Melissa
By: Alex Gino
4.10
Format: 213 pages, Kindle Edition
When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she…
Want to Read $ 5.99"Girl problems?"-Alex Gino, Melissa
"My dad’s cleaning!"-Alex Gino, Melissa
"Some of us take death very seriously."-Alex Gino, Melissa
"I still don’t see why I can’t just take the next bus,"-Alex Gino, Melissa
If you liked the queer plot in Melissa by Alex Gino , here is a list of 21 books like this:
1. This Book Is Gay
By: None , Juno Dawson
3.77
Format: 273 pages, Paperback
Lesbian. Bisexual. Queer. Transgender. Straight. Curious. This book is for everyone, regardless of … read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- banned books
- queer
"Living with stress and secrets is both stressful and secretive."-None, This Book Is Gay
"Who do you want to be? There's only one rule: Always be true to yourself."-None, This Book Is Gay
"Your sexuality or gender is as natural as your eye color, and you should never be ashamed of it."-None, This Book Is Gay
"Let me tell you something, boys and girls, you can "straight act" all you want, but if you're sleeping with your own sex, to the rest of the world, you're as gay as John Waters living in a pink tent …"-None, This Book Is Gay
2. Beyond Magenta: Transgender and Nonbinary Teens Speak Out
By: Susan Kuklin
3.80
Format: 182 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking work of LGBT literature takes an honest look at the life, love, and struggles of t… read more
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- lgbt
- banned books
- queer
"But when you hear the same stories over and over again, from people from all over the world, you start realizing that transgender is not an anomaly. It’s a part of the spectrum of people’s realities.…"-Susan Kuklin, Beyond Magenta: Transgender and Nonbinary Teens Speak Out
"SK: What causes a person to be transgender? MS: I think the question should be flipped around: What’s the cause for assuming that one’s gender identity has to be the one that you are born with? When …"-Susan Kuklin, Beyond Magenta: Transgender and Nonbinary Teens Speak Out
3. And Tango Makes Three
By: Henry Cole , Justin Richardson , Peter Parnell
4.30
Format: None pages,
In the zoo there are all kinds of animal families. But Tango's family is not like any of the others… read more
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- childrens
- banned books
- lgbt
4. Lawn Boy
By: Jonathan Evison
3.18
Format: 183 pages, Hardcover
"Jonathan Evison's voice is pure magic. In Lawn Boy, at once a vibrant coming-of-age novel and a sh… read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- banned books
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
5. The Other Boy
By: M.G. Hennessey
3.44
Format: 213 pages, ebook
A heartfelt and timely middle grade story about a transgender boy's journey toward acceptance and e… read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
6. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
By: Sherman Alexie , Ellen Forney
3.70
Format: 186 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the… read more
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- realistic fiction
- banned books
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
7. The Pants Project
By: Cat Clarke
3.71
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Whoever wrote the uniform policy decided (whyyy?) that girls had to wear skirts, while boys were al… read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
8. Two Boys Kissing
By: David Levithan
3.71
Format: None pages, Hardcover
New York Timesbestselling author David Levithan tells the based-on-true-events story of Harry and C… read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
9. Gracefully Grayson
By: Ami Polonsky
4.33
Format: 700 pages, Hardcover
Alone at home, twelve-year-old Grayson Sender glows, immersed in beautiful thoughts and dreams. But… read more
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10. I Am Jazz
By: Shelagh McNicholas , Jazz Jennings , None
1.80
Format: 76 pages, Hardcover
The story of a transgender child based on the real-life experience of Jazz Jennings, who has become… read more
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11. Heartstopper: Volume Five (Heartstopper, #5)
By: Alice Oseman
4.49
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. The bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about l… read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Una parte de la intimidad consiste en confiar en alguien lo suficiente como para renunciar a una parte de ese control. Y eso, a veces, es muy difícil. Pero es importante que recuerdes que, si Nick y …"-Alice Oseman, Heartstopper: Volume Five (Heartstopper, #5)
12. Felix Ever After
By: Kacen Callender
4.24
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From Stonewall and Lambda Award-winning author Kacen Callender comes a revelatory YA novel about a … read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"It's easier, sometimes, to love when you know it's a love you can't have."-Kacen Callender, Felix Ever After
"It's easier to accept hurt and pain, sometimes, than love and acceptance."-Kacen Callender, Felix Ever After
"For trans and nonbinary youth: You're beautiful. You're important. You're valid. You're perfect."-Kacen Callender, Felix Ever After
"Yeah. I don’t know, I always feel like I can’t figure out how to just stop watching and actually join."-Kacen Callender, Felix Ever After
13. Flamer
By: Mike Curato
4.32
Format: 366 pages, Paperback
Award-winning author and artist Mike Curato draws on his own experiences in Flamer, his debut graph… read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- banned books
- young adult
- fiction
- queer
14. Melissa
By: Alex Gino
4.10
Format: 213 pages, Kindle Edition
When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- banned books
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Girl problems?"-Alex Gino, Melissa
"My dad’s cleaning!"-Alex Gino, Melissa
"Some of us take death very seriously."-Alex Gino, Melissa
"I still don’t see why I can’t just take the next bus,"-Alex Gino, Melissa
15. Camp QUILTBAG
By: Nicole Melleby
4.10
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed authors of Hurricane Season and Ana on the Edge, an unforgettable story about th… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
16. Gender Queer
By: Maia Kobabe
4.28
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would … read more
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- lgbt
- banned books
- queer
"I don't"-Maia Kobabe, Gender Queer
"My deepest emotional relationships have always been with women. Did that mean I was a lesbian? But my sexual fantasies involved two male partners. Was I a gay boy tapped in a girl's body? The knowled…"-Maia Kobabe, Gender Queer
"Some people are born in the mountains, while others are born by the sea. Some people are happy to live in the place they were born, while others must make a journey to reach the climate in which they…"-Maia Kobabe, Gender Queer
"As I pondered a pronoun change, I began to think of gender less as a scale and more as a landscape. Some people are born in the mountains, while others are born by the sea. Some people are happy to l…"-Maia Kobabe, Gender Queer
17. Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)
By: Kelly Yang
4.38
Format: 298 pages, Hardcover
Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"It's going to be okay. I'll make friends, and if I don't, I'll borrow books from the library."-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)
"It was hard not to stare at Jason's mom, specifically the humongous diamond on her hand. I thought I might go blind."-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)
"It was hard not to stare at Jjason's mom, specifically the humongous diamond on her hand. I thought I might go blind."-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)
"At this point, my mom started crying. She let out a sob so thunderous, I wondered if my cousins in China could hear her."-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)
18. Other Words for Home
By: Jasmine Warga
4.42
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
I am learning how to be sad and happy at the same time. Jude never thought she’d be leaving h… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Americans are obsessed with murder"-Jasmine Warga, Other Words for Home
"You will belong here. . .You will make anywhere beautiful."-Jasmine Warga, Other Words for Home
"It seems like the kind of place where dreams could grow and live."-Jasmine Warga, Other Words for Home
"Mama hugs me and I hold her back. Sometimes all you can do is hold on."-Jasmine Warga, Other Words for Home
19. Too Bright to See
By: Kyle Lukoff
4.13
Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition
A haunting ghost story about navigating grief, growing up, and growing into a new gender identity … read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- queer
"I've only known what that truth is for a morning, but can't imagine waiting another second to start the rest of my life as myself."-Kyle Lukoff, Too Bright to See
20. All Boys Aren’t Blue
By: George M. Johnson
4.20
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson explor… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
- banned books
- contemporary
- audiobook
"History has an interesting way of painting."-George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue
"The first person you are ever an activist for is yourself."-George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue
"We are not as different as you think, and all our stories deserve to be celebrated and told."-George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue
"When people ask me how I got into activism, I often say, “The first person you are ever an activist for is yourself."-George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue
21. The Girl from the Sea
By: Molly Knox Ostertag
4.14
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From the author of The Witch Boy trilogy comes a graphic novel about family, romance, and first lov… read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Sometimes plans must change, my love."-Molly Knox Ostertag, The Girl from the Sea
"*creepy ghost whispers* morgan... THAT'S IT SHE'S DEAD"-Molly Knox Ostertag, The Girl from the Sea
"Sometimes you have to let your life get messy. That's how you get to the good parts"-Molly Knox Ostertag, The Girl from the Sea
22. Answers in the Pages
By: David Levithan
4.32
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A bold, timely novel about speaking up and coming out as parents lobby to ban a beloved book from t… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"We are who we are, and we'll be who we'll be. A book can make us feel that, but it can't invent that. It's already inside us."-David Levithan, Answers in the Pages
23. Starfish
By: Lisa Fipps
4.46
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Ellie is tired of being fat-shamed and does something about it in this debut novel-in-verse. Eve… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"I'm a starfish, taking p all the room I want."-Lisa Fipps, Starfish
"I'm a starfish, taking up all the room I want."-Lisa Fipps, Starfish
"DNA doesn't make you family. Love does. Actions do."-Lisa Fipps, Starfish
"No matter what others say or do, embrace what makes you, you."-Lisa Fipps, Starfish
24. Small Town Pride
By: Phil Stamper
4.15
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From acclaimed author Phil Stamper (The Gravity of Us and As Far as You'll Take Me) comes a poignan… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"If people can wear their hate so proudly on their sleeve, why can't I wear acceptance in the same way?" (pg.137)"-Phil Stamper, Small Town Pride
25. Different Kinds of Fruit
By: Kyle Lukoff
4.08
Format: 313 pages, Hardcover
In this funny and hugely heartfelt novel from a Stonewall Award winner, a sixth-grader’s life is tu… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
26. Zenobia July
By: Lisa Bunker
4.10
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The critically acclaimed author of Felix Yz crafts a bold, heartfelt story about a trans girl solvi… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
27. When Aidan Became A Brother
By: Kyle Lukoff
4.54
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
When Aidan was born, everyone thought he was a girl. His parents gave him a pretty name, his room l… read more
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- childrens
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- banned books
- fiction
- queer
28. Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice (Something Happened Series)
By: Marianne Celano
4.22
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Something Happened in Our Town follows two families—one White, one Black—as they discuss a police s… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- banned books
- fiction
- contemporary
29. Jude Saves the World
By: Ronnie Riley
4.23
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Twelve-year-old Jude struggles with some things: focusing at school, feeling like everything rests … read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- contemporary
- queer
30. This Is Our Rainbow: 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us
By: Katherine Locke
4.16
Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition
The first LGBTQIA+ anthology for middle-graders featuring stories for every letter of the acronym, … read more
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- lgbt
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
31. Mer Made
By: S.T. Lynn
3.51
Format: None pages, ebook
Erika is transgender. She's known since she was young; being a woman just fit better. She loved to … read more
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- lgbt
- fiction
- queer
