Read-alikes and related books

Books like Yellow Flag

24 books recommended for fans of Yellow Flag by Robert Lipsyte, tied together by themes of Assimilation, Peer Pressure, Violence, and Bullying.

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Top related books to Yellow Flag

A handpicked shelf of strong matches chosen for shared themes, literary overlap, and a broader spread of voices.

The Car

Gary Paulsen

Themes: Assimilation • Violence • Boys & Men

The Monster’s Ring

Bruce Coville

Themes: Violence • Bullying • Boys & Men

Resurrection of the Phoenix’s Grace (Book Four) Phoenix Teen & Young Adult Epic Fantasy with Phoenixes

LRW Lee

Themes: Boys & Men • Survival Stories • Coming of Age

I Am Number Four

Pittacus Lore

Themes: Assimilation • Violence • Survival Stories

The Unquiet

Mikaela Everett

Themes: Violence • Survival Stories • Coming of Age

The Faint of Heart

Kerilynn Wilson

Themes: Assimilation • Peer Pressure • Coming of Age

Time Bomb

Joelle Charbonneau

Themes: Bullying • Survival Stories • Coming of Age

Iron River

Daniel Acosta

Themes: Violence • Bullying • Boys & Men

The Rifle

Gary Paulsen

Themes: Violence • Bullying • Boys & Men

#10

Runestone Saga: Children of Ragnarok

Cinda Williams Chima

Themes: Violence • Survival Stories • Coming of Age

#11

Autobiography of My Dead Brother

Walter Dean Myers

Themes: Peer Pressure • Violence • Coming of Age

#12

Reckless

Lauren Roberts

Themes: Boys & Men • Survival Stories • Coming of Age

#13

Like a Love Story

Abdi Nazemian

Themes: Peer Pressure • Bullying • Coming of Age

#14

Teen Idol

Meg Cabot

Themes: Assimilation • Bullying • Coming of Age

#15

The Pigman’s Legacy

Paul Zindel

Themes: Assimilation • Boys & Men • Coming of Age

#16

Blood Scion

Deborah Falaye

Themes: Violence • Survival Stories • Coming of Age

#17

Skeeter

Kay Smith

Themes: Violence • Bullying • Boys & Men

#18

Moment of Truth

Kasie West

Themes: Assimilation • Violence • Coming of Age

#19

Nevernever

Will Shetterly

Themes: Assimilation • Violence • Coming of Age

#20

Tides

Betsy Cornwell

Themes: Bullying • Boys & Men • Young Adult Fiction

#21

Cirque 5 Teenagers Die and Wake Up in a Circus Tent.

Brooklynn Langston

Themes: Bullying • Boys & Men • Coming of Age

#22

Le petit prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Themes: Violence • Bullying • Coming of Age

#23

A Year to the Day

Robin Benway

Themes: Assimilation • Boys & Men • Coming of Age

#24

The Authentics

Abdi Nazemian

Themes: Peer Pressure • Bullying • Coming of Age

A curated shelf of 24 read-alikes for Yellow Flag by Robert Lipsyte — spanning Assimilation, Peer Pressure, Violence and featuring authors such as Gary Paulsen, Bruce Coville, LRW Lee, Pittacus Lore, and others.