are different but not better and, in fact, could get much much worse, so fuck off, Fate! Is she gone? Whew. Things had changed at school and not in a bad way(crosses fingers and hope that doesn't count as pissing Fate off)."

-John Goode, End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2)

"The more it changes, the more it's the same thing. But overall, things have changed. I say changed and not "changed for the better" because I am no fool. Fate is a total drama queen. The second you say things are better than they were, she'll come stumbling toward you on her six-inch heels, nasty-ass wig crooked and on sideways. You'll wonder exactly how she got all that makeup slathered onto her face. One nicotine-caked fake fingernail will point at you, and she will make sure that things are anything but better from there on out. So no, thank you. Things are different but not better and, in fact, could get much much worse, so fuck off, Fate! Is she gone? Whew. Things had changed at school and not in a bad way(crosses fingers and hope that doesn't count as pissing Fate off)."

-John Goode, End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2)

If you liked the coming of age plot in End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2) by John Goode , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. A Boy Worth Knowing

By: Jennifer Cosgrove

3.88

Format: 182 pages, ebook

Ghosts can’t seem to keep their opinions to themselves. Seventeen-year-old Nate Shaw should know… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Cosgrove's A Boy Worth Knowing book and John Goode's End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I wan't sure what he saw in me, but I was glad he saw something."

-Jennifer Cosgrove, A Boy Worth Knowing

"James, Mr. Nice Smile, had a spirit clinging to him. As if things weren't weird enough."

-Jennifer Cosgrove, A Boy Worth Knowing

"It hadn't been a week, and I couldn't remember what it was like before James. I didn't want to."

-Jennifer Cosgrove, A Boy Worth Knowing

"James's friendship meant more than any feelings I might have. That was enough. It would have to be enough."

-Jennifer Cosgrove, A Boy Worth Knowing

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2. Riding with Brighton

By: Haven Francis

3.98

Format: 220 pages, ebook

In the small town of Spring Valley, molds weren’t made to be broken, and high school senior Jay Hal… read more

Similar categories in Haven Francis's Riding with Brighton book and John Goode's End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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3. Tigerland (Tigers and Devils, #2)

By: Sean Kennedy

4.21

Format: 306 pages, ebook

After an eventful and sometimes uncomfortably public courtship, Simon Murray and Declan Tyler settl… read more

Similar categories in Sean Kennedy's Tigerland (Tigers and Devils, #2) book and John Goode's End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
"Don't I always tell you to never listen to me?"

-Sean Kennedy, Tigerland (Tigers and Devils, #2)

"The closet is a powerful thing. It makes you accept things you never thought you would in order to preserve the facade that you present to the outside world."

-Sean Kennedy, Tigerland (Tigers and Devils, #2)

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4. Play Me, I'm Yours

By: Madison Parker

4.06

Format: None pages, ebook

A Harmony Ink Press Young Adult Title Fairy Tate. Twinklefingers. Lucy Liu.Will the taunting ever e… read more

Similar categories in Madison Parker's Play Me, I'm Yours book and John Goode's End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2)

  • romance
  • high school
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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5. Until You (At First Sight, #3)

By: T.J. Klune

4.18

Format: None pages, ebook

Sequel to The Queen & the Homo Jock King Together with their families and friends, Paul Auster and … read more

Similar categories in T.J. Klune's Until You (At First Sight, #3) book and John Goode's End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2)

  • romance
  • contemporary
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
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6. The Long and Winding Road (Bear, Otter, and the Kid, #4)

By: T.J. Klune

3.95

Format: 302 pages, ebook

Family is not always defined by blood. It's defined by those who make us whole--those who make us w… read more

Similar categories in T.J. Klune's The Long and Winding Road (Bear, Otter, and the Kid, #4) book and John Goode's End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary

7. Superhero

By: Eli Easton

3.83

Format: 496 pages, ebook

It's not easy for a young gay artist like Jordan Carson to grow up in Jefferson, Wisconsin, where a… read more

Similar categories in Eli Easton's Superhero book and John Goode's End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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8. Being True

By: Jacob Z. Flores

4.38

Format: None pages, ebook

Truman L. Cobbler has not had an easy life. It's bad enough people say he looks like Donkey from Sh… read more

Similar categories in Jacob Z. Flores's Being True book and John Goode's End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • abuse
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9. The Shearing Gun

By: Renae Kaye

4.10

Format: None pages, ebook

At twenty-five, Hank owns a small parcel of land in Australia's rural southwest where he supplement… read more

Similar categories in Renae Kaye's The Shearing Gun book and John Goode's End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2)

  • romance
  • contemporary
  • m m romance
  • lgbt

10. Bonfires

By: Amy Lane

3.95

Format: 260 pages, ebook

Ten years ago Sheriff's Deputy Aaron George lost his wife and moved to Colton, hoping growing up in… read more

Similar categories in Amy Lane's Bonfires book and John Goode's End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2)

11. By the Creek

By: Geoff Laughton

3.50

Format: None pages, ebook

Soon-to-be high school junior David Harper hates his family's move to the country. There's nothing … read more

Similar categories in Geoff Laughton's By the Creek book and John Goode's End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2)

12. Raise It Up

By: Nick Wilgus

4.36

Format: 189 pages, ebook

Secrets can only stay buried for so long before they poison everything. But dragging them into the … read more

Similar categories in Nick Wilgus's Raise It Up book and John Goode's End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2)

13. Into This River I Drown

By: T.J. Klune

4.01

Format: 275 pages, ebook

2014 Lambda Literary Award Winner for Best Gay Romance Five years ago, Benji Green lost his beloved… read more

Similar categories in T.J. Klune's Into This River I Drown book and John Goode's End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2)

14. At the Lake

By: Geoff Laughton

4.50

Format: 60 pages, ebook

Shane Martinelli and William Houghton come from very different backgrounds. They meet at a high-end… read more

Similar categories in Geoff Laughton's At the Lake book and John Goode's End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2)

15. The Mystery of Nevermore (Snow & Winter, #1)

By: C.S. Poe

3.93

Format: 265 pages, ebook

It's Christmas, and all antique dealer Sebastian Snow wants is for his business to make money and t… read more

Similar categories in C.S. Poe's The Mystery of Nevermore (Snow & Winter, #1) book and John Goode's End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2)

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16. When Everything Is Blue

By: Laura Lascarso

4.04

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

When they were kids, Chris Mitcham rescued Theo from the neighborhood bullies and taught him how to… read more

Similar categories in Laura Lascarso's When Everything Is Blue book and John Goode's End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2)

  • romance
  • high school
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Make sure you fall for what's on the inside and not on the outside, otherwise you're just buying an empty box."

-Laura Lascarso, When Everything Is Blue

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17. You Are Not Me ('90s Coming of Age #2)

By: Leta Blake

4.56

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

Follow Peter into the summer following his senior year to face new beginnings, new friends, and old… read more

Similar categories in Leta Blake's You Are Not Me ('90s Coming of Age #2) book and John Goode's End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. Starstruck (Bluewater Bay, #1)

By: L.A. Witt

3.72

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

an alternate cover edition can be found here Hollywood is full of dirty secrets, but Carter refu… read more

Similar categories in L.A. Witt's Starstruck (Bluewater Bay, #1) book and John Goode's End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. Fourteen Summers

By: Quinn Anderson

3.74

Format: 287 pages, ebook

Identical twins Aiden and Max Kingsman have been a matched set their whole lives. When they were ch… read more

Similar categories in Quinn Anderson's Fourteen Summers book and John Goode's End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2)

By: John Goode

4.45

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

Publisher has changed numbering of series with this edition Kyle Stilleno is no longer the invis… read more

Similar categories in John Goode's End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2) book and John Goode's End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2)

  • romance
  • high school
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • abuse
"The more it changes, the more it's the same thing. But overall, things have changed. I say changed and not "changed for the better" because I am no fool. Fate is a total drama queen. The second you s…"

-John Goode, End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2)

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21. Defensive Play: A Gay YA Football Romance (Boys on the Brink)

By: Jamie Deacon

4.10

Format: 83 pages, Kindle Edition

One glance is all it takes to bring his defences crashing down… Seventeen-year-old Davey has never… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Deacon's Defensive Play: A Gay YA Football Romance (Boys on the Brink) book and John Goode's End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High, #2)

  • romance
  • high school
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary

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3.95

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B.G. Thomas

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