The Henna Wars
By: Adiba Jaigirdar
3.94
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
When Dimple Met Rishi meets Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in this rom com about two teen girls …
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"Nishat can be anything she wants to be, exept herself."-Adiba Jaigirdar, The Henna Wars
"Nishat can be anything she wants to be, exept herself."-Adiba Jaigirdar, The Henna Wars
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1. Last Night at the Telegraph Club
By: Malinda Lo
4.22
Format: 409 pages, Hardcover
A story of love and duty set in San Francisco's Chinatown during the Red Scare. “That book. It w… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"How am I supposed to know?"-Malinda Lo, Last Night at the Telegraph Club
"As if summer had bloomed inside the club and wrapped her in its lazy heat"-Malinda Lo, Last Night at the Telegraph Club
"She didn't understand the shrinking feeling inside her, as if she shouldn't be caught looking at those girls."-Malinda Lo, Last Night at the Telegraph Club
"A few of them were already engaged to be married. When had everything changed? She felt as if it had been very sudden"-Malinda Lo, Last Night at the Telegraph Club
2. How It Went Down
By: Kekla Magoon
4.36
Format: 352 pages, ebook
When sixteen-year-old Tariq Johnson dies from two gunshot wounds, his community is thrown into an u… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
3. Just a Dream
By: Chris Van Allsburg
3.27
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Young Walter litters and refuses to sort trash for recycling, until he dreams of an overcrowded and… read more
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4. The Stranger
By: Chris Van Allsburg
3.48
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The enigmatic origins of the stranger that Farmer Bailey hits with his truck and brings home to rec… read more
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5. The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
By: Chris Van Allsburg
3.88
Format: None pages, Hardcover
THE GARDEN OF ABDUL GASAZI, the imaginative Van Allsburg tale of a boy, a dog, a duck, and a nasty … read more
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6. The Misadventures of Sweetie Pie
By: Chris Van Allsburg
4.71
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From two-time Caldecott winner Chris Van Allsburg, creator of Jumanjiand The PolarExpress,comes a p… read more
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7. Late to the Party
By: Kelly Quindlen
4.02
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Seventeen is nothing like Codi Teller imagined. She’s never crashed a party, never stayed out to… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"I think saying what you're afraid of makes you brave."-Kelly Quindlen, Late to the Party
"And I think being friends with someone should be like the concept of infinity—like you truly believe that person has no limits, and you just want to keep counting upward with them to see where they g…"-Kelly Quindlen, Late to the Party
8. Mascot
By: Charles Waters
4.02
Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition
What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
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9. 6 Times We Almost Kissed [and One Time We Did]
By: Tess Sharpe
4.19
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Six moments lead us to two girls, one kiss, and three little words that were maybe always true in t… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"I'm sorry you had to put all your feelings to the side so you could help me." "I'm not," she says fiercely. "I can, in fact, be mad at you and help you at the same time. It's called being emotionally…"-Tess Sharpe, 6 Times We Almost Kissed [and One Time We Did]
10. Cinderella Is Dead
By: Kalynn Bayron
3.68
Format: 400 pages, ebook
It’s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. Teen girls are now re… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- queer
"Do not be silent. Raise your voice. Be a light in the dark."-Kalynn Bayron, Cinderella Is Dead
"People wear masks so that they can fit in and stay safe. Can you blame them?"-Kalynn Bayron, Cinderella Is Dead
"it feel like another part of me is being changed to fit someone else's vision of what is pretty."-Kalynn Bayron, Cinderella Is Dead
"I'm lost in the tide of her breathing, the sweet smell of her skin, the push and pull of our bodies against each other..."-Kalynn Bayron, Cinderella Is Dead
11. The Henna Wars
By: Adiba Jaigirdar
3.94
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
When Dimple Met Rishi meets Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in this rom com about two teen girls … read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- young adult contemporary
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
""-Adiba Jaigirdar, The Henna Wars
"Nishat can be anything she wants to be, exept herself."-Adiba Jaigirdar, The Henna Wars
"It’s not something that happens, Ammu. It’s something I am."-Adiba Jaigirdar, The Henna Wars
"She’s inching forward. Is there a heterosexual explanation for why she’s inching forward?"-Adiba Jaigirdar, The Henna Wars
12. Imogen, Obviously
By: Becky Albertalli
4.23
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
With humor and insight, #1 New York Times bestseller Becky Albertalli explores the nuances of sexua… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Every breath she breathes feels like a love letter."-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously
"1987: the world’s biggest pancake ever (well, at the time). My parents actually got to eat part of it!"-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously
"So which one of us is more queer?" "Well," I pause, "I'd have to see the two of you trying to sit in chairs."-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously
"Tessa’s eyes catch mine, and her lips tug up at the corners, just barely. And the noise in my brain falls away. All the times I said I’m straight. All the times everyone’s said I’m straight. There it…"-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously
13. The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School
By: Sonora Reyes
4.27
Format: 385 pages, Hardcover
A debut novel about a queer Mexican American girl navigating Catholic school, while falling in love… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"…any way you engage with your own culture is authentic, because it’s yours."-Sonora Reyes, The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School
"Let's just say there's not a lot of melanin over there. I could probably pay my tuition selling sunscreen between classes."-Sonora Reyes, The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School
"I know I can't take all that shame away from him. But I can start by showing him how much I'm not ashamed. Not only am I not ashamed, I'm proud. I can't make him love himself. The closest I can get i…"-Sonora Reyes, The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School
14. She Gets the Girl
By: Rachael Lippincott
4.11
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
She’s All That meets What If It’s Us in this swoon-worthy hate-to-love YA romantic comedy from #1 N… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Money's not as important as doing what you love."-Rachael Lippincott, She Gets the Girl
"That's how I knew you were lying that night. I know the real you. Just like you know the real me."-Rachael Lippincott, She Gets the Girl
"There's something reassuring in books and stories older than you are. Still talked about long after they've been written and long after their writers die. When the world around you is on fire, there'…"-Rachael Lippincott, She Gets the Girl
"And… all at once I see the truth. She never wanted to listen to me. Never was really there for me. She just wanted to control me. This isn’t love. The fighting. The lack of trust. Feeling like I’m wa…"-Rachael Lippincott, She Gets the Girl
15. Not My Problem
By: Ciara Smyth
4.13
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Aideen has plenty of problems she can’t fix. Her best (and only) friend is pulling away. Her mother… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- young adult contemporary
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"I dug deep down into my empathy store and found a dried-up old raisin."-Ciara Smyth, Not My Problem
"She really did look relieved. Like the stick up her her ass had decreased in width or length."-Ciara Smyth, Not My Problem
"I'd never met someone I hated more. Would it have been wrong to burn her house down to get out?"-Ciara Smyth, Not My Problem
"It's all a load of bolloxology, but I'm not going to let that get in the way of making fun of you, am I?"-Ciara Smyth, Not My Problem
16. She Drives Me Crazy
By: Kelly Quindlen
3.96
Format: 288 pages, ebook
High school nemeses fall in love in this queer YA rom com perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and … read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Because before you can worry about who’s in your passenger seat, you have to learn to drive yourself."-Kelly Quindlen, She Drives Me Crazy
"People break our hearts, but they create more room in them first, and that room makes it possible for us to become more ourselves."-Kelly Quindlen, She Drives Me Crazy
"She lays her hand along my jaw and kisses me like she means it, and I am breathless and weightless and dizzy at the very fact of her. Lips and tongue and teeth, her hair and her skin and her perfume,…"-Kelly Quindlen, She Drives Me Crazy
"I’ve been where you are, Scottie. That kind of crazy, flesh-eating pain that consumes every part of you. I understand wanting to get back at them. Wanting their attention, even if it’s in a negative …"-Kelly Quindlen, She Drives Me Crazy
17. Mi pelo chino: Ixi xiniyu chinu
By: Jumko Ogata
4.61
Format: 56 pages, Paperback
Mi pelo chino es un reencuentro con el cabello rizado, un catálogo de sus posibilidades y una celeb… read more
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18. Some Girls Do
By: Jennifer Dugan
3.71
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
In this YA contemporary queer romance from the author of Hot Dog Girl, an openly gay track star fal… read more
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- romance
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- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"You're just really full of surprises." And yeah. I kind of like the sound of that"-Jennifer Dugan, Some Girls Do
"My whole life might be a never-ending series of question marks right now, but this I'm sure of. This I want."-Jennifer Dugan, Some Girls Do
"Wow", she breathes when I'm finally done. And I think I want to live here, in the space of that "wow," In that one little syllable she's managed to stuff so full of adoration and joy."-Jennifer Dugan, Some Girls Do
"[...] but activism isn't something that happens in just one way or in just one place. There will always be more battles, and beating yourself up about not being able to do it all, all at once, doesn'…"-Jennifer Dugan, Some Girls Do
19. The Falling in Love Montage
By: Ciara Smyth
3.81
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Saoirse doesn’t believe in love at first sight or happy endings. If they were real, her mother woul… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- young adult contemporary
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"I love you. But I’m not in love with you."-Ciara Smyth, The Falling in Love Montage
"When you truly love someone, it doesn't go away,"-Ciara Smyth, The Falling in Love Montage
"It’s a pet peeve of mine that straight women call their friends “girlfriends."-Ciara Smyth, The Falling in Love Montage
"YOU'RE A WANKER, NUMBER NINE!" I yelled the famous line from Imagine Me & You"-Ciara Smyth, The Falling in Love Montage
20. Ophelia After All
By: Racquel Marie
4.06
Format: 341 pages, Hardcover
A teen girl navigates friendship drama, the end of high school, and discovering her queerness in Op… read more
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- lesbian
- audiobook
- young adult contemporary
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"HAMLET MAY HAVE BEEN A TRAGEDY. BUT OPHELIA DESERVED A COMEDY"-Racquel Marie, Ophelia After All
"It's been hard and messy and scary. I want you guys to care about it and what it changes for me, but without it changing us."-Racquel Marie, Ophelia After All
"But I don’t think the truest love is deemed so because it’s the most painful. Waiting for someone to love you back seems beautiful in a miserable way when you’re young. No offense."-Racquel Marie, Ophelia After All
"I may doubt the truths of the world, but never again will I doubt whether or not the person that I am, or may be, is loved or worthy of love. I know myself, and I don't. Both can be true."-Racquel Marie, Ophelia After All
21. I Kissed Shara Wheeler
By: Casey McQuiston
3.88
Format: 356 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of One Last Stop and Red, White & Royal Blue comes a deb… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
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- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"You were the only one it could be."-Casey McQuiston, I Kissed Shara Wheeler
"Get a clarifying shampoo and suck it up, Kylo Ren."-Casey McQuiston, I Kissed Shara Wheeler
"Why is it so bad to want to feel special, or loved, or accpeted?"-Casey McQuiston, I Kissed Shara Wheeler
"What do you say when The Girl tells you that you're The Girl to her?"-Casey McQuiston, I Kissed Shara Wheeler
