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Recommended Reading
by Paul Coccia
Curvaceous, clever, and an avid reader, seventeen-year-old Bobby Ashton never misses a main character moment. So when it comes to asking out his crush, he plans a romantic gesture grand enough to go down in local history. Unfortunately, though, his extensive knowledge of every rom-com trope ever doesn’t prepare him for how tragically he misreads the situation. Suddenly Bobby’s very public romantic gesture turns into an ordeal so embarrassing it could be a villain origin story.
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It's a love/skate relationship
by Carli J. Corson
When a hockey player who is suspended from her school teams up with a figure skater needing a partner, initially they can't stand one another, but the frostiness thaws in an enemies-to-lovers queer romance.
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Dragging Mason County
by Curtis Campbell
While helping his best friend Alan (aka teen drag queen Aggie Culture) produce Mason County's debut Drag Extravaganza against a backdrop of backlash and bigotry, Peter Thompkins begins to wonder if his already damaged reputation—and friendship—can survive past curtain call.
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Okay, Cupid
by Mason Deaver
As a cupid Jude's job is to bring couples together, and their new assignment involves a couple of teenagers--except Jude's attraction to a certain human boy keeps getting in the way, and threatening their career
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Don't let it break your heart
by Maggie Horne
Alana and Gray navigate the transition from a romantic relationship to a strong friendship after Alana comes out as a lesbian, but when she helps Gray pursue a relationship with Talia, Alana develops romantic feelings for Talia as well and grapples with loyalty to Gray while embracing her queer identity
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The last boyfriends rules for revenge
by Matthew Hubbard
A queer YA coming-of-age featuring three queer teenage boys in small town Alabama who set out to get revenge on their ex-boyfriends and end up fighting their school's anti-LGBTQ+ initiatives.
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Just happy to be here
by Naomi Kanakia
Tara just wants to be treated like any other girl at Ainsley Academy. That is, judged on her merits--not on her transness. But there's no road map for being the first trans girl at an all-girls school. And when she tries to join the Sibyls, an old-fashioned Ainsley sisterhood complete with code names and special privileges, she's thrust into the center of a larger argument about what girlhood means and whether the club should exist at all.
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My fair Brady
by Brian D. Kennedy
"Wade Westmore is used to being in the spotlight. So when he's passed over for the lead in the spring musical, it comes as a major blow--especially when the role goes to his ex-boyfriend, Reese...Shy sophomore Elijah Brady is used to being overlooked. Forget not knowing his name--most of his classmates don't even know he exists. So when he joins the stage crew for the musical, he seems destined to blend into the scenery. When the two have a disastrous backstage run-in, Elijah proposes an arrangement thatcould solve both boys' problems: If Wade teaches Elijah how to be popular, Wade can prove that he cares about more than just himself"
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Skater boy
by Anthony Nerada
When closeted seventeen-year-old "bad boy" Wes falls for ballet dancer Tristan, he blows up the bully reputation he never wanted in the first place.
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When Haru was here
by Dustin Thao
Eric, a lonely nineteen-year-old grappling with the loss of his best friend, retreats into his imagination and finds solace in a memory of a day spent with a boy named Haru, but Eric's imagination and reality blur together when he walks into a coffee shop and sees Haru.
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Compound fracture
by Andrew Joseph White
After being nearly beaten to death for evidence he holds against the corrupt sheriff, sixteen-year-old transgender Miles joins his fellow townsfolk to end the blood feud and oppressive politics that plague his town.
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Prince of the Palisades
by Julian Winters
After a public break-up goes viral, seventeen-year-old Prince Jadon of ãIles de la Rãeveri stays in America to clean up his image and finds an unexpected romance as he navigates redemption in the eyes of his country and family.
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Dear Wendy
by Ann Zhao
A student at Wellesley College, aromantic and asexual Sophie Chi, aka “Dear Wendy,” finds herself in an online feud with her relationship advice rival, “Sincerely Wanda,” while unwittingly becoming friends in real life, but will their friendship survive when the truth comes out?
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Take a bow, Noah Mitchell
by Tobias Madden
Seventeen-year-old gaymer Noah Mitchell only has one friend left: the wonderful, funny, strictly online-only MagePants69. After years playing RPGs together, they know everything about each other, except anything that would give away their real life identities. And Noah is certain that if they could just meet in person, they would be soulmates. Noah would do anything to make this happen--including finally leaving his gaming chair to join a community theater show that he's only mostly sure MagePants69 is performing in. Noah has never done anything like theater--he can't sing, he can't dance, and he's never willingly watched a musical--but he'll have to go all in to have a chance at love.
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The long run
by James Acker
When fate—in the form of a party that gets busted—brings together two very different track-and-field athletes, each trying to figure out what they want out of life, they find a love for which they'd risk everything.
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My dear Henry : a Jekyll & Hyde remix
by Kalynn Bayron
After being expelled from London Medical School along with his best friend Henry Jekyll in 1885 London, 17-year-old Gabriel Utterson is overcome by jealousy when a mysterious and magnetic stranger arrives, capturing all of Henry's attention and drawing him into a dark mystery.
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If I can give you that
by Michael Gray Bulla
Seventeen-year-old Gael, a trans boy, learns to let his walls down while finding community, discovering his sexuality, falling in love, and navigating difficult family situations.
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Forget me not
by Alyson Derrick
When the girl she loves suffers a terrible fall and cannot remember anything from the last two years, Nora finds herself forgotten and wonders if they can beat the odds and find their way back to each other.
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Alondra
by Gina Femia
Joining a group of teens as they work toward wrestling fame, Alondra struggles with increasing tension at home and with conflicting feelings for King, the leader of the group, and Lexi, the girl with a beautiful smile.
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Friday I'm in love
by Camryn Garrett
Deciding to throw herself an epic coming out party with singing, dancing and rainbow cake, 16-year-old Mahalia Harris finds herself buried in a mountain of bills, unfinished schoolwork and enough drama that could end her party before it even begins.
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Ode to my first car
by Robin Gow
After totaling her beloved car, closeted bisexual Claire works at a nursing home where she meets Lena, an 88-year-old lesbian woman who, through her stories, helps Claire grow more confident in her identity as she falls in and out of love.
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The dos and donuts of love
by Adiba Jaigirdar
Competing on a televised baking competition in the hope of bringing much-needed attention to her parents' beloved donut shop, Shireen Malik finds things heating up when her fellow contestants include her ex-girlfriend and her new crush, as well as a saboteur.
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I'll take everything you have
by James Klise
In 1934, Joe Garbe arrives in Chicago with a plan to save the family farm, but when his con game exposes him to the criminal underworld, danger closes in, forcing him to decide who he wants to be.
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Different for boys
by Patrick Ness
Exploring teen sexuality, friendship and romance, this daring, illustrated short novel follows Anthony Stevenson as he navigates relationships with three boys, which leads to loneliness and intimacy, unexpected support and heart-ripping betrayal.
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The rules of us
by Jennifer Nissley
Jillian and Henry do everything together, but when they come out as gay to each other and become interested in other people, the former couple must figure out how to move on without losing each other.
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The wicked bargain
by Gabe Cole Novoa
Hiding a magical ability to manipulate fire and ice, transmasculine nonbinary teen pirate Mar teams up with the most unlikely allies to reverse a wicked bargain made by their father and retrieve his soul from el Diablo.
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Lion's legacy
by Lev AC Rosen
Seventeen-year-old Tennessee Russo joins his estranged father in his search for ancient rings belonging to the Sacred Band of Thebes.
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And other mistakes
by Erika Turner
After being outed while dealing with a stressful family life, tension with friends, her cross-country team and a new crush, , Aaliyah decides it's time to prove to everyone—and most of all, herself—that she's more than her mistakes.
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Ander & Santi were here : a novel
by Jonny Garza Villa
When their parents hire Santiago Garcia, a hot new waiter, nonbinary teen Ander Lopez immediately falls in love, and through Santi's eyes, understands everything they are and want to be as an artist, until the outside world creeps in, threatening everything.
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They hate each other
by Amanda Woody
Told from alternating perspectives, seventeen-year-old frenemies Jonah and Dylan pretend to date after a homecoming disaster, but their plan begins to crumble when they unexpectedly start falling for each other
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This is why they hate us
by Aaron H. Aceves
Trying to get over his crush by pursuing other romantic prospects as his deep-seated fears and anxieties boil over, Enrique “Quique” Luna realizes that living his truth can come at a high cost.
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Home field advantage
by Dahlia Adler
When it is discovered that the new quarterback Jack Walsh is actually Jaclyn, chaos breaks loose, and cheerleader Amber must take a stand for this girl with whom she is falling head over heels in love.
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Kate in waiting
by Becky Albertalli
Best friends Kate Garfield and Anderson Walker share a love of theater and crushes on the same guys, but when one of their long-distance crushes shows up at their school, real feelings might end their friendship.
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How to excavate a heart
by Jake Maia Arlow
"Fresh off a breakup, college freshman Shani is distracted from her monthlong paleoichthyology internship when she gets involved with May, but when their relationship takes a serious turn, Shani's heartache over her ex-girlfriend's rejection comes rushing back.
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Afterlove
by Tanya Byrne
"In this powerful, all-encompassing YA love story, a girl who becomes a grim reaper must figure out what the future holds--especially when it comes to the girlfriend she left behind. When Ashana Persaud meets Poppy Morgan on a school trip, she's sure it's too good to be true. Ash has never had much luck with girls, but Poppy proves different. Coffee dates turn to museum trips until, soon, the two girls can see a future together--one that's seemingly snatched from them when a hit-and-run takes Ash's life on New Year's Eve. As the last person to die before midnight, Ash is bestowed the title of reaper, tasked with finding lost souls and helping them cross over. Only those close to death can perceive a reaper, so when Ash runs into Poppy one lonely night--and Poppy recognizes her--they can't be sure if it's the second chance they've so desperately wished for, or a tragedy lying in wait."
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Blaine for the win
by Robbie Couch
To prove to his ex-boyfriend Joey that he can be serious, Blaine decides to run against Joey's new boyfriend for senior student council president and must decide if he is willing to sacrifice everything he loves about himself to do it. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The feeling of falling in love
by Mason Deaver
"Just days before spring break, Neil Kearney is set to fly across the country with his childhood friend (and current friend with benefits) Josh to attend his brother's wedding. Then Josh tells Neil that he's in love with him. With Josh still attending the wedding, Neil needs to find a new date to bring along. Almost against his will, he drafts his horrible roommate, Wyatt. At first, Wyatt (correctly) thinks Neil is acting like a jerk. but when they get to Los Angeles, Wyatt sees a little more of where it's coming from. Slowly, Neil and Wyatt begin to understand each other . . . and maybe, just maybe, fall in love for the first time"
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Ruinsong
by Julia Ember
Two young women from rival factions must work together to reunite their country, as they wrestle with their feelings for each other. Her voice was her prison... Now it's her weapon. In a world where magic is sung, a powerful mage named Cadence has been forced to torture her country's disgraced nobility at her ruthless queen's bidding. But when she is reunited with her childhood friend, a noblewoman with ties to the underground rebellion, she must finally make a choice: Take a stand to free their country from oppression, or follow in the queen's footsteps and become a monster herself.
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Never ever getting back together
by Sophie Gonzales
Eighteen-year-old Maya Bailey enters a reality dating competition to get revenge on her cheating, royal-adjacent ex-boyfriend, and she ends up falling for another girl on the show--in fact, the girl he cheated on her with.
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A million quiet revolutions
by Robin Gow
A modern love story told in verse, Oliver and Aaron, when Aaron moves away, write each other letters, inspired by two Revolutionary soldiers, who they believe to be trans men in love, and must each take ownership of their own stories.
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Icebreaker
by A. L. Graziadei
Vying for the NHL league's top draft spot, 17-year-old Mickey James and teammate Jaysen Caulfield find their rivalry turning into something more, forcing them both to decide what they really want and what they are willing to risk for it.
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Kiss & tell
by Adib Khorram
On boy band Kiss & Tell's first major tour, lead singer Hunter Drake grapples with a painful breakup with his first boyfriend, his first rebound, and the stress of what it means to be queer in the public eye.
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She gets the girl
by Rachael Lippincott
When shy, awkward Molly Parker and outspoken Alex Blackwood devise a five-step plan to get the girls they like to fall for them, they both begin to wonder if maybe they're the ones falling… for each other.
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A scatter of light
by Malinda Lo
Sent to California to stay with her grandmother, where she expects to be bored, Aria Tang West instead meets Steph Nichols, her grandmother's gardener, who introduces her to the working-class queer community, prompting her to second guess who she is and what she wants to be.
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In deeper waters
by F. T. Lukens
Sixteen-year-old Prince Tal is on his long-awaited coming-of-age tour when he meets the intriguing and roguish Athlen, and when he is kidnapped by pirates, Athlen is his only hope of escape
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So this is ever after
by F. T. Lukens
Assuming the role of King of Ere, Arek discovers there is a magical catch– choose a spouse by your 18th birthday, or wither away into nothing– and, with the help of his mage, desperately searches for the perfect candidate.
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No filter and other lies
by Crystal Maldonado
Seventeen-year-old Kat Sanchez uses photos of a friend to create a fake Instagram account, but when one of her posts goes viral and exposes Kat's duplicity, her entire world--both real and pretend--comes crashing down around her.
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Ophelia after all
by Racquel Marie
A romantic at heart, Ophelia Roja deals with friendship drama and her own queerness at the end of high school, forcing her to choose between the fantasy version of herself that she's always imagined—or finally revealing who she really is.
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Man o' war
by McCarthy, Cory
While at a marine life theme park, River's encounter with a queer person lands him in the shark tank, which launches a journey of self-discovery, from internalized homophobia and gender dysphoria, through layers of coming out, affirmation surgery, and true love.
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The Chandler legacies
by Abdi Nazemian
Brought together through the Circle, a coveted writing group where life-changing friendships are born and secrets are revealed, five students at an elite boarding school challenge the long-standing culture of abuse through their writing.
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Loveless
by Alice Oseman
Surrounded by the narrative that dating + sex = love, Georgia, who doesn't have sexual or romantic feelings for anyone, comes to understand herself as asexual/aromantic and learns that there are plenty of other ways to find love and connection.
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From dust, a flame
by Rebecca Podos
When she begins to mutate on her 17th birthday, Hannah discovers a family she never knew, while searching for the truth, and a history linked to Jewish mysticism and legend, which holds the key to breaking the curse and saving those she loves most.
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And they lived . . .
by Steven Salvatore
"Chase Arthur is a hopeless romantic, but he's also struggling to figure out his gender identity and recover from an eating disorder. When Chase starts his freshman year of college, he has to navigate being away from home and missing his sister, finding his squad, and will have to learn to love--and be enough for--himself, while discovering what it means to truly live"
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The 99 boyfriends of Micah Summers
by Adam Sass
Micah Summers runs a popular Instagram full of drawings of his numerous imaginary boyfriends (ninety-nine so far)--though he's never had a real boyfriend before. But when a meet-cute with Boy 100 goes wrong, Micah embarks on a Prince Charming-like quest throughout Chicago to find true love--for real this time.
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History is all you left me
by Adam Silvera
After Theo, his first boyfriend, dies in a terrible accident, Griffin forges a friendship with Theo's ex-boyfriend Jackson.
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Golden boys
by Phil Stamper
"Gabriel, Reese, Sal, and Heath are best friends, bonded in their small rural town by their queerness, their good grades, and their big dreams. They are about to embark on the summer before senior year of high school, where each is going on a new, big adventure, from attending a design school in Paris to interning on Capitol Hill for a U.S. Senator. What will this summer of new experiences and world-expanding travel mean for each of them--and for their friendship?"
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The comedienne's guide to pride
by Hayli Thomson
Taylor Parker has always been a funny girl--but when she is accepted as a finalist for a diverse writers' internship at Saturday Night Live, it turns her life upside down. If she wants a shot at winning in a little more than a month, Taylor will have to come out about both of her secrets: She wants to be a comedian . . . and she's a lesbian. To keep her secret under wraps, she sneaks out to do improv and hides her sketches under the bed, and to distract from her anxiety about the competition, Taylor frequents Salem's Museum of Witchcraft to pine for Abigail Williams from the back row. It's at the Museum of Witchcraft where Taylor falls deeper in love with the girl who plays Abigail Williams--Charlotte Grey, an out and proud lesbian at Nathaniel Hawthorne High. So when Charlotte reaches out for help on a school project, Taylor readily agrees. As they spend more time together, Taylor sees what living her truth and pursuing her dreams could bring her, but Charlotte can't understand why someone as funny as Taylor wouldn't go all out to make the most of her opportunities. To live up to her own comedy dreams and become the person she wants to be, Taylor will have to find the confidence to tell everyone exactly who she is and what she wants.
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The days of bluegrass love
by Edward van de Vendel
Deciding to break away from everything, Tycho Zeling flies to America to spend his summer as a camp counselor where he meets Oliver, another counselor, and feels his life stop, and finally begin again, as his.
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The most dazzling girl in Berlin
by Kip Wilson
In Berlin on the cusp of World War II, Hilde, a former orphan, takes a job at a vibrant cabaret full of expressive customers where she finally finds a place to belong until seeds of unrest force her to decide what's best for her future.
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Right where I left you
by Julian Winters
When a run-in with an old crush puts him on thin ice with his best friend Diego, Isaac Martin discovers that Diego has other reasons for avoiding him– reasons that change everything.
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Nothing burns as bright as you
by Ashley Woodfolk
Over the course of one wild and reckless day, two best friends become something more and the depth of their past, the confusion of the present and the unpredictability of their future is revealed.
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Sidelined
by Bietz, Kara
"High school seniors Julian Jackson and Elijah Vance reconnect on the football field after three years apart, learning to both trust and love each other again"
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The heartbreak bakery
by A. R. Capetta
Teenage baker Syd sends ripples of heartbreak through Austin's queer community when a batch of post-being-dumped brownies turns out to be magical--and makes everyone who eats them break up. Syd (no pronouns, please) has always dealt with big, hard-to-talk-about things by baking. Being dumped is no different, except now Syd is baking at the Proud Muffin, a queer bakery and community space in Austin. And everyone who eats Syd's breakup brownies ... breaks up. Even Vin and Alec, who own the Proud Muffin. And their breakup might take the bakery down with it. Being dumped is one thing; causing ripples of queer heartbreak through the community is another. But the cute bike delivery person, Harley (he or they, check the pronoun pin, it's probably on the messenger bag), believes Syd about the magic baking. And Harley believes Syd's magical baking can fix things, too--one recipe at a time.
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Some girls do
by Dugan, Jennifer
"An openly gay track star falls for a closeted, bisexual teen beauty queen with a penchant for fixing up old cars"
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May the best man win
by ZR Ellor
"Jeremy Harkiss, cheer captain and student body president, won't let coming out as a transgender boy ruin his senior year. Instead of bowing to the bigots and outdated school administration, Jeremy decides to make some noise--and how better than by challenging his all-star ex-boyfriend, Lukas for the title of Homecoming King? Lukas Rivers, football star and head of the Homecoming Committee, is just trying to find order in his life after his older brother's funeral and the loss of his long-term girlfriend--who turned out to be a boy. But when Jeremy threatens to break his heart and steal his crown, Lukas kickstarts a plot to sabotage Jeremy's campaign. When both boys take their rivalry too far, the dance is on the verge of being canceled. To save Homecoming, they'll have to face the hurt they're both hiding--and the lingering butterflies they can't deny"
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The passing playbook
by Fitzsimons, Isaac
"Fifteen-year-old Spencer Harris is a proud nerd, an awesome big brother, and a David Beckham in training. He's also transgender. After transitioning at his old school leads to a year of isolation and bullying, Spencer gets a fresh start at Oakley, the most liberal private school in Ohio. At Oakley, Spencer seems to have it all: more accepting classmates, a decent shot at a starting position on the boy's soccer team, great new friends, and maybe even something more than friendship with one of his teammates. The problem is, no one at Oakley knows Spencer is trans--he's passing. So when a discriminatory law forces Spencer's coach to bench him after he discovers the "F" on Spencer's birth certificate, Spencer has to make a choice: cheer his team on from thesidelines or publicly fight for his right to play, even though it would mean coming out to everyone-- including the guy he's falling for"
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If this gets out
by Sophie. Gonzales
Best friends and members of a popular boy band find their once-easy rapport straining under the pressures of fame and their management's decision for gay singer Ruben to stay in the closet
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The dead and the dark
by Courtney Gould
New to Snakebite, Oregon, Logan, the shunned daughter of TV's ParaSpectors, must figure out who—or what—is haunting the town when teenagers start turning up dead, exposing the dark secrets of those around her.
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Before we disappear
by Shaun David Hutchinson
In this queer ahistorical fantasy set during the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle, two ambitious magician assistants—and rivals—have a near-instant connection but are forced to choose between loyalty and love.
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Jay's gay agenda
by Jason June
Moving to Seattle with his family, Jay Collier starts his senior year at a high school with a thriving LGBTQIA+ community and finally has a chance to cross items off of his Gay Agenda—a romance to-do list.
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A lesson in vengeance
by Lee, Victoria
While helping the eccentric new girl research the Dalloway Five, five students who died mysteriously and were said to be witches, Felicity finds history repeating itself, forcing her to face the darkness in Dalloway—and in herself.
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Last night at the Telegraph Club
by Malinda Lo
When Lily realizes she has feelings for a girl in her math class, it threatens Lily's oldest friendships and even her father's citizenship status and eventually, Lily must decide if owning her truth is worth everything she has ever known.
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Gearbreakers
by Zoe Hana Mikuta
A Gearbreaker, Eris Shindanai destroys giant mechanized weapons called Windups from the inside until one of her missions goes awry and she finds herself in prison facing off against a cybernetically enhanced Windup pilot.
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The city beautiful
by Aden Polydoros
In 1893 Chicago, after his best friend becomes the latest victim in a long line of murdered Jewish boys, Alter Rosen is plunged into a nightmare where he is thrown back into the arms of a dangerous boy from his past.
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The (un)popular vote
by Jasper Sanchez
Optics can make or break an election. Everything Mark knows about politics, he learned from his father, the Congressman who still pretends he has a daughter and not a son. Mark has promised to keep his past hidden and pretend to be the cis guy everyone assumes he is. But when he sees a manipulatively charming candidate for student body president inflame dangerous rhetoric, Mark risks his low profile to become a political challenger. The problem? No one really knows Mark. He didn't grow up in this town, and his few friends are all nerds. Still, thanks to Scandal and The West Wing, they know where to start: from campaign stops to voter polling to a fashion makeover. Soon Mark feels emboldened to engage with voters--and even start a new romance. But with an investigative journalist digging into his past, a father trying to silence him, and the bully frontrunner standing in his way, Mark will have to decide which matters most: perception or truth, when both are just as dangerous.
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The darkness outside us
by Eliot Schrefer
Earth's population is divided between only two existing countries which cannot manage to cooperate in any way, until a distress signal arrives from Titan's first settler. Neither country can afford to rescue her on their own if they act separately. Ambrose wakes up on board the Coordinated Endeavour under strange circumstances: he doesn't remember the launch, the ship's OS is voiced by his mother, strangers have been aboard, and Kodiak, the only other person on this mission, has barricaded himself away from sight. But nothing will stop Ambrose from making this mission succeed-- not when the settler he's rescuing is his sister
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The coldest touch
by Isabel Sterling
Knowing with every touch exactly when someone will die, Elise Beaumont must sacrifice her future to secure vampire Claire's help to learn how to control her rare Death Oracle power in order to stop a teacher's imminent murder.
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Between perfect and real
by Ray Stoeve
After being cast as Romeo in the school play, Dean realizes he wants everyone to see him as he really is, a male, and not just play one on the stage, despite the risk of losing everything.
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The river has teeth
by Erica Waters
When her sister goes missing on the Bend, becoming the second girl to disappear from the wildlife preserve, Natasha turns to a local girl rumored to be a witch to find her.
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The black flamingo
by Dean Atta
A fierce coming-of-age novel about identity and the liberating power of drag follows the experiences of a mixed-race teen in London who struggles to connect with his heritage before coming out and establishing his place in Drag Society.
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Throwaway girls
by Contos, Andrea
"When her best friend Madison mysteriously disappears, Caroline feels compelled to get involved in the investigation. She has her own reasons not to trust the police, and she owes Madison - big time. Suddenly Caroline realizes how little she knew of whather friend was up to. Caroline has some uncomfortable secrets about the hours before Madison disappeared, but they're nothing compared to the secrets Madison has been hiding. Why do all paths seem to lead back to their teacher, Mr. McCormack? It's only when Caroline discovers other missing girls that she begins to close in on the truth. Unlike Madison, the other girls are from the wrong side of the tracks. There's only one common denominator between the disappearances: Caroline herself. Within the context of a fast-paced thriller, the book raises important and timely questions about class differences and the way those differences are reflected in law enforcement. "
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All eyes on us
by Kit Frick
In alternate chapters, Amanda faces family pressure to marry Carter, knowing he cheats, and Paulina pretends to date Carter to alleviate family and church pressure about being a lesbian.
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We are totally normal
by Naomi Kanakia
A teen's plans for a perfect junior year are challenged by growing realizations about his sexuality, an unplanned relationship with a male friend and his growing anxiety over his perspectives on a normal life.
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19 love songs
by David Levithan
A collection of short love stories by the best-selling author of Every Day was inspired by the author's tradition of writing for his friends every Valentine's Day and includes a story set in the world of Two Boys Kissing.
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Stay gold
by Tobly McSmith
A transgender boy who keeps his head down during his senior year at a new school and a cisgender girl who avoids dating find their immediate chemistry complicating their resolve. By the co-creator of Friends! The Musical!
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Out now : queer we go again!
by Saundra Mitchell
A collection of seventeen short stories from young adult authors, includes a story about a teenage alien saving his boyfriend from government agents.
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Camp
by Lev AC Rosen
The author of Jack of Hearts (and other parts) presents a screwball comedy that critiques the culture of toxic masculinity as it is experienced by a 16-year-old youth at an LGBTQ+ summer camp where he reinvents himself to attract a crush's attention.
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More happy than not / : 5th Anniversary Edition
by Adam Silvera
Struggling with memories of his impoverished youth, being abandoned by his friends, and his father's suicide, Aaron attempts to forget his own identity through memory-altering therapy when his homosexuality affects a new friendship.
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We were promised spotlights
by Lindsay Sproul
Hiding her sexual orientation behind the enviable persona of a popular homecoming queen, Taylor struggles to figure out how to stay true to herself and walk away from the limiting expectations that have been laid out for her future.
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Date me, Bryson Keller
by Kevin Van Whye
Accepting a dare to date a new person every week, a popular teen is unexpectedly asked out by a boy and agrees to a secret five-day relationship that quickly becomes more real than he anticipated. A first novel.
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If we were us
by K.L. Walther
Sage Morgan and Charlie Carmichael prove to everyone at Bexley School that their close friendship does not hide a romance when new student Nick Morrissey and Charlie's twin brother, Nick, stir things up.
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The weight of the stars
by K Ancrum
Ryann dreams of traveling across the stars, but a career in space isn't an option for a girl who lives in a trailer park on the wrong side of town. Alexandria is a loner who spurns Ryann's offer of friendship, until a horrific accident leaves Alexandria with a broken arm. Ryann learns her secret: Alexandria's mother is an astronaut who volunteered for a one-way trip to the edge of the solar system. Every night Alexandria waits to catch radio signals from her mother. And its up to Ryann to lift her onto the roof day after day... until the silence between them grows into friendship, and eventually something more.
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Hot dog girl
by Jennifer Dugan
Determined to have an epic summer, Lou takes a job as a dancing hot dog at Magic Castle Playland and is disappointed when her best friend Seeley, the carousel operator, is less than enthusiastic about helping her steal her crush from another girl. A first novel.
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How (not) to ask a boy to prom
by S. J. Goslee
A decidedly single teen artist, tiring of his sister's efforts to set him up, pretends to date the local bad boy while practicing his drawing skills, working at a greenhouse and avoiding anything that involves school spirit or the prom.
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If it makes you happy
by Claire Kann
Looking forward to a perfect last summer with loved ones before starting college, a plus-sized teen is forced to confront her fear of the spotlight when she unexpectedly wins a local pageant and is obligated to balance community engagements with her friendships, a new romance and her job at her granny's 1950s-themed diner.
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The love & lies of Rukhsana Ali
by Sabina Khan
Hoping to hide her authentic self from her conservative Muslim parents until she can depart for college, 17-year-old Rukhsana is caught kissing her girlfriend and whisked away to Bangladesh, where she fights an arranged marriage by consulting the wisdom she finds in her grandmother's diary.
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Orpheus girl
by Brynne Rebele-Henry
A modern reimagining of the epic of Orpheus follows the experiences of 16-year-old Raya, a gay teen in rural Texas, who resolves to rescue herself and her girlfriend from a sex reeducation camp.
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Birthday
by Meredith Russo
Born in the same hospital on the same day, Morgan and Eric grow up to become best friends before they drift apart, reunite, fall in love and ultimately discover what fate has in store for them, in a romantic follow-up to If I Was Your Girl.
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Tell me how you really feel
by Aminah Mae Safi
A tale told in alternative viewpoints and inspired by classic romantic comedies follows the unlikely on-camera romance between an overachieving cheerleader and the senior film project director who secretly hates her.
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These witches don't burn
by Isabel Sterling
Possessing secret elemental magic that allows her to control fire, earth, water and air, a Salem, Massachusetts teen witch is forced to team up with her ex-girlfriend to counter a deadly outbreak of dark magic.
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The dangerous art of blending in
by Angelo Surmelis
Seventeen-year-old Evan struggles to deal with his mother's abuse and his new feelings for his friend Henry.
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Are you listening?
by Tillie Walden
An emotionally soaring graphic novel of friendship and grief by the Eisner Award-winning creator of Spinning traces the intimate healing bond between two young women on the run in the wake of wrenching betrayal, sexual assault and loss.
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This is kind of an epic love story
by Kacen Callender
A teen film buff and aspiring screenwriter, jaded after seeing too many real-life relationships go sour, questions his beliefs about the impossibility of happy endings when his former best friend moves back to town.
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It looks like this
by Rafi Mittlefehldt
Moving to a new city and joining an evangelical church despite his own reluctance, artistic Mike is bullied by a father who wants him to play sports and toughen up, a situation that is complicated by Mike's growing feelings for another newcomer.
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Odd one out
by Nic Stone
The best-selling author of Dear Martin presents a story told in three voices that finds old and new friendships challenged by bisexual crushes, heartbreak and self-discovery.
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The upside of unrequited
by Becky Albertalli
Avoiding relationships to protect her sensitive heart, plus-sized Molly supports her once-cynical twin, Cassie, when the latter has her own bout of lovesickness, a situation that is complicated by sibling dynamics and an unexpected romantic triangle.
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Kaleidoscope song
by Fox Benwell
Falling in love over a shared passion for music, two young women from South Africa are subjected to the violent hate crime of corrective rape, compelling one of them to find the courage to speak out.
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Let's talk about love
by Claire Kann
After Alice's asexuality ended her last relationship, she has sworn off dating, until she becomes attracted to her new coworker and now Alice must decide if she's willing to risk their friendship for a love that may not be reciprocated or understood
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Autoboyography
by Christina Lauren
High school senior Tanner Scott has hidden his bisexuality since his family moved to Utah, but he falls hard for Sebastian, a Mormon mentoring students in a writing seminar Tanner's best friend convinced him to take.
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Ramona Blue
by Julie Murphy
Struggling with the loss of her home and her dysfunctional family after Hurricane Katrina, gay teen Ramona finds solace in a new swimming hobby while developing confusing feelings for a boy who challenges her perceptions. By the best-selling author of Dumplin'.
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Dress codes for small towns
by Courtney C Stevens
The tomboy daughter of a preacher rebels against conventional beliefs about the proper role she should conform to and ends up getting into trouble with her posse of friends before a love triangle complicates her relationships and makes her aware of her gender identity.
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Our own private universe
by Robin Talley
Fifteen-year-old Aki Simon has a theory. And it's mostly about sex. No, it isn't that kind of theory. Aki already knows she's bisexual, even if, until now, it's mostly been in the hypothetical sense. Aki has dated only guys so far, and her best friend, Lori, is the only person who knows she likes girls, too. Actually, Aki's theory is that she's got only one shot at living an interesting life-- and that means she's got to stop sitting around and thinking so much. It's time for her to actually do something. Or at least try. So when Aki and Lori set off on a church youth-group trip to a small Mexican town for the summer and Aki meets Christa-- slightly older, far more experienced-- it seems her theory is prime for the testing. But it's not going to be easy. For one thing, how exactly do two girls have sex, anyway? And more important, how can you tell if you're in love? It's going to be a summer of testing theories, and the result may just be love.
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Symptoms of being human
by Jeff Garvin
A gender-fluid teen who identifies as a boy or girl on different days—and whose challenges are complicated by a new school and a conservative politician father—is encouraged by a therapist to write an anonymous blog that goes unexpectedly viral.
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Girl mans up
by M-E Girard
In Ontario, Pen is a sixteen-year-old girl who looks like a boy and she's fine with it, but everyone else is uncomfortable--especially her Portuguese immigrant parents and her manipulative neighbor who doesn't want her to find a group of real friends.
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We are the ants
by Shaun David Hutchinson
Abducted by aliens periodically throughout his youth, Henry is informed by his erstwhile captors that they will end the world in 144 days unless he stops them by deciding that humanity is worth saving. By the author of The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley.
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The art of being normal
by Lisa Williamson
Hiding the truth about his transgender identity from his parents and bullying peers, David forges an unlikely friendship with attractive newcomer Leo, whose secret past as a girl compels David to come out and stand up for himself.
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None of the above
by I. W. Gregorio
After being elected as homecoming queen and engaging in a first sexual encounter with her boyfriend, Kristen discovers that she is intersex and possesses male chromosomes, a diagnosis that is leaked to the whole school, throwing Kristin's entire identity into question.
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Beauty of the broken
by Tawni Waters
As if her parents' heavy drinking and her father's abuse--which nearly killed her half-brother, Iggy--were not enough, fifteen-year-old Mara is caught kissing her girlfriend, Xylia, by the preacher's son and becomes terrified that her own life is at risk
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If you could be mine : a novel
by Sara Farizan
In Iran, where homosexuality is punishable by death, seventeen-year-olds Sahar and Nasrin love each other in secret until Nasrin's parents announce their daughter's arranged marriage and Sahar proposes a drastic solution.
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I'll give you the sun
by Jandy Nelson
A story of first love and family loss follows the estrangement between daredevil Jude and her loner twin brother, Noah, as a result of a mysterious event that is brought to light by a beautiful, broken boy and a new mentor.
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The miseducation of Cameron Post
by Emily M. Danforth
In the early 1990s, when gay teenager Cameron Post rebels against her conservative Montana ranch town and her family decides she needs to change her ways, she is sent to a gay conversion therapy center.
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Constellations
by Kate Glasheen
In 1980s Troy, New York, nonbinary teenager Claire's stint in court-ordered rehab may be exactly what they need to unpack all the bad they have experienced--if they can stay sober in a world seemingly never made for them.
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Hockey girl loves drama boy
by Faith Erin Hicks
It should have been a night of triumph for Alix's hockey team. But her mean teammate Lindsay decided to start up with her usual rude comments and today Alix, who usually tries to control her anger, let it finally run free. Alix lashes out and before sheknows it, her coach is dragging her off Lindsay, and the invitation to the Canada National Women's U18 Team's summer camp is on the line. She needs to learn how to control this anger, and she is sure Ezra, the popular and poised theater kid from her grade is the answer. So she asks for his help. But as they hang out and start get closer, Alix learns that there is more to Ezra than the cool front he puts on. And that maybe this friendship could become something more.
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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.
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Cheer up! : love and pompoms
by Crystal Frasier
Annie is a smart, antisocial lesbian starting her senior year of high school who's under pressure to join the cheerleader squad to make friends and round out her college applications. Her former friend BeBe is a people-pleaser, a trans girl who must keep her parents happy with her grades and social life to keep their support of her transition. Through the rigors of squad training and amped up social pressures...the two girls rekindle a friendship they thought they'd lost.
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Flamer
by Mike Curato
In the summer between middle school and high school, Aiden Navarro is away at camp where he navigates friendships, deals with bullies, and spends time with Elias (a boy he can not stop thinking about), he finds himself on a path of self-discovery and acceptance.
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Laura Dean keeps breaking up with me
by Mariko Tamaki
Upset about her on-again, off-again relationship with her girlfriend Laura Dean, Freddy Riley depends on her friends, a local mystic, and a relationship columnist for help in dealing with her situation
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