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Books Like Keeping the Moon

by Sarah Dessen · about this book

Loved Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen? If its young adult, contemporary fiction and romance hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Will Grayson, Will Grayson, The Summer I Turned Pretty 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 Keeping the Moon: Young Adult · Contemporary Fiction · Romance · Emotional · Hopeful

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   Will Grayson, Will Grayson

   John Green, David Levithan

   First Love · Contemporary Fiction · Young Adult · Self-Discovery · Coming of Age

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   The Summer I Turned Pretty

   Jenny Han

   Contemporary Fiction · Summer Vibes · Young Adult · First Love · Coming of Age

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   Gather

   Kenneth M. Cadow

   Young Adult · Contemporary Fiction · Starting Over · Self-Discovery · Hopeful

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   Little Women

   Louisa May Alcott

   First Love · Mother and Daughter · Female Friendship · Hopeful · Coming of Age

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   My Name Is Venus Black

   Heather Lloyd

   Starting Over · Contemporary Fiction · Mother and Daughter · Hopeful · Coming of Age

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6. 

   That Night

   Chevy Stevens

   Bullying · First Love · Starting Over · Mother and Daughter · Contemporary Fiction

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   The Wedding People

   Alison Espach

   Summer Vibes · Starting Over · Contemporary Fiction · Female Friendship · Hopeful

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8. 

   Better Than the Movies

   Lynn Painter

   First Love · Young Adult · Contemporary Fiction · Coming of Age · Hopeful

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   Tess of the Road

   Rachel Hartman

   Starting Over · Young Adult · Mother and Daughter · Coming of Age · Hopeful

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10. 

    Funny Story

    Emily Henry

    Summer Vibes · Starting Over · Contemporary Fiction · Hopeful · Romance

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11. 

    Threadneedle

    Cari Thomas

    Young Adult · First Love · Female Friendship · Self-Discovery · Coming of Age

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12. 

    Good in Bed

    Jennifer Weiner

    Body Image · Starting Over · Contemporary Fiction · Self-Discovery · Mother and Daughter

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13. 

    The Life List

    Lori Nelson Spielman

    Starting Over · Contemporary Fiction · Mother and Daughter · Self-Discovery · Hopeful

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    Jemima J

    Jane Green

    Body Image · Contemporary Fiction · Bullying · Self-Discovery · Hopeful

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15. 

    The Second Life of Mirielle West

    Amanda Skenandore

    Starting Over · Female Friendship · Self-Discovery · Mother and Daughter · Hopeful

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16. 

    A Girl Like Her (Deluxe Edition) (Ravenswood, 1)

    Talia Hibbert

    First Love · Bullying · Contemporary Fiction · Romance · Teen Protagonist

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17. 

    The Twelve Dates of Christmas

    Jenny Bayliss

    Starting Over · Contemporary Fiction · Female Friendship · Hopeful · Self-Discovery

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18. 

    Tilly in Technicolor

    Mazey Eddings

    Summer Vibes · Contemporary Fiction · Self-Discovery · Hopeful · Romance

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19. 

    Bookshops & Bonedust

    Travis Baldree

    Female Friendship · Summer Vibes · Starting Over · Hopeful · Self-Discovery

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20. 

    The Secret Life of Bees

    Sue Monk Kidd

    Female Friendship · Self-Discovery · Hopeful · Coming of Age · Teen Protagonist

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