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…
Want to Read $ 9.99"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
"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
If you liked the gay plot in Small Town Pride by Phil Stamper , here is a list of 5 books like this:
1. 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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- 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
2. The Science of Being Angry
By: Nicole Melleby
4.11
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Eleven-year-old Joey is angry. All the time. And she doesn’t understand why. She has two loving mom… read more
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- childrens
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
3. Attack of the Black Rectangles
By: Amy Sarig King
4.21
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Why do they treat kids like we don't mean anything?"-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles
"If you're comfortable learning history, it's the wrong history."-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles
"I love banned books. I used to read as many to you as I could when you were little, Mac."-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles
"But if we want to change the world so it's good for everyone, it's important to talk about the truth."-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles
4. Camp QUILTBAG
By: Nicole Melleby
4.10
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed authors of Hurricane Season and Ana on the Edge, an unforgettable story about th… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
5. A Little Bit Country
By: Brian D. Kennedy
3.87
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Emmett Maguire wants to be country music’s biggest gay superstar – a far reach when you’re seventee… read more
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- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"If you’re comfortable and supported in the life you were meant to be living, why go back to pretending to be someone you’re not? Lying to everyone and always having to watch your back isn’t healthy."-Brian D. Kennedy, A Little Bit Country
6. Answers in the Pages
By: David Levithan
4.32
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A bold, timely novel about speaking up and coming out as parents lobby to ban a beloved book from t… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"We are who we are, and we'll be who we'll be. A book can make us feel that, but it can't invent that. It's already inside us."-David Levithan, Answers in the Pages
7. Blaine for the Win
By: Robbie Couch
3.98
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
After being dumped so his boyfriend can pursue more “serious” guys, a teen boy decides to prove he … read more
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- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
8. Out of the Blue
By: Jason June
3.62
Format: 375 pages, Hardcover
Crest is not excited to be on their Journey: the monthlong sojourn on land all teen merfolk must un… read more
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- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"The blue knows what it's doing, if you just trust where it's taking you."-Jason June, Out of the Blue
"Maybe humans aren't as magicless as I thought. There's definitely some kind of power in movies."-Jason June, Out of the Blue
"Under the sea, we're all mer. We're all they/them. And we don't have this strange obsession with sex organs, since we don't have any."-Jason June, Out of the Blue
"He? Elder Crab warned us about this. About humans' obsession with gender, and how labels and rules mean so much to them when it comes to the body."-Jason June, Out of the Blue
9. 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
- childrens
- gay
- 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
10. 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
- childrens
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
11. 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
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- 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
12. Nikhil Out Loud
By: Maulik Pancholy
4.16
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed actor and Stonewall Honor–winning author of The Best at It, Maulik Pancholy, com… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
13. The Language of Seabirds
By: Will Taylor
4.22
Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition
A sweet, tender middle-grade story of two boys finding first love with each other over a seaside su… read more
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- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
14. Green
By: Alex Gino
3.73
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of MELISSA, a new book putting a non-binary kid named Green at center s… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
15. Jude Saves the World
By: Ronnie Riley
4.23
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Twelve-year-old Jude struggles with some things: focusing at school, feeling like everything rests … read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- contemporary
- queer
16. Alice Austen Lived Here
By: Alex Gino
3.88
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author of Melissa, a phenomenal novel about queerness past, present, and fut… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
17. Code Red
By: Joy McCullough
4.04
Format: 240 pages, ebook
In the spirit of Judy Blume, this empowering and heartfelt middle grade novel celebrates finding yo… read more
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- childrens
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
18. 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
- childrens
- 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
19. Spin with Me
By: Ami Polonsky
3.75
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the critically acclaimed Gracefully Grayson comes a thoughtful and sensitive mid… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
20. The Last Hope in Hopetown
By: Maria Tureaud
3.97
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A debut novel about one girl’s dilemma over the decision to save her vampire parents or do what’s r… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
- middle grade
- young adult
- audiobook
21. Fight + Flight
By: Jules Machias
4.22
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Avery Hart lives for the thrill and speed of her dirt bike and the pounding thump of her drum kit. … read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
