Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea
By: Ashley Herring Blake
4.34
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A novel about a girl navigating grief, trauma, and friendship.Hazel Bly used to live in the perfect…
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1. 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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- lesbian
- 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
2. The Science of Being Angry
By: Nicole Melleby
4.11
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Eleven-year-old Joey is angry. All the time. And she doesn’t understand why. She has two loving mom… read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
3. How to Become a Planet
By: Nicole Melleby
4.25
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For Pluto, summer has always started with a trip to the planetarium. It’s the launch to her favorit… read more
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- lesbian
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
4. Ana on the Edge
By: A.J. Sass
4.38
Format: 380 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for fans of George and Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the a heartfelt coming of age story about … read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
5. 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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- lesbian
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
6. Hurricane Season
By: Nicole Melleby
4.22
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
This debut novel—about taking risks and facing danger, about love and art, and about growing up and… read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
7. Dust
By: Dusti Bowling
4.23
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A girl who struggles to breathe befriends a boy who seems shrouded in dust. After Avalyn nearly die… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fantasy
- fiction
8. In the Role of Brie Hutchens...
By: Nicole Melleby
4.14
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Introducing Brie Hutchens: soap opera super fan, aspiring actor, and so-so student at her small Cat… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
9. 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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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
10. Winnie Nash is Not Your Sunshine
By: Nicole Melleby
4.13
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In this powerful new novel by award-winning author Nicole Melleby, 12-year-old Winnie Nash is force… read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
11. Just Lizzie
By: Karen Wilfrid
4.35
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In this beautifully written contemporary middle grade debut, an eighth grader's study of asexuality… read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"How do you “start"-Karen Wilfrid, Just Lizzie
"I thought having a name for myself, asexual, would be the answer. It isn’t, though. I don’t just want to know myself. I want other people to know me, understand me, believe me. So that I can actually…"-Karen Wilfrid, Just Lizzie
"Sarah Nan takes me by the wrist and pulls me away. 'Lizzie, you were talking to a boy !' 'It's no big deal,' I tell her. Maybe it was--because it didn't feel like talking to a boy. It felt like talki…"-Karen Wilfrid, Just Lizzie
" Asexual . The prefix 'a-' means 'not.' Hasn't my life always been about what I'm not? Not pretty, not athletic, not interested, not ready--but now here's this word that tells me that what I am not i…"-Karen Wilfrid, Just Lizzie
12. 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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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- 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
13. Drum Roll, Please
By: Lisa Jenn Bigelow
4.23
Format: 320 pages, ebook
Find the confidence to rock out to your own beat. Melly only joined the school band because her … read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"I may only be four foot, eight inches, but all the more reason I've got to stand by every one of them. Now, where's my glitter?"-Lisa Jenn Bigelow, Drum Roll, Please
14. The Deepest Breath
By: Meg Grehan
4.27
Format: 180 pages, Paperback
Stevie is eleven and loves reading and sea-creatures. She lives with her mum, and she's been best f… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
"Not all bad things Are big bad things Not all sad things Are big sad things Sometimes they just come and go Just visitors And we don’t need to be Afraid of them"-Meg Grehan, The Deepest Breath
15. Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea
By: Ashley Herring Blake
4.34
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A novel about a girl navigating grief, trauma, and friendship.Hazel Bly used to live in the perfect… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- fantasy
- queer
16. Almost Flying
By: Jake Maia Arlow
4.32
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this unabashedly queer middle grade debut, a week-long amusement park road trip becomes a true r… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
17. In the Key of Us
By: Mariama J. Lockington
4.24
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the critically acclaimed novel For Black Girls Like Me, Mariama J. Lockington, c… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"When people tell you who they are, believe them, listen, and love them. (from Mama to Andi, p. 48 of the hardcover edition.)"-Mariama J. Lockington, In the Key of Us
"You don't know everything about me'.... 'I guess you're right, but I don't know everything about me either. That's the whole point."-Mariama J. Lockington, In the Key of Us
"Some people in this world don't know how to love themselves, let alone people who are different than them. (from Mama to Andi, p. 48 of the hardcover edition.)"-Mariama J. Lockington, In the Key of Us
18. The Girl from Earth's End
By: Tara Dairman
4.31
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Gifted gardener Henna embarks from her island home to search for the plant that might save her papa… read more
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- middle grade
- fantasy
- fiction
- lgbt
19. Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet
By: Barbara Dee
4.17
Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition
Twelve-year-old Haven Jacobs can’t stop thinking about the climate crisis. In fact, her anxiety abo… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
20. Hazel Hill Is Gonna Win This One
By: Maggie Horne
4.48
Format: 223 pages, Hardcover
A funny, feminist, and queer contemporary middle grade debut that follows twelve-year-old loner Haz… read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
21. Candidly Cline
By: Kathryn Ormsbee
4.24
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A must-read for fans of Julie Murphy and Ashley Herring Blake, this queer coming-of-age story from … read more
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- lesbian
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
