The Black Flamingo
By: Dean Atta
4.35
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
A boy comes to terms with his identity as a mixed-race gay teen - then at university he finds his w…
Want to Read $ 9.99"Don’t let anyone tell you that you are half anything."-Dean Atta, The Black Flamingo
"Don’t let anyone tell you that you are half anything."-Dean Atta, The Black Flamingo
"Be a bit gay, be very gay. Be the glitter that shows up in unexpected places."-Dean Atta, The Black Flamingo
"Be a bit gay, be very gay. Be the glitter that shows up in unexpected places."-Dean Atta, The Black Flamingo
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1. Tender Earth
By: Sita Brahmachari
3.90
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
Laila Levenson has always been the baby of the family, but now with her older siblings, Mira and Kr… read more
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- young adult
2. The Poet X
By: Elizabeth Acevedo
4.38
Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition
Fans of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds will fall hard for this astonishing New … read more
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- poetry
- young adult contemporary
- lgbt
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Pero, tú no eres fácil."-Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X
"Just because your father's present, doesn't mean he isn't absent."-Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X
"It's about any of the words that bring us together and how we can form a home in them."-Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X
"I close my eyes and let myself find in music what I've always searched for: a way away."-Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X
3. Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For
By: Sara Pascoe
4.30
Format: 380 pages, Paperback
When you’re fourteen and life has been nothing but hurt and disappointment, maybe it’s time to stri… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
"What’s “ague?"-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For
"The sunset bled into the edges of the village. Smoke curled out of the cottage chimney like a crooked finger."-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For
"Like water around rocks, people streamed around them as though this sort of interaction, noisy and involving foreigners, was nothing unusual."-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For
"Oscar looked up from his plate, and if a cat could laugh, he would have. ‘Boy, that’s ugly, even for a jinn. Looks like a cross between a rat, a frog and a bottlebrush."-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For
4. Heartstopper: Volume Five (Heartstopper, #5)
By: Alice Oseman
4.49
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. The bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about l… read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Una parte de la intimidad consiste en confiar en alguien lo suficiente como para renunciar a una parte de ese control. Y eso, a veces, es muy difícil. Pero es importante que recuerdes que, si Nick y …"-Alice Oseman, Heartstopper: Volume Five (Heartstopper, #5)
5. Felix Ever After
By: Kacen Callender
4.24
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From Stonewall and Lambda Award-winning author Kacen Callender comes a revelatory YA novel about a … read more
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- audiobook
- young adult contemporary
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"It's easier, sometimes, to love when you know it's a love you can't have."-Kacen Callender, Felix Ever After
"It's easier to accept hurt and pain, sometimes, than love and acceptance."-Kacen Callender, Felix Ever After
"For trans and nonbinary youth: You're beautiful. You're important. You're valid. You're perfect."-Kacen Callender, Felix Ever After
"Yeah. I don’t know, I always feel like I can’t figure out how to just stop watching and actually join."-Kacen Callender, Felix Ever After
6. Punching the Air
By: Ibi Zoboi
4.41
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exo… read more
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- poetry
- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"They call it free time and it's the biggest lie because we are still here"-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air
"This is the first time my feet are bound where the fuck am I supposed to run anyway"-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air
"Blank Canvas I have a crayon and paper I didn't know that I could hold this little bit of freedom in my hands"-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air
"And maybe there are small cracks in our walls and we start to see a sliver of light shine through in each other"-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air
7. I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)
By: Mason Deaver
4.16
Format: 329 pages, Hardcover
An alternate cover edition for 9781338306125 can be found here. When Ben De Backer comes out to … read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Whatever happens"-Mason Deaver, I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)
"The world’s too loud sometimes."-Mason Deaver, I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)
"This kid, Nathan, laughs like it's his favourite thing in the world to do."-Mason Deaver, I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)
"Bodies are fucking weird, especially when it feels like you don't belong in your own."-Mason Deaver, I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)
8. Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1)
By: Aiden Thomas
4.27
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can’t get rid of him. When his traditional Latinx famil… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"But now your mess is my mess, too."-Aiden Thomas, Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1)
"What are you going to do, stab me ?"-Aiden Thomas, Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1)
"Maritza smiled. "Let's do this, brujo."-Aiden Thomas, Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1)
"Julian's chuckle was wet. "Valió ... la pena."-Aiden Thomas, Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1)
9. Clap When You Land
By: Elizabeth Acevedo
4.24
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
In a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning and New York Times … read more
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- audiobook
- poetry
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Who knew death must be so damn polite?"-Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land
"All these lies that we've all swallowed, they're probably rotting in our stomachs."-Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land
"A queen offers her hand to be kissed, & can form it into a fist while smiling the whole damn time."-Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land
"I have my fingerprints all over you. & I don't need the world to see them to know that they're there."-Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land
10. All Boys Aren’t Blue
By: George M. Johnson
4.20
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson explor… read more
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- contemporary
- audiobook
- lgbt
- queer
"History has an interesting way of painting."-George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue
"The first person you are ever an activist for is yourself."-George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue
"We are not as different as you think, and all our stories deserve to be celebrated and told."-George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue
"When people ask me how I got into activism, I often say, “The first person you are ever an activist for is yourself."-George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue
11. The Girl from the Sea
By: Molly Knox Ostertag
4.14
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From the author of The Witch Boy trilogy comes a graphic novel about family, romance, and first lov… read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Sometimes plans must change, my love."-Molly Knox Ostertag, The Girl from the Sea
"*creepy ghost whispers* morgan... THAT'S IT SHE'S DEAD"-Molly Knox Ostertag, The Girl from the Sea
"Sometimes you have to let your life get messy. That's how you get to the good parts"-Molly Knox Ostertag, The Girl from the Sea
12. 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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- audiobook
- 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
13. The Black Flamingo
By: Dean Atta
4.35
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
A boy comes to terms with his identity as a mixed-race gay teen - then at university he finds his w… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Dean Atta's The Black Flamingo book and Dean Atta's The Black Flamingo
- audiobook
- poetry
- young adult contemporary
- lgbt
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Don’t let anyone tell you that you are half anything."-Dean Atta, The Black Flamingo
"Be a bit gay, be very gay. Be the glitter that shows up in unexpected places."-Dean Atta, The Black Flamingo
"To have a loving family is to feel afraid and yet believe you are going to be all right."-Dean Atta, The Black Flamingo
"I know that’s wrong, my thinking was wrong, the different ones are often the most strong"-Dean Atta, The Black Flamingo
14. Domestic Fluff
By: Weronika Łodyga
3.19
Format: 155 pages, Paperback
Powrót bohaterów bestsellera Hurt/Comfort! Tym razem w odsłonie graficznej. Magda, najlepsza prz… read more
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- queer
- young adult
- lgbt
15. Bliźniaczy płomień
By: Maksymilian Kuznowicz
3.47
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Zamknij oczy. Wyłącz myślenie. Posłuchaj serca. Życie Daikiego wywraca się do góry nogami po tym… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
- young adult
- audiobook
16. 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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- audiobook
- young adult contemporary
- lgbt
- coming of age
- 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
17. Always the Almost
By: Edward Underhill
4.05
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A trans pianist makes a New Year's resolution on a frozen Wisconsin night to win regionals and win … read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
18. Noce za nocami (Noce za nocami, #1)
By: Małgorzata Wilk
4.25
Format: 560 pages, Paperback
Każdy wampir zasługuje na swoje wiecznie i szczęśliwie. Fryderyk, a właściwie hrabia Fiodor Iwan… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
19. Ander & Santi Were Here
By: Jonny Garza Villa
4.21
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Aristotle and Dante meets The Hate U Give meets The Sun Is Also A Star: A stunning YA contemporary … read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
20. Wakacje pod morzem
By: Marta Bijan
3.67
Format: 392 pages, Paperback
To mogłoby być kolejne zwyczajne lato nad polskim morzem, gdyby nie Hotel Bursztyn. Leo prawie n… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- audiobook
21. Please Be My Star: A Graphic Novel
By: Victoria Grace Elliott
3.86
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A wonderfully fun and unique reimagining of The Phantom of the Opera as a teen rom-com set in high … read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
