The Passing Playbook
By: Isaac Fitzsimons
4.13
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Fifteen-year-old Spencer Harris is a proud nerd, an awesome big brother and a Messi-in-training. He…
Want to Read $ 6.99"As if Spencer's thoughts were sending out a homing beacon, Justice looked over in his direction, making eye contact, and Spencer understood what Gimli saw when he gazed upon Galadriel. But, no. Just no. He hadn't even known this kid existed five hours ago. It was scientifically impossible to develop a crush in that amount of time, right?"-Isaac Fitzsimons, The Passing Playbook
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1. All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)
By: Erik J. Brown
4.23
Format: 345 pages, Hardcover
What If It's Us meets They Both Die at the End in this postapocalyptic, queer YA adventure romance … read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- queer
"You couldn't catch this gay if you had tickets to Hamilton."-Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)
"Oh my fucking God, is that adorable or are my standards apocalyptically lowered?"-Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)
"When he kisses me, my chest feels lighter again, like he's taking on some of my sorrow but passing on some of his love."-Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)
"We're going to be okay,' I repeated to him. If things get hard again, I'll carry him. And he'll carry me. And we'll be okay."-Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)
2. 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
- transgender
- 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)
3. All Hail the Underdogs (Breakaway, #3)
By: E.L. Massey
4.36
Format: 391 pages, Kindle Edition
When seventeen-year-old Patrick Roman is offered a scholarship to a top hockey preparatory school, … read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- sports
- queer
"Jesus,"-E.L. Massey, All Hail the Underdogs (Breakaway, #3)
"I hate you,"-E.L. Massey, All Hail the Underdogs (Breakaway, #3)
"Go fuck yourself,"-E.L. Massey, All Hail the Underdogs (Breakaway, #3)
"The feelings I have for you are not gross."-E.L. Massey, All Hail the Underdogs (Breakaway, #3)
4. Meet Cute Diary
By: Emery Lee
3.25
Format: 391 pages, Hardcover
Felix Ever After meets Becky Albertalli in this swoon-worthy, heartfelt rom-com about how a transge… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- transgender
- lgbt
- gay
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
5. Between Perfect and Real
By: Ray Stoeve
3.99
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Ray Stoeve’s Between Perfect and Real is a moving YA debut about a trans boy finding his voice—and … read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- transgender
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Not that I hate my body. There are just parts of it that aren't what they should be."-Ray Stoeve, Between Perfect and Real
"Burlesque involves stripping... It's also historically been a way of satirizing or commenting on politics, making people laugh, showing off your sexuality or your body- it's hella queer."-Ray Stoeve, Between Perfect and Real
6. They Hate Each Other
By: Amanda Woody
4.24
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Jonah and Dylan get along like oil and water. Until a fake dating ploy gives them new perspective, … read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
7. Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)
By: E.L. Massey
4.33
Format: 423 pages, ebook
Nineteen-year-old hockey phenom Alexander Price is the youngest-ever captain in the NHL. With a pol… read more
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- romance
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- contemporary
- sports
- queer
"Apparently, Alex doesn't know how to handle emotions, and he's a dumpster fire of a human being."-E.L. Massey, Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)
"The problem is he thinks he and Eli could be good for each other. Really good. Under different circumstances. In a different life. Or maybe, if he was just a little braver, in this one."-E.L. Massey, Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)
8. Like You've Nothing Left to Prove (Breakaway, #2)
By: E.L. Massey
4.40
Format: None pages, ebook
As the headline-stealing captain of the Houston Hell Hounds, nineteen-year-old Alexander Price has … read more
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- romance
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- contemporary
- sports
- queer
"He doesn't have words for this kind of thing. But 'love' seems really fucking trite for all the whatever that he feels. Or maybe other people shouldn't be allowed to use the word 'love' because they …"-E.L. Massey, Like You've Nothing Left to Prove (Breakaway, #2)
9. Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun
By: Jonny Garza Villa
4.16
Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition
A poignant, funny, openhearted novel about coming out, first love, and being your one and only best… read more
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- romance
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Intelligent people can still get into some stupid-ass foolery"-Jonny Garza Villa, Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun
"It only takes one person to live their truth before more people start realizing they can too."-Jonny Garza Villa, Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun
"It's not even about the more intimate moments that happened. Although I do miss those a lot too. A lot , a lot. What I crave most is being next to someone. My someone."-Jonny Garza Villa, Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun
10. If This Gets Out
By: Sophie Gonzales
3.92
Format: 404 pages, Hardcover
Eighteen-year-olds Ruben Montez and Zach Knight are two members of the boy-band Saturday, one of th… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Yeah but he's my- Ruben"-Sophie Gonzales, If This Gets Out
"I slow my step as a spark of realization pricks in the back of my mind. Shut it down. Crush the thought. Is the truth that I don't get strong crushes on guys the way I get on girls? Or is the truth t…"-Sophie Gonzales, If This Gets Out
11. Lose You to Find Me
By: Erik J. Brown
3.81
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A romantic, heartfelt, and hilarious queer coming-of-age story from All That's Left in the World au… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
12. May the Best Man Win
By: Z.R. Ellor
3.23
Format: 380 pages, Hardcover
A trans boy enters a throw-down battle for the title of Homecoming King with the boy he dumped last… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- transgender
- lgbt
- gay
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- sports
- queer
13. 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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- romance
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- 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
14. 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
- sports
- queer
15. Icebreaker
By: A.L. Graziadei
4.03
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A. L. Graziadei's Icebreaker is a YA debut about two hockey players fighting to be the best—and the… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- contemporary
- sports
- queer
"I don't wanna be just another one of your former teammates."-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker
"I get through the first few weeks of college without dropping out, but that's only because I don't want to deal with Dad whining about it for the next twenty years."-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker
"Gdyby @mjames17 dodał sobie te jedenaście punktów do wzrostu, może wtedy bym się przejął.' Siedzę obok niego, podjadam ze wspólnej paczki czipsy solone z octem i odpowiadam: 'Mickey James III @mjames…"-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker
16. Only Mostly Devastated
By: Sophie Gonzales
3.95
Format: 281 pages, Hardcover
Will Tavares is the dream summer fling ― he's fun, affectionate, kind ― but just when Ollie thinks … read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Apathy is incompatible with hate. Love works okay."-Sophie Gonzales, Only Mostly Devastated
"Mama, Ollie taught me how to play ‘Let It Go’ on guitar,"-Sophie Gonzales, Only Mostly Devastated
"you mean you would've never let me dribble your basketballs"-Sophie Gonzales, Only Mostly Devastated
"I fled. I fled like a bigot dodging the concept of equality."-Sophie Gonzales, Only Mostly Devastated
17. The Feeling of Falling in Love
By: Mason Deaver
3.80
Format: 343 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of I Wish You All the Best, comes a new kind of love story, about the b… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- transgender
- lgbt
- gay
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"But in my experience, I've learned that the things worth doing are what scare us the most."-Mason Deaver, The Feeling of Falling in Love
"I don’t deserve anything but loneliness because all I do is hurt people. It’s what I’m good at. I learned from the best."-Mason Deaver, The Feeling of Falling in Love
18. 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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- romance
- transgender
- lgbt
- gay
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
19. The Passing Playbook
By: Isaac Fitzsimons
4.13
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Fifteen-year-old Spencer Harris is a proud nerd, an awesome big brother and a Messi-in-training. He… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- transgender
- lgbt
- gay
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- sports
- queer
"As if Spencer's thoughts were sending out a homing beacon, Justice looked over in his direction, making eye contact, and Spencer understood what Gimli saw when he gazed upon Galadriel. But, no. Just …"-Isaac Fitzsimons, The Passing Playbook
20. The Prospects
By: K.T. Hoffman
4.25
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
The pressure cooker of minor league baseball leads to major chemistry in this exhilarating, sexy, a… read more
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- romance
- transgender
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- sports
- queer
"Glasses on or off?" Luis asks. "Off." Gene is nearsighted anyway, and he doesn't plan to let Luis get far enough away that he would need them."-K.T. Hoffman, The Prospects
21. The Borrow a Boyfriend Club
By: Page Powars
4.13
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A feel-good, coming-of-age rom-com from debut author Page Powars that follows a trans teen who join… read more
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- audiobook
- transgender
- lgbt
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- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
