Birthday
By: Meredith Russo
4.19
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Boyhood meets The Sun Is Also a Star in this unconventional love story by award-winning author Mere…
Want to Read $ 9.99"I bury my face in the crook of his neck and laugh at nothing in particular, at how funny the world can be, at how weird it is that he’s a boy. How weird it is that he’s a boy."-Meredith Russo, Birthday
"If I were gay and I heard everyone around me constantly calling everything they don't like gay and yelling 'fag!' at the drop of a hat, maybe that would make it hard to come out even to people I care about."-Meredith Russo, Birthday
"My thoughts drift to Mom and I wonder if I would have been able to tell her how I felt wrong in my own body, if she would have understood. Mom was sensitive, and soft-spoken, and always kind—even to people I could tell she didn’t like. I think she would have loved me no matter what. I guess I’ll never know. But I can hope."-Meredith Russo, Birthday
"I put one of my headphones back in, watch the road drift by, and try not to think about how Eric couldn’t hear me at the water park, and how my secret is still safe, and how Eric looked cute without a shirt on, and how I wish I didn’t even think that. It had been a mistake to think to tell him. I push the truth down. Bury it. Stick a grave marker on top. What’s one more year of life as a boy?"-Meredith Russo, Birthday
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1. Being Emily
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3.84
Format: 179 pages, Paperback
They say that whoever you are it's okay, you were born that way. Those words don't comfort Emily, b… read more
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2. A Safe Girl to Love
By: Casey Plett
4.07
Format: 242 pages, Paperback
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3. 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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4. 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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5. This Winter
By: Alice Oseman
3.64
Format: 216 pages, ebook
A short story, based on characters from Solitaire - praised as 'The Catcher in the Rye for the digi… read more
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6. Anything Could Happen
By: Will Walton
4.26
Format: None pages, Hardcover
When you're in love with the wrong person for the right reasons, anything could happen. Tretch live… read more
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7. 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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"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)
8. El libro de los libros: La vida lectora a través de las páginas
By: Rodrigo Unda
4.13
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
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9. I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)
By: Mason Deaver
4.16
Format: 329 pages, Hardcover
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"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)
10. Stay Gold
By: Tobly McSmith
3.84
Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition
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"When you’re seen as different, it’s best to go with the flow, pick your battles, and plan the right times to push back."-Tobly McSmith, Stay Gold
11. Birthday
By: Meredith Russo
4.19
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
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"I bury my face in the crook of his neck and laugh at nothing in particular, at how funny the world can be, at how weird it is that he’s a boy. How weird it is that he’s a boy."-Meredith Russo, Birthday
"If I were gay and I heard everyone around me constantly calling everything they don't like gay and yelling 'fag!' at the drop of a hat, maybe that would make it hard to come out even to people I care…"-Meredith Russo, Birthday
"My thoughts drift to Mom and I wonder if I would have been able to tell her how I felt wrong in my own body, if she would have understood. Mom was sensitive, and soft-spoken, and always kind—even to …"-Meredith Russo, Birthday
"I put one of my headphones back in, watch the road drift by, and try not to think about how Eric couldn’t hear me at the water park, and how my secret is still safe, and how Eric looked cute without …"-Meredith Russo, Birthday
12. Ryan and Avery
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3.89
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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"When Ryan's pickup appears within the snowfall, Avery's heart becomes the opposite of snowfall-that strange, windblown moment when you look and see the snow is actually drifting upward. Snowrise. Whe…"-David Levithan, Ryan and Avery
13. Hideous Beauty
By: William Hussey
4.03
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
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14. Little Fish
By: Casey Plett
3.86
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
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"Maybe living through it isn't the only hard part. Maybe being in the world afterward is also the hard part."-Casey Plett, Little Fish
"Wendy knew how to deal with looking cis and she knew how to deal with looking trans, but she would never, ever figure out how to be both. How the world could treat her so differently—within days or h…"-Casey Plett, Little Fish
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15. We Are Totally Normal
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2.62
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Format: 352 pages, Paperback
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19. The Pieces of Ourselves
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3.99
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20. Lessons in Lesbianism
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4.06
Format: 149 pages, Kindle Edition
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21. The Transition Zone (The Bradford McKinley Chronicles, #2)
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