In the Role of Brie Hutchens...
By: Nicole Melleby
4.14
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Introducing Brie Hutchens: soap opera super fan, aspiring actor, and so-so student at her small Cat…
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1. Saving Hamlet
By: Molly Horton Booth
3.81
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
I wanted sophomore year to be different, but this was a little much. Emma Allen couldn't be more ex… read more
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- romance
- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
2. Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World
By: Ashley Herring Blake
3.15
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In the wake of a destructive tornado, one girl develops feelings for another in this stunning, tend… read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
3. Star-Crossed
By: Barbara Dee
4.32
Format: 318 pages, Hardcover
Mattie is chosen to play Romeo opposite her crush in the eighth grade production of Shakespeare's m… read more
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4. One True Way
By: Shannon Hitchcock
4.29
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
A heartening story of two girls who discover their friendship is something more. But how, among the… read more
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5. P.S. I Miss You
By: Jen Petro-Roy
2.83
Format: 212 pages, Hardcover
In this epistolary middle-grade debut novel, a girl who's questioning her sexual orientation writes… read more
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6. Ellen Outside the Lines
By: A.J. Sass
4.37
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A novel about a neurodivergent thirteen-year-old navigating changing friendships, a school trip, an… read more
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- lesbian
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Not every person fits neatly into categories. Life doesn't always stick to a planned itinerary."-A.J. Sass, Ellen Outside the Lines
7. If You'll Have Me
By: Eunnie
4.44
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
“Super sweet and totally heartwarming!”—Alice Oseman, bestselling author of Heartstopper and Lovele… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
8. Too Bright to See
By: Kyle Lukoff
4.13
Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition
A haunting ghost story about navigating grief, growing up, and growing into a new gender identity … read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
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- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- queer
"I've only known what that truth is for a morning, but can't imagine waiting another second to start the rest of my life as myself."-Kyle Lukoff, Too Bright to See
9. The Hills of Estrella Roja
By: Ashley Robin Franklin
3.98
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
In this delightfully creepy and unapologetically queer horror romp of a graphic novel, sometimes dr… read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- queer
10. Key Player (Front Desk, #4)
By: Kelly Yang
4.42
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Mia Tang is going for the goal in the fourth Front Desk novel by New York Times bestselling author … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
11. How to Excavate a Heart
By: Jake Maia Arlow
3.81
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
It all starts when Shani runs into May. Like, literally. With her mom’s Subaru. Attempted vehicu… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"I didn't use the word lesbian to describe myself until this year, though, which is when I chopped off all my hair and flirted with veganism"-Jake Maia Arlow, How to Excavate a Heart
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
- 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. Sunhead
By: Alex Assan
3.53
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
In this queer coming-of-age teen graphic novel by breakout talent Alex Assan, high schooler Rotem f… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
- queer
14. Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl
By: Brianna R. Shrum
4.03
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Margo Zimmerman is gay, but she didn’t know until now. An overachiever at heart, Margo is determine… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
15. Girlfriend Material
By: Katia Rose
3.84
Format: 339 pages, ebook
It’s a good thing Allison Farley isn’t in love with her best friend. They may both be star stude… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
16. Anne: An Adaptation of Anne of Green Gables (Sort Of) (Sort Of Adaptations, #1)
By: Kathleen Gros
3.84
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Inspired by Anne of Green Gables, contemporary middle grade graphic novel Anne follows feisty red-h… read more
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- lgbt
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
17. In the Role of Brie Hutchens...
By: Nicole Melleby
4.14
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Introducing Brie Hutchens: soap opera super fan, aspiring actor, and so-so student at her small Cat… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
18. Small Town Pride
By: Phil Stamper
4.15
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From acclaimed author Phil Stamper (The Gravity of Us and As Far as You'll Take Me) comes a poignan… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"If people can wear their hate so proudly on their sleeve, why can't I wear acceptance in the same way?" (pg.137)"-Phil Stamper, Small Town Pride
19. Different Kinds of Fruit
By: Kyle Lukoff
4.08
Format: 313 pages, Hardcover
In this funny and hugely heartfelt novel from a Stonewall Award winner, a sixth-grader’s life is tu… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
20. Hazel's Theory of Evolution
By: Lisa Jenn Bigelow
4.27
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for fans of The Thing About Jellyfish and Raymie Nightingale, this tender middle grade nove… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"The sky was dusty blue. A soft breeze came through the screen. Crickets chirped, and I heard the distant whistle of a train."-Lisa Jenn Bigelow, Hazel's Theory of Evolution
"Hope was a huge hill you climbed higher every day. And when something went wrong, it was like getting pushed off a cliff. The higher you’d climbed, the farther you fell, and the more broken you were …"-Lisa Jenn Bigelow, Hazel's Theory of Evolution
21. The Greatest Thing
By: Sarah Winifred Searle
3.92
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
A 2023 Lambda Literary Award Finalist A 2023 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens A 2023 Children… read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
22. Junior High (Tegan and Sara #1)
By: Tegan Quin
4.07
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
AN INDIE BESTSELLER From indie-pop twin-sister duo Tegan and Sara comes a contemporary middle grad… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- lgbt
- queer
23. Going Bicoastal
By: Dahlia Adler
3.83
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A queer Sliding Doors YA rom-com in which a girl must choose between summer in NYC with her dad (an… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
24. The Deep Dark
By: Molly Knox Ostertag
4.42
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
From Molly Knox Ostertag, writer-illustrator, comes a darkly beautiful story of identity, family, l… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- queer
25. Obie Is Man Enough
By: Schuyler Bailar
4.41
Format: 338 pages, Hardcover
A coming-of-age story about transgender tween Obie, who didn't think being himself would cause such… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
26. The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James
By: Ashley Herring Blake
4.43
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Twelve-year-old Sunny St. James navigates heart surgery, reconnections with a lost mother, first ki… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Then Sunny St. James will take over the world. Or at least my little corner of it."-Ashley Herring Blake, The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James
"I like this kind of quiet, the BFF kind where you're not alone but can think and you know your best friend is thinking too and it's all okay because you know that all the things you're thinking are s…"-Ashley Herring Blake, The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James
27. Another Kind
By: Trevor Bream
4.41
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Six kids search for a new place to call home in this middle grade graphic novel. Tucked away in … read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- lgbt
28. Out of Character
By: Jenna Miller
3.81
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
If you asked seventeen-year-old Cass Williams to describe herself, she’d happily tell you she’s fat… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
29. In the Key of Us
By: Mariama J. Lockington
4.24
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the critically acclaimed novel For Black Girls Like Me, Mariama J. Lockington, c… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"When people tell you who they are, believe them, listen, and love them. (from Mama to Andi, p. 48 of the hardcover edition.)"-Mariama J. Lockington, In the Key of Us
"You don't know everything about me'.... 'I guess you're right, but I don't know everything about me either. That's the whole point."-Mariama J. Lockington, In the Key of Us
"Some people in this world don't know how to love themselves, let alone people who are different than them. (from Mama to Andi, p. 48 of the hardcover edition.)"-Mariama J. Lockington, In the Key of Us
30. The Civil War of Amos Abernathy
By: Michael Leali
4.30
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A heartfelt debut novel about a boy's attempt to find himself in the history he loves--perfect for … read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Just because a bunch of mostly white men hammered history into one shape, it doesn’t mean they got it right."-Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy
"Maybe, if we want things to change, we have to stop waiting. Maybe we just need to do something about it ourselves."-Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy
"As long as there are people on the planet, life will be unfair, but that doesn’t mean we have to put up with hatred or bigotry."-Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy
"Most all my life, I have blindly accepted what was written in history books and taught in classes. I didn’t think to ask if there was more to the story."-Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy
31. Not for the Faint of Heart
By: Lex Croucher
4.04
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Beloved author Lex Croucher's second queer historical YA romance, with all the swoons, laughs, and … read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- queer
