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by John Green, David Levithan · about this book

Loved Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green, David Levithan? If its young adult, male lead and teen protagonist hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with They Both Die at the End, The Catcher in the Rye and Better Than the Movies. 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 Will Grayson, Will Grayson: Young Adult · Male Lead · Teen Protagonist · Contemporary Fiction · LGBTQ+ Protagonist

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   They Both Die at the End

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   LGBTQ+ Protagonist · Sexual Orientation · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Teenagers

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   The Catcher in the Rye

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   Depression · Teen Protagonist · Identity Formation · Coming of Age · Teenagers

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   Better Than the Movies

   Lynn Painter

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

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   Teenagers · Coming of Age · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Contemporary Fiction

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   Coming of Age · Identity Formation · Teen Protagonist · Character-Driven · Young Adult

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   Gather

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   Coming of Age · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Contemporary Fiction · Male Lead

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   The Raven King

   Maggie Stiefvater

   Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · First Love · LGBTQ+ Protagonist

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   Sexual Orientation · LGBTQ+ Protagonist · Contemporary Fiction · Character-Driven · Male Lead

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   Coming of Age · Contemporary Fiction · First Love · Self-Discovery · Character-Driven

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    Threadneedle

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    On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

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    Sexual Orientation · LGBTQ+ Protagonist · Coming of Age · First Love · Character-Driven

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    Middlesex

    Jeffrey Eugenides

    Coming of Age · LGBTQ+ Protagonist · Identity Formation · Character-Driven · Self-Discovery

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    Becoming Ted

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    LGBTQ+ Protagonist · Sexual Orientation · Contemporary Fiction · Male Lead · Character-Driven

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    Teenagers · First Love · Teen Protagonist · Contemporary Fiction · Witty Banter

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    The Outsiders

    S.E. Hinton

    Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Teenagers · Coming of Age · Character-Driven

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    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

    J.K. Rowling

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

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    The Battle of the Labyrinth

    Rick Riordan

    Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Coming of Age · Male Lead · First Person Narrator

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    Lirael

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    Depression · Coming of Age · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Self-Discovery

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    The List of Things That Will Not Change

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    Coming of Age · Contemporary Fiction · Sexual Orientation · Self-Discovery · Character-Driven

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    Teacher of the Year

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    LGBTQ+ Protagonist · Sexual Orientation · Contemporary Fiction · Male Lead · Funny

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