6 Top realistic fiction books like The Melancholy of Summer by Louisa Onomé

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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…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in The Melancholy of Summer by Louisa Onomé , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes

1. The Luis Ortega Survival Club

By: Sonora Reyes

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School comes a story in the vein of… read more

Similar categories in Sonora Reyes's The Luis Ortega Survival Club book and Louisa Onomé's The Melancholy of Summer

  • romance
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. Hungry Ghost

By: Victoria Ying

4.01

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful and heart-wrenching young adult graphic novel takes a look at eating disorders, family … read more

Similar categories in Victoria Ying's Hungry Ghost book and Louisa Onomé's The Melancholy of Summer

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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3. 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 Louisa Onomé's The Melancholy of Summer

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • canada
  • contemporary
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4. Love in Winter Wonderland

By: Abiola Bello

3.72

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

A YA Christmas love story set in a London Black-owned bookshop. Charming, handsome Trey Anderso… read more

Similar categories in Abiola Bello's Love in Winter Wonderland book and Louisa Onomé's The Melancholy of Summer

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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5. The Bittlemores

By: Jann Arden

3.87

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A heartfelt, comic, and deeply satisfying debut novel from the #1 bestselling author, singer-songwr… read more

Similar categories in Jann Arden's The Bittlemores book and Louisa Onomé's The Melancholy of Summer

  • family
  • fiction
  • canada
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6. Everything Is Not Enough (In Every Mirror She’s Black #2)

By: Lola Akinmade Åkerström

3.89

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literature. A Jennette McCurdy Book Club Pick. Am… read more

Similar categories in Lola Akinmade Åkerström's Everything Is Not Enough (In Every Mirror She’s Black #2) book and Louisa Onomé's The Melancholy of Summer

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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7. The Black Kids

By: Christina Hammonds Reed

4.03

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Ashley Bennett and her friends are living the charmed life. It’s the end of senior year and they’re… read more

Similar categories in Christina Hammonds Reed's The Black Kids book and Louisa Onomé's The Melancholy of Summer

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Nobody calls boys sluts."

-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids

"It's not just about Rodney. It's about all of us."

-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids

"They don't fucking see us even when they're looking right at us."

-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids

"Sometimes when you want to disappear, it's easiest to hide in music."

-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids

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8. Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed

By: Dashka Slater

4.30

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

When a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to… read more

Similar categories in Dashka Slater's Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed book and Louisa Onomé's The Melancholy of Summer

  • teen
  • mental health
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9. Funeral Songs for Dying Girls

By: Cherie Dimaline

3.53

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

After inadvertently starting rumors of a haunted cemetery, a teen befriends a ghost in this brand-n… read more

Similar categories in Cherie Dimaline's Funeral Songs for Dying Girls book and Louisa Onomé's The Melancholy of Summer

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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10. Something More

By: Jackie Khalilieh

4.06

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A contemporary teen romance novel featuring a Palestinian-Canadian girl trying to hide her autism d… read more

Similar categories in Jackie Khalilieh's Something More book and Louisa Onomé's The Melancholy of Summer

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"No matter how far I've come and no matter how hard I try, beneath the mask will always be a girl who's afraid of being left behind."

-Jackie Khalilieh, Something More

"Maybe if people can get past the things that make me different on the outside, then they might try to get to know the real me. And maybe I’ll let them."

-Jackie Khalilieh, Something More

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11. I'm Not Supposed to Be in the Dark

By: Riss M. Neilson

3.85

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Deep in Providence comes a paranormal young adult romance that follows a teen co… read more

Similar categories in Riss M. Neilson's I'm Not Supposed to Be in the Dark book and Louisa Onomé's The Melancholy of Summer

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
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12. Out of Body

By: Nia Davenport

4.02

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A high-stakes, propulsive YA thriller with a body-swap twist thoughtfully exploring themes of frien… read more

Similar categories in Nia Davenport's Out of Body book and Louisa Onomé's The Melancholy of Summer

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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13. Down Came the Rain

By: Jennifer Mathieu

3.67

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From Jennifer Mathieu, the acclaimed author of Moxie - now a Netflix film - and Bad Girls Never Say… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Mathieu's Down Came the Rain book and Louisa Onomé's The Melancholy of Summer

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • contemporary
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14. Dark Testament: Blackout Poems

By: Crystal Simone Smith

4.35

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

In this extraordinary collection, the award-winning poet Crystal Simone Smith gives voice to the mo… read more

Similar categories in Crystal Simone Smith's Dark Testament: Blackout Poems book and Louisa Onomé's The Melancholy of Summer

  • young adult
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15. 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 Louisa Onomé's The Melancholy of Summer

  • romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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16. I'll Tell You No Lies

By: Amanda McCrina

3.80

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From Amanda McCrina, the acclaimed author of Traitor and The Silent Unseen, I'll Tell You No Lies i… read more

Similar categories in Amanda McCrina's I'll Tell You No Lies book and Louisa Onomé's The Melancholy of Summer

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
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17. Dream to Me

By: Megan Paasch

3.96

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From debut author Megan Paasch comes Dream to Me, a YA contemporary fantasy about generational magi… read more

Similar categories in Megan Paasch's Dream to Me book and Louisa Onomé's The Melancholy of Summer

  • romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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18. Between Friends & Lovers

By: Shirlene Obuobi

4.02

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Talia Hibbert meets Carley Fortune in this swoon-worthy story of love and friendship in the age of … read more

Similar categories in Shirlene Obuobi's Between Friends & Lovers book and Louisa Onomé's The Melancholy of Summer

  • romance
  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • mental health
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19. 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 Louisa Onomé's The Melancholy of Summer

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. The Glass Girl

By: Kathleen Glasgow

4.39

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces comes a raw, heart-wrenching novel … read more

Similar categories in Kathleen Glasgow's The Glass Girl book and Louisa Onomé's The Melancholy of Summer

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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21. 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 Louisa Onomé's The Melancholy of Summer

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family

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