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LGBTQ+ for Teens

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  • Sixteen-year-old, not-so-openly-gay Simon Spier is blackmailed into playing wingman for his classmate or else his sexual identity—and that of his pen pal—will be revealed.
    BookNew York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015] — YA ALBERTALLI, B.
  • Stonewall

    Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights

    Bausum, Ann,
    The award-winning author of Marching to the Mountaintop presents a history of gay tolerance that traces the progression of civil rights for gay citizens and identifies the prejudices and misconceptions that have criminalized homosexual…
    BookNew York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), 2015. — YA 306.766 BAUSUM Ann
  • The concept of gender-neutral pronouns is introduced through a graphic novel tale of Archie, a snarky genderqueer artist, and cisgender Tristan, who is looking for an easy way to introduce these pronouns to his diverse workplace.
    Graphic NovelPortland, Oregon : Limerence Press, 2018. — YA 306.768 BONGIOVANNI
  • Living a seemingly idyllic existence as a star wrestler and video game aficionado, Brendan endures the psychological torment of having a secret gender identity while his girlfriend, Vanessa, struggles to protect their relationship. Told…
    BookNew York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2013. — YA CLARK Kristin
  • Returning home to Los Angeles from her New England boarding school, Suzette considers staying home for good so that she can be near her friends, her crush, and her recently diagnosed bipolar brother, a situation complicated by her growing…
    BookNew York : Little, Brown and Company, 2017. — YA COLBERT, BRA
  • In the town of Blitheton, where fantasy creatures and humans live side-by-side, Julie strives to be normal, but a disastrous first date ends with a horrible spell being cast on her friend Chet and the mythical pals team up to find the…
    Graphic NovelPortland, OR : Image Comics, Inc., 2018. — YAGN MOO V. 1
  • When thirteen year-old queer African American Charlie questions her belief in God, she spends a week at an all-white Christian youth camp for some soul searching.
    Graphic Novel[Chicago] : Iron Circus Comics, [2017] — GN GILLMAN
  • Beyond Magenta

    Transgender Teens Speak Out

    Kuklin, Susan,
    Draws on six first-person interviews to share compassionate insights into the teen transgender experience, tracing each individual's emotional and physical journey as it was shaped by family dynamics, living situations and the transition…
    BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, [2014] — YA 306.768 KUK
  • Running back to college and shutting out everyone from her life in California after a traumatic summer that nobody else knows about, Marin is forced to confront what happened during a lonely, fateful winter break.
    BookNew York : Dutton Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2017] — Y LACOUR
  • Two friends on a Grand Tour of 18th-century Europe stumble across a magical artifact that leads them from Paris to Venice in a dangerous manhunt shaped by pirates, highwaymen and their growing attraction to one another.
    BookNew York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017] — YA LEE, MAC MS #1
  • A highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue finds Felicity Montague traveling incognito with a mysterious benefactor in the hope of securing a job assisting her idol, Dr. Alexander Pratt, who is…
    BookNew York : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2018] — YA LEE, M.
  • As their deep friendship turns to love, Latina teenager Miel, who grows roses from her wrist, and Italian-Pakistani Samir, a transgender boy, fear their secrets will be exposed by the beautiful Bonner girls, four sisters rumored to be…
    BookNew York : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Griffin, 2016. — YA MCL
  • A LGBTQ chronicle for teens shares hip, engaging facts about 23 influential gender-ambiguous notables from the era of the Roman Empire to the present, exploring how they defied convention to promote civil rights, pursue relationships on…
    BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017] — Y 306.766 PRA
  • A newcomer to a Tennessee community hides the secret about her gender reassignment that forces her to keep potential new friends at arm's length before meeting easygoing Grant, who captures her heart and who she fears will not accept the…
    BookNew York : Flatiron Books, 2016. — Y RUSSO
  • Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.
    BookNew York : Simon & Schuster BFYR, c2012.
  • Documents the true story of two Oakland high school students, a white teen from a privileged private school and a black youth from a school overshadowed by crime, whose fateful interaction triggered devastating consequences for both,…
    BookNew York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2017. — YA 364.155 SLATER Dashka
  • Best friends Jo, April, Mal, Molly, and Ripley spend a fun summer at Lumberjane scout camp where they encounter yetis, three-eyed wolves, and giant falcons while solving a mystery that holds the fate of the world in the balance.
    Graphic NovelLos Angeles, CA : BOOM! Box, 2015. — YAGN LUMBERJANES V.1