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LGBTQ FictionMiddle School
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Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens agenda
by Becky Albertalli
Sixteen-year-old, not-so-openly-gay Simon Spier is blackmailed into playing wingman for his classmate or else his sexual identity—and that of his pen pal—will be revealed.
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One man guy
by Michael Barakiva
Fearing that summer school will be an ultimate horror after a difficult first year of high school, Ethan befriends the confident and free-spirited Alek, with whom he develops an unexpected and mutual first love that challenges his beliefs about relationships and family values.
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Girls made of snow and glass
by Melissa Bashardoust
A feminist fantasy reimagining of "Snow White" relates the past and present experiences of a magician's daughter-turned-heartless queen and her beautiful rival stepdaughter.
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Identify
by Lesley Choyce
Anxiety-ridden Ethan is befriended by Gabriella, who prefers to dress in masculine clothes and be called Gabe, and becomes embroiled in a school-wide controversy when he confronts Gabe's tormentor.
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Of fire and stars
by Audrey Coulthurst
A girl betrothed since childhood to a handsome prince to seal an alliance between their kingdoms hides her magical affinity for wielding fire powers while falling unexpectedly in love with her intended's prickly sister.
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The sweet revenge of Celia Door
by Karen Finneyfrock
Fourteen-year-old Celia, hurt by her parents' separation, the loss of her only friend and a classmate's cruelty, has only her poetry for solace until newcomer Drake Berlin befriends her and—sharing his deepest, darkest secret—seeks her help in connecting with the boy he left behind.
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Lily and Dunkin
by Donna Gephart
In a poignant tale by an award-winning author, a transgender girl and a boy struggling with bipolar disorder forge a friendship based on their respective experiences as outsiders trying to fit in. By the author of As If Being 12 3/4 Isn't Bad Enough, My Mother Is Running for President!
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Marco impossible
by Hannah Moskowitz
When 13-year-old Marco falls hopelessly in love with an adorable exchange student who is playing the bass in the prom band, Marco and his best friend, Stephen, plot to break into the prom and get Marco onstage so that he can declare his affections. By the author of Zombie Tag.
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We are all made of molecules
by Susin Nielsen-Fernlund
Trying to make the best of things when their parents move in together, a socially clueless genius and a less-than-bright but popular girl tackle a mean-spirited bully with their combination of hapless nerd power and malaprops.
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Like water
by Rebecca Podos
When her father is diagnosed with Huntington's disease, eighteen-year-old Vanni abandons her plan to flee her small New Mexico hometown after high school graduation and instead spends the summer keeping herself busy with part-time jobs and boys, but thatchanges after she meets Leigh, whose friendship dares Vanni to ask herself big questions and make new plans.
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Gracefully Grayson
by Ami Polonsky
Hiding the truth about her awareness that she is a girl trapped inside a male body, Grayson finds new strength to embrace her true identity from an unexpected friendship and a supportive teacher.
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Husky
by Justin Sayre
A young opera lover's first year in high school is challenged by the loss of friends to an obnoxious newcomer, his mother's relationship with an annoying baker and peer discrimination about his weight.
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Anything could happen
by Will Walton
Living in a small Southern community where everyone knows everyone else's business, Tretch struggles with his feelings for his straight friend, Matt, and the advances of a smitten girl.
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