The Year I Stopped Trying
By: Katie Heaney
3.62
Format: 256 pages, Library Binding
Booksmart meets The Perks of Being a Wallflower in this novel of overachieving, existential crises,…
Want to Read $ 6.99"I did not even want to know myself."-Katie Heaney, The Year I Stopped Trying
"I did not even want to know myself."-Katie Heaney, The Year I Stopped Trying
"I do want to be told exactly what to do, I just don't want them to act like I don't know what I'm doing"-Katie Heaney, The Year I Stopped Trying
"I do want to be told exactly what to do, I just don't want them to act like I don't know what I'm doing"-Katie Heaney, The Year I Stopped Trying
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1. Tits Up: What Sex Workers, Milk Bankers, Plastic Surgeons, Bra Designers, and Witches Tell Us about Breasts
By: Sarah Thornton
3.77
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An innovative investigation of the five strange worlds that worship women’s chests After years o… read more
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- audiobook
2. Have You Seen This Girl
By: Nita Tyndall
3.64
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Fans of Courtney Summers and Tess Sharpe will devour this standalone YA thriller following a nonbin… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
3. She's Too Pretty to Burn
By: Wendy Heard
3.63
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An electric romance set against a rebel art scene sparks lethal danger for two girls in She's Too P… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- young adult
- contemporary
- queer
"The photo already had its hooks in me."-Wendy Heard, She's Too Pretty to Burn
4. 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
- audiobook
- lgbt
- coming of age
- 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
5. Friday I'm in Love
By: Camryn Garrett
3.84
Format: 288 pages, Library Binding
It's too late for a Sweet Sixteen but what if Mahalia had a Coming Out Party? A love letter to roma… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
6. The Summer Love Strategy
By: Ray Stoeve
3.42
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A sweet and swoony YA rom-com about two friends making a pact to find summer romance like they’ve s… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
7. Gideon Green in Black and White
By: Katie Henry
4.02
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Gideon's short-lived run as a locally-famous boy detective ended when middle school started, and ev… read more
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- romance
- coming of age
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
8. 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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- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
9. 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
- audiobook
- 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
10. Lies You Never Told Me
By: Jennifer Donaldson
3.80
Format: 329 pages, Hardcover
"A compulsive page-turner with a shocking twist--get ready to stay up all night!" --Sara Shepard, #… read more
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- romance
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- contemporary
- audiobook
11. This Will Be Funny Someday
By: Katie Henry
3.98
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A girl walks into a bar… then onto a stage, and up to the mic. Sixteen-year-old Izzy is used to … read more
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- coming of age
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"you are biologically incapable of being funny"-Katie Henry, This Will Be Funny Someday
"How do you know they both went to Harvard? Mom smiles. 'It's like with vegans, sweetheart. They tell you."-Katie Henry, This Will Be Funny Someday
"...that's the biggest reason people laugh at anything. Surprise. Unpredictability. We love being wrong about things... The surprise is the best part."-Katie Henry, This Will Be Funny Someday
"The world wants girls to be pretty and polite,’ Mo says. ‘And careful and deferential and selfless. You can’t be any of those things onstage. The world is a better place when you’re onstage."-Katie Henry, This Will Be Funny Someday
12. Ode to My First Car
By: Robin Gow
3.66
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
By the critically praised author of A Million Quiet Revolutions , this YA contemporary sapphic roma… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
13. Going Bicoastal
By: Dahlia Adler
3.83
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A queer Sliding Doors YA rom-com in which a girl must choose between summer in NYC with her dad (an… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
14. Past Present Future (Rowan & Neil, #2)
By: Rachel Lynn Solomon
3.96
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
They fell for each other in just twenty-four hours. Now Rowan and Neil embark on a long-distance re… read more
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- romance
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
15. These Bodies Between Us
By: Sarah Van Name
3.98
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A wistful coming-of-age story with a haunting twist about four friends who spend their summer learn… read more
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- lgbt
- coming of age
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
16. The Year I Stopped Trying
By: Katie Heaney
3.62
Format: 256 pages, Library Binding
Booksmart meets The Perks of Being a Wallflower in this novel of overachieving, existential crises,… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- teen
- lgbt
- coming of age
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"I did not even want to know myself."-Katie Heaney, The Year I Stopped Trying
"I do want to be told exactly what to do, I just don't want them to act like I don't know what I'm doing"-Katie Heaney, The Year I Stopped Trying
17. Like Other Girls
By: Britta Lundin
4.18
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
"What if I played football?" I ask. As soon as it's out of my mouth, I feel stupid. Even suggesting… read more
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- romance
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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
18. Both Sides Now
By: Peyton Thomas
3.30
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Gilmore Girls meets Red, White and Royal Blue in this witty and warm-hearted novel about a trans te… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
19. This Is Me Trying
By: Racquel Marie
4.20
Format: None pages, None
Perfect for fans of Nina LaCour, This is Me Trying is a profound and tender YA contemporary novel e… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
20. Epically Earnest
By: Molly Horan
3.23
Format: 304 pages, ebook
In this delightfully romantic LGBTQ+ comedy-of-errors inspired by Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of B… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
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- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
21. We Are the Wildcats
By: Siobhan Vivian
3.50
Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition
A toxic coach finds himself outplayed by the high school girls on his team in this deeply suspensef… read more
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