15 must-read young adult books like The Boy Who Lied by Kim Slater

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The Boy Who Lied

By: Kim Slater

3.73

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

Ed Clayton is a liar. It started when his dad went to prison and now he can’t seem to stop. When hi…

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Cover of It Only Happens in the Movies by Holly Bourne

1. It Only Happens in the Movies

By: Holly Bourne

3.76

Format: 410 pages, Paperback

Audrey is over romance. While dealing with her parents’ contentious divorce, a breakup of her own, … read more

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  • young adult
"Why love is never like the movies"

-Holly Bourne, It Only Happens in the Movies

"Hell is other people and what they do in the anonymous dark of the cinema."

-Holly Bourne, It Only Happens in the Movies

"Or maybe there’s a type of laughter that only feels good with old friends."

-Holly Bourne, It Only Happens in the Movies

"All I'm saying is, love changes over time. No person is ever perfect for another person"

-Holly Bourne, It Only Happens in the Movies

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2. Boy in the Tower

By: Polly Ho-Yen

4.19

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

When they first arrived, they came quietly and stealthily as if they tip-toed into the world when w… read more

Similar categories in Polly Ho-Yen's Boy in the Tower book and Kim Slater's The Boy Who Lied

  • childrens
  • young adult

3. Dead Jealous (Poppy Sinclair, #1)

By: Sharon Jones

3.88

Format: None pages, Paperback

People think of Mother Nature as a gentle lady. They forget that she's also Death... Sixteen-year-o… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Jones's Dead Jealous (Poppy Sinclair, #1) book and Kim Slater's The Boy Who Lied

  • mystery
  • young adult
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4. How Hard Can Love Be? (The Spinster Club, #2)

By: Holly Bourne

4.11

Format: 188 pages, Paperback

Amber, Evie and Lottie: three girls facing down tough issues with the combined powers of friendship… read more

Similar categories in Holly Bourne's How Hard Can Love Be? (The Spinster Club, #2) book and Kim Slater's The Boy Who Lied

  • young adult
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5. Apple and Rain

By: Sarah Crossan

4.24

Format: 212 pages, Hardcover

When Apple's mother returns after eleven years away, Apple feels whole again. But just like the sto… read more

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  • young adult

6. The Goldfish Boy

By: Lisa Thompson

4.03

Format: 606 pages, Kindle Edition

Matthew Corbin suffers from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. He hasn't been to school in weeks… read more

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7. Welcome to Nowhere

By: Elizabeth Laird

4.26

Format: None pages, Paperback

Twelve-year-old Omar and his brothers and sisters were born and raised in the beautiful and bustlin… read more

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8. Moonrise

By: Sarah Crossan

4.08

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

'They think I hurt someone. But I didn't. You hear? Coz people are gonna be telling you all kinds o… read more

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9. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

By: Karen Joy Fowler

4.29

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Jane Austen Book Club, the story of an American f… read more

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10. The Lost Twin (Scarlet and Ivy #1)

By: Sophie Cleverly , None

3.50

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

Ivy, I pray that it's you reading this. And if you are, well, I suppose you're the new me... When s… read more

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11. The Girls I've Been

By: Tess Sharpe

4.06

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

A slick, twisty YA page-turner about the daughter of a con artist who is taken hostage in a bank he… read more

Similar categories in Tess Sharpe's The Girls I've Been book and Kim Slater's The Boy Who Lied

  • mystery
  • young adult
"I hate the whole “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger"

-Tess Sharpe, The Girls I've Been

"Samantha has no needs or wants. She exists to serve someone else's."

-Tess Sharpe, The Girls I've Been

"there's no solid ground,. i learn to dance on a tilting one instead."

-Tess Sharpe, The Girls I've Been

"You know, you hit enough girls, eventually you'll find one who hits back."

-Tess Sharpe, The Girls I've Been

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12. Cursed (Gilded, #2)

By: Marissa Meyer

4.01

Format: 485 pages, Hardcover

Before the Endless Moon, when the Erlking means to capture one of the seven gods and make a wish to… read more

Similar categories in Marissa Meyer's Cursed (Gilded, #2) book and Kim Slater's The Boy Who Lied

  • young adult
"Here in Gravenstone, there was little comfort, little joy, only her sadness creeping toward her on stealthy toes. A sadness that had begun to manifest in bitterness."

-Marissa Meyer, Cursed (Gilded, #2)

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13. The First to Die at the End

By: Adam Silvera

4.01

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

In this prequel to the bestselling phenomenon They Both Die at the End, two new strangers spend a l… read more

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  • young adult
"Take me home, Orion."

-Adam Silvera, The First to Die at the End

"I’m not history, Orion. I’m here."

-Adam Silvera, The First to Die at the End

"I write short stories because I am one."

-Adam Silvera, The First to Die at the End

"Hey, I might suck at history, but I can make it."

-Adam Silvera, The First to Die at the End

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14. The Places I've Cried in Public

By: Holly Bourne

3.98

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Amelie loved Reese. And she thought he loved her. But she’s starting to realise love isn’t supposed… read more

Similar categories in Holly Bourne's The Places I've Cried in Public book and Kim Slater's The Boy Who Lied

  • young adult
"Now you sing, my canary."

-Holly Bourne, The Places I've Cried in Public

"Is any broken heart ever worth it?"

-Holly Bourne, The Places I've Cried in Public

"It takes guts to listen to our gut..."

-Holly Bourne, The Places I've Cried in Public

"Good memories exist in the naivety of not knowing any better."

-Holly Bourne, The Places I've Cried in Public

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15. All the Pieces of Me

By: Libby Scott

4.42

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

Year 8 can be tough for everyone, but for Tally it feels even tougher. Everything seems to be chang… read more

Similar categories in Libby Scott's All the Pieces of Me book and Kim Slater's The Boy Who Lied

  • childrens
  • young adult
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16. Lemon

By: Kwon Yeo-Sun

3.27

Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition

In the summer of 2002, when Korea is abuzz over hosting the FIFA World Cup, nineteen-year-old Kim H… read more

Similar categories in Kwon Yeo-Sun's Lemon book and Kim Slater's The Boy Who Lied

  • mystery
  • crime
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17. Every Word A Lie

By: Sue Wallman

3.78

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

  Award-winning author Sue Wallman tells a nail-biting story of a catfishing prank that gets out o… read more

Similar categories in Sue Wallman's Every Word A Lie book and Kim Slater's The Boy Who Lied

  • mystery
  • young adult
Cover of All The Young Dudes - Volume One: Years 1 - 4 (All The Young Dudes, #1) by MsKingBean89

18. All The Young Dudes - Volume One: Years 1 - 4 (All The Young Dudes, #1)

By: MsKingBean89

4.69

Format: 411 pages, Paperback

MsKingBean’s “All The Young Dudes” has been divided into three volumes. This first book covers Year… read more

Similar categories in MsKingBean89's All The Young Dudes - Volume One: Years 1 - 4 (All The Young Dudes, #1) book and Kim Slater's The Boy Who Lied

  • young adult
"You’re not dangerous!"

-MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume One: Years 1 - 4 (All The Young Dudes, #1)

"You’re so good at stuff, Moony."

-MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume One: Years 1 - 4 (All The Young Dudes, #1)

"As Remus sat at the Potter’s big wooden kitchen table eating cake and sipping a huge mug of tea, listening to James and Sirius chatter nineteen to the dozen about the term so far, he couldn’t resist …"

-MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume One: Years 1 - 4 (All The Young Dudes, #1)

"At some point, a cake was produced, with red and gold Gryffindor icing, and twelve pink candles. When Remus cut it open (all the while encouraged to make a wish, but not able to think of one single t…"

-MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume One: Years 1 - 4 (All The Young Dudes, #1)

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19. First Day of My Life

By: Lisa Williamson

3.98

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

There are three sides to every story... It's GCSE results day. Frankie's best friend, Jojo, is miss… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Williamson's First Day of My Life book and Kim Slater's The Boy Who Lied

  • mystery
  • young adult
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20. The Boy Who Lied

By: Kim Slater

3.73

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

Ed Clayton is a liar. It started when his dad went to prison and now he can’t seem to stop. When hi… read more

Similar categories in Kim Slater's The Boy Who Lied book and Kim Slater's The Boy Who Lied

  • mystery
  • crime
  • childrens
  • young adult
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21. Getting Away with Murder

By: Kathryn Foxfield

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Cabin in the Woods meets Squid Game - a girl playing a game with a supercomputer unwittingly traps … read more

Similar categories in Kathryn Foxfield's Getting Away with Murder book and Kim Slater's The Boy Who Lied

  • mystery
  • crime
  • young adult

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Sharon Jones

3.88

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4.06

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Kwon Yeo-Sun

3.27

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Erin A. Craig

4.14

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4.01

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