Zenobia July
By: Lisa Bunker
4.10
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The critically acclaimed author of Felix Yz crafts a bold, heartfelt story about a trans girl solvi…
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1. Hurricane Child
By: Kacen Callender
3.79
Format: 214 pages, Hardcover
Caroline Murphy is a Hurricane Child. Being born during a hurricane is unlucky, and 12-year-old… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"I thought the lights were the ghosts of those slaves coming for me because they were jealous that I'd been born free"-Kacen Callender, Hurricane Child
"No one would ever say, "Come and join us, Caroline," so I would then spend the rest of the lunch period feeling sorry for myself and trying to remember that the lonely children like me are the ones w…"-Kacen Callender, Hurricane Child
"There’s much more in this life to fear than just spirits, and if I let fear rule my every move, I will become nothing more than a little ghost child myself. I want to be brave. I want to live the lif…"-Kacen Callender, Hurricane Child
"The idea of not being alone -- of having someone who sees me, same way I see the things that no one else can see, makes me feel like I'm real. Like I deserve to exist on this planet alongside everyon…"-Kacen Callender, Hurricane Child
2. Lily and Dunkin
By: Donna Gephart
4.19
Format: 168 pages, Hardcover
Author Donna Gephart crafts a dual narrative about two remarkable young people: Lily, a transgender… read more
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3. 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
4. Something Like Home
By: Andrea Beatriz Arango
4.31
Format: 256 pages, Library Binding
A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
5. Melissa
By: Alex Gino
4.10
Format: 213 pages, Kindle Edition
When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Girl problems?"-Alex Gino, Melissa
"My dad’s cleaning!"-Alex Gino, Melissa
"Some of us take death very seriously."-Alex Gino, Melissa
"I still don’t see why I can’t just take the next bus,"-Alex Gino, Melissa
6. 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
- transgender
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
7. The Mystery of Locked Rooms
By: Lindsay Currie
4.03
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Crack the codes. Find the treasure. Escape the house. From the acclaimed author of Scritch Scratch … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- audiobook
8. Lasagna Means I Love You
By: Kate O'Shaughnessy
4.40
Format: 368 pages, Library Binding
What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own reci… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
9. How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
By: Tony Keith
4.19
Format: 345 pages, Hardcover
Poet, writer, and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. makes his debut with a powerful YA memoir in vers… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
- queer
10. Barely Floating
By: Lilliam Rivera
3.94
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A dazzling story full of heart about how one twelve-year-old channels her rage into synchronized sw… read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
11. If You Still Recognise Me
By: Cynthia So
4.05
Format: 409 pages, Paperback
Elsie has a crush on Ada, the only person in the world who truly understands her. Unfortunately, th… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"I wonder if Ada would be able to feel the sapphic vibes if she could see the things she and I wrote to each other through the eyes of someone who was an outsider to our friendship."-Cynthia So, If You Still Recognise Me
"And I lie down and look at the ceiling, and I wonder how adults learn to love with this feeling that the past is always growing bigger, that you're always losing mroe of yourself to it."-Cynthia So, If You Still Recognise Me
"I didn't truly believe it back then. That I deserved to be seen. I do now, though. I do. And being seen requires being open about myself. Joan looks at me, soft, patient. I want to be seen."-Cynthia So, If You Still Recognise Me
"There's nothing like meeting someone and feeling comfortable with them instantly. That to me is the closest thing we have to magic in the world. The inexplicable connection that we just feel, right a…"-Cynthia So, If You Still Recognise Me
12. 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
- transgender
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
13. 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
- transgender
- 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
14. Zenobia July
By: Lisa Bunker
4.10
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The critically acclaimed author of Felix Yz crafts a bold, heartfelt story about a trans girl solvi… read more
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- audiobook
- transgender
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- queer
15. 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
16. 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
- transgender
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
17. 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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- 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
18. Just Another Epic Love Poem
By: Parisa Akhbari
4.29
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Best friendship blossoms into something more in this gorgeously written queer literary romance. … read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
19. This Is Our Rainbow: 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us
By: Katherine Locke
4.16
Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition
The first LGBTQIA+ anthology for middle-graders featuring stories for every letter of the acronym, … read more
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- lgbt
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
20. The Stars Too Fondly
By: Emily Hamilton
3.80
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
In her breathtaking debut—part space odyssey, part sapphic rom-com—Emily Hamilton tells a tale of g… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- fiction
- queer
21. Gay the Pray Away
By: Natalie Naudus
4.46
Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition
Valerie Danners is in a cult. She just doesn't know it yet. When she finds a queer book at the libr… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
