Everything Grows
By: Aimee Herman
3.83
Format: 236 pages, Paperback
Winner of the Foreword INDIES 2019 Silver Medal for YOUNG ADULT fiction. Fifteen-year-old Eleano…
Want to Read $ 9.99"I feel like my body is in a waiting room."-Aimee Herman, Everything Grows
"It is never really about what you are striving to get or achieve. It’s the journey."-Aimee Herman, Everything Grows
"What happens when we say something out loud? Does it become more real? Is it any less really when we keep it to ourselves?"-Aimee Herman, Everything Grows
"You are finding your colors Your wings are expanding Don’t be afraid of your butterfly Your flight is the best part of living"-Aimee Herman, Everything Grows
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1. Smile (Smile, #1)
By: Raina Telgemeier
4.23
Format: 214 pages, Hardcover
Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, … read more
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- coming of age
- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
"Why don't you bang it against the wall a few times? That way, when you stop banging, it'll hurt less!"-Raina Telgemeier, Smile (Smile, #1)
2. Roses of May (The Collector #2)
By: Dot Hutchison
4.17
Format: None pages,
Four months after the explosion at the Garden, a place where young women known as the Butterflies w… read more
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- fiction
3. Not Your Villain (Sidekick Squad, #2)
By: C.B. Lee
3.80
Format: 242 pages, Paperback
Bells Broussard thought he had it made when his superpowers manifested early. Being a shapeshifter … read more
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- fiction
- queer
- young adult
- lgbt
4. Love Is Love
By: Mette Bach
3.00
Format: 285 pages, ebook
Overweight and unhappy at home, Emmy gets sexually involved with a popular classmate so that people… read more
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5. Go Ask Alice
By: Anonymous , Beatrice Sparks
3.82
Format: 4 pages, Paperback
A teen plunges into a downward spiral of addiction in this classic cautionary tale. January 24th Af… read more
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6. Symptoms of Being Human
By: Jeff Garvin
4.00
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
The first thing you're going to want to know about me is: Am I a boy, or am I a girl? Riley Cavanau… read more
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7. The Art of Being Normal
By: Lisa Williamson
4.45
Format: 122 pages, Hardcover
Two boys. Two secrets. David Piper has always been an outsider. His parents think he's gay. The sch… read more
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8. Boy Robot
By: Simon Curtis
3.67
Format: 208 pages,
Boy Robot is the first in a planned science fiction trilogy that follows a group of synthetic cell … read more
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9. Ellen Outside the Lines
By: A.J. Sass
4.37
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A novel about a neurodivergent thirteen-year-old navigating changing friendships, a school trip, an… read more
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- contemporary
- queer
- fiction
- lgbt
"Not every person fits neatly into categories. Life doesn't always stick to a planned itinerary."-A.J. Sass, Ellen Outside the Lines
10. Pet (Pet, #1)
By: Akwaeke Emezi
4.16
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A thought-provoking and haunting novel about a creature that escapes from an artist's canvas, whose… read more
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- transgender
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- queer
"Monsters don't look like anything, That's the whole point. That's the whole problem."-Akwaeke Emezi, Pet (Pet, #1)
"It's hard to build a new world without making people angry. You try your best, you move with compassion, you think about the big structures. No revolution is perfect."-Akwaeke Emezi, Pet (Pet, #1)
" What does a monster look like? Jam asked. Her mother focused on her, cupping her cheek in a chalky hand. "Monsters don't look like anything, doux-doux. That's the whole point. That's the whole probl…"-Akwaeke Emezi, Pet (Pet, #1)
"Bitter knew her name was heavy but she hadn't minded because it was honest. That was something she'd taught Jam - that a lot of things were manageable as long as they were honest. You could see thing…"-Akwaeke Emezi, Pet (Pet, #1)
11. I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)
By: Mason Deaver
4.16
Format: 329 pages, Hardcover
An alternate cover edition for 9781338306125 can be found here. When Ben De Backer comes out to … read more
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- transgender
- lgbt
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Whatever happens"-Mason Deaver, I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)
"The world’s too loud sometimes."-Mason Deaver, I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)
"This kid, Nathan, laughs like it's his favourite thing in the world to do."-Mason Deaver, I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)
"Bodies are fucking weird, especially when it feels like you don't belong in your own."-Mason Deaver, I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)
12. Are You Listening?
By: Tillie Walden
3.83
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Bea is on the run. And then, she runs into Lou. This chance encounter sends them on a journey th… read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Everyone everything has potential for magic. You just gotta be standing somewhere in the world and in the body that lets you see it."-Tillie Walden, Are You Listening?
"Mom. It's too hot out. Can't we skip today? We could walk twice tomorrow...' 'We have to, Lou. We have to move every day, even when we don't want to."-Tillie Walden, Are You Listening?
"When something horrible happens, or something amazing...really, anything that's big, it makes you feel like mountains could shatter, or the sky could disappear...you know what I'm talking about? Well…"-Tillie Walden, Are You Listening?
13. Mooncakes
By: Suzanne Walker
3.83
Format: 243 pages, Paperback
A story of love and demons, family and witchcraft. Nova Huang knows more about magic than your a… read more
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- fiction
- queer
- young adult
- lgbt
14. A Year to the Day
By: Robin Benway
3.49
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
It’s been a year—a year of missing Nina. A year of milestones—holidays, birthdays, everything witho… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
15. The Silence Between Us
By: Alison Gervais
3.86
Format: 317 pages, Hardcover
Deaf teen Maya moves across the country and must attend a hearing school for the first time. As if … read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
16. The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester
By: Maya MacGregor
4.19
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this queer contemporary YA mystery, a nonbinary teen with autism realizes they must not only sol… read more
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- transgender
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
17. Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much
By: Jen Winston
3.94
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Named one of the Best Books of 2021 by Oprah Daily , Glamour, Shondaland , BuzzFeed , and more! … read more
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- queer
- lgbt
"Queerness isn't about individual answers as much as collective questions."-Jen Winston, Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much
"Gay and lesbian bars, safe havens for some, are rarely safe havens for bi people. But where does that leave us to go? It’s like the gay and straight communities are our parents and each thought the o…"-Jen Winston, Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much
18. Aftercare Instructions
By: Bonnie Pipkin
3.87
Format: 368 pages, ebook
“Troubled.” That’s seventeen-year-old Genesis according to her small New Jersey town. She finds ref… read more
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- contemporary
- fiction
- young adult
- mental health
19. Dear Mothman
By: Robin Gow
4.25
Format: 313 pages, Hardcover
Poet and author Robin Gow’s moving middle-grade novel in verse Dear Mothman is about a young trans … read more
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- transgender
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
20. The Civil War of Amos Abernathy
By: Michael Leali
4.30
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A heartfelt debut novel about a boy's attempt to find himself in the history he loves--perfect for … read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- historical fiction
- queer
"Just because a bunch of mostly white men hammered history into one shape, it doesn’t mean they got it right."-Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy
"Maybe, if we want things to change, we have to stop waiting. Maybe we just need to do something about it ourselves."-Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy
"As long as there are people on the planet, life will be unfair, but that doesn’t mean we have to put up with hatred or bigotry."-Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy
"Most all my life, I have blindly accepted what was written in history books and taught in classes. I didn’t think to ask if there was more to the story."-Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy
21. Everything Grows
By: Aimee Herman
3.83
Format: 236 pages, Paperback
Winner of the Foreword INDIES 2019 Silver Medal for YOUNG ADULT fiction. Fifteen-year-old Eleano… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Aimee Herman's Everything Grows book and Aimee Herman's Everything Grows
- transgender
- lgbt
- coming of age
- young adult
- mental health
- mental illness
- fiction
- historical fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"I feel like my body is in a waiting room."-Aimee Herman, Everything Grows
"It is never really about what you are striving to get or achieve. It’s the journey."-Aimee Herman, Everything Grows
"What happens when we say something out loud? Does it become more real? Is it any less really when we keep it to ourselves?"-Aimee Herman, Everything Grows
"You are finding your colors Your wings are expanding Don’t be afraid of your butterfly Your flight is the best part of living"-Aimee Herman, Everything Grows
