Like Water
By: Rebecca Podos
3.68
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A gorgeously written and deeply felt literary young adult novel of identity, millennial anxiety, an…
Want to Read $ 7.99"It's not that sex is so different with Leigh. Okay, obviously it's different. To have the same bits and parts and still fit together so well?"-Rebecca Podos, Like Water
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1. Like Water
By: Rebecca Podos
3.68
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A gorgeously written and deeply felt literary young adult novel of identity, millennial anxiety, an… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- disability
- queer
"It's not that sex is so different with Leigh. Okay, obviously it's different. To have the same bits and parts and still fit together so well?"-Rebecca Podos, Like Water
2. The Dangerous Art of Blending In
By: Angelo Surmelis
4.00
Format: 315 pages, Hardcover
Seventeen-year-old Evan Panos doesn’t know where he fits in. His strict Greek mother refuses to see… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"The truth is, it's exactly what I want, but I'm so scared of wanting it and even more scared of actually having it."-Angelo Surmelis, The Dangerous Art of Blending In
"Here's the deal about never being authentically loved by your parents: The most fucked-up gesture or morsel of compassion is like a warm blanket."-Angelo Surmelis, The Dangerous Art of Blending In
"Maybe I'm not so ugly after all. Maybe no one is really ugly, and maybe no one has the right to call someone that or tell them that they are. Maybe the only real ugliness is what lives inside some pe…"-Angelo Surmelis, The Dangerous Art of Blending In
"I've squeezed as many bookcases in this tiny space as possible. Being surrounded by books and magazines makes me feel calm. It makes the room seem wrapped in a layer of protection. As if nothing or n…"-Angelo Surmelis, The Dangerous Art of Blending In
3. Flight SQA016 (The Flight Series, #1)
By: A.E. Radley
4.27
Format: 324 pages, ebook
City professional Olivia Lewis is coming to terms with her latest romantic failure by attempting to… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Because sometimes it's better to not do anything and fool yourself that you're good at something than to have someone tell you you're not."-A.E. Radley, Flight SQA016 (The Flight Series, #1)
4. Red Azalea: A Memoir
By: Anchee Min
3.84
Format: 306 pages, Paperback
A revelatory and disturbing portrait of China, this is Anchee Min’s celebrated memoir of growing up… read more
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"If you can't go back to your mother's womb, you'd better learn to be a good fighter."-Anchee Min, Red Azalea: A Memoir
"I led my schoolmates in collecting pennies. We wanted to donate the pennies to the starving children in America."-Anchee Min, Red Azalea: A Memoir
"Imi spuse ca era adevarat ca nici una dintre operele exemplare nu vorbea despre dragoste. I-am spus: Eu nu cred ca eroii nu au deloc iubiti in vietile lor. Nu cred ca o minte omeneasca ar putea raman…"-Anchee Min, Red Azalea: A Memoir
5. Far From You
By: Tess Sharpe
4.05
Format: 341 pages, Paperback
Nine months. Two weeks. Six days. That's how long recovering addict Sophie's been drug-free. Fou… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"She was in love with you,"-Tess Sharpe, Far From You
"She died scared and in pain, and I felt it."-Tess Sharpe, Far From You
"We walk into the rest of our lives together, not knowing it'll end before it's truly started."-Tess Sharpe, Far From You
"It was Mina this whole time, wasn’t it?" I give him the only thing I can: the cold, hard truth. The one that’ll rewrite every memory he has - of him and me, her and me, the two of them, all three of …"-Tess Sharpe, Far From You
6. Please Ignore Vera Dietz
By: A.S. King
3.87
Format: 327 pages, Hardcover
Vera’s spent her whole life secretly in love with her best friend, Charlie Kahn. And over the years… read more
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- romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"No one living understands dying."-A.S. King, Please Ignore Vera Dietz
"I was also built from delusional optimism and folly."-A.S. King, Please Ignore Vera Dietz
"Isn't it funny how we live inside the lies we believe?"-A.S. King, Please Ignore Vera Dietz
"I wish for world peace, because it's about as likely to occur anything else I can wish for."-A.S. King, Please Ignore Vera Dietz
7. 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
- fiction
- contemporary
- disability
- queer
"Not every person fits neatly into categories. Life doesn't always stick to a planned itinerary."-A.J. Sass, Ellen Outside the Lines
8. How To Succeed in Witchcraft
By: Aislinn Brophy
3.99
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
An overachieving teen witch vies for a prestigious scholarship at her elite high school in this con… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
9. Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston
By: Esme Symes-Smith
4.43
Format: 389 pages, Hardcover
In a magical medieval world filled with dragons, shape-shifters, and witches, a twelve-year-old her… read more
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- queer
- fiction
- lgbt
"Fear is not an excuse for abuse."-Esme Symes-Smith, Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston
10. Otherworldly
By: F.T. Lukens
3.99
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author of Spell Bound and So This Is Ever After. Seventeen-year-old E… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- queer
11. 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
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
12. When the Angels Left the Old Country
By: Sacha Lamb
4.27
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
A queer immigrant fairytale about individual purpose, the fluid nature of identity, and the power o… read more
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- fiction
- queer
- young adult
- lgbt
13. The Rules of Us
By: Jennifer Nissley
3.08
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Come out. Break up. Stay friends? In this heartwarming queer love story about love of all kinds, ex… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
14. 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
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
15. Home Field Advantage
By: Dahlia Adler
3.84
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In this sweet and funny new f/f romance from the author of Cool for the Summer, a cheerleader and t… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"I care about you, okay? I like you, even though you're pricky as hell and looking at me like you wish I would vaporize and you think ketchup is a vegetable."-Dahlia Adler, Home Field Advantage
16. The Miseducation of Cameron Post
By: Emily M. Danforth
4.07
Format: 485 pages, Kindle Edition
When Cameron Post's parents die suddenly in a car crash, her shocking first thought is relief. Reli… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Let's rock this shit."-Emily M. Danforth, The Miseducation of Cameron Post
"It felt really good to do something that made no sense at all."-Emily M. Danforth, The Miseducation of Cameron Post
"The afternoon my parents died, I was out shoplifting with Irene Klauson."-Emily M. Danforth, The Miseducation of Cameron Post
"But I couldn't ever make that dream happen. It just came on its own, the way dreams do."-Emily M. Danforth, The Miseducation of Cameron Post
17. Conditions of a Heart
By: Bethany Mangle
4.18
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
For fans of Talia Hibbert and Lynn Painter comes a funny and unflinchingly honest story about a tee… read more
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- romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- disability
18. Battle of the Linguist Mages
By: Scotto Moore
3.43
Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition
In modern day Los Angeles, a shadowy faction led by the Governor of California develops the arcane … read more
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- lesbian
- queer
- fiction
- lgbt
19. Dauntless
By: Elisa A. Bonnin
4.01
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A teen girl must bring together two broken worlds in order to save her nation in this lush, Filipin… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- queer
20. Sofi and the Bone Song
By: Adrienne Tooley
4.05
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
In this gorgeous standalone fantasy with a “sweet sapphic romance” ( Booklist ), a young musician s… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- queer
21. Only This Beautiful Moment
By: Abdi Nazemian
4.46
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From the Stonewall Honor–winning author of Like a Love Story comes a sweeping story of three genera… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
22. All the Hidden Paths (The Tithenai Chronicles, #2)
By: Foz Meadows
4.20
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
The follow-up to Foz Meadows's A Strange and Stubborn Endurance , a sultry political & romantic fan… read more
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- romance
- queer
- fiction
- lgbt
"[Markel signing] '...If I'd just been a little sharper--' 'You're plenty sharp, Markel,' I said, smiling at him. 'Like an oddly maternal knife."-Foz Meadows, All the Hidden Paths (The Tithenai Chronicles, #2)
"I can feel the pair of you mother-henning me from here,' Vel called from the bathroom door. 'It smacks of conspiracy.' 'You'll be cared about and you'll like it!' Cae called back."-Foz Meadows, All the Hidden Paths (The Tithenai Chronicles, #2)
23. I Hope You're Listening
By: Tom Ryan
3.84
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
In her small town, seventeen year-old Delia “Dee” Skinner is known as the girl who wasn’t taken. Te… read more
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- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"It's our story. We should tell it together"-Tom Ryan, I Hope You're Listening
24. When You Least Expect It
By: Haley Cass
4.33
Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition
ASIN moved from less recent edition Caroline Parker knows three things to be true. First, she is… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"No one has ever looked at me the way she does."-Haley Cass, When You Least Expect It
"I like the idea that you’d come to me at the end of a hard day and know that I want to be there for you. And that it doesn’t have anything to do with taking anything away from your independence becau…"-Haley Cass, When You Least Expect It
25. 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
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
26. We Unleash the Merciless Storm (We Set the Dark on Fire, #2)
By: Tehlor Kay Mejia
3.81
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
In this nail-biting sequel to Tehlor Kay Mejia’s critically acclaimed fantasy novel We Set the Dark… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- queer
"It was hard sometimes,"-Tehlor Kay Mejia, We Unleash the Merciless Storm (We Set the Dark on Fire, #2)
"The gods were only stories told by people in power to make oppression seem glorious, fated."-Tehlor Kay Mejia, We Unleash the Merciless Storm (We Set the Dark on Fire, #2)
"That was the power of fear when manipulated by the right hands. It made rallying cries of lies. It made murderers. It made wars."-Tehlor Kay Mejia, We Unleash the Merciless Storm (We Set the Dark on Fire, #2)
27. Under This Red Rock
By: Mindy McGinnis
3.94
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Neely’s monsters don’t always follow her rules, so when the little girl under her bed, the man in h… read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
28. Love Letters for Joy
By: Melissa See
3.64
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
A new LGBTQIA+ romance story by the author of You, Me, and Our Heartstrings. Less than a year away… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- disability
- queer
29. Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches
By: Kate Scelsa
3.72
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A witchy, atmospheric lesbian contemporary romance set in Salem—from the acclaimed author of Fans o… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
30. The Luis Ortega Survival Club
By: Sonora Reyes
4.24
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School comes a story in the vein of… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
31. The Year My Life Went Down the Toilet
By: Jake Maia Arlow
4.19
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A hilariously honest book about surviving middle school while navigating a chronic illness from the… read more
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- lesbian
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- disability
