LGBTQIA+ books for teens

Only this Beautiful Moment

Abdi Nazemian

From the Stonewall Honor-winning author of Like a Love Story comes a sweeping story of three generations of boys in the same Iranian family.

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Out of the Blue

Jason June

In Los Angeles with a human body and a new name, Crest meets Sean, a human lifeguard whose boyfriend has recently dumped him.

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Belle of the Ball

Mari Costa

A young adult graphic novel about high school wallflower Belle Hawkins, who ends up in a love triangle after tutoring the girlfriend of her crush.

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The Dos and Donuts of Love

Adiba Jaigirdar

Will Shireen find the recipe for love or disaster on the Junior Irish Baking Show? Delicious food, intense competition and whirlwind romance combine in this heart-warming queer YA love story…

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Pride and Prejudice and the City

Rachael Lippincott

From the New York Times bestselling coauthor of Five Feet Apart and She Gets the Girl comes a fresh and inventive sapphic romantic comedy.

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She Is a Haunting

Trang Thanh Tran

Debut author Trang Thanh Tran explores complex family dynamics and exhilarating romance as a teen girl tries to save her family and herself from a deadly haunted house.

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The Breakup Lists

Adib Khorram

Love is more complicated than "boy meets boy" in bestselling author Adib Khorram's sharply funny new romantic comedy, set in the sordid world of high school theatre.

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Otherworldly

F.T. Lukens

A sceptic and a supernatural creature get more than they bargain for when they make crossroads deal to save themselves. A perfect LGBT+ romantic fantasy for fans of Rainbow Rowell…

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The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester

Maya MacGregor

A gripping murder mystery that will keep you turning pages, ghosts, romance, and a treasure trove of queer characters with depth and heart.

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If You’ll Have Me

Eunnie

A beautifully-illustrated, irresistibly romantic debut graphic novel that explores and celebrates Sapphic first love, perfect for fans of Heartstopper and She Gets the Girl.

'Super sweet and totally heartwarming!' -…

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The Other Merlin

Robyn Schneider

Emry, the daughter of the famed wizard Merlin, must disguise herself as her twin brother to learn magic in Prince Arthur’s court, where she finds scandal, danger, and romance.

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Straight Expectations

Calum McSwiggan

Seventeen-year-old Max has always been out and proud. But every time he looks around his small school, he sees straight couples everywhere. It's everything he's ever wanted for himself, but…

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Never Trust a Gemini

Freja Nicole Woolf

Star-crazed, star-crossed - and starting to fall in love. Meet Cat Phillips: chaotic teen lesbian and self-confessed clown…

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Catfish Rolling

Clara Kumagai

Sora must venture into uncharted spaces within shifting time zones to find her parents.

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This Is the Way the World Ends

Jen Wilde

You are cordially invited to spend one fateful night surviving an elite private school's epic masquerade ball in Jen Wilde's debut thriller.

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The Luis Ortega Survival Club

Sonora Reyes

From the bestselling author of the National Book Award Finalist The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School comes a revenge story told with nuance, heart, and the possibility of healing.

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I Like Me Better

Robby Weber

This is not how soccer star Zack Martin thought his summer would go.

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Afterglow

Phil Stamper

Bestselling author Phil Stamper takes the Golden Boys from summer fun to senior year in the next installment of his charming duology.

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If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come

Jen St. Jude

Avery Byrne has secrets. She’s queer; she’s in love with her best friend, Cass; and she’s suffering from undiagnosed clinical depression.

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Imogen, Obviously

Becky Albertalli

The sensational new novel from Becky Albertalli, best-selling author of Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda.

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Lose You to Find Me

Erik J. Brown

Tommy - an aspiring chef - is thrown together with his childhood crush Gabe when he starts work at a retirement home.

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Fake Dates and Mooncakes

Sher Lee

An aspiring chef discovers the recipe for love is more complicated than it seems when he starts fake-dating a handsome new customer.

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The Quiet and the Loud

Helena Fox

A novel about the contours of friendship, family, forgiveness, trauma and love that explores the stories we suppress and the stories we speak.

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Red, White & Royal Blue

Casey McQuiston

What happens when America's First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales?

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Ace of Spades

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

A compelling, incendiary, and unputdownable thriller with a shocking twist, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé delves deep into the heart of institutionalized racism with this compulsive debut.

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Hell Followed with Us

Andrew Joseph White

A furious, queer debut novel about embracing the monster within and unleashing its power against your oppressors. Perfect for fans of Gideon the Ninth and Annihilation.

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Lies We Sing to the Sea

Sarah Underwood

A fantasy romance, by dazzling new talent Sarah Underwood, inspired by Greek mythology and the tale of Penelope’s twelve hanged maids.

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Different for Boys

Patrick Ness

A poignant and moving LGBTQ+ story that explores sexuality and masculinity with a touch of humour, by twice Carnegie Medal-winner and bestselling author Patrick Ness.

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Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did)

Tess Sharpe

An utterly compelling will-they-won’t-they slow-burn queer romance from the bestselling author of THE GIRLS I’VE BEEN.

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Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution

Kacen Callender

From the bestselling and award-winning author of Felix Ever After comes a heart-melting and joyful romance.

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Something Certain, Maybe

Sara Barnard

From Sara Barnard, winner of the YA Book Prize comes a novel fall about friendships, first love, and embracing the uncertainty of an unknowable future.

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Ophelia After All

Racquel Marie

A teen girl navigates friendship drama, the end of high school, and discovering her queerness in Ophelia After All, a hilarious and heartfelt contemporary YA debut by author Racquel Marie.

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The Sunbearer Trials

Aiden Thomas

Welcome to The Sunbearer Trials, where ten semidioses compete in a series of challenges with the highest of stakes, in this electric new Mexican-inspired fantasy from Aiden Thomas, the New…

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Darius the Great Deserves Better

Adib Khorram

In this companion to the award-winning Darius the Great Is Not Okay, Darius suddenly has it all: a boyfriend, an internship, a spot on the soccer team. It’s everything he’s…

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A Tale of Two Princes

Eric Geron

When Edward and Billy meet by chance in New York City, they discover that they are long-lost twins, and their lives are forever changed.

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Bruised

Tanya Boteju

A searing portrait of self-discovery; soulful and captivating. –Kirkus

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All That’s Left in the World

Erik J. Brown

A queer dystopian romance about courage, hope and humanity.

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Friday I’m in Love

Camryn Garrett

After not being able to have a sweet sixteen party, Mahalia decides to throw a coming out party to celebrate love and herself –

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The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School

Sonora Reyes

Sonora Reyes’ debut YA novel is a knockout-a sharply funny and incredibly moving portrait of a queer Mexican American girl learning to celebrate who she is at her very core.

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One Last Stop

Casey McQuiston

One Last Stop is a magical, sexy, big-hearted romance where the impossible becomes possible from New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston.

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The Gravity of Us

Phil Stamper

When his volatile father is picked to become an astronaut for NASA’s mission to Mars, seventeen-year-old Cal, an aspiring journalist, reluctantly moves from Brooklyn to Houston, Texas, and looks for…

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Cemetery Boys

Aiden Thomas

Yadriel, a trans boy, summons the angry spirit of his high school’s bad boy, and agrees to help him learn how he died, thereby proving himself a brujo, not a…

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Not My Problem

Ciara Smyth

In this witty and engaging novel, Irish author Smyth creates a flawed teen girl, Aideen, who makes a credible journey from self-protectively tough to ready and willing to face her…

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Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating

Adiba Jaigirdar

WINNER OF THE YA BOOK PRIZE 2022! Hani and Ishu couldn’t be less alike - and they definitely don’t like each other. But when fates collide and they pretend to…

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What If It’s Us

Adam Silvera,Becky Albertalli

From bestselling authors Becky Albertalli (Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda which was made into the film Love, Simon) and Adam Silvera (They Both Die At The End) comes a…

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She Drives Me Crazy

Kelly Quindlen

For fans of Becky Albertalli and Casey McQuiston comes the comedic enemies to lovers LGBTQ+ high school romance She Drives Me Crazy from Kelly Quindlen.

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Heartstopper: Volume One

Alice Oseman

Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. An LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between - for fans of The Art of…

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Heartstopper: Volume Two

Alice Oseman

Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. An LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between: this is the second volume of Heartstopper…

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LGBTQIA+ books for teens

Only this Beautiful Moment

Out of the Blue

Belle of the Ball

The Dos and Donuts of Love

Pride and Prejudice and the City

She Is a Haunting

The Breakup Lists

Otherworldly

The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester

If You’ll Have Me

The Other Merlin

Straight Expectations

Never Trust a Gemini

Catfish Rolling

This Is the Way the World Ends

The Luis Ortega Survival Club

I Like Me Better

Afterglow

If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come

Imogen, Obviously

Lose You to Find Me

Fake Dates and Mooncakes

The Quiet and the Loud

Red, White & Royal Blue

Ace of Spades

Hell Followed with Us

Lies We Sing to the Sea

Different for Boys

Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did)

Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution

Something Certain, Maybe

Ophelia After All

The Sunbearer Trials

Darius the Great Deserves Better

A Tale of Two Princes

Bruised

All That’s Left in the World

Friday I’m in Love

The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School

One Last Stop

The Gravity of Us

Cemetery Boys

Not My Problem

Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating

What If It’s Us

She Drives Me Crazy

Heartstopper: Volume One

Heartstopper: Volume Two