5 Best disability books like Wild and Crooked by Leah Thomas

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Wild and Crooked

By: Leah Thomas

3.93

Format: 438 pages, Hardcover

Critically acclaimed author Leah Thomas blends a small-town setting with the secrets of a long-ago …

If you liked the disability plot in Wild and Crooked by Leah Thomas , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Everybody Sees the Ants

By: A.S. King

3.63

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Lucky Linderman didn't ask for his life. He didn't ask his grandfather not to come home from the Vi… read more

Similar categories in A.S. King's Everybody Sees the Ants book and Leah Thomas's Wild and Crooked

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary

2. The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley

By: Shaun David Hutchinson , Christine Larsen

3.80

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

Andrew Brawley was supposed to die that night. His parents did, and so did his sister, but he survi… read more

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3. Seven Black Diamonds (Seven Black Diamonds, #1)

By: Melissa Marr

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Lilywhite Abernathy is a criminal. Her father's "unconventional" business has meant a life of tight… read more

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4. 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 Leah Thomas's Wild and Crooked

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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5. Meet Cute Diary

By: Emery Lee

3.25

Format: 391 pages, Hardcover

Felix Ever After meets Becky Albertalli in this swoon-worthy, heartfelt rom-com about how a transge… read more

Similar categories in Emery Lee's Meet Cute Diary book and Leah Thomas's Wild and Crooked

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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6. Yesterday Is History

By: Kosoko Jackson

3.74

Format: 302 pages, Hardcover

A novel about letting go of the past, figuring out what you want in your future, and staying in the… read more

Similar categories in Kosoko Jackson's Yesterday Is History book and Leah Thomas's Wild and Crooked

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"The only way out is through. And the best way through something is the truth."

-Kosoko Jackson, Yesterday Is History

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7. This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story

By: Kacen Callender

3.38

Format: 304 pages, ebook

A fresh, charming rom-com perfect for fans of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and Boy Meets Boy a… read more

Similar categories in Kacen Callender's This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story book and Leah Thomas's Wild and Crooked

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Maybe the way you love changes from person to person."

-Kacen Callender, This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story

"Maybe the ending isn't even really the point. Just as long as there was a happy somewhere along the way."

-Kacen Callender, This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story

"I’m sick and tired of looking around at everyone else falling in love, and telling myself that I don’t deserve it, too."

-Kacen Callender, This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story

"I’m realizing it doesn’t really matter if we have a happy ending or not. We’re happy right now. That’s the important part, right?"

-Kacen Callender, This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story

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8. You, Me, and Our Heartstrings

By: Melissa See

3.63

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

Daisy and Noah have the same plan: use the holiday concert to land a Julliard audition. But when th… read more

Similar categories in Melissa See's You, Me, and Our Heartstrings book and Leah Thomas's Wild and Crooked

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
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9. The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester

By: Maya MacGregor

4.19

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this queer contemporary YA mystery, a nonbinary teen with autism realizes they must not only sol… read more

Similar categories in Maya MacGregor's The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester book and Leah Thomas's Wild and Crooked

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • disability
  • queer
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10. Sick Kids in Love

By: Hannah Moskowitz

4.11

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Isabel has one rule: no dating. It's easier-- It's safer-- It's better-- --for the other person… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Moskowitz's Sick Kids in Love book and Leah Thomas's Wild and Crooked

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
"Do you ever just…"

-Hannah Moskowitz, Sick Kids in Love

"I mean, I certainly find being sick only affects me in really specific situations,"

-Hannah Moskowitz, Sick Kids in Love

"A good relationship isn't something you have to gather up strength to do, it's where you recharge."

-Hannah Moskowitz, Sick Kids in Love

"There should be Oscars for real life, and we should give them to all the people who are still married."

-Hannah Moskowitz, Sick Kids in Love

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11. The Castle School (for Troubled Girls)

By: Alyssa B. Sheinmel

3.88

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

When Moira Dreyfuss's parents announce that they're sending her to an all-girls boarding school dee… read more

Similar categories in Alyssa B. Sheinmel's The Castle School (for Troubled Girls) book and Leah Thomas's Wild and Crooked

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
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12. The Deep Dark

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

From Molly Knox Ostertag, writer-illustrator, comes a darkly beautiful story of identity, family, l… read more

Similar categories in Molly Knox Ostertag's The Deep Dark book and Leah Thomas's Wild and Crooked

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • queer
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13. Girl on Trial

By: Kathleen Fine

3.97

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Does doing one bad thing make you a bad person? Sixteen-year-old Emily Keller, known by the medi… read more

Similar categories in Kathleen Fine's Girl on Trial book and Leah Thomas's Wild and Crooked

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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14. When We Were Infinite

By: Kelly Loy Gilbert

3.73

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

All Beth wants is for her tight-knit circle of friends — Grace Nakamura, Brandon Lin, Sunny Chen, a… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Loy Gilbert's When We Were Infinite book and Leah Thomas's Wild and Crooked

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"If you had to think so hard about whether or not you want to be with someone, what was the point?"

-Kelly Loy Gilbert, When We Were Infinite

"What would it be like to admit that aloud - that you were angry, that the day had worn on you, to say those things, and to feel them, without worrying how they might look to whoever you were talking …"

-Kelly Loy Gilbert, When We Were Infinite

"In that moment, I saw myself as he saw me, I understood the shape I took in his life: I was, paradoxically, simultaneously too much and not enough. And all my life since then I had tried to rectify t…"

-Kelly Loy Gilbert, When We Were Infinite

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15. Attached at the Hip

By: Christine Riccio

3.80

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Survivor meets The Bachelor in Attached at the Hip, an irresistible, romantic adventure by New York… read more

Similar categories in Christine Riccio's Attached at the Hip book and Leah Thomas's Wild and Crooked

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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16. Sorry For Your Loss

By: Jessie Ann Foley

4.25

Format: 352 pages, ebook

Printz Honor winner and William Morris Award finalist Jessie Ann Foley’s latest YA novel is a comit… read more

Similar categories in Jessie Ann Foley's Sorry For Your Loss book and Leah Thomas's Wild and Crooked

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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17. Dig

By: A.S. King

4.16

Format: 394 pages, Hardcover

The Shoveler, the Freak, CanIHelpYou?, Loretta the Flea-Circus Ring Mistress, and First-Class Malco… read more

Similar categories in A.S. King's Dig book and Leah Thomas's Wild and Crooked

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Judging from our last fifteen flights, I can tell you that poverty is not a popular conversation choice in first class. Or any class. In any class. Going anywhere. Which is really handy for the peopl…"

-A.S. King, Dig

"Existence is wasted on the living." "You're stoned." She takes another pull of the cigarette. "What do you think happens when we die? You believe in Heaven and Hell and all that shit?" We're outside …"

-A.S. King, Dig

"I've never understood white people who can't admit they're white. I mean, white isn't just a color. And maybe that's the problem for them. White is a passport. It's a ticket. The world is a white amu…"

-A.S. King, Dig

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18. All the Right Notes

By: Dominic Lim

3.99

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

​ In this hilarious and joyous rom com, sparks fly when a piano genius and a Hollywood heartthrob a… read more

Similar categories in Dominic Lim's All the Right Notes book and Leah Thomas's Wild and Crooked

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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19. The Girl Who Wasn't There

By: Penny Joelson

3.51

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

I know what I saw. Nothing ever happens on Kasia's street. And Kasia would know. Her illness kee… read more

Similar categories in Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There book and Leah Thomas's Wild and Crooked

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • disability
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20. The Vermilion Emporium

By: Jamie Pacton

3.74

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The heart-wrenching story of The Radium Girls meets the enchanting world of Howl’s Moving Castle. J… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Pacton's The Vermilion Emporium book and Leah Thomas's Wild and Crooked

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
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21. Wild and Crooked

By: Leah Thomas

3.93

Format: 438 pages, Hardcover

Critically acclaimed author Leah Thomas blends a small-town setting with the secrets of a long-ago … read more

Similar categories in Leah Thomas's Wild and Crooked book and Leah Thomas's Wild and Crooked

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • disability
  • queer

19 must-read fiction books like Wild and Crooked by Leah Thomas

Transform Your Habits

Everybody Sees the Ants

A.S. King

3.63

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The Luis Ortega Survival Club

Sonora Reyes

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Meet Cute Diary

Emery Lee

3.25

Transform Your Habits

Yesterday Is History

Kosoko Jackson

3.74

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23 must-read fiction books like Sorry For Your Loss by Jessie Ann Foley

Transform Your Habits

Infinite in Between

Carolyn Mackler

3.59

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The Grief Keeper

Alexandra Villasante

3.39

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Girl on the Line

Faith Gardner

3.82

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The How and the Why

Cynthia Hand

4.21

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