18 best-selling fiction books like Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki

Cover of Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

By: Mariko Tamaki

3.86

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

All Freddy Riley wants is for Laura Dean to stop breaking up with her. The day they got together…

"Have faith in yourself to know what's right for you. Whatever answer you need, it's inside you somewhere."

-Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

"Have faith in yourself to know what's right for you. Whatever answer you need, it's inside you somewhere."

-Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

"It's true that giving can be a part of love. But, contrary to popular belief, love should never take from you, Freddy."

-Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

"It's true that giving can be a part of love. But, contrary to popular belief, love should never take from you, Freddy."

-Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

If you liked the fiction plot in Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of Spinning by Tillie Walden

1. Spinning

By: Tillie Walden

3.89

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Poignant and captivating, Ignatz Award winner Tillie Walden's powerful graphic memoir, Spinning, ca… read more

Similar categories in Tillie Walden's Spinning book and Mariko Tamaki's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
"I never ignored the fact that I was attracted to them. I had known I was gay since I was 5. Now I was almost 12. A teacher's aide had shown me how to hold your sleeve when you put your jacket on. I s…"

-Tillie Walden, Spinning

Cover of In Real Life by Cory Doctorow, Jen Wang

2. In Real Life

By: Cory Doctorow , Jen Wang

3.81

Format: 175 pages, Paperback

Anda loves Coarsegold Online, the massively-multiplayer role-playing game where she spends most of … read more

Similar categories in Cory Doctorow's In Real Life book and Mariko Tamaki's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"– Here, take this. It'll give you a boost. – You spent 90 gold on this?? – 90 gold is nothing when you're the baddest bitch in the virtual universe."

-Cory Doctorow, In Real Life

"– I understand the world can be cruel place and there are people out there counting on naive kids like you to take advantage of. Don't just think because it's video games people can't get hurt."

-Cory Doctorow, In Real Life

"Most of the people you see going to work today are LARPing (live-action role playing) an incredibly boring RPG (role-playing game) called "professionalism" that requires them to alter their vocabular…"

-Cory Doctorow, In Real Life

"When I was an activist in the 1980s, ninety-eight percent of my time was spent stuffing envelopes and writing addresses on them. The remaining two percent was the time we spent figuring out what to p…"

-Cory Doctorow, In Real Life

Cover of The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

3. The Prince and the Dressmaker

By: Jen Wang

4.35

Format: 277 pages, Paperback

Paris, at the dawn of the modern age: Prince Sebastian is looking for a bride―or rather, his par… read more

Similar categories in Jen Wang's The Prince and the Dressmaker book and Mariko Tamaki's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
"I'm a prince who likes dresses."

-Jen Wang, The Prince and the Dressmaker

"This job won't love you back, you know."

-Jen Wang, The Prince and the Dressmaker

"You're a secret, which means I'm a secret!"

-Jen Wang, The Prince and the Dressmaker

"Don't work too hard. This job won't love you back, you know."

-Jen Wang, The Prince and the Dressmaker

Cover of Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol

4. Anya's Ghost

By: Vera Brosgol

3.91

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Anya could really use a friend. But her new BFF isn't kidding about the "Forever" part. Of all t… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's Anya's Ghost book and Mariko Tamaki's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
"You may look normal like everyone else, but you're not. Not on the inside."

-Vera Brosgol, Anya's Ghost

"Impressing a bunch of snooty teenagers is a pretty lame life goal to have."

-Vera Brosgol, Anya's Ghost

"I could lose myself forever in that dark hair and those sweet love handles."

-Vera Brosgol, Anya's Ghost

"Oh, Anya! Let's have an intense spiritual relationship for no believable reason!"

-Vera Brosgol, Anya's Ghost

Cover of Paper Girls, Vol. 1 (Paper Girls, #1) by Matthew Wilson, Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang

5. Paper Girls, Vol. 1 (Paper Girls, #1)

By: Matthew Wilson , Brian K. Vaughan , Cliff Chiang

3.98

Format: 269 pages, Paperback

In the early hours after Halloween of 1988, four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls uncover the m… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Wilson's Paper Girls, Vol. 1 (Paper Girls, #1) book and Mariko Tamaki's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Nimona by None

6. Nimona

By: None

4.00

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

The graphic novel debut from rising star Noelle Stevenson, based on her beloved and critically accl… read more

Similar categories in None's Nimona book and Mariko Tamaki's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer

7. Princess Princess Ever After

By: Kay O'Neill

3.65

Format: 276 pages, Hardcover

When the heroic princess Amira rescues the kind-hearted princess Sadie from her tower prison, neith… read more

Similar categories in Kay O'Neill's Princess Princess Ever After book and Mariko Tamaki's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1) by Kay O'Neill

8. The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1)

By: Kay O'Neill

4.35

Format: 71 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of Princess Princess Ever After comes The Tea Dragon Society, a charm… read more

Similar categories in Kay O'Neill's The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1) book and Mariko Tamaki's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
"when one feels displaced, it can take a while for the connections to grow."

-Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1)

"los recuerdos no sólo viven en tu interior minette. Residen en toda la gente y objetos con los que compartes tu vida"

-Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1)

"Just because something comes easily to you, does not mean it has no value. You find it effortless because you love it, and that is why it is your gift."

-Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1)

"everything that happens is part of your wholeness. the sadness, the loss, the hurt, as well as the joy, the love, the friendship -- it is all part of your tapestry .... remember that you are whole."

-Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1)

Cover of Heartstopper: Volume Five (Heartstopper, #5) by Alice Oseman

9. Heartstopper: Volume Five (Heartstopper, #5)

By: Alice Oseman

4.49

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. The bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about l… read more

Similar categories in Alice Oseman's Heartstopper: Volume Five (Heartstopper, #5) book and Mariko Tamaki's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Una parte de la intimidad consiste en confiar en alguien lo suficiente como para renunciar a una parte de ese control. Y eso, a veces, es muy difícil. Pero es importante que recuerdes que, si Nick y …"

-Alice Oseman, Heartstopper: Volume Five (Heartstopper, #5)

Cover of The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

10. The Magic Fish

By: Trung Le Nguyen

4.51

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Tiến loves his family and his friends…but Tiến has a secret he's been keeping from them, and it mig… read more

Similar categories in Trung Le Nguyen's The Magic Fish book and Mariko Tamaki's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"To me, language is a map to help you figure out where you are. If you can't read the map, you're lost"

-Trung Le Nguyen, The Magic Fish

"The space between two shores is the ocean and being caught in between feels like drowning. And, really, what is the point of tears among so much salt water?"

-Trung Le Nguyen, The Magic Fish

Cover of Sheets (Sheets, #1) by Brenna Thummler

11. Sheets (Sheets, #1)

By: Brenna Thummler

3.84

Format: 242 pages, Paperback

Marjorie Glatt feels like a ghost. A practical thirteen year old in charge of the family laundry bu… read more

Similar categories in Brenna Thummler's Sheets (Sheets, #1) book and Mariko Tamaki's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
"patience is the thread of healing."

-Brenna Thummler, Sheets (Sheets, #1)

Cover of Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier

12. Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms

By: Crystal Frasier

4.24

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

A sweet, queer teen romance perfect for fans of Fence and Check, Please!Annie is a smart, antisocia… read more

Similar categories in Crystal Frasier's Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms book and Mariko Tamaki's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Oh? You're held to a different standard because of others' preconceptions?"

-Crystal Frasier, Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms

Cover of Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden

13. Are You Listening?

By: Tillie Walden

3.83

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Bea is on the run. And then, she runs into Lou. This chance encounter sends them on a journey th… read more

Similar categories in Tillie Walden's Are You Listening? book and Mariko Tamaki's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Everyone everything has potential for magic. You just gotta be standing somewhere in the world and in the body that lets you see it."

-Tillie Walden, Are You Listening?

"Mom. It's too hot out. Can't we skip today? We could walk twice tomorrow...' 'We have to, Lou. We have to move every day, even when we don't want to."

-Tillie Walden, Are You Listening?

"When something horrible happens, or something amazing...really, anything that's big, it makes you feel like mountains could shatter, or the sky could disappear...you know what I'm talking about? Well…"

-Tillie Walden, Are You Listening?

Cover of Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki

14. Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

By: Mariko Tamaki

3.86

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

All Freddy Riley wants is for Laura Dean to stop breaking up with her. The day they got together… read more

Similar categories in Mariko Tamaki's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me book and Mariko Tamaki's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Have faith in yourself to know what's right for you. Whatever answer you need, it's inside you somewhere."

-Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

"It's true that giving can be a part of love. But, contrary to popular belief, love should never take from you, Freddy."

-Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

"Of course, I know there are LGBTQIA activists out there who fought for centuries for me to have the right to fuck up like this"

-Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

"Polyamorous or monogamous, your love should be a thing that brings something to you. It’s true that giving can be a part of love, but contrary to popular belief, your love should never take from you."

-Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

Cover of Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

15. Gender Queer

By: Maia Kobabe

4.28

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would … read more

Similar categories in Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer book and Mariko Tamaki's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
  • lgbt
"I don't"

-Maia Kobabe, Gender Queer

"My deepest emotional relationships have always been with women. Did that mean I was a lesbian? But my sexual fantasies involved two male partners. Was I a gay boy tapped in a girl's body? The knowled…"

-Maia Kobabe, Gender Queer

"Some people are born in the mountains, while others are born by the sea. Some people are happy to live in the place they were born, while others must make a journey to reach the climate in which they…"

-Maia Kobabe, Gender Queer

"As I pondered a pronoun change, I began to think of gender less as a scale and more as a landscape. Some people are born in the mountains, while others are born by the sea. Some people are happy to l…"

-Maia Kobabe, Gender Queer

Cover of Mooncakes by Suzanne  Walker

16. Mooncakes

By: Suzanne Walker

3.83

Format: 243 pages, Paperback

A story of love and demons, family and witchcraft. Nova Huang knows more about magic than your a… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Walker's Mooncakes book and Mariko Tamaki's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz

17. The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich

By: Deya Muniz

4.40

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A funny, heartfelt YA romance about finding love—and lots of grilled cheese sandwiches—in the place… read more

Similar categories in Deya Muniz's The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich book and Mariko Tamaki's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

18. On a Sunbeam

By: Tillie Walden

4.30

Format: 533 pages, Paperback

Throughout the deepest reaches of space, a crew rebuilds beautiful and broken-down structures, pain… read more

Similar categories in Tillie Walden's On a Sunbeam book and Mariko Tamaki's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
"It's like the older you get the more you forget that you can change things."

-Tillie Walden, On a Sunbeam

"I'm not dating the 12% of you that I understand, I'm dating 100% of you. Including all your secrets that I don't know."

-Tillie Walden, On a Sunbeam

Cover of The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag

19. The Girl from the Sea

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.14

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Witch Boy trilogy comes a graphic novel about family, romance, and first lov… read more

Similar categories in Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea book and Mariko Tamaki's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Sometimes plans must change, my love."

-Molly Knox Ostertag, The Girl from the Sea

"*creepy ghost whispers* morgan... THAT'S IT SHE'S DEAD"

-Molly Knox Ostertag, The Girl from the Sea

"Sometimes you have to let your life get messy. That's how you get to the good parts"

-Molly Knox Ostertag, The Girl from the Sea

Cover of Bloom by Kevin Panetta

20. Bloom

By: Kevin Panetta

3.91

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Though he loved working there as a kid, Ari cannot fathom a life wasting away over rising dough and… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Panetta's Bloom book and Mariko Tamaki's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Jeez! Why is my family manhandling me at this wedding?"

-Kevin Panetta, Bloom

"Maybe just...Don't try to be what you think you should be. Be what you love."

-Kevin Panetta, Bloom

"Got 'em! Comfortable shoes! Oh my God. They're like pillows. I hate high heels."

-Kevin Panetta, Bloom

"...what does he think is going to happen? An angel will just fall from the sky?"

-Kevin Panetta, Bloom

Cover of Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell

21. Pumpkinheads

By: Rainbow Rowell

4.03

Format: 209 pages, Hardcover

In Pumpkinheads author Rainbow Rowell and artist Faith Erin Hicks have teamed up to create this ten… read more

Similar categories in Rainbow Rowell's Pumpkinheads book and Mariko Tamaki's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"...I'm your friend. And friends don't let friends live small lives."

-Rainbow Rowell, Pumpkinheads

9 must-read contemporary books like Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki

Transform Your Habits

In Real Life

Cory Doctorow , Jen Wang

3.81

Transform Your Habits

Heartstopper: Volume Five (Heartstopper, #5)

Alice Oseman

4.49

Transform Your Habits

The Magic Fish

Trung Le Nguyen

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms

Crystal Frasier

4.24

View all the books

19 Top fiction books like The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1) by Kay O'Neill

Transform Your Habits

The Prince and the Dressmaker

Jen Wang

4.35

Transform Your Habits

Nimona

None

4.00

Transform Your Habits

The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1)

Kay O'Neill

4.35

Transform Your Habits

Heartstopper: Volume Five (Heartstopper, #5)

Alice Oseman

4.49

View all the books

Never miss a story from us, get weekly updates in your inbox.