6 Top realistic fiction books like Libertad by Bessie Flores Zaldivar

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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…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Libertad by Bessie Flores Zaldivar , here is a list of 6 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 Bessie Flores Zaldivar's Libertad

  • lesbian
  • 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. Every Time You Hear That Song

By: Jenna Voris

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

They say to never meet your idols. But they never said anything about upending your life for a ques… read more

Similar categories in Jenna Voris's Every Time You Hear That Song book and Bessie Flores Zaldivar's Libertad

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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3. 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 Bessie Flores Zaldivar's Libertad

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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4. Under the Surface

By: Diana Urban

4.10

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

An epic survival-thriller about four teens who get lost in the Paris catacombs for days—a gripping … read more

Similar categories in Diana Urban's Under the Surface book and Bessie Flores Zaldivar's Libertad

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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5. 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 Bessie Flores Zaldivar's Libertad

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • 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

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6. When the World Tips Over

By: Jandy Nelson

4.18

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

An explosive new novel brimming with love, secrets, and enchantment The Fall siblings live in h… read more

Similar categories in Jandy Nelson's When the World Tips Over book and Bessie Flores Zaldivar's Libertad

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"He liked trees more than people."

-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over

"Why won’t you ever tell me about your parents?"

-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over

"Sometimes platonic loves are the most profound."

-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over

"Desiderium, n. an ardent desire for something lost."

-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over

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7. 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 Bessie Flores Zaldivar's Libertad

  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky

By: Josh Galarza

4.22

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Mark Oshiro and Adam Silvera comes a fiercely funny and hopeful story of one bo… read more

Similar categories in Josh Galarza's The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky book and Bessie Flores Zaldivar's Libertad

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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9. The Truth According to Ember

By: Danica Nava

3.96

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A Chickasaw woman who can’t catch a break serves up a little white lie that snowballs into much mor… read more

Similar categories in Danica Nava's The Truth According to Ember book and Bessie Flores Zaldivar's Libertad

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. Ash's Cabin

By: Jen Wang

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Ash has always felt alone. Adults ignore the climate crisis. Other kids Ash’s age are more inter… read more

Similar categories in Jen Wang's Ash's Cabin book and Bessie Flores Zaldivar's Libertad

  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • lgbt
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11. Everything We Never Had

By: Randy Ribay

4.50

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the National Book Award finalist Patron Saints of Nothing comes an emotionally c… read more

Similar categories in Randy Ribay's Everything We Never Had book and Bessie Flores Zaldivar's Libertad

  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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12. 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 Bessie Flores Zaldivar's Libertad

  • high school
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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13. 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 Bessie Flores Zaldivar's Libertad

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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14. 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 Bessie Flores Zaldivar's Libertad

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Brightness Between Us (The Darkness Outside Us, #2) by Eliot Schrefer

15. The Brightness Between Us (The Darkness Outside Us, #2)

By: Eliot Schrefer

4.61

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

In this sequel to The Darkness Outside Us, a Stonewall Honor Book, New York Times bestselling autho… read more

Similar categories in Eliot Schrefer's The Brightness Between Us (The Darkness Outside Us, #2) book and Bessie Flores Zaldivar's Libertad

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

16. 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 Bessie Flores Zaldivar's Libertad

  • fiction
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
Cover of Libertad by Bessie Flores Zaldivar

17. 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 Bessie Flores Zaldivar's Libertad

  • lesbian
  • high school
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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18. Good People: Stories From the Best of Humanity

By: Gabriel Reilich

4.33

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

For anyone who could use proof that the world is full of good people, this beautifully illustrated … read more

Similar categories in Gabriel Reilich's Good People: Stories From the Best of Humanity book and Bessie Flores Zaldivar's Libertad

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19. Full Shift: A Graphic Novel

By: Jennifer Dugan

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

In this queer, supernatural YA graphic novel from the author of Some Girls Do and the illustrator o… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Dugan's Full Shift: A Graphic Novel book and Bessie Flores Zaldivar's Libertad

  • lesbian
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
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20. To the Bone

By: Alena Bruzas

3.75

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

This moving and tragic love story is also a starkly honest look at Colonial America, set during the… read more

Similar categories in Alena Bruzas's To the Bone book and Bessie Flores Zaldivar's Libertad

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • queer
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21. Pick the Lock

By: A.S. King

3.74

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King, a weird and insightful new novel about a girl intent… read more

Similar categories in A.S. King's Pick the Lock book and Bessie Flores Zaldivar's Libertad

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary

19 best-selling fiction books like Libertad by Bessie Flores Zaldivar

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Dear Wendy

Ann Zhao

4.01

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Jenna Voris

4.07

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Thirsty

Jas Hammonds

4.16

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Under the Surface

Diana Urban

4.10

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17 Top fiction books like The Brightness Between Us (The Darkness Outside Us, #2) by Eliot Schrefer

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You Should Be So Lucky

Cat Sebastian

4.39

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Together in a Broken World

Paul Michael Winters

4.08

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Swordcrossed

Freya Marske

4.22

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C.G. Drews

4.35

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