The Backstagers and the Ghost Light (Backstagers, #1)
By: Andy Mientus
4.00
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
The Backstagers and the Ghost Light is the first in a middle-grade series based on the award-winnin…
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1. Highly Illogical Behavior
By: John Corey Whaley
3.91
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Sixteen-year-old Solomon is agoraphobic. He hasn’t left the house in three years, which is fine by … read more
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- fiction
- queer
- young adult
- lgbt
"They say using your imagination makes you live longer."-John Corey Whaley, Highly Illogical Behavior
"He was an astronaut without a suit, but he was still breathing."-John Corey Whaley, Highly Illogical Behavior
"Swimming was the opposite of panic attack. Fluid and calm and quiet."-John Corey Whaley, Highly Illogical Behavior
"Some people sign on for the impossible. And they're the ones everybody remembers."-John Corey Whaley, Highly Illogical Behavior
2. The Backstagers Vol. 2
By: George Pérez
4.38
Format: 613 pages, Paperback
All the world's a stage . . . but what happens behind the curtain is pure magic--literally! Jory an… read more
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- lgbt
- graphic novels
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
3. The Backstagers, Vol. 1 (The Backstagers, Volume One)
By: James Tynion IV , Rian Sygh
4.15
Format: 399 pages, Paperback
All the world's a stage . . . but what happens behind the curtain is pure magic literally! When Jo… read more
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- lgbt
- graphic novels
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
4. The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
By: Amanda Palmer
3.16
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Rock star, crowdfunding pioneer, and TED speaker Amanda Palmer knows all about asking. Performing a… read more
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5. The Magic Fish
By: Trung Le Nguyen
4.51
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Tiến loves his family and his friends…but Tiến has a secret he's been keeping from them, and it mig… read more
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- lgbt
- graphic novels
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
"To me, language is a map to help you figure out where you are. If you can't read the map, you're lost"-Trung Le Nguyen, The Magic Fish
"The space between two shores is the ocean and being caught in between feels like drowning. And, really, what is the point of tears among so much salt water?"-Trung Le Nguyen, The Magic Fish
6. A Power Unbound (The Last Binding, #3)
By: Freya Marske
4.29
Format: 422 pages, Hardcover
A Power Unbound is the final entry in Freya Marske’s beloved, award-winning Last Binding trilogy, t… read more
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- queer
- fantasy
- fiction
- lgbt
"Ross said, “Ask me if I’ve been paid for it."-Freya Marske, A Power Unbound (The Last Binding, #3)
"Now it was Maud's turn to laugh. She gave Jack an affectionate look from her position on the floor. Intolerable. Jack was never going to rid himself of any of these people."-Freya Marske, A Power Unbound (The Last Binding, #3)
"I would write you into immortality. I would trap you in ink and wear the pages next to my skin until they fell apart. Kiss me until I know you. Kiss me until you know me, unmake me, and love me anywa…"-Freya Marske, A Power Unbound (The Last Binding, #3)
7. A Restless Truth (The Last Binding, #2)
By: Freya Marske
3.91
Format: 388 pages, Hardcover
Magic! Murder! Shipboard romance! Maud Blyth has always longed for adventure. She expected plent… read more
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- lgbt
- fiction
- mystery
- fantasy
- queer
"Hawthorn waved that aside. “My sister…"-Freya Marske, A Restless Truth (The Last Binding, #2)
"She hadn't anticipated Maud Blyth. She didn't know how anyone ever could."-Freya Marske, A Restless Truth (The Last Binding, #2)
"Maud, darling," she said, very soft. "You're worth more than this quest. I've told you that all along."-Freya Marske, A Restless Truth (The Last Binding, #2)
"The head of security for the Lyric had a sturdy figure and a kind face with a reddish moustache that was doing its best to engulf his upper lip, as though he'd inherited it from a larger relative and…"-Freya Marske, A Restless Truth (The Last Binding, #2)
8. The Baker and the Bard
By: Fern Haught
3.62
Format: 147 pages, Paperback
Author-artist Fern Haught weaves an enchanting, gentle fantasy tale of friendship, determination, a… read more
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- lgbt
- graphic novels
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
9. Best Men
By: Sidney Karger
3.34
Format: 341 pages, Paperback
When two best men in a wedding party fall for each other, they realize love isn't a piece of cake i… read more
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- queer
- fiction
- lgbt
10. Pilu of the Woods
By: Mai K. Nguyen
4.24
Format: 151 pages, Paperback
A heartwarming story of friendship, loss, and finding your way home from debut author/illustrator M… read more
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- childrens
- graphic novels
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
11. My Aunt Is a Monster
By: Reimena Yee
3.93
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Curses! Adventures! And drama! Oh my! Safia might not be able to see the world, but that doesn't me… read more
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- childrens
- lgbt
- graphic novels
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
"And I'll have to stay home. For another nine or ten years or who knows how long.. Till I'm old enough to move out and travel on my own. It's just "sigh" I don't know if I can wait that long. And I do…"-Reimena Yee, My Aunt Is a Monster
"Aunty Whimsy: I've visited forests under the sea, savored cotton candy pink tea, and met the pope of a very small country! And these are only some of the many special things our world has to offer--i…"-Reimena Yee, My Aunt Is a Monster
12. Blackwater
By: Jeannette Arroyo
3.53
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Riverdale meets Stranger Things in this debut queer YA graphic novel, developed from a hit webcomic… read more
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- lgbt
- graphic novels
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- paranormal
- queer
13. It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror
By: Joe Vallese
4.18
Format: 298 pages, Paperback
Through the lens of horror—from "Halloween" to "Hereditary"—queer and trans writers consider the fi… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
"Androgyny doesn't look a certain way, though gender is ingrained in society such that liberal readings are applied to everyone, sprinkling gender on everything from haircuts to careers to alcoholic b…"-Joe Vallese, It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror
14. Gwen & Art Are Not in Love
By: Lex Croucher
4.01
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Heartstopper meets A Knight’s Tale in this queer medieval rom-com YA debut about love, friendship, … read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
"To be afraid you must have something you cannot bear to lose."-Lex Croucher, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love
"You know fathers aren't always right just by virtue of being fathers."-Lex Croucher, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love
"Not everybody lives for the triumphs and defeats, the epic highs and lows of the little black and white squares"-Lex Croucher, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love
"The problem with compromise is that... you sit on the fence for so long that you discover you've built a kingdom on it."-Lex Croucher, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love
15. The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology, #1)
By: Aiden Thomas
4.33
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
Welcome to The Sunbearer Trials, where teen semidioses compete in a series of challenges with the h… read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
"No hetero, but damn, Teo, your wings" Niya circled Teo back on the boat. "Does this make me a furry?"-Aiden Thomas, The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology, #1)
"No hetero, but damn, Teo, your wings!" Niya circled Teo back onto the boat. "Does this make me a furry?"-Aiden Thomas, The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology, #1)
"Why was it that just because his body was different from everyone else’s, they thought they could ask whatever inappropriate questions they wanted."-Aiden Thomas, The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology, #1)
"Why was it that just because his body was different from everyone else's, they thought they could ask whatever inappropriate questions they wanted?"-Aiden Thomas, The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology, #1)
16. Artie and the Wolf Moon
By: Olivia Stephens
3.81
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
After sneaking out against her mother's wishes, Artie Irvin spots a massive wolf--then watches it d… read more
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- lgbt
- graphic novels
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- paranormal
"Now I'm here to be better than you at everything on a full-time bases."-Olivia Stephens, Artie and the Wolf Moon
17. 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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- fiction
- queer
- young adult
- lgbt
18. Minecraft: The Village: An Official Minecraft Novel
By: Max Brooks
4.39
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The final book in Max Brooks’s official Minecraft trilogy! The New York Times bestselling author of… read more
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- fantasy
- fiction
19. 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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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- 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
20. Witchlight
By: Jessi Zabarsky
3.52
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
Jessi Zabarsky's lushly illustrated shoujo-adventure comic that introduces Lelek the witch as she b… read more
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- graphic novels
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
21. Wynd, Book One: The Flight of the Prince
By: James Tynion IV
4.16
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
The team of award-winning superstars James Tynion IV and Michael Dialynas present the first graphic… read more
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- lgbt
- graphic novels
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
22. Café Con Lychee
By: Emery Lee
3.63
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Sometimes bitter rivalries can brew something sweet Theo Mori wants to escape. Leaving Vermont f… read more
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- fiction
- queer
- young adult
- lgbt
23. Love & Monsters (Book Club Boys, #1)
By: Max Walker
3.55
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
Noah Barnes A trip to the grocery store changed my life. That’s where I bumped into my ‘stra… read more
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- mystery
- queer
- fiction
- lgbt
24. The Backstagers, Vol. 3: Encore
By: James Tynion IV
3.53
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
All the world's a stage . . . but what happens behind the curtain is pure magic—literally!The Backs… read more
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- lgbt
- graphic novels
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
25. The Backstagers and the Ghost Light (Backstagers, #1)
By: Andy Mientus
4.00
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
The Backstagers and the Ghost Light is the first in a middle-grade series based on the award-winnin… read more
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- childrens
- lgbt
- graphic novels
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- mystery
- paranormal
- queer
26. Die For You (Book Club Boys, #3)
By: Max Walker
3.94
Format: 282 pages, Paperback
TRISTAN HALL With a serial killer's crosshairs on my back, the world as I knew it is turned upsi… read more
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- mystery
- queer
- fiction
- lgbt
27. The Deep & Dark Blue
By: Niki Smith
4.22
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
After a terrible political coup usurps their noble house, Hawke and Grayson flee to stay alive and … read more
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- lgbt
- graphic novels
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
28. Midnights Like This (Book Club Boys #2)
By: Max Walker
3.97
Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition
Eric Ruiz-I never thought I’d see him again.We ended things on a horrible note, and it was all my f… read more
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- mystery
- queer
- lgbt
29. Bianca Torre Is Afraid of Everything
By: Justine Pucella Winans
4.08
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Murder most fowl? In this sardonic and campy YA thriller, an anxious, introverted nonbinary teen bi… read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- mystery
- queer
30. Out There: Into the Queer New Yonder
By: Saundra Mitchell
3.74
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Into the queer new yonder! To conclude the trio of anthologies that started with critically acclaim… read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
31. The Gravity of Us: After the Launch
By: Phil Stamper
3.62
Format: None pages, Audiobook
For fans of The Gravity of Us - a glimpse of Cal and Leon's life one year after the launch. In H… read more
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- fiction
- queer
- young adult
- lgbt
