19 must-read lgbt books like We Are Lost and Found by Helene Dunbar

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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 …

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1. Honestly Ben (Openly Straight, #2)

By: Bill Konigsberg

3.94

Format: 456 pages, Hardcover

Ben Carver is back to normal. He's getting all As in his classes at the Natick School. He was just … read more

Similar categories in Bill Konigsberg's Honestly Ben (Openly Straight, #2) book and Helene Dunbar's We Are Lost and Found

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer

2. The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley

By: Shaun David Hutchinson , Christine Larsen

3.80

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

Andrew Brawley was supposed to die that night. His parents did, and so did his sister, but he survi… read more

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3. The Great American Whatever

By: Tim Federle

3.57

Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition

Quinn Roberts is a sixteen-year-old smart aleck and Hollywood hopeful whose only worry used to be w… read more

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4. 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

Similar categories in Mason Deaver's I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1) book and Helene Dunbar's We Are Lost and Found

  • 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)

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5. Out of Left Field

By: Jonah Newman

3.78

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A nerdy gay teenager jumps headfirst into the bro-y world of high school baseball in this semi-auto… read more

Similar categories in Jonah Newman's Out of Left Field book and Helene Dunbar's We Are Lost and Found

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I'm gay"

-Jonah Newman, Out of Left Field

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6. You Asked for Perfect

By: Laura Silverman

3.79

Format: 267 pages, Paperback

Senior Ariel Stone is the perfect college applicant: first chair violin, dedicated community volunt… read more

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  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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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

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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

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9. We Are Totally Normal

By: Rahul Kanakia

2.62

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Nandan’s got a plan to make his junior year perfect. He’s going to make sure all the parties are ch… read more

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  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"The thing is, you can't just be yourself if whenever people look at you they see something entirely different"

-Rahul Kanakia, We Are Totally Normal

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10. 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

Similar categories in Erik J. Brown's Lose You to Find Me book and Helene Dunbar's We Are Lost and Found

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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11. Skater Boy

By: Anthony Nerada

4.03

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

In this YA pop-punk debut about queer romance and destroying labels, a teen risks everything to wr… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Nerada's Skater Boy book and Helene Dunbar's We Are Lost and Found

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"If we can convince our own minds we aren't good enough, we can't really be disappointed when we don't get what we truly want."

-Anthony Nerada, Skater Boy

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12. Milo and Marcos at the End of the World

By: Kevin Christopher Snipes

3.91

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

When Marcos moves to town, Milo is forced to acknowledge the feelings he's kept hidden, especially … read more

Similar categories in Kevin Christopher Snipes's Milo and Marcos at the End of the World book and Helene Dunbar's We Are Lost and Found

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"There are two things I can definitely taste: salt and hope."

-Kevin Christopher Snipes, Milo and Marcos at the End of the World

"Maybe a God that roots for love is the only God worth believing in."

-Kevin Christopher Snipes, Milo and Marcos at the End of the World

"I really do have to make a choice between you and my parents, or you and God, or you and the whole stupid planet, then I choose you. From now until the end of time. I choose you."

-Kevin Christopher Snipes, Milo and Marcos at the End of the World

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13. 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

Similar categories in Abdi Nazemian's Like a Love Story book and Helene Dunbar's We Are Lost and Found

  • 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

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14. The Infinite Noise (The Bright Sessions, #1)

By: Lauren Shippen

3.92

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Lauren Shippen's The Infinite Noise is a stunning, original debut novel based on her wildly popular… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Shippen's The Infinite Noise (The Bright Sessions, #1) book and Helene Dunbar's We Are Lost and Found

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"What's the word for when you're sitting at a table with someone you don't know all that well and they maybe just implied that you're gay and you are gay and you think they were trying to be inclusive…"

-Lauren Shippen, The Infinite Noise (The Bright Sessions, #1)

"The other corner of his mouth twitches like he's trying to keep the butterflies in too and he glances down at his plate, his dark eyelashes casting shadows on his cheeks. I've never wanted to kiss an…"

-Lauren Shippen, The Infinite Noise (The Bright Sessions, #1)

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15. I Hope You Get This Message

By: Farah Naz Rishi

3.53

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Seven days. Seven days. The Earth might end in seven days. When news stations start reporting th… read more

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  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Being gay is not a fruit-borne disease, you idiot."

-Farah Naz Rishi, I Hope You Get This Message

"Only five seconds of thought stand between you and a crap-ton of regret."

-Farah Naz Rishi, I Hope You Get This Message

"Just because you’ve lost all hope doesn’t mean you get to throw out hope for all of us."

-Farah Naz Rishi, I Hope You Get This Message

"The thing about the end of the world was this: either everything mattered, or nothing did."

-Farah Naz Rishi, I Hope You Get This Message

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16. 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

Similar categories in Mason Deaver's The Feeling of Falling in Love book and Helene Dunbar's We Are Lost and Found

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • 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

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17. We Contain Multitudes

By: Sarah Henstra

3.73

Format: 377 pages, Hardcover

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe meets I'll Give You the Sun in an exhilara… read more

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  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"How is anybody supposed to hide happiness like this?"

-Sarah Henstra, We Contain Multitudes

"It wasn’t just the heat of the moment. Ask me for anything. The answer is yes."

-Sarah Henstra, We Contain Multitudes

"It’s an amazing phenomenon: Every time I reread your letter that says “Ask me for anything,"

-Sarah Henstra, We Contain Multitudes

"Adam," my brother said, "let's not be the type of people who are afraid to live because we might die."

-Sarah Henstra, We Contain Multitudes

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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

Similar categories in Helene Dunbar's We Are Lost and Found book and Helene Dunbar's We Are Lost and Found

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • queer
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19. Destination Unknown

By: Bill Konigsberg

4.30

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From Stonewall Award winner Bill Konigsberg, a remarkable, funny, sexy, heartbreaking story of two … read more

Similar categories in Bill Konigsberg's Destination Unknown book and Helene Dunbar's We Are Lost and Found

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • queer
Cover of I'll Be Home For Christmas (I Wish You All the Best #1.5) by Mason Deaver

20. I'll Be Home For Christmas (I Wish You All the Best #1.5)

By: Mason Deaver

4.20

Format: 60 pages, ebook

Ben has a plan for the ultimate Christmas present for Nathan. All it requires is taking a large gol… read more

Similar categories in Mason Deaver's I'll Be Home For Christmas (I Wish You All the Best #1.5) book and Helene Dunbar's We Are Lost and Found

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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21. The Law of Inertia

By: Sophie Gonzales

4.25

Format: 353 pages, Paperback

When James’s boyfriend died by suicide, no one questioned what happened. A foster kid with a checke… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Gonzales's The Law of Inertia book and Helene Dunbar's We Are Lost and Found

  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
"If anyone could listen to my silence and hear the words I wanted to speak, it was him."

-Sophie Gonzales, The Law of Inertia

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Honestly Ben (Openly Straight, #2)

Bill Konigsberg

3.94

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I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)

Mason Deaver

4.16

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Out of Left Field

Jonah Newman

3.78

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You Asked for Perfect

Laura Silverman

3.79

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I Was Born for This (I Was Born for This, #1)

Alice Oseman

4.03

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Alice Oseman

4.00

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Heartstopper: Volume Five (Heartstopper, #5)

Alice Oseman

4.49

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Kacen Callender

4.24

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