6 best-selling biography books like A Queer History of the United States for Young People (ReVisioning History for Young People) by Michael Bronski

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A Queer History of the United States for Young People (ReVisioning History for Young People)

By: Michael Bronski

3.75

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Queer history didn’t start with Stonewall. This book explores how LGBTQ people have always been a p…

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1. The Secret History of Twin Peaks

By: Mark Frost

3.96

Format: 362 pages, Hardcover

From the co-creator of the landmark television series Twin Peaks comes a novel that deepens the mys… read more

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"Sometimes an owl is just an owl."

-Mark Frost, The Secret History of Twin Peaks

"We all want answers to the big questions."

-Mark Frost, The Secret History of Twin Peaks

"Our minds are wired by nature to detect patterns."

-Mark Frost, The Secret History of Twin Peaks

"I’m the white rabbit, drawing you closer to the rabbit hole."

-Mark Frost, The Secret History of Twin Peaks

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2. The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn

By: Nathaniel Philbrick

4.04

Format: 466 pages, Hardcover

Watch a video Read discussion questions for "The Last Stand." The bestselling author of "Mayflow… read more

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  • historical
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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3. The Weary Blues

By: Langston Hughes

4.26

Format: 104 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful new edition of this beloved poet's first collection, originally published in 1926 when … read more

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4. In Other Lands

By: Sarah Rees Brennan

4.20

Format: 251 pages, Hardcover

"What's your name?" "Serene." "Serena?" Elliot asked. "Serene," said Serene. "My full name is Seren… read more

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5. Honor Girl: A Graphic Memoir

By: Maggie Thrash

1.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

All-girl camp. First love. First heartbreak. At once romantic and devastating, brutally honest and … read more

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6. Nine Coaches Waiting

By: Sandra Brown , Mary Stewart

3.06

Format: 405 pages, Paperback

Linda Martin, an English woman is hired to be a governess for a young French boy. But a strange ter… read more

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7. 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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  • historical
  • queer
  • lgbt
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8. We Deserve Monuments

By: Jas Hammonds

4.30

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Family secrets, a swoon-worthy romance, and a slow-burn mystery collide in We Deserve Monuments, a … read more

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  • queer
  • lgbt
"Home to the richest soil on Earth. A Great Place to Grow!"

-Jas Hammonds, We Deserve Monuments

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9. A Guest in the House

By: Emily Carroll

4.06

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In this graphic novel by Emily Carroll, a young woman marries a kind dentist only to discover a dar… read more

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  • lgbt
"I don’t sleep for days after seeing her. And when I finally do, my dreams are tangled, dripping things."

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"I used to dream of dragons. I would find them, panting, pacing. Sung inside damp caverns. When I lived through them they would release their riches in a stinking swell of gore and glittering jewels…a…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"At night, every noise could be her. I know she’s here now, right now, even though she won’t show herself to me. (I tried to find her the other night, down by the front door like before, but nothing c…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"David tells me the first week they lived here, Crystal had nightmares about the attic, about things dripping down from it at night. She would stop crying until he put a lock on it. There’d been anima…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

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10. Homebody

By: Theo Parish

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In their comics debut, Theo Parish masterfully weaves an intimate and defiantly hopeful memoir abou… read more

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  • gender
  • queer
  • lgbt
"Being openly queer can feel intimidating. But every day just by being yourself you inspire the people around you. You don't have to be an influencer to influence!"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"There is no one way to be transgender, just like there is no one way to be cisgender. We are all just trying to find a place to call our own. We are all deserving of comfort and safety, a place to ca…"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"Living authentically in a world that takes every opportunity to squeeze you uncomfortably into a box of someone else's design...that is the most radical act of self love. Blossoming in an environment…"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"Words are important. They allow us to communicate how we think and feel. Words help us to understand and to be understood. So, finally grasping the language you've been reaching for, to explain this …"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

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11. We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan

By: Lou Sullivan

4.76

Format: 440 pages, Paperback

Drawn from Lou Sullivan’s meticulously kept journals, this landmark book records the life of arguab… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • lgbt
  • gender
  • nonfiction
  • queer
"I don't even know if there was anyone that's ever felt as I do.. how they coped, what they did...how do I find out what someone like me does?"

-Lou Sullivan, We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan

"A big fear of mine is that I will die before the gender professionals acknowledge that someone like me exists, and then I really won't exist to prove them wrong."

-Lou Sullivan, We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan

"In a lot of ways I think the problem is I spend too much time seeing myself though other people's eyes and not really being in my body and enjoying myself and relaxing in my image."

-Lou Sullivan, We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan

"I finally said, "Let's put it this way: I'd rather lose you than stop my shots.""You mean that chemical is more important to you than I am?""No, I am more important to me than you are."

-Lou Sullivan, We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan

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12. All Boys Aren’t Blue

By: George M. Johnson

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson explor… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • queer
  • lgbt
"History has an interesting way of painting."

-George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue

"The first person you are ever an activist for is yourself."

-George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue

"We are not as different as you think, and all our stories deserve to be celebrated and told."

-George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue

"When people ask me how I got into activism, I often say, “The first person you are ever an activist for is yourself."

-George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue

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13. The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)

By: Matt Ruff

3.94

Format: 305 pages, Hardcover

“Another virtuoso blend of horror, action, and humor. . . . Fans will find this a worthy sequel.”— … read more

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  • historical
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14. This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

By: Cole Arthur Riley

4.63

Format: 203 pages, Hardcover

In her stunning debut, the creator of Black Liturgies weaves stories from three generations of her … read more

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  • nonfiction
"Anxiety is not a passive predator."

-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

"Rest is an act of defiance, and it cannot be predicated on apology."

-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

"Those who believe love is a scarcity are less likely to give it away freely."

-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

"In community, we can push back on the expectation that we exhaust ourselves."

-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

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15. It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror

By: Joe Vallese

4.18

Format: 298 pages, Paperback

Through the lens of horror—from "Halloween" to "Hereditary"—queer and trans writers consider the fi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • queer
  • lgbt
"Androgyny doesn't look a certain way, though gender is ingrained in society such that liberal readings are applied to everyone, sprinkling gender on everything from haircuts to careers to alcoholic b…"

-Joe Vallese, It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror

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16. Dancing at the Pity Party: A Dead Mom Graphic Memoir

By: Tyler Feder

4.51

Format: 202 pages, Hardcover

Tyler Feder had just white-knuckled her way through her first year of college when her super-cool m… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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17. The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison

By: Hugh Ryan

4.45

Format: 357 pages, Hardcover

This singular history of a prison, and the queer women and trans people held there, is a window int… read more

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  • history
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • queer
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18. The Trayvon Generation

By: Elizabeth Alexander

4.36

Format: 146 pages, Hardcover

From a Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author and poet comes a galvanizing m… read more

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  • politics
  • social justice
  • history
  • nonfiction
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19. Mall Goth

By: Kate Leth

3.89

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me gets a Y2K twist in this coming-of-age young adult graphic nov… read more

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  • queer
  • lgbt
"Oh mall... at least you're always here for me"

-Kate Leth, Mall Goth

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20. The Low, Low Woods

By: Carmen Maria Machado

3.95

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

When your memories are stolen, what would you give to remember? Follow El and Vee as they search fo… read more

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  • queer
  • lgbt
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21. Abolition. Feminism. Now.

By: Angela Y. Davis

4.31

Format: 150 pages, Paperback

An urgent, vital manifesto of intersectional, internationalist, abolitionist feminism, from leading… read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • gender
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
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22. The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History

By: David F. Walker

4.43

Format: 183 pages, Paperback

WINNER OF THE EISNER AWARD • A bold and fascinating graphic novel history of the revolutionary Blac… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
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23. Reduce! Reuse! Recycle!

By: T.J. Klune

4.39

Format: 32 pages, ebook

An android who knows nothing besides his work in a factory, is given one final week to explore the … read more

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  • queer
  • lgbt
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24. Firebird

By: Sunmi

3.69

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Sunmi's gorgeous two-color teen graphic novel debut examines the power of resilience and reinventio… read more

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  • queer
  • lgbt
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25. Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation

By: Tiya Miles

3.56

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

An award-winning historian shows how girls who found self-understanding in the natural world became… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
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26. Boyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto

By: Zachary Zane

3.82

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Named a Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Book of the Year by Buzzfeed A sex and relationship columnist b… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • queer
  • lgbt
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27. Rainbow Black

By: Maggie Thrash

3.96

Format: 404 pages, Paperback

Rainbow Black is part murder mystery, part gay international-fugitive love story—set against the ’9… read more

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  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of The Boy with Big, Big Feelings (The Big, Big Series, #1) by Britney Winn Lee

28. The Boy with Big, Big Feelings (The Big, Big Series, #1)

By: Britney Winn Lee

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Meet a boy with a heart so big, his feelings glow from his cheeks, spill out of his eyes, and jump … read more

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29. The Deep Dark

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

From Molly Knox Ostertag, writer-illustrator, comes a darkly beautiful story of identity, family, l… read more

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  • queer
  • lgbt
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30. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People (ReVisioning History for Young People)

By: Debbie Reese

4.36

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Spanning more than 400 years, this classic bottom-up history examines the legacy of Indigenous peop… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • social justice
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31. A Queer History of the United States for Young People (ReVisioning History for Young People)

By: Michael Bronski

3.75

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Queer history didn’t start with Stonewall. This book explores how LGBTQ people have always been a p… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • teen
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • politics
  • gender
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • queer

9 Top history books like A Queer History of the United States for Young People (ReVisioning History for Young People) by Michael Bronski

Transform Your Habits

The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn

Nathaniel Philbrick

4.04

Transform Your Habits

We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan

Lou Sullivan

4.76

Transform Your Habits

The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison

Hugh Ryan

4.45

Transform Your Habits

The Trayvon Generation

Elizabeth Alexander

4.36

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18 Best contemporary books like Firebird by Sunmi

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Hungry Ghost

Victoria Ying

4.01

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Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy

Faith Erin Hicks

3.96

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If You'll Have Me

Eunnie

4.44

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Northranger

Rey Terciero

4.06

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