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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Book cover for "All the dead lie down"
Star rating for All the dead lie down
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sapphic
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Newly orphaned seventeen-year old Marin accepts a nanny position for an acclaimed horror writer and her mother's childhood friend, but she soon realizes all is not well at Lovelace House and must unravel its secrets before they consume her.
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Average Rating:
4 stars
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"No matter how different best friends Adelle and Connie are, one thing they've always had in common is their love of a little-known gothic romance novel called Moira. So when the girls are tempted by a mysterious man to enter the world of the book, they hardly suspect it will work. But suddenly they are in the world of Moira, living among characters they've obsessed about for years. Except...all is not how they remembered it. The world has been turned...
Book cover for "The borrow a boyfriend club"
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5 stars
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Noah Byrd is the perfect boy. At least, that's what he needs to convince his new classmates of to prove his gender. His plan? Join the school's illustrious (and secret) Borrow a Boyfriend Club, whose members rent themselves out for dates. Once he's accepted among the bros, the "slip-ups" end. But Noah's interview is a flop. Desperate, he strikes a deal with the club's prickly but attractive president, Asher. Noah will help them win an annual talent...
Book cover for "Boy like me"
Star rating for Boy like me
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gay mc; gay li
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"A love story that begins in the margins... It's 1994 and thanks to Section 28, there can be no mention of gay relationships in UK schools. When a kind librarian leads Jamie to a disguised novel in the library that reflects his own confused feelings towards boys, Jamie sees that he's not the only one who has checked the book out. Will Jamie and this mystery boy have the courage to meet--and if they do, what will it take to hold on to each other?"--...
Book cover for "Café con Lychee"
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Average Rating:
3.7 stars
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gay mc's
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"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...
Book cover for "Cake eater"
Star rating for Cake eater
Average Rating:
2 stars
Notes:
demi li
Description:
"The year is 3070, and Marie Antoinette has just arrived at the glittering, thrilling palace of Versailles to marry the shy, soft-spoken Louis-Auguste. But beneath the luxurious world lies a sinister underbelly and an uncompromising elite who want to keep Marie and Louis pawns in a deadly game.Will history repeat itself? Or will these doomed lovers outwit their enemies and escape their grisly fate?
Book cover for "Caught in a bad fauxmance"
Star rating for Caught in a bad fauxmance
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bi mc, pan li
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Devin Baez is ready for a relaxing winter break at Lake Andreas. That is, until he runs into his obnoxious next-door neighbors the Seo-Cookes, undefeated champions of the lake's annual Winter Games. In the hope of finally taking down these long-time rivals, the Baezes offer up their beloved cabin in a bet. Reckless? Definitely. So when annoyingly handsome Julian Seo-Cooke finds himself in need of a fake boyfriend, Devin sees an opportunity to get...
Book cover for "Don't let it break your heart"
Star rating for Don't let it break your heart
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lesbian mc; lesbian li; sapphic
Description:
"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"--

9. Emmett

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Seventeen-year-old self-absorbed Emmett navigates love and relationships in this queer retelling of Emma.
Book cover for "Every time you hear that song"
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Average Rating:
4 stars
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sapphic mc's; bi mc
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"Seventeen-year-old aspiring journalist Darren Purchase has been a lifelong fan of country music legend Decklee Cassel, who's as famous for her classic hits as she is for her partnership with songwriter Mickenlee Hooper. The same Mickenlee who mysteriously backed out of the limelight at the height of their careers, never to be heard from again. Now Decklee's televised funeral marks the unveiling of her long-awaited time capsule. But when it's revealed...
Book cover for "Fake dates and mooncakes"
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Average Rating:
4.7 stars
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"... follows an aspiring chef who discovers the recipe for love is more complicated than it seems when he starts fake-dating a handsome new customer."--Provided by publisher.
Book cover for "The feeling of falling in love"
Star rating for The feeling of falling in love
Average Rating:
3 stars
Description:
"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...
Book cover for "The first to die at the end"
Star rating for The first to die at the end
Series:
Death-Cast volume Prequel.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:
It's the night before Death-Cast goes live, and there's one question on everyone's mind: Can Death-Cast actually predict when someone will die, or is it just an elaborate hoax? Orion Pagan has waited years for someone to tell him that he's going to die. He has a serious heart condition, and he signed up for Death-Cast so he could know what's coming. Valentino Prince is restarting his life in New York. He has a long and promising future ahead and he...
Book cover for "Flip the script"
Star rating for Flip the script
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bi mc, lesbian li, pan sc
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"As an avid watcher of K-dramas, Hana knows all the tropes to avoid when she finally lands a starring role in a buzzy new drama. And she can totally handle her fake co-star boyfriend, heartthrob Bryan Yoon, who might be falling in love with her. After all, she promised the TV producers a contract romance, and that's all they're going to get from her. But when showrunners bring on a new lead actress to challenge Hana's role as main love interest--and...
Book cover for "Forget me not"
Star rating for Forget me not
Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
lesbian mc, lesbian li
Description:
Fifteen-year-old Stevie and Nora's plan to abandon their conservative small town for California so they can be together is shattered when a terrible fall steals every trace of Stevie's relationship with Nora from her memory.
Book cover for "Forward march"
Star rating for Forward march
Average Rating:
4 stars
Notes:
ace mc / lesbian mc
Description:
"Harper "Band Geek" McKinley just wants to make it through her senior year of marching band--and her Republican father's presidential campaign. That was a tall order to start, but everything was going well enough until someone made a fake gay dating profile posing as Harper. But upon meeting Margot Blanchard, the drumline leader who swiped right, Harper thinks it might be worth the trouble to let Margot get to know the real her. With her dad's campaign...
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Star rating for Girl crushed
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"Before Quinn Ryan was in love with Jamie Rudawski, she loved Jamie Rudawski, who was her best friend. But when Jamie dumps Quinn a month before their senior year, Quinn is suddenly girlfriend-less and best friend-less. Enter a new crush: Ruby Ocampo, the gorgeous and rich lead singer of the popular band Sweets, who's just broken up with her on-again, off-again boyfriend. Quinn's always only wanted to be with Jamie, but if Jamie no longer wants to...
Book cover for "Girls like girls"
Star rating for Girls like girls
Average Rating:
4 stars
Notes:
lesbian mc, questioning li, sapphic
Description:
"Seventeen-year-old Coley is still grieving her mother's death when she moves to rural Oregon and feels more alone than ever, but when she meets Sonya, Coley considers risking it all and opening up her heart to love again."--
Book cover for "Going bicoastal"
Star rating for Going bicoastal
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Told in alternating timelines, Jewish seventeen-year-old Natalya spends one summer in New York with her dad, trying to muster the courage to talk to her girl crush, and the other in Los Angeles with her estranged mom, going for a guy she never saw coming.
Book cover for "Gwen & Art are not in love"
Star rating for Gwen & Art are not in love
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
In medieval England, the bickering, bethrothed duo Arthur and Gwen find common ground in their secret romantic interests, leading them to form an unexpected alliance while navigating Camelot's summer festivities.