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Books like Beauty Queens
A fierce, laugh-out-loud feminist satire that crashes the patriarchy onto a desert island and dances on the wreckage. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Beauty Queens.
- chaotic
- absurdist
- triumphant
- vibrant
- 01
Dumplin'
Julie Murphy
A big-hearted, Dolly Parton-fueled anthem about taking up space and finding the courage to be unapologetically yourself.
- 02
Uglies
Scott Westerfeld
A high-stakes hoverboard ride through a sleek, deceptive utopia where perfection comes at a terrifying cost.
- 03
The way we fall
Megan Crewe
A claustrophobic, dread-soaked fight for survival on an isolated island where a terrifying virus forces a teenager to find hope amidst devastating loss.
- 05
Beauty Queen / Whatever After (Bk. 7)
Sarah Mlynowski
A chaotic, laugh-out-loud romp through a fractured fairy tale where sibling loyalty is the real magic.
- 06
Going Bovine
Libba Bray
A hallucinatory, darkly hilarious road trip through the absurdity of American culture and the terrifying reality of dying.
- 07
How to Be Popular
Meg Cabot
A bubbly, laugh-out-loud exploration of high school social climbing that proves the best version of yourself is usually the one you left behind.
- 08
1-800-Where-R-You
Meg Cabot
A snarky, fast-paced romp about a tough-as-nails teenager who accidentally acquires a superpower and wants absolutely nothing to do with it.
- 09
Raymie Nightingale
Kate DiCamillo
A tender, sun-baked exploration of childhood loneliness and the eccentric friendships that save us.
- 10
Island of the Sequined Love Nun
Christopher Moore · 2000
A manic, sun-drenched fever dream of a comedy where a disgraced pilot finds redemption among cargo cults and talking fruit bats.
- 11
Lifeguard
Richie Tankersley Cusick
A sun-drenched summer vacation rapidly curdles into a paranoid fight for survival against the very people meant to keep you safe.
- 12
Two on an island
Bradbury, Bianca
A gritty, elemental survival story that tests the limits of sibling loyalty and childhood resilience.
