19 must-read queer books like The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag

Cover of The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag

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…

"Sometimes plans must change, my love."

-Molly Knox Ostertag, The Girl from the Sea

"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

"*creepy ghost whispers* morgan... THAT'S IT SHE'S DEAD"

-Molly Knox Ostertag, The Girl from the Sea

If you liked the queer plot in The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag , here is a list of 19 books like this:

Cover of The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

1. The Prince and the Dressmaker

By: Jen Wang

4.35

Format: 277 pages, Paperback

Paris, at the dawn of the modern age: Prince Sebastian is looking for a bride―or rather, his par… read more

Similar categories in Jen Wang's The Prince and the Dressmaker book and Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
"I'm a prince who likes dresses."

-Jen Wang, The Prince and the Dressmaker

"This job won't love you back, you know."

-Jen Wang, The Prince and the Dressmaker

"You're a secret, which means I'm a secret!"

-Jen Wang, The Prince and the Dressmaker

"Don't work too hard. This job won't love you back, you know."

-Jen Wang, The Prince and the Dressmaker

Cover of This One Summer by Jillian Tamaki, Mariko Tamaki

2. This One Summer

By: Jillian Tamaki , Mariko Tamaki

3.69

Format: 324 pages, Hardcover

Every summer, Rose goes with her mom and dad to a lake house in Awago Beach. It's their getaway, th… read more

Similar categories in Jillian Tamaki's This One Summer book and Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea

  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Don't worry about any of this stuff, okay? It's all just adult junk that doesn't mean anything."

-Jillian Tamaki, This One Summer

Cover of Nimona by None

3. Nimona

By: None

4.00

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

The graphic novel debut from rising star Noelle Stevenson, based on her beloved and critically accl… read more

Similar categories in None's Nimona book and Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer

4. Princess Princess Ever After

By: Kay O'Neill

3.65

Format: 276 pages, Hardcover

When the heroic princess Amira rescues the kind-hearted princess Sadie from her tower prison, neith… read more

Similar categories in Kay O'Neill's Princess Princess Ever After book and Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1) by Kay O'Neill

5. The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1)

By: Kay O'Neill

4.35

Format: 71 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of Princess Princess Ever After comes The Tea Dragon Society, a charm… read more

Similar categories in Kay O'Neill's The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1) book and Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"when one feels displaced, it can take a while for the connections to grow."

-Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1)

"los recuerdos no sólo viven en tu interior minette. Residen en toda la gente y objetos con los que compartes tu vida"

-Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1)

"Just because something comes easily to you, does not mean it has no value. You find it effortless because you love it, and that is why it is your gift."

-Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1)

"everything that happens is part of your wholeness. the sadness, the loss, the hurt, as well as the joy, the love, the friendship -- it is all part of your tapestry .... remember that you are whole."

-Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1)

Cover of Heartstopper: Volume Five (Heartstopper, #5) by Alice Oseman

6. 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

Similar categories in Alice Oseman's Heartstopper: Volume Five (Heartstopper, #5) book and Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • 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)

Cover of The Tea Dragon Festival (Tea Dragon, #2) by Kay O'Neill

7. The Tea Dragon Festival (Tea Dragon, #2)

By: Kay O'Neill

4.41

Format: 135 pages, Hardcover

Rinn has grown up with the Tea Dragons that inhabit their village, but stumbling across a real drag… read more

Similar categories in Kay O'Neill's The Tea Dragon Festival (Tea Dragon, #2) book and Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"We won't stay away so long this time. I forgot how good home tastes."

-Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Festival (Tea Dragon, #2)

"Aedhan: My name is Aedhan, of the Shining Wing Clan. Erik: I'm Erik, of the mountain vegetable picker clan!"

-Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Festival (Tea Dragon, #2)

Cover of The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

8. The Magic Fish

By: Trung Le Nguyen

4.51

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Tiến loves his family and his friends…but Tiến has a secret he's been keeping from them, and it mig… read more

Similar categories in Trung Le Nguyen's The Magic Fish book and Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • queer
"To me, language is a map to help you figure out where you are. If you can't read the map, you're lost"

-Trung Le Nguyen, The Magic Fish

"The space between two shores is the ocean and being caught in between feels like drowning. And, really, what is the point of tears among so much salt water?"

-Trung Le Nguyen, The Magic Fish

Cover of The Tea Dragon Tapestry (Tea Dragon, #3) by Kay O'Neill

9. The Tea Dragon Tapestry (Tea Dragon, #3)

By: Kay O'Neill

4.50

Format: 135 pages, Hardcover

Join Greta and Minette once more for the heartwarming conclusion of the award-winning Tea Dragon se… read more

Similar categories in Kay O'Neill's The Tea Dragon Tapestry (Tea Dragon, #3) book and Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Everything that happens is part of your wholeness."

-Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Tapestry (Tea Dragon, #3)

"When someone is grieving, the best thing you can do is let them heal on their own, and show them that you'll be there for them."

-Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Tapestry (Tea Dragon, #3)

"You feel like you've lost your path. It's natural to be sad. It's alright to let those feelings wash over you, and give them time to soak into the earth. That's when things start to grow again."

-Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Tapestry (Tea Dragon, #3)

"Well I am, now. But I wasn't always so ready to call it my home--when one feels displaced, it can take a while for the connections to grow. Once I was ready, it felt like I was part of a new song tha…"

-Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Tapestry (Tea Dragon, #3)

Cover of Sheets (Sheets, #1) by Brenna Thummler

10. Sheets (Sheets, #1)

By: Brenna Thummler

3.84

Format: 242 pages, Paperback

Marjorie Glatt feels like a ghost. A practical thirteen year old in charge of the family laundry bu… read more

Similar categories in Brenna Thummler's Sheets (Sheets, #1) book and Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea

  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"patience is the thread of healing."

-Brenna Thummler, Sheets (Sheets, #1)

Cover of The Moth Keeper by Kay O'Neill

11. The Moth Keeper

By: Kay O'Neill

4.08

Format: 257 pages, Paperback

Being a Moth Keeper is a huge responsibility and a great honor, but what happens when the new Moth … read more

Similar categories in Kay O'Neill's The Moth Keeper book and Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier

12. Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms

By: Crystal Frasier

4.24

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

A sweet, queer teen romance perfect for fans of Fence and Check, Please!Annie is a smart, antisocia… read more

Similar categories in Crystal Frasier's Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms book and Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Oh? You're held to a different standard because of others' preconceptions?"

-Crystal Frasier, Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms

Cover of Snapdragon by Kat Leyh

13. Snapdragon

By: Kat Leyh

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Kat Leyh’s Snapdragon is a magical realist graphic novel about a young girl who befriends her town’… read more

Similar categories in Kat Leyh's Snapdragon book and Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

14. Squad

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

3.79

Format: 213 pages, Hardcover

Pretty Little Liars meets Teen Wolf in this fast-paced, sharply funny, and patriarchy-smashing grap… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Tokuda-Hall's Squad book and Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"F*ck ever needing a tampon and having no one answer when you ask for help."

-Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Squad

Cover of If You'll Have Me by Eunnie

15. If You'll Have Me

By: Eunnie

4.44

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“Super sweet and totally heartwarming!”—Alice Oseman, bestselling author of Heartstopper and Lovele… read more

Similar categories in Eunnie's If You'll Have Me book and Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki

16. Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

By: Mariko Tamaki

3.86

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

All Freddy Riley wants is for Laura Dean to stop breaking up with her. The day they got together… read more

Similar categories in Mariko Tamaki's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me book and Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Have faith in yourself to know what's right for you. Whatever answer you need, it's inside you somewhere."

-Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

"It's true that giving can be a part of love. But, contrary to popular belief, love should never take from you, Freddy."

-Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

"Of course, I know there are LGBTQIA activists out there who fought for centuries for me to have the right to fuck up like this"

-Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

"Polyamorous or monogamous, your love should be a thing that brings something to you. It’s true that giving can be a part of love, but contrary to popular belief, your love should never take from you."

-Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

Cover of Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

17. 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

Similar categories in Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer book and Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
  • lgbt
"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

Cover of Mooncakes by Suzanne  Walker

18. 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

Similar categories in Suzanne Walker's Mooncakes book and Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz

19. The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich

By: Deya Muniz

4.40

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A funny, heartfelt YA romance about finding love—and lots of grilled cheese sandwiches—in the place… read more

Similar categories in Deya Muniz's The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich book and Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag

20. 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

Similar categories in Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea book and Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • 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

Cover of Bloom by Kevin Panetta

21. Bloom

By: Kevin Panetta

3.91

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Though he loved working there as a kid, Ari cannot fathom a life wasting away over rising dough and… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Panetta's Bloom book and Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Jeez! Why is my family manhandling me at this wedding?"

-Kevin Panetta, Bloom

"Maybe just...Don't try to be what you think you should be. Be what you love."

-Kevin Panetta, Bloom

"...what does he think is going to happen? An angel will just fall from the sky?"

-Kevin Panetta, Bloom

"Got 'em! Comfortable shoes! Oh my God. They're like pillows. I hate high heels."

-Kevin Panetta, Bloom

19 must-read fiction books like The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag

Transform Your Habits

The Prince and the Dressmaker

Jen Wang

4.35

Transform Your Habits

This One Summer

Jillian Tamaki , Mariko Tamaki

3.69

Transform Your Habits

Nimona

None

4.00

Transform Your Habits

The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1)

Kay O'Neill

4.35

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19 Top fiction books like The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1) by Kay O'Neill

Transform Your Habits

The Prince and the Dressmaker

Jen Wang

4.35

Transform Your Habits

Nimona

None

4.00

Transform Your Habits

The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1)

Kay O'Neill

4.35

Transform Your Habits

Heartstopper: Volume Five (Heartstopper, #5)

Alice Oseman

4.49

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