10 Best lgbt books like And She Was by Jessica Verdi

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And She Was

By: Jessica Verdi

3.65

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

Dara’s lived a sheltered life with her single mom, Mellie. Now, at eighteen, she’s dreaming of more…

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1. I Liked My Life

By: Abby Fabiaschi

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A story from debut author Abby Fabiaschi that is "as absorbing as it is illuminating, and as witty … read more

Similar categories in Abby Fabiaschi's I Liked My Life book and Jessica Verdi's And She Was

  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"You only confuse hope with power once in life."

-Abby Fabiaschi, I Liked My Life

"Make room for who you are by knowing who you’re not."

-Abby Fabiaschi, I Liked My Life

"... the most important approval to earn in this life is your own."

-Abby Fabiaschi, I Liked My Life

"There are so many things I dare not say I have quietly stopped being me."

-Abby Fabiaschi, I Liked My Life

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2. If I Was Your Girl

By: Meredith Russo

3.11

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A new kind of big-hearted novel about being seen for who you really are. Amanda Hardy is the new gi… read more

Similar categories in Meredith Russo's If I Was Your Girl book and Jessica Verdi's And She Was

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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3. Sovereign (Nemesis, #2)

By: April Daniels

4.11

Format: None pages, Paperback

Only nine months after her debut as the superhero Dreadnought, Danny Tozer is already a scarred vet… read more

Similar categories in April Daniels's Sovereign (Nemesis, #2) book and Jessica Verdi's And She Was

  • fiction
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt

4. Dreadnought (Nemesis, #1)

By: April Daniels

4.23

Format: 121 pages, Paperback

Danny Tozer has a problem: she just inherited the powers of Dreadnought, the world's greatest super… read more

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5. This Heart of Mine

By: C.C. Hunter

3.83

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A new heart saved her life--but will it help her find out what really happened to its donor? Sevent… read more

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6. Still Life with Tornado

By: A.S. King

3.85

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

"I am sixteen years old. I am a human being." Actually Sarah is several human beings. At once. And … read more

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7. Stillness Speaks

By: Eckhart Tolle

4.18

Format: 411 pages,

Ekkhart Tole e s'vremenen dukhoven uchitel, koito ne prinadlezhi k'm nikoia konkretna religiia ili … read more

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8. 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 Jessica Verdi's And She Was

  • romance
  • 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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9. Be Prepared

By: Vera Brosgol

4.06

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping and hilarious middle-grade summer camp memoir from the author of Anya's Ghost. All Ve… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's Be Prepared book and Jessica Verdi's And She Was

  • realistic fiction
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10. Olivetti

By: Allie Millington

4.10

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and r… read more

Similar categories in Allie Millington's Olivetti book and Jessica Verdi's And She Was

  • family
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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11. The Black Queen

By: Jumata Emill

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Nova Albright was going to be the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High—but now she's dead. M… read more

Similar categories in Jumata Emill's The Black Queen book and Jessica Verdi's And She Was

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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12. Lock & West

By: Alexander C. Eberhart

3.95

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

Note To Self: Just Don’t Be Weird Lock is awkward. He can’t make eye contact, counts when he’s ner… read more

Similar categories in Alexander C. Eberhart's Lock & West book and Jessica Verdi's And She Was

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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13. All That’s Left to Say

By: Emery Lord

3.73

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and powerful story of a grieving girl willing to risk everything, perfect for fans of Ro… read more

Similar categories in Emery Lord's All That’s Left to Say book and Jessica Verdi's And She Was

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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14. Picture Us in the Light

By: Kelly Loy Gilbert

4.09

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

Danny Cheng has always known his parents have secrets. But when he discovers a taped-up box in his … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Loy Gilbert's Picture Us in the Light book and Jessica Verdi's And She Was

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • queer
"Other people don't exist just to be your happy ending, you know?"

-Kelly Loy Gilbert, Picture Us in the Light

"Something crackles on my skin like a fire. He felt me in that moment, he understood what it was to me."

-Kelly Loy Gilbert, Picture Us in the Light

"We all have those things, I think – those things we want too badly to speak about aloud for fear someone'll swoop in and tell us we're just dreaming, those things we hold close and fantasize about at…"

-Kelly Loy Gilbert, Picture Us in the Light

"Art doesn't change the ending. It doesn't let you lose yourself that way--the opposite, really; it calls you from the darkness, into the glaring, unforgiving light. But at least--this is why it will …"

-Kelly Loy Gilbert, Picture Us in the Light

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15. 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 Jessica Verdi's And She Was

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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16. 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 Jessica Verdi's And She Was

  • 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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17. Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses

By: Kristen O'Neal

3.97

Format: 382 pages, Paperback

“Your next favorite horror-comedy.”—Syfy Fangrrls Teen Wolf meets Emergency Contact in this shar… read more

Similar categories in Kristen O'Neal's Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses book and Jessica Verdi's And She Was

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"She said that being a woman means everyone hates your body, and your body hates you."

-Kristen O'Neal, Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses

"People definitely saw me throw a chair at the vending machine,' Spencer says. 'I figure we've got three minutes before security finds us."

-Kristen O'Neal, Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses

"I remember what it felt like to see teeth there, and I catalogue the feeling of seeing the kernels instead, white and burst open. If the teeth were seeds, they look like flowers now, fully bloomed."

-Kristen O'Neal, Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses

"Have you been keeping count this entire time?' I ask frowning. 'Yeah, dude,' he says turning the screen of his phone towards me. 'I downloaded a period tracker app.' I blurt out a laugh, covering my …"

-Kristen O'Neal, Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses

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18. 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 Jessica Verdi's And She Was

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. Ultraviolet

By: Aida Salazar

4.15

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes life explodes in technicolor. In the spirit of Judy Blume, award-winning author Aida Sala… read more

Similar categories in Aida Salazar's Ultraviolet book and Jessica Verdi's And She Was

  • romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of And She Was by Jessica Verdi

20. And She Was

By: Jessica Verdi

3.65

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

Dara’s lived a sheltered life with her single mom, Mellie. Now, at eighteen, she’s dreaming of more… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Verdi's And She Was book and Jessica Verdi's And She Was

  • romance
  • teen
  • lgbt
  • gender
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • queer
Cover of Not Nothing by Gayle Forman

21. Not Nothing

By: Gayle Forman

4.45

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

"The book we all need at the time we all need it.” —Katherine Applegate, Newbery Award–winning auth… read more

Similar categories in Gayle Forman's Not Nothing book and Jessica Verdi's And She Was

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • lgbt

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Transform Your Habits

I Liked My Life

Abby Fabiaschi

4.15

Transform Your Habits

If I Was Your Girl

Meredith Russo

3.11

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Sovereign (Nemesis, #2)

April Daniels

4.11

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The Dos and Donuts of Love

Adiba Jaigirdar

3.88

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19 Best lgbt books like Sovereign (Nemesis, #2) by April Daniels

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Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity

Julia Serano

4.26

Transform Your Habits

If I Was Your Girl

Meredith Russo

3.11

Transform Your Habits

Infect Your Friends and Loved Ones

Torrey Peters

4.12

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Rachel Gold

3.84

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