LGBTQ YA Books

Young Adult books featuring lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or trans, queer, questioning, asexual, nonbinary, genderfluid, genderqueer, pansexual, two spirit, demisexual, or other romantic and sexual orientations and gender identities. Not exhaustive or complete.
 

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1. Like a love story

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Author:
Nazemian, Abdi
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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This is a book about found family, first loves, and finding community. It paints a realistic, but not overly tragic, picture of late '80s queer life in New York City, the epicenter of the AIDS crisis in America. This historical fiction novel is a great entree for teens who want to understand queer history, especially LGBTQ+ teens who are trying to find roots and community.
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Description:
The acclaimed author of "The Authentics" pens a big-hearted, epic love letter to the LGBTQ community about three friends falling in love and finding their voices as activists during the height of the AIDS crisis.

2. Only this beautiful moment

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Nazemian, Abdi
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Duraleigh Road - Young Adult
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"2019. Moud is an out gay teen living in Los Angeles with his distant father, Saeed. When Moud gets the news that his grandfather in Iran is dying, he accompanies his dad to Tehran, where the revelation of family secrets will force Moud into a new understanding of his history, his culture, and himself. 1978. Saeed is an engineering student with a promising future ahead of him in Tehran. But when his parents discover his involvement in the country's...