The City Beautiful
By: Aden Polydoros
4.10
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
Chicago, 1893. For Alter Rosen, this is the land of opportunity, and he dreams of the day he’ll hav…
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1. The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic
By: F.T. Lukens
4.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
Desperate to pay for college, Bridger Whitt is willing to overlook the peculiarities of his new job… read more
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2. 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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- jewish
- lgbt
- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- queer
3. The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen
By: Isaac Blum
4.01
Format: 218 pages, Hardcover
The Chosen meets Darius the Great in this irreverent and timely story of worlds colliding in friend… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- jewish
4. The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
By: Andrew Joseph White
4.52
Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition
Mors vincit omnia. Death conquers all. London, 1883. The Veil between the living and dead has th… read more
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- lgbt
- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- queer
"He's...he's doing the same thing I do. His hands are fluttering. Like mine. Oh God, he's like me."-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
"I should not have to keep fixing the damage done to us. It would be so easy to not hurt us and the Speakers can't even do that. It's more work to hurt us. It's more work to be cruel - and yet they co…"-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
"I do not get to savor the masculine cut of my clothes, or the illusion of short hair, or the feeting joy of my skin feeling like mine. Instead, I have to worry if my boyhood is convincing enough to k…"-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
"My name is Daphne.' Daphne? In that moment, it's as if I've peeled the skin away from the chest of a patient, revealing a beating heart. A boy could not say that name as if terrified the syllables wi…"-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
5. The Final Six (The Final Six, #1)
By: Alexandra Monir
3.83
Format: 338 pages, Hardcover
When Leo, an Italian championship swimmer, and Naomi, a science genius from California, are two of … read more
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- fiction
- fantasy
- young adult
"Remember what you always say: no problem has ever been solved by panicking."-Alexandra Monir, The Final Six (The Final Six, #1)
"It's like we're in Hogwarts for space, but instead of teaching us magic, they're preparing us to get kicked off the planet."-Alexandra Monir, The Final Six (The Final Six, #1)
"A funny thing happens when you have nothing left to live for. Your existence loses all its sharp edges. There are no more steep drops, no hills to climb. Colors blur and muddle together until your su…"-Alexandra Monir, The Final Six (The Final Six, #1)
6. Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach
By: Kelly Robson
3.60
Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition
Discover a shifting history of adventure as humanity clashes over whether to repair their ruined pl… read more
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- fantasy
- fiction
7. The Forest Demands Its Due
By: Kosoko Jackson
3.52
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A Lesson in Vengeance meets The Taking of Jake Livingston in this page-turning YA horror/fantasy se… read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- mystery
- paranormal
- queer
8. Anya and the Dragon (Anya, #1)
By: Sofiya Pasternack
3.88
Format: 394 pages, Hardcover
Anya and the Dragon is the story of fantasy and mayhem in tenth century Eastern Europe, where heads… read more
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- jewish
- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
"All magic is connected to the magic of fate,"-Sofiya Pasternack, Anya and the Dragon (Anya, #1)
"Fate is proud. It doesn’t like being told what to do."-Sofiya Pasternack, Anya and the Dragon (Anya, #1)
"There are a thousand endings to every story, and only by the telling does the ending become clear."-Sofiya Pasternack, Anya and the Dragon (Anya, #1)
"The unspoken rule of magic in Zmeyreka— and maybe all of Kievan Rus’— was that if you were going to use it, make sure no one saw you."-Sofiya Pasternack, Anya and the Dragon (Anya, #1)
9. We Can Be Heroes
By: Kyrie McCauley
4.27
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Kyrie McCauley, author of If These Wings Could Fly, delivers a powerful contemporary YA novel about… read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- paranormal
- fantasy
"In a world that tells girls we shouldn't be angry, even as our lives are ripped from our grasps. When I throw the brick, I picture myself as a small child throwing pennies in a pond making wishes. So…"-Kyrie McCauley, We Can Be Heroes
10. Icarus
By: K. Ancrum
4.08
Format: 382 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, this… read more
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- queer
11. Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix
By: Anna-Marie McLemore
4.09
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
New York City, 1922. Nicolás Caraveo, a 17-year-old transgender boy from Minnesota, has no interest… read more
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- lgbt
- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- queer
"We were boys who had created ourselves. We had formed our own bodies, our own lives, from the ribs of the girls we were once assumed to be."-Anna-Marie McLemore, Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix
"Gatsby and I may have been nothing to men like Tom Buchanan, but men like that did not know we were as divine as the heavens. We were boys who had created ourselves. We had formed our own bodies, our…"-Anna-Marie McLemore, Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix
"There's no use denying that I fell a little bit in love with Jay, at least as much in love as I've ever been with any body. You see, Nicky, boys are always falling in love with me, but I don't fall m…"-Anna-Marie McLemore, Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix
12. Before We Disappear
By: Shaun David Hutchinson
3.88
Format: 512 pages, ebook
The Prestige meets What If It’s Us in Before We Disappear, a queer ahistorical fantasy set during t… read more
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- lgbt
- historical
- young adult
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- queer
"Running from you would be like running from the air in my lungs."-Shaun David Hutchinson, Before We Disappear
"I'll steal your heart,' he said 'You cannot steal a gift freely given."-Shaun David Hutchinson, Before We Disappear
"He was a million mirror shards turned inward, he was a rootless tree following the sun."-Shaun David Hutchinson, Before We Disappear
"Jack was home to me now too, and I knew with absolute conviction that I could find him anywhere."-Shaun David Hutchinson, Before We Disappear
13. It's a Whole Spiel: Love, Latkes, and Other Jewish Stories
By: Katherine Locke
3.83
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Includes a special introduction by Mayim Bialik, star of The Big Bang Theory and author of the #1 b… read more
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- jewish
- young adult
- lgbt
14. The City Beautiful
By: Aden Polydoros
4.10
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
Chicago, 1893. For Alter Rosen, this is the land of opportunity, and he dreams of the day he’ll hav… read more
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- jewish
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- historical fiction
- mystery
- fantasy
- paranormal
- queer
15. The Last Words We Said
By: Leah Scheier
3.85
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Nine months ago, Danny disappeared and everything changed for his friends. Rae’s pouring herself in… read more
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- young adult
- jewish
16. A Warning About Swans
By: R.M. Romero
4.08
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Swan Lake meets The Last Unicorn by way of the Brothers Grimm in a dreamy, original fairytale in ve… read more
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17. The Sins on Their Bones (The Cursed Crown #1)
By: Laura R. Samotin
3.87
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Dimitri Alexeyev used to be the Tzar of Novo-Svitsevo. Now, he is merely a broken man, languishing … read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- queer
"It's not shameful to seek help for a wound," Mischa continued. "Whether a wound to your body, or one to your mind."-Laura R. Samotin, The Sins on Their Bones (The Cursed Crown #1)
18. From Dust, a Flame
By: Rebecca Podos
3.85
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Hannah’s whole life has been spent in motion. Her mother has kept her and her brother, Gabe, on the… read more
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19. How to Bare Your Neck and Save a Wreck (Guides For Dating Vampires Book 3)
By: D.N. Bryn
4.20
Format: 455 pages, Kindle Edition
“I only take what’s owed me, and you, my little swan, owe me blood.”A single kiss from a masked vam… read more
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- queer
- fantasy
- lgbt
20. Fallen Thorns (Fallen Thorns, #1)
By: Harvey Oliver Baxter
3.95
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
‘A great death is in the air.’ Arlo is lost. He thought he had everything figured out. Go to uni… read more
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- paranormal
- fantasy
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21. Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology, #2)
By: Aiden Thomas
4.42
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Teo never thought he could be a Hero. Now, he doesn’t have a choice. The sun is gone, the Obsid… read more
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- young adult
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