Books like…

Books Like Dreamland

by Sarah Dessen · about this book

Loved Dreamland by Sarah Dessen? If its young adult, contemporary fiction and female lead hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Catcher in the Rye, Will Grayson, Will Grayson and Gather. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Dreamland: Young Adult · Contemporary Fiction · Female Lead · Teen Protagonist · Emotional

1. 

   The Catcher in the Rye

   Jerome David Salinger

   Death of a Sibling · Depression · Teen Protagonist · Teenagers · Coming of Age

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   Will Grayson, Will Grayson

   John Green, David Levithan

   Depression · Teen Protagonist · First Love · Coming of Age · Young Adult

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   Gather

   Kenneth M. Cadow

   Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Self-Discovery · Coming of Age · Contemporary Fiction

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4. 

   They Both Die at the End

   Adam Silvera

   Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · First Love · Teenagers · Contemporary Fiction

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5. 

   Little Women

   Louisa May Alcott

   Death of a Sibling · First Love · Coming of Age · Bittersweet · Emotional

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6. 

   Tess of the Road

   Rachel Hartman

   Young Adult · Self-Discovery · Toxic Family Dynamics · Coming of Age · Trauma Recovery

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7. 

   That Night

   Chevy Stevens

   Death of a Sibling · First Love · Sisters · Teenagers · Toxic Family Dynamics

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8. 

   The Summer I Turned Pretty

   Jenny Han

   Teen Protagonist · Coming of Age · Young Adult · Contemporary Fiction · First Love

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9. 

   Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All

   Laura Ruby

   Teen Protagonist · Sisters · First Love · Coming of Age · Young Adult

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10. 

    This Is Me: A Reckoning

    Hayden Panettiere

    Death of a Sibling · Depression · Trauma Recovery · Toxic Family Dynamics · Substance Abuse

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11. 

    The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding

    Holly Ringland

    Death of a Sibling · Self-Discovery · Grief and Mourning · Contemporary Fiction · Bittersweet

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12. 

    My Name Is Venus Black

    Heather Lloyd

    Coming of Age · Contemporary Fiction · Trauma Recovery · Teen Protagonist · Toxic Family Dynamics

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13. 

    New Moon

    Stephenie Meyer

    Depression · Teen Protagonist · First Love · Young Adult · Emotional

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14. 

    Better Than the Movies

    Lynn Painter

    Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · First Love · Teenagers · Contemporary Fiction

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15. 

    Threadneedle

    Cari Thomas

    Coming of Age · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · First Love · Teenagers

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16. 

    The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing

    Melissa Bank

    Coming of Age · Contemporary Fiction · Self-Discovery · First Love · Bittersweet

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17. 

    The Raven King

    Maggie Stiefvater

    Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · First Love · Bittersweet · Teenagers

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18. 

    On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

    Ocean Vuong

    First Love · Coming of Age · Substance Abuse · Grief and Mourning · Emotional

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19. 

    Stardust in Their Veins

    Laura Sebastian

    Death of a Sibling · Young Adult · Toxic Family Dynamics · Teenagers · Grief and Mourning

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20. 

    The Dark Vault

    Victoria Schwab

    Death of a Sibling · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Grief and Mourning · Trauma Recovery

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