Cool. Awkward. Black.
By: Karen Strong
3.94
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A multi-genre YA anthology of bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors challenging the conce…
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1. 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
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- fantasy
- queer
2. Redemptor (Raybearer, #2)
By: Jordan Ifueko
4.24
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
For the first time, an Empress Redemptor sits on Aritsar's throne. To appease the sinister spirits … read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
"I clenched my fists. Not all pain was worthless. Sometimes, pain could write a story."-Jordan Ifueko, Redemptor (Raybearer, #2)
"Do not confuse guilt with conviction. Guilt is self-centered, and leads only to destructive obsession. But conviction brings balance—a sense of purpose beyond oneself."-Jordan Ifueko, Redemptor (Raybearer, #2)
"I want to live," I said, replacing Ye Eun's lily behind my ear, "because life is . . . life is worth it. Because as long as we can imagine a better world, we should stick around to see it. Even if it…"-Jordan Ifueko, Redemptor (Raybearer, #2)
3. Frizzy
By: Claribel A. Ortega
4.48
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy
4. Nayra and the Djinn
By: Iasmin Omar Ata
3.53
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
In this coming-of-age graphic novel with a fantastical twist, Nayra Mansour, a Muslim American girl… read more
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- fiction
- fantasy
- young adult
- lgbt
5. The Black Queen
By: Jumata Emill
3.98
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
Nova Albright was going to be the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High—but now she's dead. M… read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
6. Blood Debts (Blood Debts, #1)
By: Terry J. Benton-Walker
3.83
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Thirty years ago, a young woman was murdered, a family was lynched, and New Orleans saw the greates… read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
"Maybe that's it," he says. "Art is the meaning of life."-Terry J. Benton-Walker, Blood Debts (Blood Debts, #1)
"The meaning of life. What a fucking joke. I barely understand the shit that goes on in mine."-Terry J. Benton-Walker, Blood Debts (Blood Debts, #1)
7. The Manifestor Prophecy (Nic Blake and the Remarkables, #1)
By: Angie Thomas
4.19
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
Internationally bestselling superstar author Angie Thomas makes her middle grade debut with the lau… read more
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- fiction
- fantasy
- young adult
8. Her Good Side
By: Rebekah Weatherspoon
4.05
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A swoony, heart-melting YA romance from beloved author Rebekah Weatherspoon about two awkward teens… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
9. Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling
By: Elise Bryant
4.00
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Delilah always keeps her messy, gooey insides hidden behind a wall of shrugs and yeah, whatevers. S… read more
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- romance
- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
10. The Fall of Whit Rivera
By: Crystal Maldonado
4.09
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Could you plan the Fall Formal with your (hot) nemesis? Whit Rivera is about to find out. Frenemie… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
11. Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key
By: Tracy Occomy Crowder
3.95
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
It's 2008, and ten-year-old Montgomery "Monty" Carver is out to find the origin of a golden key fou… read more
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12. We Are All So Good at Smiling
By: Amber McBride
3.88
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
They Both Die at the End meets The Bell Jar in this haunting, beautiful young adult novel-in-verse … read more
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- fiction
- fantasy
- young adult
- contemporary
"Sorrow is no one's fault."-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling
"The only way out is through."-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling
"Let's write our story, so no one can take it away."-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling
"It starts in the middle not the beginning or the end- stories start in the middle."-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling
13. The Duchess Effect (American Royalty, #2)
By: Tracey Livesay
3.57
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Tracey Livesay returns in this seriously sexy sequel to American Royalty , following Duchess and Pr… read more
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- romance
- fiction
- contemporary
"Dani glanced up from her phone and froze. Her eyes swept him from head to toe and her lips parted. Pleasure at her obvious approval warmed his chest. She nodded, setting the device down on the cushio…"-Tracey Livesay, The Duchess Effect (American Royalty, #2)
"He needed certainty and routine, craving the sense of calm and organization it brought him. But loving Dani was akin to setting a bull loose in the china shop of his life. Sure, he could try to stop …"-Tracey Livesay, The Duchess Effect (American Royalty, #2)
"The emotional trinity of resentment, fear, and anger burned like acid reflux in her chest. She'd pushed through the lack of thoughtfulness, excitement, and enthusiasm because people didn't understand…"-Tracey Livesay, The Duchess Effect (American Royalty, #2)
14. Whiteout
By: Dhonielle Clayton
3.64
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
Atlanta is blanketed with snow just before Christmas, but the warmth of young love just might melt … read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- anthologies
- young adult
- short stories
- fiction
- contemporary
15. The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power
By: Terry J. Benton-Walker
3.89
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
13 SCARY STORIES. 13 AUTHORS OF COLOR. 13 TIMES WE SURVIVED THE FIRST KILL. The White Guy Dies Fir… read more
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- lgbt
- anthologies
- young adult
- short stories
- fiction
- queer
16. This Book Won't Burn
By: Samira Ahmed
4.28
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspens… read more
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- contemporary
- fiction
- young adult
- lgbt
"Book banning has long been used to silence those who want to speak out, those who are unwilling to be gaslit into thinking they're living in the best of all possible worlds."-Samira Ahmed, This Book Won't Burn
17. My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix (Remixed Classics)
By: Kalynn Bayron
3.86
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
In this gothic YA remix of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, a teen boy tries to discover the reason behind hi… read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
18. That Self-Same Metal (The Forge & Fracture Saga, #1)
By: Brittany N. Williams
3.77
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A stunning YA fantasy debut, perfect for fans of Holly Black and Justina Ireland, about a Black gir… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
"If thou hast slain Lysander in his sleep," [Joan] said. Keep him playing the scene until she worked out a plan. "Being o'er shoes in blood, plunge in the deep / And kill me too." Auberon smiled. "All…"-Brittany N. Williams, That Self-Same Metal (The Forge & Fracture Saga, #1)
"His hand slipped around the back of her neck and pulled her in close. their eyes met. He stopped; his brows knitted. He was waiting for her permission because he couldn't be sure if Hermia's refusal …"-Brittany N. Williams, That Self-Same Metal (The Forge & Fracture Saga, #1)
19. Nothing Burns as Bright as You
By: Ashley Woodfolk
4.14
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Five starred reviews! From New York Times bestselling author Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Br… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"You flew through books, reading more in a week than some people did in a year."-Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You
"I get it, she says. And I go from feeling invisible to feeling like I fill the whole room, the whole building, the whole sky."-Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You
"Parents think they control us with their authority. But really the only reason we listen is because we're desperate for them to love us. And we're terrified that if we do too many bad things, they'll…"-Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You
"A Lie: You’re not my girlfriend The truth: we both know exactly who we are to each other If you want to get technical.. if you counted up the hours i spent thinking of you and the days we spent in yo…"-Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You
20. Ballad & Dagger (Outlaw Saints, #1)
By: Daniel José Older
3.75
Format: 359 pages, ebook
A YA urban fantasy about two teens who discover each other while fighting for their diaspora commun… read more
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- romance
- fiction
- fantasy
- young adult
"One lie will bring the whole house of lies crashing down."-Daniel José Older, Ballad & Dagger (Outlaw Saints, #1)
"They hate me. I am 100 percent positive that everything Gerval just said is only giving voice to what they’ve all been thinking this whole time."-Daniel José Older, Ballad & Dagger (Outlaw Saints, #1)
21. Out of Body
By: Nia Davenport
4.02
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A high-stakes, propulsive YA thriller with a body-swap twist thoughtfully exploring themes of frien… read more
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- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- science fiction
- fantasy
22. The Black Girl Survives in This One
By: Desiree S. Evans
4.06
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Be warned, dear reader: The Black girls survive in this one. Celebrating a new generation of bes… read more
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- lgbt
- anthologies
- young adult
- short stories
- fiction
- contemporary
- fantasy
23. As You Walk On By
By: Julian Winters
3.95
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The Breakfast Club meets Can't Hardly Wait with an unforgettable ensemble cast in another swoony YA… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
24. Wildblood
By: Lauren Blackwood
3.41
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling new fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blackwood!Eighteen-year-old V… read more
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- romance
- fiction
- fantasy
- young adult
25. Eternally Yours
By: Patrice Caldwell
3.65
Format: 364 pages, Hardcover
Vampires and merpeople, angels and demons—the paranormal is full of unusual beings. The stories in… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- anthologies
- young adult
- short stories
- fantasy
- queer
26. Bianca Torre Is Afraid of Everything
By: Justine Pucella Winans
4.08
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Murder most fowl? In this sardonic and campy YA thriller, an anxious, introverted nonbinary teen bi… read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
27. A Little Kissing Between Friends
By: Chencia C. Higgins
3.79
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Music producer on the rise Cyn Tha Starr knows what she likes, from her sickening beats in the stud… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"No less than forty-five minutes after giving birth, a memo is sent out informing the life-bringer that their time as a bad bitch has expired and they are henceforth Somebody’s Mama and must act accor…"-Chencia C. Higgins, A Little Kissing Between Friends
28. Out There: Into the Queer New Yonder
By: Saundra Mitchell
3.74
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Into the queer new yonder! To conclude the trio of anthologies that started with critically acclaim… read more
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- lgbt
- anthologies
- young adult
- short stories
- fiction
- contemporary
- science fiction
- fantasy
- queer
29. Cool. Awkward. Black.
By: Karen Strong
3.94
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A multi-genre YA anthology of bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors challenging the conce… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- anthologies
- young adult
- short stories
- fiction
- contemporary
- science fiction
- fantasy
- queer
30. The Brightness Between Us (The Darkness Outside Us, #2)
By: Eliot Schrefer
4.61
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
In this sequel to The Darkness Outside Us, a Stonewall Honor Book, New York Times bestselling autho… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- science fiction
- fantasy
- queer
31. 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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- romance
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
