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. Bloom

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Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
Now that high school is over, Ari is dying to move to the big city with his ultra-hip band--if he can just persuade his dad to let him quit his job at their struggling family bakery. Though he loved working there as a kid, Ari cannot fathom a life wasting away over rising dough and hot ovens. But while interviewing candidates for his replacement, Ari meets Hector, an easygoing guy who loves baking as much as Ari wants to escape it. As they become...
Book cover for "Cheer up!"
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Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Notes:
lesbian mc, trans li / sapphic li
Description:
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 BeeBee 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 (not to mention micro aggressions and...
Book cover for "The color of always"
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Average Rating:
2.5 stars
Description:
The Color of Always is a collection of personal stories, testimonies, heirlooms, evocations, and evangelisms for queer creators and readers that celebrates feeling good about who you are, and coming into your own at last. A graphic novel anthology of slice-of-life romance stories from across the spectrum of LBTQIA+ experience.--Publisher.
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Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Notes:
sapphic mc's
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Preet and Valissa live peacefully together in a magical village until they are divided by different paths, insecurities, and distance, getting sent on separate adventures and trying to find their way back to each other.
Book cover for "DC pride 2021"
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Average Rating:
3 stars
Description:
"DC celebrates Pride with this ... collection starring fan-favorite LGBTQIA+ characters Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Midnighter, Extraño, Batwoman, Aqualad, Alan Scott, Obsidian, Future State Flash, Renee Montoya, Pied Piper, and many more. [Includes] a pinup gallery with art by Travis Moore, Kris Anka, Kevin Wada, Sophie Campbell, Nick Robles, and more--not to mention six ... new profiles of DCTV's LGBTQIA+ characters and the actors who play them"--...
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Average Rating:
1 stars
Description:
"DC celebrates Pride with this ... collection starring fan-favorite LGBTQIA+ characters like Superman (Jon Kent), Nubia, Tim Drake, Kid Quick, Aquaman (Jackson Hyde), Green Lantern (Jo Mullein), Alysia Yeoh, the Ray, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Batwoman, and more"--
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"Margot, a witch, and Elena, a rock musician, are both having a bad day and emotions run high during their first encounter, which could either become the start of a new relationship or curse them both to certain doom."--
Book cover for "The girl from the sea"
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Average Rating:
4.6 stars
Description:
"Fifteen-year-old Morgan has a secret: She can't wait to escape the perfect little island where she lives. She's desperate to finish high school and escape her sad divorced mom, her volatile little brother, and worst of all, her great group of friends...who don't understand Morgan at all. Because really, Morgan's biggest secret is that she has a lot of secrets, including the one about wanting to kiss another girl. Then one night, Morgan is saved from...
Book cover for "The hills of Estrella Roja"
Star rating for The hills of Estrella Roja
Average Rating:
1 stars
Description:
"When college freshman Kat Fields receives a mysterious email urging her to visit a relatively unknown Texas town with a history of witchcraft, strange sightings, and 'devil lights'--glowing red stars that appear above the town's hills every night--she ditches her plans for spring break and takes a solo road trip to Estrella Roja to investigate for her podcast, Paranormal Texas. ... Meanwhile, Marisol 'Mari' Castillo is also headed for Estrella Roja...
Book cover for "Hirano and Kagiura"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Akira Kagiura has decided. He will marry him. Taiga Hirano, roommate--and the most perfect man who has ever existed! After all, Hirano's bad boy vibe doesn't really matter when he acts so sweet. Like when he wakes Kagi up every morning or cheers him on when he's feeling down...So now there's only one thing left to do: enact his grand plan and overcome the first hurdle--confessing his feelings!
Book cover for "Hockey Girl loves Drama Boy"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"A young adult graphic novel romance about a hotheaded hockey player who asks for temper management lessons from the cool, calm boy in drama club ... 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 she knows it, her coach is dragging her off Lindsay,...

12. Hollow

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Isabel "Izzy" Crane and her family have just relocated to Sleepy Hollow, the town made famous by--and obsessed with--Washington Irving's legend of the Headless Horseman. But city slicker-skeptic Izzy has no time for superstition as she navigates life at a new address, a new school, and, with any luck, with new friends. Ghost stories aren't real, after all...then Izzy is pulled into the orbit of the town's teen royalty, Vicky Van Tassel (yes, that...
Book cover for "I shall never fall in love"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
lesbian mc; nonbinary mc; sapphic
Description:
"George has major problems: they've just inherited the failing family estate, and the feelings for their best friend Eleanor have become more complicated than ever. Not to mention, if anyone found out they were secretly dressing in men's clothes, George is sure it would be ruination for the family name. Eleanor has always wanted to do everything 'right,' including falling in love--but she's never met a boy she was interested in. She'd much rather...
Book cover for "If you'll have me"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
lesbian mc, lesbian li
Description:
"Momo Gardner is the kind of friend who's always ready to lend a helping hand. She's introverted, sensitive, and maybe a little too trusting, but she likes to believe the best in people. PG, on the other hand, is a bit of a lone wolf, despite her reputation for being a flirt and a player. Underneath all that cool mystery, she's actually quick to smile, and when she falls for someone, she falls hard. An unexpected meet-cute brings the two together,...

15. Leap

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"A coming-of-age graphic novel following two dancers at a conservative performing arts school--exploring friendship, first love, and what it means to fall out of step with your own dreams"--
Book cover for "The marble queen"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
sapphic
Description:
"A sapphic YA graphic novel with sword fighting, political intrigue, and magic where the princess needs a marriage alliance for the welfare of her kingdom, but she unknowingly accepts a proposal from a mysterious country, having come not from the prince, but his sister"--
Book cover for "My love mix-up!"
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Series:
My love mix-up! volume 1.
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto, the girl in the seat next to him in class. But he despairs when he borrows her eraser and sees she's written the name of another boy--Ida--on it. To make matters more confusing, Ida sees him holding that very eraser and thinks Aoki has a crush on him!"--Back cover.
Book cover for "On a sunbeam"
Star rating for On a sunbeam
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
Description:
"A ragtag crew travels to the deepest reaches of space, rebuilding beautiful, broken structures to piece the past together. Two girls meet in boarding school and fall deeply in love, only to lear the pain of loss. With interwoven timelines and stunning art, award-winning graphic novelist Tillie Walden creates an inventive world, breathtaking romance, and an epic quest for love."--Provided by publisher.
Book cover for "Our not-so-lonely planet travel guide"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
gay mc, gay li
Description:
"After quitting his job, Asahi tells his boyfriend Mitsuki that he'll marry him if they go on a trip around the world together first. Though Asahi's cautious nature often clashes with Mitsuki's carefree ways, the two grow steadily closer as they sightsee and eat their way through the first three countries on their world tour: Thailand, India, and Georgia. The people they meet and places they see will forever change their lives."--page [4] of cover....
Book cover for "Sasaki and Miyano"
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Average Rating:
4 stars
Notes:
gay mc, bi mc
Description:
"It all started like a typical old-school boys' love plotline--bad-boy senior meets adorably awkward underclassman, one of them falls in love, and so on and so forth. But although Miyano is a self-proclaimed boys' love expert, he hasn't quite realized...he's in one himself. Which means it's up to Sasaki to make sure their story has a happily ever after...!"--Provided by publisher.