14 Best realistic fiction books like Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend by Brandon Hoàng

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Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend

By: Brandon Hoàng

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Gary Võ is one of the few Vietnamese kids in his school and has been shy for as long as he can reme…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend by Brandon Hoàng , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam by Thien Pham

1. Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam

By: Thien Pham

4.29

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A moving young adult graphic memoir about a Vietnamese immigrant boy's search for belonging in Amer… read more

Similar categories in Thien Pham's Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam book and Brandon Hoàng's Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend

  • food
  • family
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2. The Space Between Here & Now

By: Sarah Suk

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of They Both Die at the End and You've Reached Sam, this gripping, atmospheric YA … read more

Similar categories in Sarah Suk's The Space Between Here & Now book and Brandon Hoàng's Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend

  • asian literature
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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3. Rez Ball

By: Byron Graves

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This debut novel by Byron Graves tells the story of a young athlete determined to play like the her… read more

Similar categories in Byron Graves's Rez Ball book and Brandon Hoàng's Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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4. All the Fighting Parts

By: Hannah V. Sawyerr

4.44

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of Grown and The Poet X, a searing and defiant novel in verse about reclaiming agency a… read more

Similar categories in Hannah V. Sawyerr's All the Fighting Parts book and Brandon Hoàng's Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend

  • contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
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5. Promise Boys

By: Nick Brooks

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Promise Boys is a blockbuster, dark academia mystery about three teens of color who must investigat… read more

Similar categories in Nick Brooks's Promise Boys book and Brandon Hoàng's Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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6. Where You See Yourself

By: Claire Forrest

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Where You See Yourself combines an unforgettable coming-of-age tale, a swoon-worthy romance, and mu… read more

Similar categories in Claire Forrest's Where You See Yourself book and Brandon Hoàng's Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • family
  • contemporary
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7. Saints of the Household

By: Ari Tison

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Saints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town--tol… read more

Similar categories in Ari Tison's Saints of the Household book and Brandon Hoàng's Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • family
  • contemporary
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8. Invisible Son

By: Kim Johnson

4.20

Format: 416 pages, Library Binding

From the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of This Is My America comes another thriller… read more

Similar categories in Kim Johnson's Invisible Son book and Brandon Hoàng's Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend

  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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9. The Fall of Whit Rivera

By: Crystal Maldonado

4.09

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Could you plan the Fall Formal with your (hot) nemesis? Whit Rivera is about to find out. Frenemie… read more

Similar categories in Crystal Maldonado's The Fall of Whit Rivera book and Brandon Hoàng's Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • contemporary
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10. Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke, #2)

By: Marie Lu

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New sparks. Old flames. And a mission that's playing with fire. A year has passed since supersta… read more

Similar categories in Marie Lu's Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke, #2) book and Brandon Hoàng's Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend

  • romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Loyalty to a secret."

-Marie Lu, Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke, #2)

"Let me stay." "Keep me in your songs."

-Marie Lu, Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke, #2)

"Maybe love was not knowing and going ahead anyway."

-Marie Lu, Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke, #2)

"Grief is love. It's the price we pay for the gift of someone meaningful in our lives."

-Marie Lu, Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke, #2)

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11. Give Me a Sign

By: Anna Sortino

4.11

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

Lilah is stuck in the middle. At least, that’s what having a hearing loss seems like sometimes—when… read more

Similar categories in Anna Sortino's Give Me a Sign book and Brandon Hoàng's Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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12. Throwback

By: Maurene Goo

4.11

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Back to the Future meets The Joy Luck Club in this YA contemporary romance about a Korean American … read more

Similar categories in Maurene Goo's Throwback book and Brandon Hoàng's Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend

  • romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom by Shannon C.F. Rogers

13. I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom

By: Shannon C.F. Rogers

3.98

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Packed with voice, this is a powerful coming-of-age YA novel about a Filipina-American teen who tri… read more

Similar categories in Shannon C.F. Rogers's I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom book and Brandon Hoàng's Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • family
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
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14. The Misdirection of Fault Lines

By: Anna Gracia

3.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants goes to the US Open in an emotionally honest and openhearted nove… read more

Similar categories in Anna Gracia's The Misdirection of Fault Lines book and Brandon Hoàng's Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
Cover of Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

15. 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 Brandon Hoàng's Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky by Josh Galarza

16. 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 Brandon Hoàng's Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend

  • contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
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17. Not About a Boy

By: Myah Hollis

3.98

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Euphoria meets Girl in Pieces in this coming-of-age story of a girl trying to put a grief-stricken … read more

Similar categories in Myah Hollis's Not About a Boy book and Brandon Hoàng's Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • contemporary
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18. 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 Brandon Hoàng's Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend

  • romance
  • young adult
  • food
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
Cover of Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend by Brandon Hoàng

19. Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend

By: Brandon Hoàng

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Gary Võ is one of the few Vietnamese kids in his school and has been shy for as long as he can reme… read more

Similar categories in Brandon Hoàng's Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend book and Brandon Hoàng's Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • food
  • family
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
Cover of The Melancholy of Summer by Louisa Onomé

20. The Melancholy of Summer

By: Louisa Onomé

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed author Louisa Onomé comes the perfect embodiment of a Sad Girl Summer a girl left o… read more

Similar categories in Louisa Onomé's The Melancholy of Summer book and Brandon Hoàng's Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • family
  • contemporary
Cover of Aisle Nine by Ian X. Cho

21. Aisle Nine

By: Ian X. Cho

3.74

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

“It's Black Friday—and the apocalypse is on sale! Ever since the world filled with portals to he… read more

Similar categories in Ian X. Cho's Aisle Nine book and Brandon Hoàng's Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend

  • young adult
  • contemporary

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Sarah Suk

4.09

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4.16

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4.44

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