8 must-read realistic fiction books like Here I Am by Shaunta Grimes

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Here I Am

By: Shaunta Grimes

4.33

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An honest, uplifting story about learning to live in the body you're born with. When seventeen-yea…

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1. Lockjaw

By: Matteo L. Cerilli

4.10

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

"Cerilli delivers a stunning debut in this gripping paranormal horror novel about queer teens growi… read more

Similar categories in Matteo L. Cerilli's Lockjaw book and Shaunta Grimes's Here I Am

  • young adult
  • contemporary
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2. Snowglobe

By: Soyoung Park

3.62

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In a world of constant winter, only the citizens of the climate-controlled city of Snowglobe can es… read more

Similar categories in Soyoung Park's Snowglobe book and Shaunta Grimes's Here I Am

  • young adult
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3. Deep Is the Fen

By: Lili Wilkinson

3.76

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Merry doesn’t need a happily-ever-after. Her life in the charming, idyllic town of Candlecott is fi… read more

Similar categories in Lili Wilkinson's Deep Is the Fen book and Shaunta Grimes's Here I Am

  • romance
  • young adult
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4. Where the Dark Stands Still

By: A.B. Poranek

4.12

Format: 336 pages, ebook

Raised in a small village near the spirit-wood, Liska Radost knows that Magic is monstrous, and its… read more

Similar categories in A.B. Poranek's Where the Dark Stands Still book and Shaunta Grimes's Here I Am

  • romance
  • young adult
"We kissed, you incorrigible antlered tradgedy!"

-A.B. Poranek, Where the Dark Stands Still

"His eyebrows tilt up, firelight reflecting in his eyes. "It was always to be my fate." "Fate," she scoffs. "What is fate but an excuse to surrender responsibility? No, Eliasz, we cannot think of that…"

-A.B. Poranek, Where the Dark Stands Still

"Please," she begs. "Surely there must be some spell—there must be something, anything. Please, Eliasz, please. Tell me how to save you." "Liska, Liseczka. Oj, lisku." He raises her hand to his lips, …"

-A.B. Poranek, Where the Dark Stands Still

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5. ASAP

By: Axie Oh

3.92

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Axie Oh's ASAP is the much anticipated companion novel to beloved… read more

Similar categories in Axie Oh's ASAP book and Shaunta Grimes's Here I Am

  • romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"I didn't want to chase you," he says, and I wince. Did he finally realize I'm not worth chasing? "I wanted to run with you."

-Axie Oh, ASAP

"Do you mean it?" he asks softly. His fingers around my wrist tighten infinitesimally. "I mean it," I say. "With my heart, with my body, with my soul."

-Axie Oh, ASAP

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6. Icarus

By: K. Ancrum

4.08

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, this… read more

Similar categories in K. Ancrum's Icarus book and Shaunta Grimes's Here I Am

  • romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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7. The Boyfriend Wish

By: Swati Teerdhala

3.75

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A charming romantic comedy about a South Indian American teen girl who makes a wish upon a flower f… read more

Similar categories in Swati Teerdhala's The Boyfriend Wish book and Shaunta Grimes's Here I Am

  • romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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8. Dead Things Are Closer than They Appear

By: Robin Wasley

4.04

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A painfully average teen’s life is upended by a magical apocalypse. High school is hard enough t… read more

Similar categories in Robin Wasley's Dead Things Are Closer than They Appear book and Shaunta Grimes's Here I Am

  • romance
  • young adult
Cover of There Is a Door in This Darkness by Kristin Cashore

9. There Is a Door in This Darkness

By: Kristin Cashore

3.75

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A magic-tinged contemporary YA about grief and hope from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling a… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Cashore's There Is a Door in This Darkness book and Shaunta Grimes's Here I Am

  • young adult
  • contemporary
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10. These Bodies Between Us

By: Sarah Van Name

3.98

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A wistful coming-of-age story with a haunting twist about four friends who spend their summer learn… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Van Name's These Bodies Between Us book and Shaunta Grimes's Here I Am

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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11. Karate Prom

By: Kyle Starks

3.74

Format: 181 pages, Paperback

Don “TheDragonWilson” Jones is the finest fighter Benjamin Harrison High School has ever produced. … read more

Similar categories in Kyle Starks's Karate Prom book and Shaunta Grimes's Here I Am

  • romance
  • young adult
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12. Six Truths and a Lie

By: Ream Shukairy

3.97

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Six Muslim teens are falsely accused of a deadly attack in this timely and harrowing examination of… read more

Similar categories in Ream Shukairy's Six Truths and a Lie book and Shaunta Grimes's Here I Am

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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13. Girls Like Her

By: Melanie Sumrow

4.13

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A raw, gripping, authentic, and boldly original novel about a fifteen-year-old Texas girl set to st… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Sumrow's Girls Like Her book and Shaunta Grimes's Here I Am

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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14. Dispatches from Parts Unknown

By: Bryan Bliss

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Julie knows it’s unusual that a professional wrestler runs a constant commentary on her life that o… read more

Similar categories in Bryan Bliss's Dispatches from Parts Unknown book and Shaunta Grimes's Here I Am

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
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15. An Outbreak of Witchcraft: A Graphic Novel of the Salem Witch Trials

By: Deborah Noyes

3.65

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping tale of paranoia at its worst, An Outbreak of Witchcraft visually imagines the haunting … read more

Similar categories in Deborah Noyes's An Outbreak of Witchcraft: A Graphic Novel of the Salem Witch Trials book and Shaunta Grimes's Here I Am

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16. Where Wolves Don't Die

By: Anton Treuer

4.29

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Ezra Cloud hates living in Northeast Minneapolis. His father is a professor of their language, Ojib… read more

Similar categories in Anton Treuer's Where Wolves Don't Die book and Shaunta Grimes's Here I Am

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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17. Here I Am

By: Shaunta Grimes

4.33

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An honest, uplifting story about learning to live in the body you're born with. When seventeen-yea… read more

Similar categories in Shaunta Grimes's Here I Am book and Shaunta Grimes's Here I Am

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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18. Sunrise Nights

By: Jeff Zentner

4.06

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Two young artists have a chance meeting on the last night of summer arts camp in this YA novel in v… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Zentner's Sunrise Nights book and Shaunta Grimes's Here I Am

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Love seems to die around me."

-Jeff Zentner, Sunrise Nights

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19. Chronically Dolores

By: Maya Van Wagenen

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Dolores Mendoza is not thriving. She was recently diagnosed with a chronic bladder condition called… read more

Similar categories in Maya Van Wagenen's Chronically Dolores book and Shaunta Grimes's Here I Am

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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20. One Killer Problem

By: Justine Pucella Winans

3.91

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A darkly funny and thoroughly queer mystery thriller with a touch of camp, for fans of Kara Thomas … read more

Similar categories in Justine Pucella Winans's One Killer Problem book and Shaunta Grimes's Here I Am

  • young adult
  • contemporary

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Lockjaw

Matteo L. Cerilli

4.10

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Axie Oh

3.92

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Icarus

K. Ancrum

4.08

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The Boyfriend Wish

Swati Teerdhala

3.75

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And Then, Boom!

Lisa Fipps

4.69

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Louder Than Hunger

John Schu

4.55

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Jas Hammonds

4.16

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Anna Sortino

4.20

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