11 must-read queer books like Adoption by Alice Oseman

Adoption

By: Alice Oseman

4.60

Format: 10 pages, ebook

Meet 25y/o Charlie and 26y/o Nick! I hope you enjoy this little peek into Nick and Charlie's future…

If you liked the queer plot in Adoption by Alice Oseman , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of Nimona by None

1. Nimona

By: None

4.00

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

The graphic novel debut from rising star Noelle Stevenson, based on her beloved and critically accl… read more

Similar categories in None's Nimona book and Alice Oseman's Adoption

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer

2. Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4.5)

By: Rick Riordan

4.08

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

The goddess Persephone has summoned Percy, Thalia, and Nico to the Underworld in order to retrieve … read more

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3. Love Lessons

By: Jacqueline Wilson , Nick Sharratt

3.92

Format: 594 pages, Paperback

Fourteen-year-old Prue and her sister Grace have been educated at home by their controlling, super-… read more

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4. The Demigod Diaries (The Heroes of Olympus, #2.5)

By: Rick Riordan , Haley Riordan

4.27

Format: 197 pages, Hardcover

What dangers do runaway demigods Luke and Thalia face on their way to Camp Half-Blood? Are Percy an… read more

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5. Royal Crush (From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess, #3)

By: Meg Cabot

3.83

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Being the newest princess of Genovia is WAY more complicated than she expected, but Olivia Grace Cl… read more

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6. Judy Moody Goes to College (Judy Moody, #8)

By: Peter H. Reynolds , Megan McDonald

1.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

It's her funniest adventure yet! A few sessions with a college-age math tutor turn Judy into a jarg… read more

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7. The Too-Clever Fox (The Grisha, #2.5)

By: Leigh Bardugo

4.10

Format: 322 pages, ebook

In Ravka, just because you avoid one trap, it doesn't mean you'll escape the next. This story is a … read more

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8. 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

Similar categories in Theo Parish's Homebody book and Alice Oseman's Adoption

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • contemporary
  • queer
"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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9. Bloom

By: Kevin Panetta

3.91

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Though he loved working there as a kid, Ari cannot fathom a life wasting away over rising dough and… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Panetta's Bloom book and Alice Oseman's Adoption

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Jeez! Why is my family manhandling me at this wedding?"

-Kevin Panetta, Bloom

"Maybe just...Don't try to be what you think you should be. Be what you love."

-Kevin Panetta, Bloom

"Got 'em! Comfortable shoes! Oh my God. They're like pillows. I hate high heels."

-Kevin Panetta, Bloom

"...what does he think is going to happen? An angel will just fall from the sky?"

-Kevin Panetta, Bloom

Cover of Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo (Camp Half-Blood Chronicles, #5.1) by Rick Riordan

10. Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo (Camp Half-Blood Chronicles, #5.1)

By: Rick Riordan

4.01

Format: 24 pages, Kindle Edition

The trouble starts when Apollo introduces Percy and his friend Grover the satyr to the Chryseae Cel… read more

Similar categories in Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo (Camp Half-Blood Chronicles, #5.1) book and Alice Oseman's Adoption

  • fiction
  • short stories
  • young adult
"Grover pulled a blindfold out of his pocket and suggested Pin the Tail on the Human, which made me kind of nervous since I was the only human."

-Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo (Camp Half-Blood Chronicles, #5.1)

"Since she is a dryad, Juniper’s life source is tied to a juniper bush back on Long Island, but Grover explained that she can take short trips away from home as long as she keeps a handful of fresh ju…"

-Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo (Camp Half-Blood Chronicles, #5.1)

Cover of Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1) by Lewis Hancox

11. Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1)

By: Lewis Hancox

4.28

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A groundbreaking memoir about being a trans teen, in the vein of FUN HOME and FLAMER... and at the … read more

Similar categories in Lewis Hancox's Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1) book and Alice Oseman's Adoption

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of 気になってる人が男じゃなかった VOL.1 (Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta, #1) by Sumiko Arai

12. 気になってる人が男じゃなかった VOL.1 (Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta, #1)

By: Sumiko Arai

4.61

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

私が推している彼は、男じゃなかった。 CDショップで働いているミステリアスな「おにーさん」が気になってしょうがない女子高生・あや。しかし「おにーさん」の正体は、話したこともない、クラスメイトの… read more

Similar categories in Sumiko Arai's 気になってる人が男じゃなかった VOL.1 (Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta, #1) book and Alice Oseman's Adoption

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • contemporary
  • queer
"C'est parce que j'aime ce qui est cool... Voilà pourquoi je m'habille de cette façon."

-Sumiko Arai, 気になってる人が男じゃなかった VOL.1 (Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta, #1)

Cover of SPY×FAMILY 13 by Tatsuya Endo

13. SPY×FAMILY 13

By: Tatsuya Endo

4.42

Format: 194 pages, Paperback

東国の諜報員と戦い、追い詰められた黄昏…!! 危機的状況を夜帷は覆すことができるのか、機密情報奪還作戦と夫婦の危機の行方は…!? 一方、ナカヨシ作戦遂行中(?)のアーニャは、ダミアンからお礼のお菓子… read more

Similar categories in Tatsuya Endo's SPY×FAMILY 13 book and Alice Oseman's Adoption

  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Brooklyn House Magician's Manual: Your Guide to Egyptian Gods & Creatures, Glyphs & Spells, and More (The Kane Chronicles) by Rick Riordan

14. Brooklyn House Magician's Manual: Your Guide to Egyptian Gods & Creatures, Glyphs & Spells, and More (The Kane Chronicles)

By: Rick Riordan

3.98

Format: 163 pages, Kindle Edition

Greetings, initiate! Carter Kane, here. Congratulations on reaching Brooklyn House in one piece. Th… read more

Similar categories in Rick Riordan's Brooklyn House Magician's Manual: Your Guide to Egyptian Gods & Creatures, Glyphs & Spells, and More (The Kane Chronicles) book and Alice Oseman's Adoption

  • fiction
  • short stories
  • young adult
Cover of The Spies That Bind (Gallagher Girls, #0.5) by Ally Carter

15. The Spies That Bind (Gallagher Girls, #0.5)

By: Ally Carter

3.72

Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio

Listening Length: 2 hours and 55 minutes An original novella and prequel to Ally Carter's New Yo… read more

Similar categories in Ally Carter's The Spies That Bind (Gallagher Girls, #0.5) book and Alice Oseman's Adoption

  • fiction
  • short stories
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Basketball Night (Better than the Movies, #1.3) by Lynn Painter

16. Basketball Night (Better than the Movies, #1.3)

By: Lynn Painter

4.50

Format: 23 pages, ebook

This is Wes's POV of the events that happened at the basketball, their following trip to the ER, an… read more

Similar categories in Lynn Painter's Basketball Night (Better than the Movies, #1.3) book and Alice Oseman's Adoption

  • romance
  • young adult
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Wes Bennett's Vivid Dream (Better than the Movies, #1.4) by Lynn Painter

17. Wes Bennett's Vivid Dream (Better than the Movies, #1.4)

By: Lynn Painter

4.25

Format: 6 pages, ebook

Wes has a dream about Liz coming to him in her prom dress, telling him he is the one she wants. But… read more

Similar categories in Lynn Painter's Wes Bennett's Vivid Dream (Better than the Movies, #1.4) book and Alice Oseman's Adoption

  • romance
  • young adult
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. Part of Your World: A Twisted Tale Graphic Novel

By: Liz Braswell

3.77

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

What if Ariel had never defeated Ursula? Discover a new side of The Little Mermaid in this darkly r… read more

Similar categories in Liz Braswell's Part of Your World: A Twisted Tale Graphic Novel book and Alice Oseman's Adoption

  • romance
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
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19. My Shadow Is Purple (My Shadow, #2)

By: Scott Stuart

4.60

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

As featured on CNN, MSNBC, New York Post, The Daily Beast, The Washington Post , and more My Dad h… read more

Similar categories in Scott Stuart's My Shadow Is Purple (My Shadow, #2) book and Alice Oseman's Adoption

  • contemporary
  • queer
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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20. 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

Similar categories in Anna-Marie McLemore's Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix book and Alice Oseman's Adoption

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • 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

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21. Loki: The God Who Fell to Earth

By: Daniel Kibblesmith

3.98

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Loki is...Earth's Mightiest Hero?! After dying a grisly death in WAR OF THE REALMS, the reborn Tric… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Kibblesmith's Loki: The God Who Fell to Earth book and Alice Oseman's Adoption

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
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22. Straight

By: Chuck Tingle

4.04

Format: 129 pages, Kindle Edition

When a strange tear in the cosmos appears within Earth’s annual path, the consequences are disastro… read more

Similar categories in Chuck Tingle's Straight book and Alice Oseman's Adoption

  • queer
  • fiction
  • lgbt
"TERFs were kicked even deeper into the dumpster where they belong."

-Chuck Tingle, Straight

"I'm no longer willing to bend over backwards for this unprovoked violence, no longer willing (to) take responsibility for the consequences of their rage when it invades my space and threatens my life…"

-Chuck Tingle, Straight

Cover of The Ethics Of Infatuation Dynamics by Lauren   James

23. The Ethics Of Infatuation Dynamics

By: Lauren James

4.52

Format: 12 pages, ebook

Nick and Charlie face some confusion and a little jealousy when Charlie has a celebrity crush. A… read more

Similar categories in Lauren James's The Ethics Of Infatuation Dynamics book and Alice Oseman's Adoption

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • short stories
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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24. 気になってる人が男じゃなかった VOL.2 (Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta, #2)

By: Sumiko Arai

4.65

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

音楽と共に疾走する名づけようのない関係。受賞続々の話題作、待望の第2巻 ”気になってる人が、男じゃなかった――” そんな誤解からはじまった〈みつき〉と〈あや〉の不思議な交流。 複雑で、ひたむ… read more

Similar categories in Sumiko Arai's 気になってる人が男じゃなかった VOL.2 (Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta, #2) book and Alice Oseman's Adoption

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • comics
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Liz’s Proposal (Better than the Movies, #1.1) by Lynn Painter

25. Liz’s Proposal (Better than the Movies, #1.1)

By: Lynn Painter

4.41

Format: 15 pages, ebook

This is Wes's POV of the scene where Liz comes to his house to ask him if he can help her get close… read more

Similar categories in Lynn Painter's Liz’s Proposal (Better than the Movies, #1.1) book and Alice Oseman's Adoption

  • romance
  • young adult
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Better Than Before (Betting on You, #0.5; Better than the Movies, #0.5) by Lynn Painter

26. Better Than Before (Betting on You, #0.5; Better than the Movies, #0.5)

By: Lynn Painter

4.19

Format: 42 pages, ebook

Lynn Painter’s Better Than the Movies collides with Betting on You when, after meeting the annoying… read more

Similar categories in Lynn Painter's Better Than Before (Betting on You, #0.5; Better than the Movies, #0.5) book and Alice Oseman's Adoption

  • romance
  • young adult
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"A laugh I'd recognize anywhere"

-Lynn Painter, Better Than Before (Betting on You, #0.5; Better than the Movies, #0.5)

Cover of Milk and Vine: Inspirational Quotes From Classic Vines by Adam Gasiewski

27. Milk and Vine: Inspirational Quotes From Classic Vines

By: Adam Gasiewski

3.77

Format: 72 pages, Kindle Edition

Parodying the popular poetry book Milk and Honey, Milk and Vine beautifully portrays the best vines… read more

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Cover of Hazbin Hotel: Prequel Comic by Vivienne Medrano

28. Hazbin Hotel: Prequel Comic

By: Vivienne Medrano

4.50

Format: 22 pages, ebook

In this Hazbin Hotel prequel webcomic we find out just, how did Angel Dust get started at the Happy… read more

Similar categories in Vivienne Medrano's Hazbin Hotel: Prequel Comic book and Alice Oseman's Adoption

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • lgbt
Cover of A Day In The After Life (The Radio Demon) by Vivienne Medrano

29. A Day In The After Life (The Radio Demon)

By: Vivienne Medrano

4.35

Format: 16 pages, ebook

Let’s go for a stroll. read more

Similar categories in Vivienne Medrano's A Day In The After Life (The Radio Demon) book and Alice Oseman's Adoption

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction

30. Adoption

By: Alice Oseman

4.60

Format: 10 pages, ebook

Meet 25y/o Charlie and 26y/o Nick! I hope you enjoy this little peek into Nick and Charlie's future… read more

Similar categories in Alice Oseman's Adoption book and Alice Oseman's Adoption

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • short stories
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of That's Not My Name! by Anoosha Syed

31. That's Not My Name!

By: Anoosha Syed

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A debut picture book about loving your name, finding your voice, and standing up for yourself from … read more

Similar categories in Anoosha Syed's That's Not My Name! book and Alice Oseman's Adoption

  • fiction

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Transform Your Habits

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4.00

Transform Your Habits

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Kevin Panetta

3.91

Transform Your Habits

Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo (Camp Half-Blood Chronicles, #5.1)

Rick Riordan

4.01

Transform Your Habits

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Tatsuya Endo

4.42

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Kazuki Takahashi

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