19 Top queer books like The Loudest Silence by Sydney Langford

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The Loudest Silence

By: Sydney Langford

4.35

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Two disabled, queer teens find belonging in this poignant platonic love story about singing, signin…

If you liked the queer plot in The Loudest Silence by Sydney Langford , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. 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 Sydney Langford's The Loudest Silence

  • romance
  • 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

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2. The Romantic Agenda

By: Claire Kann

3.82

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Joy is in love with Malcolm. But Malcolm really likes Summer. Summer is in love with love. And F… read more

Similar categories in Claire Kann's The Romantic Agenda book and Sydney Langford's The Loudest Silence

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Joy didn't settle for friendship with Malcolm. She welcomed in, making a choice, and stood by it and him for ten years."

-Claire Kann, The Romantic Agenda

"You know how in games you have a save point? No matter what happens you go back to that point when you run out of lives. Meeting him that day was too important. I can't go back beyond that moment."

-Claire Kann, The Romantic Agenda

"Doesn't he realize Joy incorporated yellow cake for him because it's his favorite? When he eats it, will he notice how she held back on the sweetness for him too? That she chose tangy raspberries ove…"

-Claire Kann, The Romantic Agenda

"She has being a supportive best friend mastered and down pat. They're already affectionate. They have ten years of history behind them. They barely have any secrets. But something must change when th…"

-Claire Kann, The Romantic Agenda

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3. The No-Girlfriend Rule

By: Christen Randall

4.22

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Julie Murphy meets Casey McQuiston in this unforgettable queer romance about a teen girl whose fora… read more

Similar categories in Christen Randall's The No-Girlfriend Rule book and Sydney Langford's The Loudest Silence

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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4. We Got the Beat

By: Jenna Miller

3.65

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Jordan Elliot is a fat, nerdy lesbian, and the first junior to be named editor-in-chief of the scho… read more

Similar categories in Jenna Miller's We Got the Beat book and Sydney Langford's The Loudest Silence

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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5. On the Bright Side

By: Anna Sortino

4.20

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A hopeful novel about love, disability, and the inevitability of change by the author of Give Me a … read more

Similar categories in Anna Sortino's On the Bright Side book and Sydney Langford's The Loudest Silence

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
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6. My Fair Brady

By: Brian D. Kennedy

4.00

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

My Fair Lady meets the classic teen film She's All That in this charming and swoony new rom-com fro… read more

Similar categories in Brian D. Kennedy's My Fair Brady book and Sydney Langford's The Loudest Silence

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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7. Compound Fracture

By: Andrew Joseph White

4.53

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling and award-winning author Andrew Joseph White returns with a queer Appalachian thriller,… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Joseph White's Compound Fracture book and Sydney Langford's The Loudest Silence

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
  • queer
"There's a whole spectrum of reactions to coming out. Getting kicked out is one extreme–being accepted wholeheartedly is the other. But in the middle, there's this. The awkwardness, the refusals to ac…"

-Andrew Joseph White, Compound Fracture

Cover of Gay the Pray Away by Natalie Naudus

8. Gay the Pray Away

By: Natalie Naudus

4.46

Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition

Valerie Danners is in a cult. She just doesn't know it yet. When she finds a queer book at the libr… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Naudus's Gay the Pray Away book and Sydney Langford's The Loudest Silence

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

9. The Pairing

By: Casey McQuiston

3.90

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston's latest romantic comedy, two bisexual exes… read more

Similar categories in Casey McQuiston's The Pairing book and Sydney Langford's The Loudest Silence

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Some people dye their hair when they go through a breakup. I got a bus."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

"This is what I get for assuming all women in safari hats can be trusted."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

"He was the first great thing I ever let myself want. This time, I’m keeping him."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

"A love that’s ended is the only kind I can have, because I can’t possibly lose it."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

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10. When Haru Was Here

By: Dustin Thao

3.98

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

We Are Okay meets Wandavision in this novel about loss, and learning to let go. After the death … read more

Similar categories in Dustin Thao's When Haru Was Here book and Sydney Langford's The Loudest Silence

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Joined at the Joints by Marissa Eller

11. Joined at the Joints

By: Marissa Eller

4.23

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

When baking-obsessed Ivy meets a super-hot boy who shares her rare diagnosis, sparks fly outside of… read more

Similar categories in Marissa Eller's Joined at the Joints book and Sydney Langford's The Loudest Silence

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
Cover of Wish You Weren't Here by Erin Baldwin

12. Wish You Weren't Here

By: Erin Baldwin

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Juliette doesn’t hate Priya Pendley. At least, not in the way teen movies say she should hate th… read more

Similar categories in Erin Baldwin's Wish You Weren't Here book and Sydney Langford's The Loudest Silence

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Blonde Dies First by Joelle Wellington

13. 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 Sydney Langford's The Loudest Silence

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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14. This Fatal Kiss

By: Alicia Jasinska

4.03

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Spirit away with a whimsical fantasy filled with dark magic and flirty, polyamorous romance. Cur… read more

Similar categories in Alicia Jasinska's This Fatal Kiss book and Sydney Langford's The Loudest Silence

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Prince of the Palisades by Julian Winters

15. Prince of the Palisades

By: Julian Winters

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Young Royals meets Red, White, and Royal Blue in this heart-pumping romance by award-winning author… read more

Similar categories in Julian Winters's Prince of the Palisades book and Sydney Langford's The Loudest Silence

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Loudest Silence by Sydney Langford

16. The Loudest Silence

By: Sydney Langford

4.35

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Two disabled, queer teens find belonging in this poignant platonic love story about singing, signin… read more

Similar categories in Sydney Langford's The Loudest Silence book and Sydney Langford's The Loudest Silence

  • romance
  • music
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
  • queer
Cover of A Bánh Mì for Two by Trinity  Nguyen

17. A Bánh Mì for Two

By: Trinity Nguyen

4.02

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In this sweet sapphic romance about two foodies in love, Vivi meets Lan while studying abroad in Vi… read more

Similar categories in Trinity Nguyen's A Bánh Mì for Two book and Sydney Langford's The Loudest Silence

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology, #2) by Aiden Thomas

18. Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology, #2)

By: Aiden Thomas

4.42

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Teo never thought he could be a Hero. Now, he doesn’t have a choice. The sun is gone, the Obsid… read more

Similar categories in Aiden Thomas's Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology, #2) book and Sydney Langford's The Loudest Silence

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Better Left Buried by Mary E. Roach

19. Better Left Buried

By: Mary E. Roach

3.75

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Lucy Preston just wants to go on vacation. The beach-swimsuit-sleeping-in kind. Not the impromptu s… read more

Similar categories in Mary E. Roach's Better Left Buried book and Sydney Langford's The Loudest Silence

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Not a heterosexual or a brain cell in sight"

-Mary E. Roach, Better Left Buried

Cover of Time and Time Again by Chatham Greenfield

20. Time and Time Again

By: Chatham Greenfield

4.21

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Phoebe Mendel's day is never ending—literally. On August 6th, she woke up to find herself stuck … read more

Similar categories in Chatham Greenfield's Time and Time Again book and Sydney Langford's The Loudest Silence

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
  • queer
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21. Libertad

By: Bessie Flores Zaldivar

4.67

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A queer YA coming-of-age set during the rigged Honduran presidential election, about a young poet d… read more

Similar categories in Bessie Flores Zaldivar's Libertad book and Sydney Langford's The Loudest Silence

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer

20 must-read fiction books like The Loudest Silence by Sydney Langford

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Dear Wendy

Ann Zhao

4.01

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The Romantic Agenda

Claire Kann

3.82

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The No-Girlfriend Rule

Christen Randall

4.22

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We Got the Beat

Jenna Miller

3.65

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Canto Contigo

Jonny Garza Villa

4.27

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James Acker

4.07

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Matthew Hubbard

4.29

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Adib Khorram

3.92

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