Title: I’ll Get There. It Better be Worth the Trip Author: James Donovan Original Publication Date: June 1969 Original Publisher: Harper & Row Page Length: 199 Queer Representation: 2 possibly gay teenage boy protagonists   Widely regarded as the first ever novel to explicitly address themes of queerness meant for a young adult audience, I’ll Get There, […]

    Title: Weetzie Bat Author: Francesca Lia Block Original Publication Date: 1989 Original Publisher: HarperCollins Page Length: 128 Queer Representation: 2 gay male primary characters     The first modern queer young adult fairy tale and a novel that helps readers to believe in magic and happy endings. Memorable Quote: “She knew they were all afraid. But love and disease are […]

      Title: Boy Meets Boy Author: David Levithan Original Publication Date: September 1, 2003 Original Publisher: Knopf Page Length: 185 Queer Representation: Gay male protagonist, multiple lesbian, bi, trans, queer + secondary characters     Levithan offers readers a hopeful look into a utopian world where being queer is not only normal, but may even be better than […]