Books like…

Books Like The Truth About Forever

by Sarah Dessen · about this book

Loved The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen? If its young adult, female lead and contemporary fiction hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour and Twenty Boy Summer. 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 The Truth About Forever: Young Adult · Female Lead · Contemporary Fiction · Coming of Age · Teen Protagonist

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   Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood

   Ann Brashares

   Death of a Friend · Coming of Age · First Love · Hopeful · Grief and Mourning

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   Amy & Roger's Epic Detour

   Morgan Matson

   Coming of Age · Starting Over · First Love · Hopeful · Teenagers

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   Twenty Boy Summer

   Sarah Ockler

   Death of a Friend · Grief and Mourning · First Love · Teenagers · Hopeful

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   Love Letters to the Dead

   Ava Dellaira

   First Love · Coming of Age · Grief and Mourning · Hopeful · Teenagers

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5. 

   The Sky Is Everywhere

   Jandy Nelson

   First Love · Coming of Age · Grief and Mourning · Hopeful · Self-Discovery

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   All the Bright Places

   Jennifer Niven

   Death of a Friend · Grief and Mourning · First Love · Hopeful · Teenagers

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7. 

   The Perks of Being a Wallflower

   Stephen Chbosky

   Death of a Friend · First Love · Coming of Age · Hopeful · Teenagers

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8. 

   The Fault in Our Stars

   John Green

   Death of a Friend · Grief and Mourning · First Love · Teen Protagonist · Teenagers

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9. 

   Before I Fall

   Lauren Oliver

   Death of a Friend · Coming of Age · First Love · Hopeful · Teenagers

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10. 

    Girl in Pieces

    Kathleen Glasgow

    Death of a Friend · Grief and Mourning · Coming of Age · Starting Over · Hopeful

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11. 

    This Song Will Save Your Life

    Leila Sales

    Coming of Age · Starting Over · Hopeful · First Love · Teen Protagonist

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12. 

    Before I Die

    Jenny Downham

    Coming of Age · Grief and Mourning · First Love · Hopeful · Teenagers

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13. 

    A Walk to Remember

    Nicholas Sparks

    Coming of Age · Grief and Mourning · First Love · Hopeful · Self-Discovery

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14. 

    Reason to Breathe

    Rebecca Donovan

    First Love · Starting Over · Coming of Age · Hopeful · Teenagers

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15. 

    Just One Day

    Gayle Forman

    Coming of Age · First Love · Starting Over · Hopeful · Teen Protagonist

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16. 

    Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

    Benjamin Alire Saenz

    Coming of Age · First Love · Hopeful · Death of a Friend · Teenagers

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17. 

    My Life Next Door

    Huntley Fitzpatrick

    Coming of Age · First Love · Self-Discovery · Hopeful · Teenagers

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18. 

    13 Little Blue Envelopes

    Maureen Johnson

    Coming of Age · First Love · Hopeful · Teenagers · Teen Protagonist

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19. 

    Will Grayson, Will Grayson

    John Green, David Levithan

    Coming of Age · First Love · Self-Discovery · Teenagers · Hopeful

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20. 

    They Both Die at the End

    Adam Silvera

    First Love · Death of a Friend · Grief and Mourning · Teenagers · Hopeful

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