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 "Blood debts"
Star rating for Blood debts
Series:
Blood debts volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
Sixteen-year-old twins Clement and Cristina feel lost after their father's death, but find a new sense of purpose as they work to quell the rising tensions between New Orleans's magic and non-magic communities and find out who cursed their mother.
Book cover for "The book of living secrets"
Star rating for The book of living secrets
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
"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 "Both sides now"
Star rating for Both sides now
Description:
"A transgender teen grapples with his dreams for the future and a crush on his debate partner, all while preparing to debate trans rights at Nationals"--
Book cover for "Boy like me"
Star rating for Boy like me
Average Rating:
4 stars
Notes:
gay mc; gay li
Description:
"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 "Boyfriends with girlfriends"
Star rating for Boyfriends with girlfriends
Average Rating:
3 stars
Description:
When Lance begins to date Sergio, who's bisexual, he's not sure that it'll work out, and when his best friend Allie, who has a boyfriend, meets Sergio's lesbian friend, she has unexpected feelings which she struggles to understand.
Book cover for "Burn down, rise up"
Star rating for Burn down, rise up
Average Rating:
4 stars
Notes:
sapphic mc, sapphic li
Description:
When an urban legend rumored to trap people inside subway tunnels seems to be behind mysterious disappearances in the Bronx, sixteen-year-old Raquel and her friends team up to save their city--and confront a dark episode in its history in the process.
Book cover for "Call forth a fox"
Star rating for Call forth a fox
Notes:
bi mc, sapphic li
Description:
"The western wood is where Ro's father built their garden, taught her to forage, and told her tales of the faeries who live there-how to summon them, how to protect herself, and warnings of what they are capable of. Now, her father is gone, the garden has withered, and their family is struggling. Her mother and sister want to move into town, but Ro doesn't want to give up the memories of her father and his stories-or the charming village girl who...
Book cover for "Carry on"
Star rating for Carry on
Series:
Simon Snow volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Notes:
bi mc, gay li
Description:
Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen. That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right. Half the time, Simon can't even make his wand work, and the other half, he starts something on fire. His mentor's avoiding him, his girlfriend broke up with him, and there's a magic-eating monster running around, wearing Simon's face. Baz would be having a field day with all...
Book cover for "Catfish rolling"
Star rating for Catfish rolling
Average Rating:
3 stars
Notes:
sapphic mc
Description:
"Years after a major earthquake in Japan creates different zones in which time passes differently, Sora and her father secretly investigate the off-limit zones in order to find the answer behind the time anomalies and the disappearance of Sora's mother."--
Book cover for "Cinderella is dead"
Star rating for Cinderella is dead
Average Rating:
3.3 stars
Description:
"Queer black girls team up to overthrow the patriarchy in the former kingdom of Cinderella"--
Book cover for "Color outside the lines"
Star rating for Color outside the lines
Description:
An anthology of short stories exploring interracial and other relationships, in which differences are front and center, but may or may not matter.
Book cover for "Compound fracture"
Star rating for Compound fracture
Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
trans mc, aro mc
Description:
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.
Book cover for "Cool. Awkward. Black"
Star rating for Cool. Awkward. Black
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Featuring exclusively Black characters, this multi-genre story collection--drawing from contemporary, historical, fantasy, sci-fi, magical and realistic--celebrates and redefines the many facets of Blackness and geekiness, both in the real world and those imagined.
Book cover for "The corruption of Hollis Brown"
Star rating for The corruption of Hollis Brown
Description:
"Hollis Brown is stuck. Born to a blue-collar American Dream, Hollis lives in a rotting small town where no one can afford to leave. Hollis's only bright spots are his two best friends, cool girls Annie and Yulia, and the thrill of fighting his classmates. As if his circumstances couldn't get worse, a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger named Walt results in a frightening trap. After unknowingly making a deal at the crossroads, Hollis finds...
Book cover for "Court of the undying seasons"
Star rating for Court of the undying seasons
Description:
When teenager Fin is forced to attend a vampire school, she must decide whether to blend in or cling to her humanity.
Book cover for "Crown chasers"
Star rating for Crown chasers
Series:
Crownchasers volume 1.
Description:
"A deadly race across 1,001 planets will determine more than just the fate of the empire."--Provided by publisher.ef, fear, and denial.
Book cover for "Dancehall rebel"
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Description:
"Dancehall rebel is a groundbreaking novel portraying a Caribbean Canadian teen challenging the ongoing legacy of homophobia in her musical and cultural community. Dancehall music and culture is undergoing a large shift. This book is a smart and savvy tale of a teen finding the confidence and voice to be an agent of change in her musical culture - and with her family. Denise is a Toronto teen who was raised on Jamaican dancehall music; her dad is...
Book cover for "Dandelion travels"
Star rating for Dandelion travels
Description:
"Eric Wallace is sick of secrets. As a Black queer teen, Eric's efforts to conform to fit his parents' and classmates' expectations have left him exhausted by the summer after senior year. When Eric finds out his pastor father has been cheating on his mother, his picture-perfect family crumbles. Eric rages at the double standards he's been held to. He travels to Los Angeles with his best friends to escape his home life and finally start to live on...
Book cover for "The dangerous art of blending in"
Star rating for The dangerous art of blending in
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:
Seventeen-year-old Evan Panos doesn't know where he fits in. His strict immigrant Greek mother refuses to see him as anything but a disappointment. His quiet, workaholic father is a staunch believer in avoiding any kind of conflict. And his best friend Henry has somehow become distractingly attractive over the summer... And yes, he kissed one guy over the summer. But it's Henry who's now proving to be irresistible. Henry, who suddenly seems interested...
Book cover for "Dark and deepest red"
Star rating for Dark and deepest red
Average Rating:
3 stars
Description:
"Summer, 1518. A strange sickness sweeps through Strasbourg: women dance in the streets, some until they fall down dead. As rumors of witchcraft spread, suspicion turns toward Lavinia and her family, and Lavinia may have to do the unimaginable to save herself and everyone she loves. Five centuries later, a pair of red shoes seal to Rosella Olivas feet, making her dance uncontrollably. They draw her toward a boy who knows the dancing fevers history...