10 Top realistic fiction books like No Going Back by Patrick Flores-Scott

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No Going Back

By: Patrick Flores-Scott

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Antonio is determined to make amends to the people he hurt most—even if it means breaking the terms…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in No Going Back by Patrick Flores-Scott , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. Otherworldly

By: F.T. Lukens

3.99

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author of Spell Bound and So This Is Ever After. Seventeen-year-old E… read more

Similar categories in F.T. Lukens's Otherworldly book and Patrick Flores-Scott's No Going Back

  • fiction
  • young adult
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2. The Best Life Book Club

By: Sheila Roberts

3.78

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

It started as a book club. It became a way to build a better life together. Karissa Newcomb is r… read more

Similar categories in Sheila Roberts's The Best Life Book Club book and Patrick Flores-Scott's No Going Back

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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3. Most Ardently

By: Gabe Cole Novoa

4.02

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A trans boy searches for a future―and a romance―in which he can live and love openly as himself in … read more

Similar categories in Gabe Cole Novoa's Most Ardently book and Patrick Flores-Scott's No Going Back

  • fiction
  • young adult
"I love you, Oliver," Darcy said, "Most ardently."

-Gabe Cole Novoa, Most Ardently

"We're permitted to bring a guest,' Darcy said. 'We could bring a guest every week if we wanted to. I'd be happy to make you mine.' Oliver arched an eyebrow. Darcy's face flushed pink. 'My... guest. T…"

-Gabe Cole Novoa, Most Ardently

"Just the notion of being able to spend multiple days as himself made Oliver feel lighter. He finished his tea and stood, the heaviness of his argument with his mother melting away at the prospect of …"

-Gabe Cole Novoa, Most Ardently

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4. Sunshine: A Graphic Novel

By: Jarrett J. Krosoczka

4.55

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary--and extraordinarily powerful--follow-up to HEY, KIDDO. When Jarrett J. Krosoc… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett J. Krosoczka's Sunshine: A Graphic Novel book and Patrick Flores-Scott's No Going Back

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5. Canto Contigo

By: Jonny Garza Villa

4.27

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

When a Mariachi star transfers schools, he expects to be handed his new group's lead vocalist spot—… read more

Similar categories in Jonny Garza Villa's Canto Contigo book and Patrick Flores-Scott's No Going Back

  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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6. Thirsty

By: Jas Hammonds

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

It’s the summer before college and eighteen-year-old Blake Brenner and her girlfriend, Ella, have o… read more

Similar categories in Jas Hammonds's Thirsty book and Patrick Flores-Scott's No Going Back

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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7. This Book Won't Burn

By: Samira Ahmed

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspens… read more

Similar categories in Samira Ahmed's This Book Won't Burn book and Patrick Flores-Scott's No Going Back

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Book banning has long been used to silence those who want to speak out, those who are unwilling to be gaslit into thinking they're living in the best of all possible worlds."

-Samira Ahmed, This Book Won't Burn

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8. One of Our Kind

By: Nicola Yoon

3.28

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nicola Yoon’s daring new work of dystopian horror is a propuls… read more

Similar categories in Nicola Yoon's One of Our Kind book and Patrick Flores-Scott's No Going Back

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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9. The Band

By: Christine Ma-Kellams

3.11

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Whip-smart, darkly funny, and biting debut follows a psychologist with a savior complex who offers … read more

Similar categories in Christine Ma-Kellams's The Band book and Patrick Flores-Scott's No Going Back

  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. 49 Days

By: Agnes Lee

4.22

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Day 1 Gotta get up. Gotta keep moving. This map – it says I have to cross over here. Wait, what’… read more

Similar categories in Agnes Lee's 49 Days book and Patrick Flores-Scott's No Going Back

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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11. 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 Patrick Flores-Scott's No Going Back

  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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12. Four Eids and a Funeral

By: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

3.71

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

Ex-best friends, Tiwa and Said, must work together to save their Islamic Center from demolition, in… read more

Similar categories in Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Four Eids and a Funeral book and Patrick Flores-Scott's No Going Back

  • fiction
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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13. Looking for Smoke

By: K.A. Cobell

4.27

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Since moving to the Blackfeet Reservation with her parents, Mara Racette has felt like an outsider,… read more

Similar categories in K.A. Cobell's Looking for Smoke book and Patrick Flores-Scott's No Going Back

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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14. 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 Patrick Flores-Scott's No Going Back

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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15. Spilled Ink

By: Nadia Hashimi

3.96

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

When Yalda hears that her twin brother, Yusuf, will be performing with his band at a local venue, s… read more

Similar categories in Nadia Hashimi's Spilled Ink book and Patrick Flores-Scott's No Going Back

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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16. Twenty-Four Seconds from Now...

By: Jason Reynolds

4.39

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

“Jason Reynolds has done it again!...Fresh from start to finish…This is what it could be, should be… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's Twenty-Four Seconds from Now... book and Patrick Flores-Scott's No Going Back

  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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17. The Blonde Dies First

By: Joelle Wellington

3.70

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A group of friends fight to choose their own fates in this trope-savvy, self-referential young adul… read more

Similar categories in Joelle Wellington's The Blonde Dies First book and Patrick Flores-Scott's No Going Back

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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18. Eyes Open

By: Lyn Miller-Lachmann

3.99

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Portugal, 1967. Sónia thinks she knows what her future holds. She’ll become a poet, and together sh… read more

Similar categories in Lyn Miller-Lachmann's Eyes Open book and Patrick Flores-Scott's No Going Back

  • young adult
Cover of No Going Back by Patrick Flores-Scott

19. No Going Back

By: Patrick Flores-Scott

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Antonio is determined to make amends to the people he hurt most—even if it means breaking the terms… read more

Similar categories in Patrick Flores-Scott's No Going Back book and Patrick Flores-Scott's No Going Back

  • young adult contemporary
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Crashing into You by Rocky Callen

20. Crashing into You

By: Rocky Callen

4.00

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In this fiercely moving YA romance novel, Leti Rivera's love of street racing is put to the test wh… read more

Similar categories in Rocky Callen's Crashing into You book and Patrick Flores-Scott's No Going Back

  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • realistic fiction
  • contemporary

17 Top fiction books like No Going Back by Patrick Flores-Scott

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Otherworldly

F.T. Lukens

3.99

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The Best Life Book Club

Sheila Roberts

3.78

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Most Ardently

Gabe Cole Novoa

4.02

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Canto Contigo

Jonny Garza Villa

4.27

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Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust

Neal Shusterman

4.14

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A Work in Progress

Jarrett Lerner

4.40

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A First Time for Everything

Dan Santat

4.39

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Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam

Thien Pham

4.29

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