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24 alternatives to The Outsiders

Coming of age novel about a 14-year-old boy.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Outsiders launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Crossing - A Novel▲66

   A Travel Story About a Boy In Love

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   How To Build a Girl▲70

   Coming of age story

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   How High School Became a Thing▲84

   A new illustrated story, from Hardbound

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Alex the Brave▲78

   A children's book that challenges gender stereotypes

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Book of Everyone▲125

   A personalized book about anyone you want in 40 seconds

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Impossible Fortress▲68

   Boy discovers girl is his computer-loving soulmate

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Outsider: Invest in America▲57

   The novel to nurse your election hangover

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   American Girls▲67

   Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Loner▲64

   Turns the traditional campus novel on its head

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Boys Among Men▲67

    How the Prep-to-Pro Generation Redefined the NBA

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Ungifted▲63

    Intelligence redefined

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    It's Complicated▲74

    The social lives of networked teens

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    "The Bird Market" By Anton Chekhov▲62

    TFW You Learn More About Life From A Bird, Than From School

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    American Girls▲60

    Social media and the secret lives of teenagers

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Boy Who Could Change the World▲79

    A collection of Swartz's writing

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    How Humans Learned to Cross the Ocean▲115

    A new story from Hardbound

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Child Poet▲60

    A life cleaved by two accidents

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Getting There: A Book of Mentors▲92

    Thirty leaders in diverse fields share their secrets

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19BN
    Bubblin – Next-generation books▲65

    2015 · bubbl.in · its alternatives →

20. 20
    On Books - Ego Is The Enemy by Ryan Holiday▲72

    A weekly podcast about life-changing books

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    American Gods by Neil Gaiman▲87

    Shadow is a man with a past...

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Look Me in the Eye▲58

    My Life with Asperger's

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Nomad by Matthew Mather▲61

    Something massive is coming... And it's heading for Earth.

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Secret Code▲68

    A customizable children's book that breaks stereotypes

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →