21 Top contemporary books like Acting the Part by Z.R. Ellor

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Acting the Part

By: Z.R. Ellor

2.77

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

This delightfully tropey teen romance, perfect for fans of Ashley Poston and Lyla Lee, follows a qu…

If you liked the contemporary plot in Acting the Part by Z.R. Ellor , here is a list of 21 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 Z.R. Ellor's Acting the Part

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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2. 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 Z.R. Ellor's Acting the Part

  • 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

Cover of If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robbie Couch

3. If I See You Again Tomorrow

By: Robbie Couch

4.13

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller! From the author of The Sky Blues and Blaine for the Win comes a spe… read more

Similar categories in Robbie Couch's If I See You Again Tomorrow book and Z.R. Ellor's Acting the Part

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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4. Never Ever Getting Back Together

By: Sophie Gonzales

3.67

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

When their now famous ex-boyfriend asks them to participate in a teen reality show, two eighteen ye… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Gonzales's Never Ever Getting Back Together book and Z.R. Ellor's Acting the Part

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • young adult romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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5. How to Excavate a Heart

By: Jake Maia Arlow

3.81

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

It all starts when Shani runs into May. Like, literally. With her mom’s Subaru. Attempted vehicu… read more

Similar categories in Jake Maia Arlow's How to Excavate a Heart book and Z.R. Ellor's Acting the Part

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I didn't use the word lesbian to describe myself until this year, though, which is when I chopped off all my hair and flirted with veganism"

-Jake Maia Arlow, How to Excavate a Heart

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6. Imogen, Obviously

By: Becky Albertalli

4.23

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

With humor and insight, #1 New York Times bestseller Becky Albertalli explores the nuances of sexua… read more

Similar categories in Becky Albertalli's Imogen, Obviously book and Z.R. Ellor's Acting the Part

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Every breath she breathes feels like a love letter."

-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously

"1987: the world’s biggest pancake ever (well, at the time). My parents actually got to eat part of it!"

-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously

"So which one of us is more queer?" "Well," I pause, "I'd have to see the two of you trying to sit in chairs."

-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously

"Tessa’s eyes catch mine, and her lips tug up at the corners, just barely. And the noise in my brain falls away. All the times I said I’m straight. All the times everyone’s said I’m straight. There it…"

-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously

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7. Friday I'm in Love

By: Camryn Garrett

3.84

Format: 288 pages, Library Binding

It's too late for a Sweet Sixteen but what if Mahalia had a Coming Out Party? A love letter to roma… read more

Similar categories in Camryn Garrett's Friday I'm in Love book and Z.R. Ellor's Acting the Part

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • young adult romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl by Brianna R. Shrum

8. Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl

By: Brianna R. Shrum

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Margo Zimmerman is gay, but she didn’t know until now. An overachiever at heart, Margo is determine… read more

Similar categories in Brianna R. Shrum's Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl book and Z.R. Ellor's Acting the Part

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • young adult romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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9. Something Like Possible

By: Miel Moreland

3.91

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In this compelling YA contemporary from author Miel Moreland, a bisexual teen's path to political s… read more

Similar categories in Miel Moreland's Something Like Possible book and Z.R. Ellor's Acting the Part

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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10. The Ride of Her Life

By: Jennifer Dugan

3.68

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

From the author of Love at First Set, a new irresistible enemies-to-lovers, grumpy/sunshine queer r… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Dugan's The Ride of Her Life book and Z.R. Ellor's Acting the Part

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"She's coming undone right in front of me and it's turning me on. It should not be turning me on."

-Jennifer Dugan, The Ride of Her Life

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11. Café Con Lychee

By: Emery Lee

3.63

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes bitter rivalries can brew something sweet Theo Mori wants to escape. Leaving Vermont f… read more

Similar categories in Emery Lee's Café Con Lychee book and Z.R. Ellor's Acting the Part

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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12. If You Change Your Mind

By: Robby Weber

3.46

Format: 392 pages, Hardcover

In this hilarious and heartfelt debut novel, an aspiring screenwriter learns sometimes love has its… read more

Similar categories in Robby Weber's If You Change Your Mind book and Z.R. Ellor's Acting the Part

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"It's like he's got Tony Stark or S.H.E.I.L.D on the other end at that phone or something."

-Robby Weber, If You Change Your Mind

"Grants footsteps are the same as they always were, they are soft and slow but also confident, like him, he knows I'll follow."

-Robby Weber, If You Change Your Mind

"- You said I wouldn't catch fire if I touch you, I say. - And that's not true, I will. It will be a wildfire and I won't be able to put it out."

-Robby Weber, If You Change Your Mind

"- But if I am going to fail, I say. - If I am not going to end up in LA after all spending weekends with you and watching our dreams come true, I don’t want to risk falling for you again just to say …"

-Robby Weber, If You Change Your Mind

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13. Both Can Be True

By: Jules Machias

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Two kids join forces to save a dog . . . but wind up saving each other. Ash is no stranger to fe… read more

Similar categories in Jules Machias's Both Can Be True book and Z.R. Ellor's Acting the Part

  • romance
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Gender nonbinary sounds so restrictive. Like your gender can either be binary or not binary. Which...is a binary"

-Jules Machias, Both Can Be True

"I finish tweaking my lyrics, then title the song 'Half-way Through the Crossfade.' I record myself playing it on the keyboard and singing it. It feels good. It feels right .I'm saying my truth, and I…"

-Jules Machias, Both Can Be True

"I want to be as laid-back about gender as they are. But I'm not laid-back at all, thanks to Dad. I'm Ashley or I'm Asher and that's that. While I'm switching, for that week or so, everything feels gr…"

-Jules Machias, Both Can Be True

Cover of The Feeling of Falling in Love by Mason Deaver

14. The Feeling of Falling in Love

By: Mason Deaver

3.80

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of I Wish You All the Best, comes a new kind of love story, about the b… read more

Similar categories in Mason Deaver's The Feeling of Falling in Love book and Z.R. Ellor's Acting the Part

  • romance
  • transgender
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"But in my experience, I've learned that the things worth doing are what scare us the most."

-Mason Deaver, The Feeling of Falling in Love

"I don’t deserve anything but loneliness because all I do is hurt people. It’s what I’m good at. I learned from the best."

-Mason Deaver, The Feeling of Falling in Love

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15. Always the Almost

By: Edward Underhill

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A trans pianist makes a New Year's resolution on a frozen Wisconsin night to win regionals and win … read more

Similar categories in Edward Underhill's Always the Almost book and Z.R. Ellor's Acting the Part

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • transgender
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers by Adam  Sass

16. The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers

By: Adam Sass

3.47

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

A charming YA rom-com perfect for fans of Red, White, and Royal Blue and What If It’s Us. Micah… read more

Similar categories in Adam Sass's The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers book and Z.R. Ellor's Acting the Part

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Wow,"

-Adam Sass, The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers

"A weary world deserves a little dreaming."

-Adam Sass, The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers

"I don’t need ninety-nine boys. I just need one."

-Adam Sass, The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers

"Why is it so much easier to execute someone else’s vision than to realize your own?"

-Adam Sass, The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers

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17. 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 Z.R. Ellor's Acting the Part

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • young adult romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of You Don't Have a Shot by Racquel Marie

18. You Don't Have a Shot

By: Racquel Marie

4.38

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A queer YA romance about rival soccer players from author Racquel Marie, perfect for fans of She Dr… read more

Similar categories in Racquel Marie's You Don't Have a Shot book and Z.R. Ellor's Acting the Part

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of It Goes Like This by Miel Moreland

19. It Goes Like This

By: Miel Moreland

3.97

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In Miel Moreland's heartfelt young adult debut, It Goes Like This , four queer teens realize that s… read more

Similar categories in Miel Moreland's It Goes Like This book and Z.R. Ellor's Acting the Part

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"You have to be a little selfish in this world if you want to make it big."

-Miel Moreland, It Goes Like This

Cover of Playing for Keeps by Jennifer Dugan

20. Playing for Keeps

By: Jennifer Dugan

3.52

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Some Girls Do comes another heartfelt YA sapphic romance—starring a baseball pit… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Dugan's Playing for Keeps book and Z.R. Ellor's Acting the Part

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Acting the Part by Z.R. Ellor

21. Acting the Part

By: Z.R. Ellor

2.77

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

This delightfully tropey teen romance, perfect for fans of Ashley Poston and Lyla Lee, follows a qu… read more

Similar categories in Z.R. Ellor's Acting the Part book and Z.R. Ellor's Acting the Part

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

21 Best fiction books like Acting the Part by Z.R. Ellor

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The Luis Ortega Survival Club

Sonora Reyes

4.24

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Dear Wendy

Ann Zhao

4.01

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If I See You Again Tomorrow

Robbie Couch

4.13

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Never Ever Getting Back Together

Sophie Gonzales

3.67

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21 best-selling fiction books like You Don't Have a Shot by Racquel Marie

Transform Your Habits

The Luis Ortega Survival Club

Sonora Reyes

4.24

Transform Your Habits

The Dos and Donuts of Love

Adiba Jaigirdar

3.88

Transform Your Habits

Iris Kelly Doesn't Date (Bright Falls, #3)

Ashley Herring Blake

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Cleat Cute

Meryl Wilsner

3.77

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