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 "Baby drag queen"
Star rating for Baby drag queen
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trans mc
Description:
"In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, 17-yr-old Ichiro secretly enters a drag performance contest."--
Book cover for "Better left buried"
Star rating for Better left buried
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sapphic mc; sapphic li
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Told in alternating voices, this novel follows gay teenagers Lucy and Audrey as they investigate a town full of secrets, a family full of mystery, and an abandoned amusement park where people keep turning up dead.
Book cover for "The breakup lists"
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Average Rating:
4 stars
Notes:
gay mc, gay li
Description:
"A high school stage manager has to face his complicated feelings about love when he catches himself falling for the same guy as his sister"--
Book cover for "The color of always"
Star rating for The color of always
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.
Book cover for "Color outside the lines"
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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 "The comedienne's guide to pride"
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lesbian mc, sapphic
Description:
Wicked funny and hella gay, it's time for Taylor Parker to come out about a lot of things. Taylor Parker has always been a funny girl--but when she is accepted as a finalist for a diverse writers' internship at Saturday Night Live, it turns her life upside down. If she wants a shot at winning in a little more than a month, Taylor will have to come out about both of her secrets: She wants to be a comedian...and she's a lesbian. With a mom who gave...
Book cover for "Court of the undying seasons"
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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 "Daniel, deconstructed"
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pan mc; nonbinary li, pan li
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"Photographer and film buff Daniel Sanchez learned a long time ago that the only way to get by in an allistic world is to mask his autism and follow the script. Which means he knows that boisterous, buff, and beautiful soccer superstars like his best friend, Mona Sinclair, shouldn't be wasting time hanging out with introverts...But when Daniel meets a new classmate, Gabe Mendes, who is tall, mysterious, nonbinary, and--somehow--as cool as Mona, Daniel...
Book cover for "DC pride 2021"
Star rating for DC pride 2021
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"--...
Book cover for "DC pride"
Star rating for DC pride
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"--
Book cover for "Dead girls don't dream"
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When seventeen-year-old Riley is murdered in an occult ritual, the witch's daughter Madelyn resurrects her in an attempt to break the cycle of violence and escape the horrors of Voynich Woods.
Book cover for "Death's country"
Star rating for Death's country
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poly; bi mc's
Description:
"After drowning and making a deal with Death for a new life, Andres Santos starts over in Miami where he forms a polyamorous triad with Renee and Liora, but when Liora ends up in a coma, Andres and Renee embark on a journey into the underworld to retrieve her spirit and reunite it with her body before it is too late."--Provided by publisher.
Book cover for "Everything glittered"
Star rating for Everything glittered
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"In Prohibition-era Washington, three best friends investigate their beloved headmistress's murder as dark secrets and new feelings start to arise among them"--

14. Furious

Book cover for "Furious"
Star rating for Furious
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sapphic
Description:
"Jojo Emerson-Boyd should be on the fast track to her own wildly successful racing career. Instead, she's spending the seemingly endless summer working at her grandmother's auto shop in the small town of Dell's Hollow. Everything changed when Jojo lost her mom, a celebrity NASCAR racer, in a tragic racing accident. Now, according to her dad, even getting her license is out of the question, so she might as well forget about racing. For the first time,...
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 "Girls Night"
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sapphic
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"Gossip queen ALEX longs to be seen. Cheerleader TULSI is sick of cutting people on her sharp heart. New kid CLEMENTINE can't escape the violence inside. And wallflower SUNJU is tired of keeping quiet. When a twist of fate brings this unlikely quartet together, sparks and punches fly. They call it 'Girls Night,' an underground fight club that's girls only. Soon every girl at Sterling High is showing up to class with bruised knuckles and split lips....
Book cover for "Godly heathens"
Star rating for Godly heathens
Series:
Ouroboros volume 1.
Description:
Seventeen-year-old Gem Echols hides their mental health challenges and mysterious dreams in the small town of Gracie, Georgia, but when a newcomer reveals a shocking claim of being reincarnated gods together, Gem's life takes a perilous turn as they embark on a deadly adveenture, where their past and present collide.
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.
Book cover for "Hearts still beating"
Star rating for Hearts still beating
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bi mc, pan mc; sapphic
Description:
Two teen girls, Mara and Rory, navigate a complex web of love, infection, and survival as they reunite in an experimental resettlement program, grappling with their pasts and the looming threat of the virus that once transformed Mara into a monster.
Book cover for "How to find a missing girl"
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"Seventeen-year-old amateur sleuth Iris and her sapphic detective agency investigate the disappearance of Iris's cheerleader ex-girlfriend, who also happens to be the creator of a notorious true-crime podcast about Iris's missing older sister."--