19 best-selling lgbt books like All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages by Saundra Mitchell

Cover of All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages by Saundra Mitchell

All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

By: Saundra Mitchell

3.94

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Take a journey through time and genres and discover a past where queer figures live, love and shape…

"Askim,"

-Saundra Mitchell, All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

"Ugh. Feelings are gross,"

-Saundra Mitchell, All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

"Let go of which cannot be held."

-Saundra Mitchell, All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

"Wilhelm's hands trembled. “I'll bring you only misery."

-Saundra Mitchell, All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

If you liked the lgbt plot in All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages by Saundra Mitchell , here is a list of 19 books like this:

Cover of Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

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

Similar categories in Malinda Lo's Last Night at the Telegraph Club book and Saundra Mitchell's All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • 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. At the Edge of the Universe

By: Shaun David Hutchinson

2.62

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Tommy and Ozzie have been best friends since second grade, and boyfriends since eighth. They spent … read more

Similar categories in Shaun David Hutchinson's At the Edge of the Universe book and Saundra Mitchell's All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer

3. A Tyranny of Petticoats (A Tyranny of Petticoats, #1)

By: Beth Revis , Marie Lu , Marissa Meyer , Andrea Cremer , Jessica Spotswood , Elizabeth Wein , Kekla Magoon , Y.S. Lee , Saundra Mitchell , Lindsay Smith , Caroline Tung Richmond , Robin Talley , J. Anderson Coats , Leslye Walton , Katherine Longshore

4.12

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From an impressive sisterhood of YA writers comes an edge-of-your-seat anthology of historical fict… read more

Similar categories in Beth Revis's A Tyranny of Petticoats (A Tyranny of Petticoats, #1) book and Saundra Mitchell's All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

4. Queer, There and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World

By: Sarah Prager

4.00

Format: 191 pages,

This first-ever LGBTQ history book for young adults will appeal to fans of fun, empowering pop-cult… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Prager's Queer, There and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World book and Saundra Mitchell's All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

Cover of Love Letters for Joy by Melissa See

5. Love Letters for Joy

By: Melissa See

3.64

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

A new LGBTQIA+ romance story by the author of You, Me, and Our Heartstrings. Less than a year away… read more

Similar categories in Melissa See's Love Letters for Joy book and Saundra Mitchell's All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White

6. Hell Followed With Us

By: Andrew Joseph White

4.13

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Prepare to die. His kingdom is near. Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cu… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Joseph White's Hell Followed With Us book and Saundra Mitchell's All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Do you believe in God? I do, please stop, there's so much blood"

-Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us

"I think it hits us all at the same time that maybe we'll live long enough to grow up."

-Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us

"I'm done begging for a scrap of respect-I am done with those who enact suffering, and I am done with the sons of bitches who stand back and let it happen."

-Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us

"Bein transgender is who you are, and the pain is what the outside does to you. The pain is what happens when you and the world go at each other's throats."

-Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us

Cover of Homebody by Theo Parish

7. Homebody

By: Theo Parish

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In their comics debut, Theo Parish masterfully weaves an intimate and defiantly hopeful memoir abou… read more

Similar categories in Theo Parish's Homebody book and Saundra Mitchell's All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"Being openly queer can feel intimidating. But every day just by being yourself you inspire the people around you. You don't have to be an influencer to influence!"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"There is no one way to be transgender, just like there is no one way to be cisgender. We are all just trying to find a place to call our own. We are all deserving of comfort and safety, a place to ca…"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"Living authentically in a world that takes every opportunity to squeeze you uncomfortably into a box of someone else's design...that is the most radical act of self love. Blossoming in an environment…"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"Words are important. They allow us to communicate how we think and feel. Words help us to understand and to be understood. So, finally grasping the language you've been reaching for, to explain this …"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

Cover of The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

8. The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

By: Andrew Joseph White

4.52

Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition

Mors vincit omnia. Death conquers all. London, 1883. The Veil between the living and dead has th… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Joseph White's The Spirit Bares Its Teeth book and Saundra Mitchell's All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"He's...he's doing the same thing I do. His hands are fluttering. Like mine. Oh God, he's like me."

-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

"I should not have to keep fixing the damage done to us. It would be so easy to not hurt us and the Speakers can't even do that. It's more work to hurt us. It's more work to be cruel - and yet they co…"

-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

"I do not get to savor the masculine cut of my clothes, or the illusion of short hair, or the feeting joy of my skin feeling like mine. Instead, I have to worry if my boyhood is convincing enough to k…"

-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

"My name is Daphne.' Daphne? In that moment, it's as if I've peeled the skin away from the chest of a patient, revealing a beating heart. A boy could not say that name as if terrified the syllables wi…"

-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

Cover of The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy (Montague Siblings, #2) by Mackenzi Lee

9. The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy (Montague Siblings, #2)

By: Mackenzi Lee

4.05

Format: 450 pages, Hardcover

A year after an accidentally whirlwind grand tour with her brother Monty, Felicity Montague has ret… read more

Similar categories in Mackenzi Lee's The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy (Montague Siblings, #2) book and Saundra Mitchell's All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"You’re being sarcastic."

-Mackenzi Lee, The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy (Montague Siblings, #2)

"I don’t know what you’re referencing, madam,"

-Mackenzi Lee, The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy (Montague Siblings, #2)

"If you can't win the game, you have to cheat."

-Mackenzi Lee, The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy (Montague Siblings, #2)

"There is a unique sort of agony to entering a party alone."

-Mackenzi Lee, The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy (Montague Siblings, #2)

Cover of Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa

10. Most Ardently

By: Gabe Cole Novoa

4.02

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A trans boy searches for a future―and a romance―in which he can live and love openly as himself in … read more

Similar categories in Gabe Cole Novoa's Most Ardently book and Saundra Mitchell's All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • queer
"I love you, Oliver," Darcy said, "Most ardently."

-Gabe Cole Novoa, Most Ardently

"We're permitted to bring a guest,' Darcy said. 'We could bring a guest every week if we wanted to. I'd be happy to make you mine.' Oliver arched an eyebrow. Darcy's face flushed pink. 'My... guest. T…"

-Gabe Cole Novoa, Most Ardently

"Just the notion of being able to spend multiple days as himself made Oliver feel lighter. He finished his tea and stood, the heaviness of his argument with his mother melting away at the prospect of …"

-Gabe Cole Novoa, Most Ardently

Cover of Mermaids Never Drown: Tales to Dive For by Zoraida Córdova

11. Mermaids Never Drown: Tales to Dive For

By: Zoraida Córdova

3.67

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

14 Young Adult short stories from bestselling and award-winning authors make a splash in Mermaids N… read more

Similar categories in Zoraida Córdova's Mermaids Never Drown: Tales to Dive For book and Saundra Mitchell's All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • anthologies
  • young adult
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney

12. Escaping Mr. Rochester

By: L.L. McKinney

3.83

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this fresh reimagining of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel, Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason must save… read more

Similar categories in L.L. McKinney's Escaping Mr. Rochester book and Saundra Mitchell's All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages by Saundra Mitchell

13. All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

By: Saundra Mitchell

3.94

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Take a journey through time and genres and discover a past where queer figures live, love and shape… read more

Similar categories in Saundra Mitchell's All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages book and Saundra Mitchell's All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • anthologies
  • young adult
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Askim,"

-Saundra Mitchell, All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

"Ugh. Feelings are gross,"

-Saundra Mitchell, All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

"Let go of which cannot be held."

-Saundra Mitchell, All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

"Wilhelm's hands trembled. “I'll bring you only misery."

-Saundra Mitchell, All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

Cover of Both Can Be True by Jules Machias

14. Both Can Be True

By: Jules Machias

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Two kids join forces to save a dog . . . but wind up saving each other. Ash is no stranger to fe… read more

Similar categories in Jules Machias's Both Can Be True book and Saundra Mitchell's All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
"Gender nonbinary sounds so restrictive. Like your gender can either be binary or not binary. Which...is a binary"

-Jules Machias, Both Can Be True

"I finish tweaking my lyrics, then title the song 'Half-way Through the Crossfade.' I record myself playing it on the keyboard and singing it. It feels good. It feels right .I'm saying my truth, and I…"

-Jules Machias, Both Can Be True

"I want to be as laid-back about gender as they are. But I'm not laid-back at all, thanks to Dad. I'm Ashley or I'm Asher and that's that. While I'm switching, for that week or so, everything feels gr…"

-Jules Machias, Both Can Be True

Cover of Transmogrify!: 14 Fantastical Tales of Trans Magic by g. haron davis

15. Transmogrify!: 14 Fantastical Tales of Trans Magic

By: g. haron davis

3.96

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of All Out and Cemetery Boys, this anthology claims a seat at the table of fantasy… read more

Similar categories in g. haron davis's Transmogrify!: 14 Fantastical Tales of Trans Magic book and Saundra Mitchell's All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • anthologies
  • young adult
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"There is no shortage of people who want to hide the truth, dear Ari, and not a single one of them is of any consequence to me. In a decade, there will be another witch or wizard or magician or mundan…"

-g. haron davis, Transmogrify!: 14 Fantastical Tales of Trans Magic

"She smiled at him a little sadly. 'What do you want, Ronan? Do you want them to suffer? Or do you want them to change? The truth was, he hadn't thought that far ahead 'It's easy to hurt people,' she …"

-g. haron davis, Transmogrify!: 14 Fantastical Tales of Trans Magic

Cover of Color Outside the Lines by Sangu Mandanna

16. Color Outside the Lines

By: Sangu Mandanna

3.79

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

This modern, groundbreaking YA anthology explores the complexity and beauty of interracial and LGBT… read more

Similar categories in Sangu Mandanna's Color Outside the Lines book and Saundra Mitchell's All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • anthologies
  • young adult
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"The air grew charged, heat gathering around them as if instead of starlight and moonbeams, he held all the brilliance of a dying star, engulfing her with the pull of his gravity."

-Sangu Mandanna, Color Outside the Lines

Cover of Gay the Pray Away by Natalie Naudus

17. Gay the Pray Away

By: Natalie Naudus

4.46

Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition

Valerie Danners is in a cult. She just doesn't know it yet. When she finds a queer book at the libr… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Naudus's Gay the Pray Away book and Saundra Mitchell's All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of The Afterward by E.K. Johnston

18. The Afterward

By: E.K. Johnston

3.84

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

It has been a year since the mysterious godsgem cured Cadrium’s king and ushered in what promised t… read more

Similar categories in E.K. Johnston's The Afterward book and Saundra Mitchell's All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft by Jessica Spotswood

19. Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft

By: Jessica Spotswood

3.67

Format: 405 pages, Hardcover

A young adult fiction anthology of 15 stories featuring contemporary, historical, and futuristic st… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Spotswood's Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft book and Saundra Mitchell's All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

  • lgbt
  • anthologies
  • young adult
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
" The moon is full, and even the stars are scared of me. "

-Jessica Spotswood, Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft

"He can't fill the empty spaces in her because there are none."

-Jessica Spotswood, Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft

"Nothing is yours! The world wasn't made for you. The world was made ."

-Jessica Spotswood, Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft

"There are too many people in this world who would rather see a woman burn than wield power."

-Jessica Spotswood, Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft

Cover of The Law of Inertia by Sophie Gonzales

20. The Law of Inertia

By: Sophie Gonzales

4.25

Format: 353 pages, Paperback

When James’s boyfriend died by suicide, no one questioned what happened. A foster kid with a checke… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Gonzales's The Law of Inertia book and Saundra Mitchell's All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"If anyone could listen to my silence and hear the words I wanted to speak, it was him."

-Sophie Gonzales, The Law of Inertia

Cover of True Love and Other Impossible Odds by Christina  Li

21. True Love and Other Impossible Odds

By: Christina Li

4.18

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Pitched as Nina LaCour meets The Half of It, the story follows a first-year college student Grace T… read more

Similar categories in Christina Li's True Love and Other Impossible Odds book and Saundra Mitchell's All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer

17 Best fiction books like All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages by Saundra Mitchell

Transform Your Habits

Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Malinda Lo

4.22

At the Edge of the Universe

Shaun David Hutchinson

2.62

Transform Your Habits

Love Letters for Joy

Melissa See

3.64

Transform Your Habits

Hell Followed With Us

Andrew Joseph White

4.13

View all the books

19 must-read fiction books like The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

Transform Your Habits

Camp Damascus

Chuck Tingle

3.94

Transform Your Habits

So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

Kamilah Cole

3.90

None

T. Kingfisher

None

Transform Your Habits

The Invocations

Krystal Sutherland

4.11

View all the books

Never miss a story from us, get weekly updates in your inbox.