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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lesbian sc
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"Clara loves rules. Rules are what have kept her and her sister, Molly, alive-or, rather, undead-for over a century. Work their historic movie theater by day. Shift into an owl under the cover of night. Feed on men in secret. And never fall in love. Molly is in love. And she's tired of keeping her girlfriend, Anat, a secret. If Clara won't agree to bend their rules a little, then she will bend them herself. Boaz is cursed. He can't walk two city blocks...
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When seventeen-year-old trans guy Max meets Gloss, he loses himself in an all-consuming relationship, but after his ex-summer romance turned bully turns up dead and Gloss takes the blame, Max veers dangerously close to being implicated as he desperately tries to uncover the truth.
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"Yuriel's poor neighborhood in Monterrey, Mexico, isn't a place where fairy tales happen. Yuriel and his cousin Azul work each day doing laundry to help their family make a living. So when Azul, a trans teen, decides she wants to mark her transition to womanhood with a quinceañera, Yuriel is sure it's an impossible dream. They don't have the money, and besides, Azul's father would never support her transition. But as an openly gay artist in a traditional...
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5 stars
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"In this witty and engaging novel, Irish author Smyth creates a flawed teen girl, Aideen, who makes a credible journey from self-protectively tough to ready and willing to face her main problem: her single mother's neglectful alcoholism."--Provided by publisher.
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3.7 stars
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A girl betrothed since childhood to a handsome prince to seal an alliance between their kingdoms hides her magical affinity for wielding fire powers while falling unexpectedly in love with her intended's sister.
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Princesses Denna and Mare are in love and together at last--only to face a new set of dangers. Mare just wants to settle down with the girl she loves, which would be easier if Denna weren't gifted with forbidden and volatile fire magic. Denna must learn to control her powers, which means traveling in secret to the kingdom of Zumorda, where she can seek training without fear of persecution. Determined to help, Mare has agreed to serve as an ambassador...
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bi mc; lesbian li
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"When she finds her favorite teacher lying in a pool of blood, Gigi calls on her high school's 'mystery club' to help her solve the murder, resulting in a cat-and-mouse game with the killer, continual flare-ups of her IBS and her archnemesis turning flirtatious"--
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"Grace Woodhouse has left a lot behind. She used to have a great friend group, an amazing girlfriend, and a right foot set to earn her a Division I football scholarship-before she came out as trans. As senior year begins, Grace is struggling to find her place in early transition, new social circles, and a life without football. But when her skills as the best kicker in the state prove to be vital, her old teammates beg her to come out of retirement,...
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"Edgar wants nothing more than to live his life out loud. But telling the truth about his sexuality isn't so easy in his traditional Mexican-American family, and his Amá has made it clear she won't accept who he is. Things get even harder when Edgar's macho father returns home after months away, and the house erupts into fighting and simmering tension. Edgar worries what would happen if he told his father the truth about who he is, and feels he'll...
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5 stars
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Seventeen-year-old Ophelia Rojas, well known for her rose garden and her dramatic crushes on every boy in sight, begins to question her sexuality and sense of self when she starts to fall for cute, quiet Talia Sanchez in the weeks leading up to their high school prom and graduation.
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"Emry, the daughter of the famed wizard Merlin, must disguise herself as her twin brother to learn magic in Prince Arthur's court, where she finds scandal, danger, and romance"--

172. Out now

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"A follow-up to the ... All Out anthology, Out Now features seventeen new short stories from ... queer YA authors [in which] vampires crash prom, aliens run from the government, a president's daughter comes into her own, a true romantic tries to soften the heart of a cynical social media influencer, a selkie and the sea call out to a lost soul"--Dust jacket flap.
Book cover for "The passing playbook"
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3.5 stars
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"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...
Book cover for "A phoenix first must burn"
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Black girls, including gender non-conforming individuals, star in this collection of sixteen stories of fantasy, science fiction, and magic.
Book cover for "Planning perfect"
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4 stars
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Summer vacation quickly becomes complicated for Felicity Becker as she tries to plan a perfect wedding for her mom, figure out her feelings for her friend Nancy, and wonder what dating will look like for her as an asexual person.
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Eighteen-year-old Sam is in danger once again when a copycat masked killer starts targeting fraternity brothers, forcing Sam to figure out who the killer is before he loses his second chance or the lives of any more of his friends.
Book cover for "The poisons we drink"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
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bi mc
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In a country divided between humans and witchers, Venus Stoneheart hustles as a brewer making illegal love potions to support her family. Love potions is a dangerous business. Brewing has painful, debilitating side effects, and getting caught means death or a prison sentence. But what Venus is most afraid of is the dark, sentient magic within her. Then an enemy's iron bullet kills her mother, Venus's life implodes. Keeping her reckless little sister...
Book cover for "Pride and prejudice and Pittsburgh"
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When disheartened Pittsburgh teen Audrey transports back to 1812 England, she expects to find love as a Regency romance heroine, but surprisingly, sparks fly when she meets Lucy Sinclair.
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When an LGBTQ+ club meeting coincides with an attack on the head cheerleader, seventeen-year-old Eleanora and the other club members must solve the crime themselves to clear their names and save the club from disappearing.
Book cover for "The princess and the fangirl"
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Once upon a con volume 2.
Average Rating:
4 stars
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This book is a sequel to Geekerella, but can be read as a standalone novel. It is a four-day romp that looks at the good and the very bad parts of fandom, and the quirky, cute, and often awkward parts of romance. This book is fun with a tender heart and a delightful sapphic ship.
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Imogen Lovelace is an ordinary fangirl on an impossible mission: save her favorite character, Princess Amara, from being killed off from her favorite franchise, Starfield. The problem is, Jessica Stone--the actress who plays Princess Amara--wants nothing more than to leave the intense scrutiny of the fandom behind. If this year's ExcelsiCon isn't her last, she'll consider her career derailed. When a case of mistaken identity throws look-a-likes Imogen...