Like a Love Story
By: Abdi Nazemian
4.26
Format: 432 pages, None
It's 1989 in New York City, and for three teens, the world is changing. Reza is an Iranian boy w…
Want to Read $ 13.99"I just have too much to scream about to leave just yet."-Abdi Nazemian, Like a Love Story
"In the language my mother speaks, I literally don't exist."-Abdi Nazemian, Like a Love Story
"There should be a limit on how long any human being has to wear braces. - Reza"-Abdi Nazemian, Like a Love Story
"I want her to hold me, ask me about him, something. Instead she says, 'I can't hear about this. Please. I can't."-Abdi Nazemian, Like a Love Story
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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
- audiobook
- lgbt
- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- 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. 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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- romance
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"It's easier to accept hurt and pain, sometimes, than love and acceptance."-Kacen Callender, Felix Ever After
"It's easier, sometimes, to love when you know it's a love you can't have."-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
3. A Scatter of Light
By: Malinda Lo
3.87
Format: 325 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author Malinda Lo returns to the Bay Area with another masterful coming-of-queer-age … read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- historical fiction
- queer
"This is what I’ve learned: The art is greater than you and your feelings. You have to serve it. It is not you. Some people will never understand that, but you need to surround yourself with people wh…"-Malinda Lo, A Scatter of Light
4. Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius The Great, #1)
By: Adib Khorram
4.24
Format: 316 pages, Hardcover
Darius doesn't think he'll ever be enough, in America or in Iran. Darius Kellner speaks better K… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"How could I be a tourist in my own past?"-Adib Khorram, Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius The Great, #1)
"...love was and opportunity, not a burden."-Adib Khorram, Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius The Great, #1)
"Don't ask me, we never did anything other than kissing."-Adib Khorram, Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius The Great, #1)
"Suicide isn't the only way you can lose someone to depression."-Adib Khorram, Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius The Great, #1)
5. The Darkness Outside Us
By: Eliot Schrefer
4.32
Format: 397 pages, Hardcover
Two boys, alone in space. After the first settler on Titan trips her distress signal, neither re… read more
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- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- queer
"Wow, that was salty. I kind of like it,"-Eliot Schrefer, The Darkness Outside Us
"Today he smells like motor oil. It's sort of exotic-erotic."-Eliot Schrefer, The Darkness Outside Us
"Intimacy is the only shield against insanity. Intimacy, not knowledge. Intimacy, not power."-Eliot Schrefer, The Darkness Outside Us
"I can manually debug a few hundred thousand lines. It won't be fun, but I ... who am I kidding, it will be fun."-Eliot Schrefer, The Darkness Outside Us
6. 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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- romance
- audiobook
- lgbt
- 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)
7. The Music of What Happens
By: Bill Konigsberg
3.84
Format: 338 pages, Hardcover
Max: Chill. Sports. Video games. Gay and not a big deal, not to him, not to his mom, not to his bud… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"That never even occurred to me, that he had feelings."-Bill Konigsberg, The Music of What Happens
"Just smile, Max. The paint cannot be stronger than a smile. But it is."-Bill Konigsberg, The Music of What Happens
"It's funny because it's true, and also it's the kind of humor that makes you think."-Bill Konigsberg, The Music of What Happens
"He stands and he lifts me up by my shoulders, and he hugs me tight. “I'm sorry, dude."-Bill Konigsberg, The Music of What Happens
8. This Is Why They Hate Us
By: Aaron H. Aceves
4.06
Format: 390 pages, Hardcover
Enrique “Quique” Luna has one goal this summer—get over his crush on Saleem Kanazi by pursuing his … read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"People are exhausting. Sure, they can be fun sometimes; they can “open you up to new experiences"-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us
"What a horrible weight it is to be silent when you want to shout, to hold back when you want to reach out, to freeze when you want to melt."-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us
"I guess it's true that us queers are starved for stories that mirror our lives. I can't remember a time when I saw a queer person in a movie or TV show or book that I didn't have to actively seek out…"-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us
"Why is the world like this? How is the world like this? How is it that humans have created a society that allows a child to come to the conclusion that they would be better off dead than alive becaus…"-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us
9. 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
- 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
10. Darius the Great Deserves Better (Darius the Great, #2)
By: Adib Khorram
4.26
Format: 342 pages, Hardcover
In this companion to the award-winning Darius the Great Is Not Okay, Darius suddenly has it all: a … read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Chip scooped her up mid dash and swung her up to cover her face with kisses. She squealed and laughed and said, “Nooo!"-Adib Khorram, Darius the Great Deserves Better (Darius the Great, #2)
"You know how it looks in the mornings in Yazd, when it's still a little foggy, and you can see things but they're kind of greyed out and blurry around the edges?" Sohrab nodded. "That's what it felt …"-Adib Khorram, Darius the Great Deserves Better (Darius the Great, #2)
11. Man o' War
By: Cory McCarthy
4.39
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An achingly honest and frequently hilarious coming-of-age novel about an Arab American trans swimme… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Not all trans people started out feeling like a different gender trapped in their skin. Some find themself a little at a time, a door inside that unlocks and reveals new doors, and new doors after th…"-Cory McCarthy, Man o' War
12. The Long Run
By: James Acker
4.31
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Two track and field athletes find an unexpected but powerful love in this unapologetically blunt an… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
13. Canto Contigo
By: Jonny Garza Villa
4.27
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
When a Mariachi star transfers schools, he expects to be handed his new group's lead vocalist spot—… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
14. Like a Love Story
By: Abdi Nazemian
4.26
Format: 432 pages, None
It's 1989 in New York City, and for three teens, the world is changing. Reza is an Iranian boy w… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- historical fiction
- queer
"I just have too much to scream about to leave just yet."-Abdi Nazemian, Like a Love Story
"In the language my mother speaks, I literally don't exist."-Abdi Nazemian, Like a Love Story
"There should be a limit on how long any human being has to wear braces. - Reza"-Abdi Nazemian, Like a Love Story
"I want her to hold me, ask me about him, something. Instead she says, 'I can't hear about this. Please. I can't."-Abdi Nazemian, Like a Love Story
15. Ziggy, Stardust and Me
By: James Brandon
4.15
Format: 347 pages, Hardcover
The year is 1973. The Watergate hearings are in full swing. The Vietnam War is still raging. And ho… read more
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- romance
- gay
- lgbt
- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- historical fiction
- queer
"How was a feeling be so bad if it makes me feel so good?"-James Brandon, Ziggy, Stardust and Me
"He looks at me. And smiles. "Just us remember?To the moon," he whispers."-James Brandon, Ziggy, Stardust and Me
"Warm chairs. I don't know, like I'm sitting on someone's leftover germs."-James Brandon, Ziggy, Stardust and Me
"Your imagination is your safe space, an escape pod to another dimension where you're free to be."-James Brandon, Ziggy, Stardust and Me
16. Brave Face
By: Shaun David Hutchinson
4.41
Format: 368 pages, ebook
Critically acclaimed author of We Are the Ants—described as having “hints of Vonnegut’s Slaughterho… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- queer
"I wasn't going to kill myself, but I wasn't going to stop dumb luck from taking me out either."-Shaun David Hutchinson, Brave Face
"But I do believe that every single thing we’ve done leads to everything we do, and that it’s kind of pointless to regret the past when it’s the cause of our present."-Shaun David Hutchinson, Brave Face
"Instead of being able to go out and buy a book about a closeted gay kid who's scared of becoming a stereotype while coming to terms with being gay that could have helped me understand what I was goin…"-Shaun David Hutchinson, Brave Face
"I’d never ride a rocket into out space, so standing at the edge of the ocean was probably the closest I’d get to touching something boundless and greater than myself. For me, the ocean had a way of p…"-Shaun David Hutchinson, Brave Face
17. As Far As You'll Take Me
By: Phil Stamper
3.48
Format: 314 pages, Hardcover
A story about finding the people who become your home. Marty arrives in London with nothing but … read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"But you can have more than one family. You can choose your family."-Phil Stamper, As Far As You'll Take Me
"Megan's in the driver's seat. Me, the passenger. Always the passenger."-Phil Stamper, As Far As You'll Take Me
"To my family. The one I was born into, and the one I found along the way."-Phil Stamper, As Far As You'll Take Me
"I spend so much of my time trying to make my sexuality as little of a deal as possible, while everyone else in my life seems to be making it into a huge thing."-Phil Stamper, As Far As You'll Take Me
18. We Are Lost and Found
By: Helene Dunbar
3.74
Format: 290 pages, Hardcover
A poignant, heartbreaking, and uplifting story in the tradition of The Perks of Being a Wallflower … read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- historical fiction
- queer
19. The Breakup Lists
By: Adib Khorram
3.92
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Love is more complicated than “boy meets boy” in bestselling author Adib Khorram’s sharply funny ne… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
20. 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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- romance
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
21. Destroy All Monsters
By: Sam J. Miller
3.55
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
A crucial, genre-bending tale, equal parts Ned Vizzini and Patrick Ness, about the life-saving powe… read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"We are not our trauma. We are not our brain chemistry. That’s part of who we are, but we’re so much more than that."-Sam J. Miller, Destroy All Monsters
