12 Top middle grade books like Tales From Beyond the Rainbow: Ten LGBTQ+ fairy tales proudly reclaimed by Pete Jordi Wood

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Tales From Beyond the Rainbow: Ten LGBTQ+ fairy tales proudly reclaimed

By: Pete Jordi Wood

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Ten captivating stories of adventure and resilience celebrating LGBTQ+ characters, published as an …

If you liked the middle grade plot in Tales From Beyond the Rainbow: Ten LGBTQ+ fairy tales proudly reclaimed by Pete Jordi Wood , here is a list of 12 books like this:

1. Perrault's Fairy Tales

By: Charles Perrault , Gustave Doré

3.49

Format: None pages, Paperback

Here are the original eight stories from the 1697 volume Contes de temps passeby the great Charles … read more

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2. Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches

By: Kate Scelsa

3.72

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A witchy, atmospheric lesbian contemporary romance set in Salem—from the acclaimed author of Fans o… read more

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  • queer
  • fantasy
  • lgbt
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3. The Only Light Left Burning (All That's Left in the World, #2)

By: Erik J. Brown

4.24

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

THEY FOUND EACH OTHER. NOW THEY MUST RESCUE WHAT THEY LEFT BEHIND. The highly-anticipated sequel to… read more

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  • queer
  • gay
  • lgbt
"He sets the rifle down and we close the gap in between us in half a second. His arms around me, mine around him. Holding tight, as though we're trying to fuse ourselves together. It's familiar and lo…"

-Erik J. Brown, The Only Light Left Burning (All That's Left in the World, #2)

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4. Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out

By: Ryan Love

3.78

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

When 79-year-old Arthur Edwards gathers his family together to share some important news, no one is… read more

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  • queer
  • gay
  • lgbt
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5. The Boyfriend Subscription

By: Steven Salvatore

3.59

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Equal parts sizzling, sweet and irresistibly fresh, Steven Salvatore’s The Boyfriend Subscription i… read more

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  • queer
  • lgbt
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6. Wranglestone (Wranglestone, #1)

By: Darren Charlton

3.53

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Winter was the only season every Lake-Lander feared... In a post-apocalyptic America, a communit… read more

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  • queer
  • fantasy
  • lgbt
"Open places make you consider yourself?" "Yeah," said Cooper. "Like the plains." "And the stars?" "Uh-huh. And the sea and the desert too, Pa says. But I dunno why that is." Peter shrugged. "Perhaps …"

-Darren Charlton, Wranglestone (Wranglestone, #1)

"Cooper didn't look away. His blue eyes pierced through the tendrils of his hair like a wolf in the woods. He held Peter's gaze. He didn't smile, but Peter saw one all the same. He didn't speak and ye…"

-Darren Charlton, Wranglestone (Wranglestone, #1)

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7. Julia and the Shark

By: Kiran Millwood Hargrave

4.33

Format: 204 pages, Hardcover

The shark was beneath my bed, growing large as the room, large as the lighthouse, rising from unfat… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
"...which is still not a plot twist I saw coming."

-Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Julia and the Shark

"Panic poured into the space where my certainty had been, hot and sharp."

-Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Julia and the Shark

"I like how everything echoes with everything else if you listen hard enough"

-Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Julia and the Shark

"Dad's listening became loud, you know how that happens when someone is really concentrating and you can feel the white noise of their attention."

-Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Julia and the Shark

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8. A Christmasaurus Carol

By: Tom Fletcher

4.43

Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition

The Christmasaurus is back and ready to soar into a new festive magical adventure!Have you ever hea… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
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9. Broken Hearts & Zombie Parts

By: William Hussey

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A Big Gay Rom-Zom-Com with Heart Jesse Spark has a broken heart and in a few short weeks he'll r… read more

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  • queer
  • gay
  • lgbt
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10. 100 Queer Poems

By: Mary Jean Chan

3.82

Format: 175 pages, Hardcover

Andrew McMillan and Mary Jean Chan's luminous anthology, 100 Queer Poems, is a celebration of thril… read more

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  • anthologies
  • queer
  • gay
  • lgbt
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11. Rick

By: Alex Gino

4.07

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of George, the story of a boy named Rick who needs to explore his own… read more

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  • queer
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • lgbt
"Dad says I’m a late bloomer.' 'Maybe. Or maybe you’re blooming now, and you’re just not the kind of flower he was expecting."

-Alex Gino, Rick

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12. If Tomorrow Doesn't Come

By: Jen St. Jude

4.19

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

We Are Okay meets They Both Die at the End in this YA debut about queer first love and mental healt… read more

Similar categories in Jen St. Jude's If Tomorrow Doesn't Come book and Pete Jordi Wood's Tales From Beyond the Rainbow: Ten LGBTQ+ fairy tales proudly reclaimed

  • queer
  • lgbt
"There's nothing to know." Except I'm in love with you, I can never tell you that, and I know you'll be happier without me."

-Jen St. Jude, If Tomorrow Doesn't Come

"We were never just friends, were we?’ I tried to remember. Had there ever been a time when my heart didn’t race around her? When my hands weren’t drawn to her hands? When fighting with her didn’t fee…"

-Jen St. Jude, If Tomorrow Doesn't Come

"If I was drowning on land, in oxygen, maybe the floor of the river was the only place I’d be able to breathe. [...] I thought, again, I’m so tired. I’m such a disappointment. I don’t want to do this …"

-Jen St. Jude, If Tomorrow Doesn't Come

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13. Sixteen Souls

By: Rosie Talbot

4.08

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Sixteen-year-old Charlie Frith has problems. His crush is dating someone else, his sisters have gli… read more

Similar categories in Rosie Talbot's Sixteen Souls book and Pete Jordi Wood's Tales From Beyond the Rainbow: Ten LGBTQ+ fairy tales proudly reclaimed

  • queer
  • fantasy
  • lgbt
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14. Both Can Be True

By: Jules Machias

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Two kids join forces to save a dog . . . but wind up saving each other. Ash is no stranger to fe… read more

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  • middle grade
  • queer
  • lgbt
"Gender nonbinary sounds so restrictive. Like your gender can either be binary or not binary. Which...is a binary"

-Jules Machias, Both Can Be True

"I finish tweaking my lyrics, then title the song 'Half-way Through the Crossfade.' I record myself playing it on the keyboard and singing it. It feels good. It feels right .I'm saying my truth, and I…"

-Jules Machias, Both Can Be True

"I want to be as laid-back about gender as they are. But I'm not laid-back at all, thanks to Dad. I'm Ashley or I'm Asher and that's that. While I'm switching, for that week or so, everything feels gr…"

-Jules Machias, Both Can Be True

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15. A Market of Dreams and Destiny

By: Trip Galey

3.90

Format: 424 pages, Paperback

Nominated for the 2024 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature! Enter the bazaar of the bi… read more

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  • queer
  • fantasy
  • lgbt
"Deri was well and truly caught, a fly in the web of words and wonder spun by the actors on the stage."

-Trip Galey, A Market of Dreams and Destiny

"Woven of wise women’s insight and young men’s dreams, of societal expectations and half-moon’s beams, Maurlocke’s robe habitually changed its form to match the expectations of the merchant’s customer…"

-Trip Galey, A Market of Dreams and Destiny

"But it was humbling. Awe-inspiring, even. There was a gravity about the stone, a surreal sense of vastness. And the resonant sense of lost love, the sheer depth of it reverberated through the stone, …"

-Trip Galey, A Market of Dreams and Destiny

Cover of Stepfather Christmas: A Festive Countdown Story in 25 Chapters by L.D. Lapinski

16. Stepfather Christmas: A Festive Countdown Story in 25 Chapters

By: L.D. Lapinski

4.34

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

From L. D. Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency , comes a heartwarming and hilarious… read more

Similar categories in L.D. Lapinski's Stepfather Christmas: A Festive Countdown Story in 25 Chapters book and Pete Jordi Wood's Tales From Beyond the Rainbow: Ten LGBTQ+ fairy tales proudly reclaimed

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
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17. Mysteries at Sea: Peril on the Atlantic

By: A.M. Howell

4.16

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

A twisty and heart-pounding mystery at sea, from award-winning A.M. Howell. July, 1936. As the Q… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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18. When the World Tips Over

By: Jandy Nelson

4.18

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

An explosive new novel brimming with love, secrets, and enchantment The Fall siblings live in h… read more

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  • queer
  • fantasy
  • lgbt
"He liked trees more than people."

-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over

"Why won’t you ever tell me about your parents?"

-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over

"Sometimes platonic loves are the most profound."

-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over

"Desiderium, n. an ardent desire for something lost."

-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over

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19. Twelve Bones

By: Rosie Talbot

4.40

Format: 424 pages, Kindle Edition

  Prepare for more spooky, swoony YA from BookTok star @Merrowchild! Charlie Frith and his new l… read more

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  • queer
  • fantasy
  • lgbt
"They say York is the most haunted city in Europe. Don't I know it."

-Rosie Talbot, Twelve Bones

Cover of The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2) by Lee Newbery

20. The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

By: Lee Newbery

4.50

Format: 341 pages, Kindle Edition

All legends start somewhere . . . After defeating the evil Grendilock and saving Cadno, the last… read more

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  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
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21. Into the Dark Forest (The Wildsmith #1)

By: Liz Flanagan

4.22

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

When war threatens her beloved city, Rowan and her mother must flee to the Dark Forest, meeting Gra… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
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22. Overemotional

By: David Fenne

3.86

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Sometimes, emotions can be a little too powerful... Seventeen-year-old Steven has a big problem… read more

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  • queer
  • fantasy
  • gay
  • lgbt
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23. Tristan and Lancelot: A Tale of Two Knights

By: James Persichetti

3.77

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In this queer reimagining of an Arthurian legend, Knights of the Round Table Lancelot and Tristan s… read more

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  • queer
  • fantasy
  • lgbt
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24. Not for the Faint of Heart

By: Lex Croucher

4.04

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Beloved author Lex Croucher's second queer historical YA romance, with all the swoons, laughs, and … read more

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  • queer
  • fantasy
  • lgbt
Cover of The Sad Ghost Club, Vol. 4 by Lize Meddings

25. The Sad Ghost Club, Vol. 4

By: Lize Meddings

4.27

Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition

'We wanted to create a space where anyone who is feeling sad or alone could come and feel ... well,… read more

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26. Overthinking (Overemotional #2)

By: David Fenne

4.38

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Emotions are hard . . . but mind games are the worst. Steven Percival has been thriving. After an … read more

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  • lgbt
  • fantasy
  • queer
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27. The Doll Twin

By: Janine Beacham

4.19

Format: 254 pages, Paperback

Una Wexford is thrilled to be adopted after the great war, but an eerie secret lurks in her new hom… read more

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  • middle grade
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28. Look Up, Handsome

By: Jack Strange

3.89

Format: 405 pages, Kindle Edition

Quinn wants to save his bookshop, the last thing he needs is to fall in love… Hay-on-Wye’s only … read more

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  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star by Laura Noakes

29. Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star

By: Laura Noakes

4.19

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Exciting, funny, moving – and featuring joyous and authentic disabled representation – Cosima Unfor… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Tales From Beyond the Rainbow: Ten LGBTQ+ fairy tales proudly reclaimed by Pete Jordi Wood

30. Tales From Beyond the Rainbow: Ten LGBTQ+ fairy tales proudly reclaimed

By: Pete Jordi Wood

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Ten captivating stories of adventure and resilience celebrating LGBTQ+ characters, published as an … read more

Similar categories in Pete Jordi Wood's Tales From Beyond the Rainbow: Ten LGBTQ+ fairy tales proudly reclaimed book and Pete Jordi Wood's Tales From Beyond the Rainbow: Ten LGBTQ+ fairy tales proudly reclaimed

  • fairy tales
  • childrens
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • folklore
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Fairy Tale Fan Club: Legendary Letters Collected by C.C. Cecily by Richard Ayoade

31. The Fairy Tale Fan Club: Legendary Letters Collected by C.C. Cecily

By: Richard Ayoade

4.17

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

What if you could send fan mail to your fairy tale idols? And what if they wrote back? “Happily eve… read more

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  • fairy tales
  • middle grade
  • fantasy

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