23 must-read queer books like Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1) by Birdie Milano

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Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

By: Birdie Milano

3.82

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

Fourteen-year-old Dylan Kershaw's idea of a dream holiday includes at least three things: beaches t…

If you liked the queer plot in Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1) by Birdie Milano , here is a list of 23 books like this:

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1. A Quiet Kind of Thunder

By: Sara Barnard

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

Steffi doesn't talk, but she has so much to say. Rhys can't hear, but he can listen. Their love isn… read more

Similar categories in Sara Barnard's A Quiet Kind of Thunder book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. Noah Can't Even

By: Simon James Green

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Poor Noah Grimes! His father disappeared years ago, his mother's Beyonce tribute act is an unaccept… read more

Similar categories in Simon James Green's Noah Can't Even book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Openly Straight (Openly Straight, #1) by Bill Konigsberg

3. Openly Straight (Openly Straight, #1)

By: Bill Konigsberg

3.50

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

The award-winning novel about being out, being proud, and being ready for something else . . . now … read more

Similar categories in Bill Konigsberg's Openly Straight (Openly Straight, #1) book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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4. What Belongs to You

By: Garth Greenwell

4.29

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

On an unseasonably warm autumn day, an American teacher enters a public bathroom beneath Sofia's Na… read more

Similar categories in Garth Greenwell's What Belongs to You book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • contemporary
  • queer
  • fiction
  • lgbt

5. Boy Meets Boy

By: David Levithan

4.03

Format: None pages,

This is the story of Paul, a sophomore at a high school like no other: The cheerleaders ride Harley… read more

Similar categories in David Levithan's Boy Meets Boy book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

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6. The Only Light Left Burning (All That's Left in the World, #2)

By: Erik J. Brown

4.24

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

THEY FOUND EACH OTHER. NOW THEY MUST RESCUE WHAT THEY LEFT BEHIND. The highly-anticipated sequel to… read more

Similar categories in Erik J. Brown's The Only Light Left Burning (All That's Left in the World, #2) book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • queer
"He sets the rifle down and we close the gap in between us in half a second. His arms around me, mine around him. Holding tight, as though we're trying to fuse ourselves together. It's familiar and lo…"

-Erik J. Brown, The Only Light Left Burning (All That's Left in the World, #2)

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7. HappyHead (HappyHead, #1)

By: Josh Silver

4.04

Format: 383 pages, Paperback

Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize, 2024 Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing, 2024 An Ama… read more

Similar categories in Josh Silver's HappyHead (HappyHead, #1) book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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8. Boy Like Me

By: Simon James Green

4.55

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

It's 1994 and thanks to Section 28, there can be no mention of gay relationships in schools. When a… read more

Similar categories in Simon James Green's Boy Like Me book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
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9. Becoming Ted

By: Matt Cain

3.90

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A charmingly joyful, surprising story about love, acceptance, and self-expression from the acclaime… read more

Similar categories in Matt Cain's Becoming Ted book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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10. Out of Character (True Colors, #2)

By: Annabeth Albert

3.87

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

It's friends-to-enemies-to-friends-to-lovers in this LGBTQIA+ Romance for fans of Red, White & Roya… read more

Similar categories in Annabeth Albert's Out of Character (True Colors, #2) book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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11. A Complicated Love Story Set in Space

By: Shaun David Hutchinson

3.92

Format: 464 pages, None

Black Mirror meets What If It’s Us in this gripping, romantic, and wildly surprising novel about tw… read more

Similar categories in Shaun David Hutchinson's A Complicated Love Story Set in Space book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
"Love isn't war. Life is the war; love is a truce you find in the middle of all that violence."

-Shaun David Hutchinson, A Complicated Love Story Set in Space

"If he dies, I'll never be able to tell him that I can't stand the thought of looking up and not seeing him near."

-Shaun David Hutchinson, A Complicated Love Story Set in Space

"I know we’ve never properly met, so you’ve got no reason to believe me, but I think you’re wrong about love. Love isn’t war. Life is the war; love is a truce you find in the middle of all that violen…"

-Shaun David Hutchinson, A Complicated Love Story Set in Space

"You've got to find your own thing. DJ's found his." "What?" I asked. "Being perfect?" "You." Jenny looked at me like it should have been obvious. "Taking care of you, trying to get you home. If you a…"

-Shaun David Hutchinson, A Complicated Love Story Set in Space

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12. The Bridge

By: Bill Konigsberg

4.00

Format: 388 pages, Hardcover

Two teenagers, strangers to each other, have decided to jump from the same bridge at the same time.… read more

Similar categories in Bill Konigsberg's The Bridge book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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13. Alex in Wonderland

By: Simon James Green

4.09

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

In the town of Newsands, painfully shy Alex is abandoned by his two best friends for the summer. Bu… read more

Similar categories in Simon James Green's Alex in Wonderland book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I was all fireworks emoji, love hearts emoji, two boys holding hands emoji."

-Simon James Green, Alex in Wonderland

"You can get so wrapped up in your own story, you forget other people have theirs, and sometimes those stories aren’t nice ones."

-Simon James Green, Alex in Wonderland

"Don’t cling on to the past. Embrace change. Some things are worth saving, worth trying for, and some things aren’t. Learn to work out the difference."

-Simon James Green, Alex in Wonderland

"Being human means being flawed, imperfect, messy. But you can't beat yourself up for that. And I don't think you can beat other people up for it either."

-Simon James Green, Alex in Wonderland

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14. The Music of What Happens

By: Bill Konigsberg

3.84

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

Max: Chill. Sports. Video games. Gay and not a big deal, not to him, not to his mom, not to his bud… read more

Similar categories in Bill Konigsberg's The Music of What Happens book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"That never even occurred to me, that he had feelings."

-Bill Konigsberg, The Music of What Happens

"Just smile, Max. The paint cannot be stronger than a smile. But it is."

-Bill Konigsberg, The Music of What Happens

"It's funny because it's true, and also it's the kind of humor that makes you think."

-Bill Konigsberg, The Music of What Happens

"He stands and he lifts me up by my shoulders, and he hugs me tight. “I'm sorry, dude."

-Bill Konigsberg, The Music of What Happens

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15. Blaine for the Win

By: Robbie Couch

3.98

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

After being dumped so his boyfriend can pursue more “serious” guys, a teen boy decides to prove he … read more

Similar categories in Robbie Couch's Blaine for the Win book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Dinner Lady Detectives (Dinner Lady Detectives, #1) by Hannah Hendy

16. The Dinner Lady Detectives (Dinner Lady Detectives, #1)

By: Hannah Hendy

3.27

Format: 290 pages, ebook

Murder is a dish best served ice cold... Margery and Clementine are enjoying a peaceful middle-a… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Hendy's The Dinner Lady Detectives (Dinner Lady Detectives, #1) book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • fiction
  • lgbt
Cover of Lavender House (Evander Mills, #1) by Lev A.C. Rosen

17. Lavender House (Evander Mills, #1)

By: Lev A.C. Rosen

3.87

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

Lavender House, 1952: the family seat of recently deceased matriarch Irene Lamontaine, head of the … read more

Similar categories in Lev A.C. Rosen's Lavender House (Evander Mills, #1) book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • queer
  • fiction
  • lgbt
"Even when your dream is taken from you, you can have a great new life."

-Lev A.C. Rosen, Lavender House (Evander Mills, #1)

"People are always trying to claim you, without ever listening to who you are. They want you to be something else, to be the role they have for you in the family. But really, we're all better off just…"

-Lev A.C. Rosen, Lavender House (Evander Mills, #1)

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18. Spell Bound

By: F.T. Lukens

4.14

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Two rival apprentice sorcerers must team up to save their teachers and protect their own magic in t… read more

Similar categories in F.T. Lukens's Spell Bound book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
"Sometimes a family was a mischievous magical boss, her magical rival turned friend, a magical girl who used to be a babysitter and now was like an older sister, and the person you didn't understand i…"

-F.T. Lukens, Spell Bound

Cover of Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2) by Simon James Green

19. Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2)

By: Simon James Green

3.78

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Noah and Harry have gone from friends to boyfriends, but is Noah ready for the difference? It do… read more

Similar categories in Simon James Green's Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2) book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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20. The Sky Blues

By: Robbie Couch

4.12

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

Sky’s small town turns absolutely claustrophobic when his secret promposal plans get leaked to the … read more

Similar categories in Robbie Couch's The Sky Blues book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"A part of me knows that someday soon I'll miss moments like these."

-Robbie Couch, The Sky Blues

Cover of Never Been Kissed (Boy Meets Boy, #1) by Timothy Janovsky

21. Never Been Kissed (Boy Meets Boy, #1)

By: Timothy Janovsky

3.67

Format: 279 pages, Paperback

Dear (never-been-quite-over-you) Crush, It's been a few years since we were together, but I can't … read more

Similar categories in Timothy Janovsky's Never Been Kissed (Boy Meets Boy, #1) book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"With only the stars as my witness, I kiss him again, deeper, and to my surprise, it doesn’t feel like scratching an act off a list or completing a quest: it feels like coming home."

-Timothy Janovsky, Never Been Kissed (Boy Meets Boy, #1)

"Because I know for certain the cardboard version of himself he’s been asked for years to display in the storefront of his family life has been incinerated for good. He’s flesh and blood right now, fl…"

-Timothy Janovsky, Never Been Kissed (Boy Meets Boy, #1)

"It’s nice to hear him so self-aware. To know that the seismic waves of coming out are still rippling through him too. I thought I was alone in that. Everyone makes it seem like coming out is crossing…"

-Timothy Janovsky, Never Been Kissed (Boy Meets Boy, #1)

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22. Jay's Gay Agenda

By: Jason June

3.52

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

There's one thing Jay Collier knows for sure—he's a statistical anomaly as the only out gay kid in … read more

Similar categories in Jason June's Jay's Gay Agenda book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I was the Willy Wonka of slip-ups"

-Jason June, Jay's Gay Agenda

"Why did the city's most notable attraction have to be so "bonery?"

-Jason June, Jay's Gay Agenda

"When most of the football players had left the closet, it was safe enough to pick my material."

-Jason June, Jay's Gay Agenda

"My whole body wanted him, my entire soul too, and it hit me that an item on the Gay Agenda always should have been to find Albert. To find the guy who could set my spirit and sexuality on fire all at…"

-Jason June, Jay's Gay Agenda

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23. As Far As You'll Take Me

By: Phil Stamper

3.48

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

A story about finding the people who become your home. Marty arrives in London with nothing but … read more

Similar categories in Phil Stamper's As Far As You'll Take Me book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"But you can have more than one family. You can choose your family."

-Phil Stamper, As Far As You'll Take Me

"Megan's in the driver's seat. Me, the passenger. Always the passenger."

-Phil Stamper, As Far As You'll Take Me

"To my family. The one I was born into, and the one I found along the way."

-Phil Stamper, As Far As You'll Take Me

"I spend so much of my time trying to make my sexuality as little of a deal as possible, while everyone else in my life seems to be making it into a huge thing."

-Phil Stamper, As Far As You'll Take Me

Cover of Pride High : Book 3 - Yellow by Jay Bell

24. Pride High : Book 3 - Yellow

By: Jay Bell

4.53

Format: 388 pages, Kindle Edition

Another year is winding down for the students of Pride High, but the drama is just ramping up!Ricky… read more

Similar categories in Jay Bell's Pride High : Book 3 - Yellow book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • m m romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Pride High: Book 2 - Orange by Jay Bell

25. Pride High: Book 2 - Orange

By: Jay Bell

4.42

Format: 463 pages, Kindle Edition

Welcome back to Pride High, where the delicious drama continues! Ricky tries to sort through his fe… read more

Similar categories in Jay Bell's Pride High: Book 2 - Orange book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of When Ben Loved Tim (He Loved Him #1) by Jay Bell

26. When Ben Loved Tim (He Loved Him #1)

By: Jay Bell

4.32

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

I never thought I’d find love. I spent all of high school watching others pair up, my little gay he… read more

Similar categories in Jay Bell's When Ben Loved Tim (He Loved Him #1) book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • romance
  • contemporary
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
Cover of The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry (Sunderworld, #1) by Ransom Riggs

27. The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry (Sunderworld, #1)

By: Ransom Riggs

4.19

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The much-anticipated new fantasy series from Ransom Riggs, his first since introducing the #1 globa… read more

Similar categories in Ransom Riggs's The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry (Sunderworld, #1) book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) by Lev A.C. Rosen

28. Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts)

By: Lev A.C. Rosen

3.85

Format: 352 pages, None

My first time getting it in the butt was kind of weird. I think it's going to be weird for everyone… read more

Similar categories in Lev A.C. Rosen's Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I would not look good as a splatter on the floor. It's not my ideal body type"

-Lev A.C. Rosen, Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts)

"It's not about making myself less amazing so I blend in - it's about making sure everyone around me in their own shade of glitter."

-Lev A.C. Rosen, Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts)

"Relationships should always be handled carefully. Sex is one thing – throw your bodies together, wake up the next day – but if you want to really know someone, it’s best to remember that while you lo…"

-Lev A.C. Rosen, Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts)

"So maybe you're asexual. But that is not all bad! I know it feels bad. You're pretty much in you're own version of the closet trying to figure it out. I've been there. I thought my liking boys was a …"

-Lev A.C. Rosen, Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts)

Cover of Lunar Boy by Jacinta Wibowo

29. Lunar Boy

By: Jacinta Wibowo

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The Witch Boy and Squished, Lunar Boy is a must-have heartwarming coming-of-age graphic… read more

Similar categories in Jacinta Wibowo's Lunar Boy book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1) by Birdie Milano

30. Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

By: Birdie Milano

3.82

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

Fourteen-year-old Dylan Kershaw's idea of a dream holiday includes at least three things: beaches t… read more

Similar categories in Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1) book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • m m romance
  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Pride High : Book 4 - Green by Jay Bell

31. Pride High : Book 4 - Green

By: Jay Bell

4.43

Format: 345 pages, Kindle Edition

Junior year kicks off at Pride High, ushering in hotter romance and higher stakes.Ricky returns fro… read more

Similar categories in Jay Bell's Pride High : Book 4 - Green book and Birdie Milano's Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)

26 best-selling fiction books like Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1) by Birdie Milano

Transform Your Habits

A Quiet Kind of Thunder

Sara Barnard

4.06

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Noah Can't Even

Simon James Green

4.05

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Openly Straight (Openly Straight, #1)

Bill Konigsberg

3.50

Transform Your Habits

What Belongs to You

Garth Greenwell

4.29

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All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)

Erik J. Brown

4.23

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I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)

Mason Deaver

4.16

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What If It's Us (What If It's Us, #1)

Becky Albertalli

3.82

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They Hate Each Other

Amanda Woody

4.24

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