12 Top queer books like The Avant-Guards #2 by Carly Usdin

Cover of The Avant-Guards #2 by Carly Usdin

The Avant-Guards #2

By: Carly Usdin

3.98

Format: 28 pages, Kindle Edition

Charlie is done with team sports. Nope. Not happening. Never again. But Liv and the rest of the Geo…

If you liked the queer plot in The Avant-Guards #2 by Carly Usdin , here is a list of 12 books like this:

Cover of Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2) by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff, Marie Lu

1. Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2)

By: Amie Kaufman , Jay Kristoff , Marie Lu

4.44

Format: 659 pages, Library Binding

Moving to a space station at the edge of the galaxy was always going to be the death of Hanna’s soc… read more

Similar categories in Amie Kaufman's Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2) book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • young adult
"I am often told I defy expectations."

-Amie Kaufman, Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2)

"She looked at the stars He looked at her"

-Amie Kaufman, Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2)

"It's great to be good, it's better to be lucky."

-Amie Kaufman, Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2)

"The boy who promised her a whole sky of different stars"

-Amie Kaufman, Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2)

Cover of Her Name in the Sky by Kelly Quindlen

2. Her Name in the Sky

By: Kelly Quindlen

4.27

Format: 402 pages, Paperback

Hannah wants to spend her senior year of high school going to football games and Mardi Gras parties… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Quindlen's Her Name in the Sky book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • contemporary
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"Hannah,"

-Kelly Quindlen, Her Name in the Sky

"Your heart will never ask your permission to love."

-Kelly Quindlen, Her Name in the Sky

"Hannah stomps, buries, suffocates, wishes for death. "Yeah," she says. "I'm good."

-Kelly Quindlen, Her Name in the Sky

"Hate like that—when it's disguised as love, or righteousness or pity—I'm not going to subject you to hate like that."

-Kelly Quindlen, Her Name in the Sky

Cover of Adulthood Is a Myth (Sarah's Scribbles, #1) by Sarah Andersen

3. Adulthood Is a Myth (Sarah's Scribbles, #1)

By: Sarah Andersen

4.27

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

Are you a special snowflake? Do you enjoy networking to advance your career? Is adulthood an exciti… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Andersen's Adulthood Is a Myth (Sarah's Scribbles, #1) book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Space Battle Lunchtime, Volume 1: Lights, Camera, Snacktion! by Natalie Riess

4. Space Battle Lunchtime, Volume 1: Lights, Camera, Snacktion!

By: Natalie Riess

4.11

Format: None pages, Paperback

Collecting the first four issues of Natalie Riess's delectable series, SPACE BATTLE LUNCHTIME! Eart… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Riess's Space Battle Lunchtime, Volume 1: Lights, Camera, Snacktion! book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
  • lgbt

5. Princess Princess Ever After

By: Kay O'Neill

3.65

Format: 276 pages, Hardcover

When the heroic princess Amira rescues the kind-hearted princess Sadie from her tower prison, neith… read more

Similar categories in Kay O'Neill's Princess Princess Ever After book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of Skim by Jillian Tamaki, Mariko Tamaki

6. Skim

By: Jillian Tamaki , Mariko Tamaki

3.77

Format: 143 pages, Hardcover

Heartbreakingly funny, moving and vibrantly drawn, Skim is an extraordinary book—a smart and sensit… read more

Similar categories in Jillian Tamaki's Skim book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Being sixteen is officially the worst thing I've ever been."

-Jillian Tamaki, Skim

"I had a dream I put my hands inside my chest and held my heart to try to keep it still."

-Jillian Tamaki, Skim

"This is the thing about school dances. They make like it's supposed to be this other-worldly thing, but really it's just the people you see every day dressed up, standing in the gym in the dark with …"

-Jillian Tamaki, Skim

Cover of The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1) by Kay O'Neill

7. The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1)

By: Kay O'Neill

4.35

Format: 71 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of Princess Princess Ever After comes The Tea Dragon Society, a charm… read more

Similar categories in Kay O'Neill's The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1) book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
"when one feels displaced, it can take a while for the connections to grow."

-Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1)

"los recuerdos no sólo viven en tu interior minette. Residen en toda la gente y objetos con los que compartes tu vida"

-Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1)

"Just because something comes easily to you, does not mean it has no value. You find it effortless because you love it, and that is why it is your gift."

-Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1)

"everything that happens is part of your wholeness. the sadness, the loss, the hurt, as well as the joy, the love, the friendship -- it is all part of your tapestry .... remember that you are whole."

-Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1)

8. Goldie Vance Volume 1

By: Hope Larson , Brittney Williams

4.67

Format: 127 pages,

GOLDIE VANCE IS ON THE CASE Sixteen-year-old Marigold "Goldie" Vance has an insatiable curiosity. S… read more

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Cover of I Am Not Starfire by Mariko Tamaki

9. I Am Not Starfire

By: Mariko Tamaki

3.41

Format: 166 pages, Paperback

From New York Times bestselling author Mariko Tamaki (Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, Harley … read more

Similar categories in Mariko Tamaki's I Am Not Starfire book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier

10. Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms

By: Crystal Frasier

4.24

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

A sweet, queer teen romance perfect for fans of Fence and Check, Please!Annie is a smart, antisocia… read more

Similar categories in Crystal Frasier's Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Oh? You're held to a different standard because of others' preconceptions?"

-Crystal Frasier, Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms

Cover of Lights (Sheets, #3) by Brenna Thummler

11. Lights (Sheets, #3)

By: Brenna Thummler

4.27

Format: 366 pages, None

Marjorie, Eliza, and Wendell the ghost are back to uncover the secrets of Wendell’s human life in t… read more

Similar categories in Brenna Thummler's Lights (Sheets, #3) book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
Cover of Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki

12. Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

By: Mariko Tamaki

3.86

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

All Freddy Riley wants is for Laura Dean to stop breaking up with her. The day they got together… read more

Similar categories in Mariko Tamaki's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Have faith in yourself to know what's right for you. Whatever answer you need, it's inside you somewhere."

-Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

"It's true that giving can be a part of love. But, contrary to popular belief, love should never take from you, Freddy."

-Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

"Of course, I know there are LGBTQIA activists out there who fought for centuries for me to have the right to fuck up like this"

-Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

"Polyamorous or monogamous, your love should be a thing that brings something to you. It’s true that giving can be a part of love, but contrary to popular belief, your love should never take from you."

-Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

Cover of The Okay Witch and the Hungry Shadow (The Okay Witch, #2) by Emma Steinkellner

13. The Okay Witch and the Hungry Shadow (The Okay Witch, #2)

By: Emma Steinkellner

4.22

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

“A satisfying, brilliant sequel, solidifying Steinkellner’s reputation as a graphic novelist to wat… read more

Similar categories in Emma Steinkellner's The Okay Witch and the Hungry Shadow (The Okay Witch, #2) book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
Cover of The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz

14. The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich

By: Deya Muniz

4.40

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A funny, heartfelt YA romance about finding love—and lots of grilled cheese sandwiches—in the place… read more

Similar categories in Deya Muniz's The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Logan Likes Mary Anne!: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #8) by Gale Galligan

15. Logan Likes Mary Anne!: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #8)

By: Gale Galligan

4.37

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

It's the first day of a new school year, and while Mary Anne doesn't know what to expect from the e… read more

Similar categories in Gale Galligan's Logan Likes Mary Anne!: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #8) book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • contemporary
Cover of The Infinity Particle by Wendy  Xu

16. The Infinity Particle

By: Wendy Xu

4.03

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this gorgeous graphic novel by Wendy Xu, co-creator of the award-winning Mooncakes, a young inve… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Xu's The Infinity Particle book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
Cover of Elle(s), Vol. 2: The Elle-Verse by Kid Toussaint

17. Elle(s), Vol. 2: The Elle-Verse

By: Kid Toussaint

3.91

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

After a family tragedy and a startling discovery, Elle will be forced to face down her greatest ene… read more

Similar categories in Kid Toussaint's Elle(s), Vol. 2: The Elle-Verse book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • contemporary
Cover of Delicates (Sheets, #2) by Brenna Thummler

18. Delicates (Sheets, #2)

By: Brenna Thummler

4.19

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Following the events of the bestselling graphic novel Sheets, Delicates brings Brenna Thummler’s be… read more

Similar categories in Brenna Thummler's Delicates (Sheets, #2) book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Everyone has ghosts. I think we all need to learn that there's no shame in letting them out."

-Brenna Thummler, Delicates (Sheets, #2)

"Humans are delicate too. The teensiest mistake can ruin them, even if you do everything else right. Just because mistakes seem small and insignificant doesn’t mean they are."

-Brenna Thummler, Delicates (Sheets, #2)

Cover of La Nouvelle(s) (Elles, #1) by Kid Toussaint

19. La Nouvelle(s) (Elles, #1)

By: Kid Toussaint

4.12

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Elle, c'est une fille un peu comme tout le monde mais pas tout à fait comme les autres. Jeune fille… read more

Similar categories in Kid Toussaint's La Nouvelle(s) (Elles, #1) book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • contemporary
Cover of Tidesong by Wendy  Xu

20. Tidesong

By: Wendy Xu

3.90

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli and The Tea Dragon Society, this is a magically heartwarming grap… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Xu's Tidesong book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
Cover of Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell

21. Pumpkinheads

By: Rainbow Rowell

4.03

Format: 209 pages, Hardcover

In Pumpkinheads author Rainbow Rowell and artist Faith Erin Hicks have teamed up to create this ten… read more

Similar categories in Rainbow Rowell's Pumpkinheads book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • contemporary
"...I'm your friend. And friends don't let friends live small lives."

-Rainbow Rowell, Pumpkinheads

Cover of Not My Problem by Ciara Smyth

22. Not My Problem

By: Ciara Smyth

4.13

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Aideen has plenty of problems she can’t fix. Her best (and only) friend is pulling away. Her mother… read more

Similar categories in Ciara Smyth's Not My Problem book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • contemporary
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"I dug deep down into my empathy store and found a dried-up old raisin."

-Ciara Smyth, Not My Problem

"She really did look relieved. Like the stick up her her ass had decreased in width or length."

-Ciara Smyth, Not My Problem

"I'd never met someone I hated more. Would it have been wrong to burn her house down to get out?"

-Ciara Smyth, Not My Problem

"It's all a load of bolloxology, but I'm not going to let that get in the way of making fun of you, am I?"

-Ciara Smyth, Not My Problem

Cover of Claudia and the New Girl: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #9) by Gabriela  Epstein

23. Claudia and the New Girl: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #9)

By: Gabriela Epstein

4.18

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A brand-new Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted by newcomer Gabriela Epstein! Claudia has al… read more

Similar categories in Gabriela Epstein's Claudia and the New Girl: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #9) book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • contemporary
"Friends like each other because they're friends, not because they're in debt. -- Claudia Kishi (Baby-sitters club)"

-Gabriela Epstein, Claudia and the New Girl: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #9)

Cover of The Okay Witch (The Okay Witch, #1) by Emma Steinkellner

24. The Okay Witch (The Okay Witch, #1)

By: Emma Steinkellner

4.17

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Magic is harder than it looks. Thirteen-year-old Moth Hush loves all things witchy. But she’s ab… read more

Similar categories in Emma Steinkellner's The Okay Witch (The Okay Witch, #1) book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
"I was afraid once... And because I was afraid, my magic was weak and full of fear... If you do not trust in yourself, then you shall indeed fall. Trust in yourself, Moth. When you set your magic free…"

-Emma Steinkellner, The Okay Witch (The Okay Witch, #1)

Cover of Brooms by Jasmine Walls

25. Brooms

By: Jasmine Walls

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

YALSA TOP 10 GREAT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR TEENS BEST OF THE Booklist · Kirkus · Polygon · Chicago Publ… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Walls's Brooms book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa

26. Belle of the Ball

By: Mari Costa

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A young adult graphic novel about high school wallflower Belle Hawkins, who ends up in a love trian… read more

Similar categories in Mari Costa's Belle of the Ball book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Fangirl, Vol. 3: The Manga by Rainbow Rowell

27. Fangirl, Vol. 3: The Manga

By: Rainbow Rowell

4.42

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

The manga adaptation of the beloved novel featuring all-new scenes by Rainbow Rowell!“The graphic n… read more

Similar categories in Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl, Vol. 3: The Manga book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • contemporary
Cover of Talk Santa to Me by Linda Urban

28. Talk Santa to Me

By: Linda Urban

3.21

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

A teen girl gets the perfect second try at a first kiss in this young adult romantic comedy.Francie… read more

Similar categories in Linda Urban's Talk Santa to Me book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of DPS Only! by Xiao Tong Kong

29. DPS Only!

By: Xiao Tong Kong

4.26

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

This captivating coming-of-age story set in the world of e-sports will have readers cheering for gi… read more

Similar categories in Xiao Tong Kong's DPS Only! book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • contemporary
Cover of The Avant-Guards #2 by Carly Usdin

30. The Avant-Guards #2

By: Carly Usdin

3.98

Format: 28 pages, Kindle Edition

Charlie is done with team sports. Nope. Not happening. Never again. But Liv and the rest of the Geo… read more

Similar categories in Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2 book and Carly Usdin's The Avant-Guards #2

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • comic book
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Season of the Bruja #5 by Aaron Duran

31. Season of the Bruja #5

By: Aaron Duran

4.17

Format: 29 pages, Kindle Edition

Althalia Cabrera is desperately trying to do the right thing, but exactly what the right thing is h… read more

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14 Top lgbt books like The Avant-Guards #2 by Carly Usdin

Transform Your Habits

Her Name in the Sky

Kelly Quindlen

4.27

Transform Your Habits

Space Battle Lunchtime, Volume 1: Lights, Camera, Snacktion!

Natalie Riess

4.11

Princess Princess Ever After

Kay O'Neill

3.65

Transform Your Habits

Skim

Jillian Tamaki , Mariko Tamaki

3.77

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19 Top fiction books like The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1) by Kay O'Neill

Transform Your Habits

The Prince and the Dressmaker

Jen Wang

4.35

Transform Your Habits

Nimona

None

4.00

Transform Your Habits

The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1)

Kay O'Neill

4.35

Transform Your Habits

Heartstopper: Volume Five (Heartstopper, #5)

Alice Oseman

4.49

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