Fountaindale Public Library District: Over the Rainbow: LGBTQIA Teen Reads: October 2022 LGBTQIA+ Teen Reads

Hell followed with us
by Andrew Joseph White

"Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cult that raised him...Desperately, he searches for a place where the cult can't get their hands on him, or more importantly, on the bioweapon they infected him with. Benji is rescued by a group ofteens from the local Acheson LGBTQ+ Center, affectionately known as the ALC. The ALC's leader, Nick, is gorgeous, autistic, and a deadly shot...Still, Nick offers Benji shelter among his ragtag group of queer teens...Benji accepts Nick's terms...until hediscovers the ALC's mysterious leader has a hidden agenda, and more than a few secrets of his own"

Extasia
by Claire Legrand

To protect her village against the evil power living beneath the black mountain, a girl joins a coven, becoming one of the four saints of Haven and standing with her sisters to save their people from destruction. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.

At the end of everything / : The World Never Wanted Them. They Refuse to Be Forgotten.
by Marieke Nijkamp

Trapped in the Hope Juvenile Treatment Center with a plague raging outside that passes through their ranks while supplies quickly dwindle, a group of incarcerated teens must figure out how to survive in a world that has never seemed to want them. Simultaneous eBook.

Sofi and the bone song
by Adrienne Tooley

While vying for the title of Musikone of five musicians in the country licensed to compose and perform original songsSofi begins to doubt her family, her music and the girl she thought was her enemy. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.

Dig two graves
by Gretchen McNeil

Neve Lanier, after being betrayed by her best friend Yasmin, attends a girls empowerment camp where she falls under the spell of the manipulative Diana who kills Yasmin in exchange for Neve murdering her stepbrother, whom Neve has fallen for. 35,000 first printing.

Café con lychee
by Emery Lee

"Theo Mori and Gabriel Moreno have always been at odds. Their parents own rival businesses-an Asian American café and a Puerto Rican bakery-and Gabi's lack of coordination has cost their soccer team too many games to count. Stuck in the closet and scared to pursue his own dreams, Gabi sees his parents' shop as his future. Stuck under the weight of his parents' expectations, Theo's best shot at leaving Vermont means first ensuring his parents' livelihood is secure. So when a new fusion café threatens both shops, Theo and Gabi realize an unfortunate truth-they can only achieve their goals by working together to cook up an underground bakery operation and win back their customers. But can they put aside their differences long enough to save their parents'shops or will the new feelings between them boil over?"

Spin me right round
by David Valdes Greenwood

When a head injury transports him back in time to 1985, gay teen Luis sets out to save the life of a closeted classmate and finds himself in way over his head as he tries to make it back to 2021. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.

Different kinds of fruit
by Kyle Lukoff

"When Annabelle learns that her father shares something big--and surprising--in common with her new nonbinary friend, she begins to see herself, and her family, in a whole new light"

Graphic Novels

Blackwater
by Jeannette Arroyo

"Set in the haunted town of Blackwater, Maine, two boys fall for each other as they dig for clues to a paranormal mystery"

Galaxy : the prettiest star
by Jadzia Axelrod

Taylor Barzelay seems to have the perfect life with good looks and good grades, but they are actually an alien princess from the planet Cyandii, and after six long years of accepting the duty to remain in hiding as a boy on Earth, it all changes when they meet confident Metropolis city girl Katherine

I am not Starfire
by Mariko Tamaki

Seventeen-year-old Mandy, who dyes her hair black and hates almost everyone, is not like her mother, the tall, sparkly alien superheo Starfire, so when someone from Starfire's past arrives, Mandy must make a choice about who she is and if she should riskeverything to save her mom

Kisses for Jet : A Coming-of-gender Story
by Joris Bas Backer

Like most teenagers in the 90s, Jet is obsessed with Kurt Cobain, which helps them get through boarding at the international school their parents have sent them to in the Netherlands. Jet is very shy, and fitting in poses enough challenges as is. New feelings are starting to emerge as Jet and best friend Sasha turn their attention away from their beloved grunge idols to real guys, and the pressures of being in a lawless, chaotic school start to take their toll. But something is wrong. Jet slowly begins to realise that they may be more of a boy than a girl. But is that possible? And who do they talk to about these feelings when there's no internet around to guide them? Discover how Jet deals with the questions that come from being a teenager and how to grow into the person you were meant to be, in this intimate, exploratory, coming-of-gender graphic novel from new talent Joris Bas Backer.