Orpheus Girl
By: Brynne Rebele-Henry
3.65
Format: 176 pages, None
In her debut novel, award-winning poet Brynne Rebele-Henry re-imagines the Orpheus myth as a love s…
Want to Read $ 8.99"You know, the thing about family is that you can choose it. And I choose you."-Brynne Rebele-Henry, Orpheus Girl
"But I do look back. I do. Because she’s so beautiful and I’m so scared of going somewhere without her because my whole life, even before I knew it, I’ve always had Sarah. And when I look back at her, she disappears and I’m alone again."-Brynne Rebele-Henry, Orpheus Girl
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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
- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- 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. We Are Okay
By: Nina LaCour
3.94
Format: 236 pages, Hardcover
You go through life thinking there’s so much you need… Until you leave with only your phone, you… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"I'm glad we didn't know better."-Nina LaCour, We Are Okay
"We were nostalgic for a time that wasn't yet over."-Nina LaCour, We Are Okay
"I wonder if we will become okay again. I hope for it."-Nina LaCour, We Are Okay
"Things I need: The Californian sunshine. A more convincing smile."-Nina LaCour, We Are Okay
3. It's Not Like It's a Secret
By: Misa Sugiura
4.83
Format: 28 pages, Kindle Edition
Sixteen-year-old Sana Kiyohara has too many secrets. Some are small, like how it bothers her when h… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
4. Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit
By: Jaye Robin Brown
3.71
Format: 498 pages, Kindle Edition
Joanna Gordon has been out and proud for years, but when her popular radio evangelist father remarr… read more
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5. Home Field Advantage
By: Dahlia Adler
3.84
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In this sweet and funny new f/f romance from the author of Cool for the Summer, a cheerleader and t… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"I care about you, okay? I like you, even though you're pricky as hell and looking at me like you wish I would vaporize and you think ketchup is a vegetable."-Dahlia Adler, Home Field Advantage
6. Late to the Party
By: Kelly Quindlen
4.02
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Seventeen is nothing like Codi Teller imagined. She’s never crashed a party, never stayed out to… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"I think saying what you're afraid of makes you brave."-Kelly Quindlen, Late to the Party
"And I think being friends with someone should be like the concept of infinity—like you truly believe that person has no limits, and you just want to keep counting upward with them to see where they g…"-Kelly Quindlen, Late to the Party
7. Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh
By: Rachael Lippincott
3.98
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
What if you found a once-in-a-lifetime love…just not in your lifetime? Audrey Cameron has lost h… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- queer
8. 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
- 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
9. I Think I Love You (Underlined Paperbacks)
By: Auriane Desombre
3.41
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A sweet and funny debut novel about falling for someone when you least expect it . . . and finding … read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Just because the straights in Hollywood don’t know how to tell my story doesn’t mean it’s not out there."-Auriane Desombre, I Think I Love You (Underlined Paperbacks)
10. She Drives Me Crazy
By: Kelly Quindlen
3.96
Format: 288 pages, ebook
High school nemeses fall in love in this queer YA rom com perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and … read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Because before you can worry about who’s in your passenger seat, you have to learn to drive yourself."-Kelly Quindlen, She Drives Me Crazy
"People break our hearts, but they create more room in them first, and that room makes it possible for us to become more ourselves."-Kelly Quindlen, She Drives Me Crazy
"She lays her hand along my jaw and kisses me like she means it, and I am breathless and weightless and dizzy at the very fact of her. Lips and tongue and teeth, her hair and her skin and her perfume,…"-Kelly Quindlen, She Drives Me Crazy
"I’ve been where you are, Scottie. That kind of crazy, flesh-eating pain that consumes every part of you. I understand wanting to get back at them. Wanting their attention, even if it’s in a negative …"-Kelly Quindlen, She Drives Me Crazy
11. 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
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
12. Forget Me Not
By: Alyson Derrick
4.26
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A romantic ode to the strength of love and the power of choosing each other, against odds and obsta… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
13. We Got the Beat
By: Jenna Miller
3.65
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Jordan Elliot is a fat, nerdy lesbian, and the first junior to be named editor-in-chief of the scho… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
14. Orpheus Girl
By: Brynne Rebele-Henry
3.65
Format: 176 pages, None
In her debut novel, award-winning poet Brynne Rebele-Henry re-imagines the Orpheus myth as a love s… read more
Want to Read $ 8.99Similar categories in Brynne Rebele-Henry's Orpheus Girl book and Brynne Rebele-Henry's Orpheus Girl
- romance
- lesbian
- retellings
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- mythology
- queer
"You know, the thing about family is that you can choose it. And I choose you."-Brynne Rebele-Henry, Orpheus Girl
"But I do look back. I do. Because she’s so beautiful and I’m so scared of going somewhere without her because my whole life, even before I knew it, I’ve always had Sarah. And when I look back at her,…"-Brynne Rebele-Henry, Orpheus Girl
15. Some Girls Do
By: Jennifer Dugan
3.71
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
In this YA contemporary queer romance from the author of Hot Dog Girl, an openly gay track star fal… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"You're just really full of surprises." And yeah. I kind of like the sound of that"-Jennifer Dugan, Some Girls Do
"My whole life might be a never-ending series of question marks right now, but this I'm sure of. This I want."-Jennifer Dugan, Some Girls Do
"Wow", she breathes when I'm finally done. And I think I want to live here, in the space of that "wow," In that one little syllable she's managed to stuff so full of adoration and joy."-Jennifer Dugan, Some Girls Do
"[...] but activism isn't something that happens in just one way or in just one place. There will always be more battles, and beating yourself up about not being able to do it all, all at once, doesn'…"-Jennifer Dugan, Some Girls Do
16. Melt With You
By: Jennifer Dugan
3.48
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the author of Hot Dog Girl comes a sweet and salty queer YA rom-com about two girls on a summe… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
17. Thirsty
By: Jas Hammonds
4.16
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
It’s the summer before college and eighteen-year-old Blake Brenner and her girlfriend, Ella, have o… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
18. Playing for Keeps
By: Jennifer Dugan
3.52
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the author of Some Girls Do comes another heartfelt YA sapphic romance—starring a baseball pit… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
19. Forward March
By: Skye Quinlan
3.80
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
What’s worse? Someone using your face for catfishing or realizing you actually do have a crush on t… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
20. The Vanishing Station
By: Ana Ellickson
3.70
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A lyrical and bold YA debut about an underground magic system in San Francisco—and the lengths one … read more
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- romance
- young adult
21. Girl Crushed
By: Katie Heaney
3.21
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Leah on the Offbeat meets We Are Okay in this pitch-perfect queer romance about falling in love and… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"I miss Ariana Grande!"-Katie Heaney, Girl Crushed
"I would feel bad for them if they weren't also the biggest crybabies in history, faking fouls left and right like a professional men's team at the World Cup."-Katie Heaney, Girl Crushed
"On several occasions she'd half jokingly maybe quarter jokingly, told me she was glad I was gay if only because it meant no boyfriend or husband of mine would ever murder me. What a relief."-Katie Heaney, Girl Crushed
