Queer / LGBTQ Books I Have Read


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Book cover for "All together now"
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Average Rating:
3.3 stars
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When her band's drummer and fellow guitarist start dating, life gets awkward for eighth-grader Bina, a talented musician and songwriter, whose discomfort only multiplies when her best friend Austin develops a crush on her.
Book cover for "Aquicorn Cove"
Star rating for Aquicorn Cove
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Description:
When Lana and her father return to their seaside hometown to help clear the debris of a big storm, Lana remembers how much she's missed the ocean--and the strong, reassuring presence of her aunt. As Lana explores the familiar beach, she discovers something incredible: a colony of Aquicorns, small magical seahorse-like creatures that live in the coral reef. Lana rescues an injured Aquicorn and cares for it with the help of her aunt, who may know more...
Book cover for "Arden High"
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Arden High volume 2.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Waitlisted by her dream college and questioning her identity, Leah steps down as cheer captain to focus on her future, but when the competition for captaincy goes awry, power-hungry twins take command of the squad and immediately pit the cheerleaders against the basketball team.
Book cover for "As the crow flies"
Star rating for As the crow flies
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
Description:
A queer, black teenager finds herself stranded in a dangerous and unfamiliar place: an all-white Christian youth backpacking camp.
Book cover for "The Backups"
Star rating for The Backups
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
"Spending an entire summer on tour as a backup singer for pop star Nika Nitro? What? ! That's the DREAM, right? Especially for Jenni, Lauren, and Maggie, three misfit performing arts students with hopes of making it in the music world. But being twenty feet from fame isn't easy. Between crushes, constant rehearsals, Nika's sky-high expectations, and their own insecurities, this dream is starting to feel more like a nightmare. And that's before they...
Book cover for "Bingo love"
Star rating for Bingo love
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
Description:
"When Hazel Johnson and Mari McCray met at church bingo in 1963, it was love at first sight. Forced apart by their families and society, Hazel and Mari both married young men and had families. Decades later, now in their mid-'60s, Hazel and Mari reunite again at a church bingo hall. Realizing their love for each other is still alive, what these grandmothers do next takes absolute strength and courage."--Amazon.com.
Book cover for "Blackwater"
Star rating for Blackwater
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
"Set in the haunted town of Blackwater, Maine, two boys fall for each other as they dig for clues to a paranormal mystery. Tony Price is a popular high school track star and occasional delinquent aching for his dad's attention and approval. Eli Hirsch is a quiet boy with a chronic autoimmune disorder that has ravaged his health and social life. What happens when these two become unlikely friends (and a whole lot more...) in the spooky town of Blackwater,...

8. Bloom

Book cover for "Bloom"
Star rating for Bloom
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 "Boys run the riot"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
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"High schooler Ryo knows he's transgender, but he doesn't have anyone to confide in about the confusion he feels. He can't tell his best friend, who he's secretly got a crush on, and he can't tell his mom, who's constantly asking why Ryo 'dresses like a boy.' He certainly can't tell Jin, the new transfer student who looks like just another bully... The only time Ryo feels at ease is when he's wearing his favorite clothes. Then, and only then, the...
Book cover for "The Breakaways"
Star rating for The Breakaways
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
Description:
When a popular student encourages her to join the soccer team, Faith signs up even though she has never played the game and learns about loyalty and friendship.
Book cover for "Bunt!"
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"Molly Bauer's first year of college is not the picture-perfect piece of art she'd always envisioned. On day one at PICA, Molly discovers that--through some horrible twist of fate--her full-ride scholarship has vanished! But the ancient texts (PICA's dusty financial aid documents) reveal a loophole. If Molly and 9 other art students win a single game of softball, they'll receive a massive athletic scholarship. Can Molly's crew of ragtag artists succeed...
Book cover for "Call me Nathan"
Star rating for Call me Nathan
Average Rating:
5 stars
Book cover for "Check, please!"
Star rating for Check, please!
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Series:
Check please! volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Description:
Eric Bittle ('Bitty') may be a former junior figure skating champion, vlogger extraordinaire, and very talented amateur pâtissier, but being a freshman on the Samwell University hockey team is a whole new challenge. It is nothing like co-ed club hockey back in Georgia. First of all? There's checking (anything that hinders the player with possession of the puck, ranging from a stick check all the way to a physical sweep). And then there is Jack--his...
Book cover for "Check, please!"
Star rating for Check, please!
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Series:
Check please! volume 2.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
Description:
"Eric Bittle is heading into his junior year at Samwell University, and not only does he have new teammates - he has a brand new boyfriend! Bitty and Jack must navigate their new, secret, long-distance relationship, and decide how to reveal their relationship to friends and teammates. And on top of that, Bitty's time at Samwell is quickly coming to an end...It's two full hockey seasons packed with big wins and high stakes!"--Provided by publisher....
Book cover for "Cheer up!"
Star rating for Cheer up!
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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 "Chef's kiss"
Star rating for Chef's kiss
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
"Watch things start to really heat up in the kitchen in this sweet, queer, new adult graphic novel! Now that college is over, English graduate Ben Cook is on the job hunt looking for something...anything...related to his passion for reading and writing. But interview after interview, hiring committee after hiring committee, Ben soon learns getting the dream job won't be as easy as he thought. Proofreading? Journalism? Copywriting? Not enough experience....
Book cover for "Coming back"
Star rating for Coming back
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:
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 "The deep dark"
Star rating for The deep dark
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
High school senior Magdalena Herrera has adult responsibilities and a deadly secret hidden in the dark of the basement, one that drains her of energy and leaves her bleeding--until the return of her childhood friend Nessa forces her to face her secrets.
Book cover for "Doughnuts and doom"
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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."--

20. Drama

Book cover for "Drama"
Star rating for Drama
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:
Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production of Moon over Mississippi as various relationships start and end, and others never quite get going.