Young Adult

Queer Young Adult Novels Organized by Year

Below you will find a compiled list of young adult books with queer main characters.  If  you click on a red title, it will bring you to a review of that book. 

This list is far from complete, but constantly growing, so check back often.

L= lesbian   G= gay   B= bisexual   Tm= transmale   Tf= transfemale   Q= queer   I= intersex   A= asexual   Gf= genderfluid   Gq= genderqueer   Nb= nonbinary   P= pansexual

+ indicates other minor queer characters

asterisk (*) denotes queer primary characters of color

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1969

1970 

1971

1972

  • The Man Without a Face by Isabelle Holland G

1973

1974

  • Trying Hard to Hear You by Sandra Scoppettone G

1975

1976 

  • Ruby by Guy Rosa L*
  • What’s This About Pete?  by Mary W. Sullivan G

1977

  • Sticks and Stones  by Lynn Hall G
  • I’ll Love You When You’re More Like Me by M.E. Kerr G

1978

1979

  • In the Tent by David Rees G

1980

  • The Wing and the Flame by Emily Hanlon G
  • Breaking Up by Norma Klein L
  • Bouquets for Brimbal by J.P. Reading L
  • The Last of Eden by Stephanie Tolan  L

1981

  • What Happened to Mr. Forster by Gary Bargar G
  • Crush by Jane Futcher L
  • Come Out Smiling by Elizabeth Levy L
  • Counter Play/The Truth About Alex by Anne Snyder and Louis Pelletier  G
  • Call Me Margo by Judith St. George L

1982

  • Just Hold On by Scott Bunn G
  • Dance on My Grave by Aiden Chambers G
  • Annie On My Mind by Nancy Garden L
  • Just the Right Ammount of Wrong by Larry Hulse G
  • The Milkman’s on His Way by David Rees  G

1983

  • Independence Day by B.A. Ecker G
  • Flick by Wendy Ann Kesselman L
  • All-American Boys by Frank Mosca G
  • The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth by Marilyn Singer G

1984

  • Who Lies Inside by Timothy Ireland G
  • A House Like a Lotus by Madeline L’Engle L
  • Out of the Winter Gardens by David Rees G
  • You Win Some, You Lose Some by Jean Ure G

1985

  • Big Man and the Burn-Out by Clayton Bess G

1986

  • Happily Ever After by Hila Colman G
  • Night Kites by M.E. Kerr G
  • Elliott and Win by Carolyn Meyer G
  • Act Well Your Part by Don Sakers G
  • The Other Side of the Fence by Jean Ure G
  • Crazy Vanilla by Barbara Wersba G

1987

  • My Life as a Body by Norma Klein G-L
  • The Good Side of My Heart by Ann Rinaldi G

1988

  • Now That I Know by Norma Klein G
  • The Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge G
  • Just Be Gorgeous by Barbara Wersba G

1989

  • Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block G
  • S.P. Likes A.D.  by Catherine Brett L
  • Those Other People by Alice Childress G
  • Jack by A.M. Homes G
  • The Colour of His Hair by David Rees G
  • Unlived Affections by George Shannon G

1990

  • Rumors and Whispers by Marilyn Levy G
  • Face the Dragon by Joyce Sweeney G
  • The Method by Paul Robert Walker G
  • The Kingdom and the Sea by Robert Westall G

1991

  • Witch Baby by Francesca Lia Block G
  • Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher G
  • Lark in the Morning by Nancy Garden L
  • Two Weeks with the Queen by Morris Gleitzman G
  • The Drowning of Stephan Jones by Bette Greene G
  • Getting It Right by Jesse Maguire G
  • The Dear One by Jacqueline Woodson L

1992

  • When Heroes Die by Penn Raife Durant G
  • We’re Not Alone by Rik Isensee GL
  • Bad Boy by Diana Wieler G

1993

  • The Mayday Rampage by Clayton Bess G
  • Missing Angel Juan by Francesca Lia Block  G+
  • Black Swan by Farrukh Dhondy G
  • Real Heroes by Marilyn Kaye G
  • The Cat Came Back by Hilary Mullins L
  • Twelve Days in August by Liza Ketchum Murrow G
  • Living in Secret by Christina Salat L
  • Peter by Kate Walker G

1994

  • Am I Blue? Coming Out from the Silence  edited by Marion Dane Bauer L-G-B-T-Q
  • My Brother Has AIDS by Deborah Davis G
  • Dive by Stacey Donovan L
  • Deliver Us from Evie by M.E. Kerr L
  • No Big Deal by Ellen Jaffe McClain
  • Earthshine by Theresa Nelson G
  • The Car by Gary Paulson G

1995

  • Diving for the Moon by Lee F. Bantle G
  • Baby Bebop by Francesca Lia Block G
  • Entries from a Hot Pink Notebook by Todd D. Brown G
  • Ironman by Chris Crutcher G
  • The Eagle Kite by Paula Fox G
  • Who Framed Lorenzo Garcia? by R.J. Hamilton GL
  • The Case of the Missing Mother by R.J. Hamilton L
  • Looking for Jamie Bridger by Nancy Springer G
  • Damned Strong Love: The True Story of Willi G. and Stephan K. by Lutz Van Dijk G
  • Tommy Stands Alone by Gloria Velasquez G
  • From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun by Jacqueline Woodson L

1996

  • Girl Goddess #9  by Francesca Lia Block G-L-Tf
  • My Father’s Scar by Michael Cart G
  • Life Magic by Melrose Cooper G
  • Good Moon Rising by Nancy Garden L
  • Dog Eat Dog by Chris Lynch G
  • Oasis by Gregory Maguire G
  • Unfinished Dreams by Jane Breskin Zalben G

1997

  • The Skull of Truth by Bruce Coville G
  • Talk to Me: Stories and a Novella by Carol Dines L
  • Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins by Emma Donoghue L
  • Desire Lines by Jack Gantos L
  • Split Just Right by Adele Griffin G
  • Breaking Boxes by A.M. Jenkins G
  • “Hello,” I Lied by M.E. Kerr GB
  • Blue Coyote by Liza Ketchum G
  • What I Know Now by Rodger Larson G
  • Babylon Boyz by Jess Mowry G
  • Whistle Me Home by Barbara Wersba G
  • The House You Pass on the Way by Jacqueline Woodson L*

1998

  • I was a Teenage Fairy by Francesca Lia Block G
  • The Necessary Hunger by Nina Revoyr L*
  • Tomorrow Wendy: A Love Story by Shelley Stoehr L

1999

  • When Jeff Comes Home by Catherine Atkins G
  • If It Doesn’t Kill You by Margaret Bechard G
  • Dare Truth or Promise by Paula Boock L
  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky G
  • And Featuring Bailey Wellcom as the Biscuit by Peggy Durbin L
  • The Year They Burned the Books by Nancy Garden LG
  • Alice on the Outside by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor L
  • A Face in Every Window by Han Nolan G
  • The Blue Lawn by William Taylor G
  • Jerome by William Taylor LG
  • November Ever After by Laura Torres L
  • Hard Love by Ellen Wittlinger L
  • Name Me Nobody by Lois-Ann Yamanaka L

2000

  • Kissing Tennessee, and Other Stories from the Stardust Dance by Kathi Appelt G
  • Eight Seconds by Jean Ferris G
  • Holly’s Secret by Nancy Garden L
  • Out of the Shadows by Sue Hines L
  • What’s in a Name? by Ellen Wittlinger G
  • Sunday You Learn How to Box by Bill Wright G

2001

  • Love and Sex: Ten Stories of Truth edited by Michael Cart L-G-Tf
  • The Gay Times Book of Short Stories ed by P.-P. Hartnett L-G-B-T-Q
  • The Misfits by James Howe G
  • Equinox by Monte Killingsworth L
  • Love Rules by Marilyn Reynolds L
  • Empress of the World by Sara Ryan L-B
  • Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez G
  • Cissy Funk by Kim Taylor L
  • Alison, Who Went Away by Vivian Vande Velde G
  • Finding H.F. by Julia Watts L-G
  • Box Girl by Sarah Withrow G
  • Razzle  by Ellen Wittlinger G
  • True Believer by Virginia Wolff G

2002

  • Simon Says by Elaine Marie Alphin G
  • Postcards from No Man’s Land by Aiden Chambers B
  • Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn G
  • Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier L
  • My Heartbeat by Garret Freymann-Weyr G
  • The Shell House by Linda Newbery G
  • What Happened to Lani Garver by Carol Plum-Ucci G-Q
  • Letters in the Attic by Bonnie Shimko L
  • Rainbow Kite by Marlene Fanta Shyer G
  • Exposed (Seven, Week 2) by Scott Wallens G
  • Truth and Lies by Tamara Williams G
  • A Clear Spring by Barbara Wilson L

2003

  • Alt Ed. by Catherine Atkins G
  • Gravel Queen by Tea Benduhn LG
  • Faerie Wars by Herbie Brennan L
  • Necessary Noise: Stories About Our Families As They Really Are edited by Michael Cart  G
  • Jake Riley: Irreparably Damaged by Rebecca Fjelland Davis G
  • Boy O’Boy by Doyle Brian G
  • Keesha’s House by Helen Frist G
  • The Geography Club by Brent Hartinger G
  • Stitches by Glen Huser G
  • Target  by Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson G
  • Boy Meets Boyby David Levithan G+
  • The Flip Side by Andrew Matthews G
  • The Slightly True Story of Cedar B. Hartley by Murray Martine G
  • Kissing Kate by Lauren Myracle L
  • Freaky Green Eyes by Joyce Carol Oates G
  • Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne Peters L
  • 33 Snowfish by Adam Rapp G
  • How I Fell in Love and Learned to Shoot Free Throws by Jon Ripslinger L
  • Rainbow High by Alex Sanchez G
  • Pebble in a Pool  by William Taylor G
  • Losing is Not an Option by Rich Wallace G

2004 

  • Lucky by Eddie De Oliveria GB
  • 48 Shades of Brown by Nick Earls L
  • The King of Slippery Falls by Sid Hite G
  • Country Girl by Lisa Jahn-Clough L
  • Pagan in Exile by Catherine Jinks G
  • The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen Johnson L
  • The Dating Diaries  by Kristen Kemp L
  • The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan GL
  • Sonny’s House of Spies by George Ella Lyon G
  • Here Today by Ann M. Martin L
  • Luna by Julie Anne Peters Tf
  • Sammy & Juliana in Hollywood by Benjamin Alire Sáenz G
  • So Hard to Stay by Alex Sanchez G
  • One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies by Sonya Sones G
  • Heart on My Sleeve by Ellen Wittlinger L
  • Orphea Proud by Sharon Dennis Wyeth L*

2005

  • Totally Joe  by James Howe G
  • Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne Peters L
  • Rainbow Road by Alex Sanchez G
  • Swimming in the Monsoon Sea by Shyam Selvadurai G*

2006

2007

  • Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You by Peter Cameron G
  • Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan G
  • Hero by Perry Moore G
  • The Rules for Hearts by Sara Ryan B
  • Parrotfishby Ellen Wittlinger Tm

2008

  • Down to the Bone by Mayra Lazara Dole L-B*
  • Big Big Sky by Kristyn Dunnion L-Q
  • Skim  by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki L*
  • What They Always Tell Us by Martin Wilson G

2009

  • Dare Truth or Promise by Paula Boock L
  • The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd G
  • Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher Tf
  • Ash by Malida Lo L

201o

  • Wildthorn by Jane Eagland L
  • Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan G
  • Freshman Year by Annameekee Hesik L
  • Scars by Cheryl Rainfield L

2011

  • I am J by Chris Beam Tm
  • Brooklyn, Burning by Steve Brezenoff Gq
  • Beauty Queens by Libba Bray Tf
  • With or Without You by Brian Farrey G
  • Sister Mischief by Laura Goode L
  • The Shattering by Karen Healey L
  • Huntress  by Malinda Lo B*
  • Boyfriends with Girlfriends by Alex Sanchez L-G-B*
  • Don’t Let Me Go by J. H. Trumble G
  • Pink by Lili Wilkinson B
  • Money Boy by Paul Ye G*

2012

  • Starting from Here by Lisa Jenn Bigelow L
  • Beautiful Music for Ugly Children  by Kristen Cronn-Mills Tm
  • One in Every Crowd by Ivan E. Coyote LGBTQ
  • The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth L
  • Noble Falling by Sara Gaines L
  • The Difference Between You and Me by Madeleine George B
  • Being Emily by Rachel Gold Tf
  • Silhouette of a Sparrow by Molly Beth Griffin L
  • Ask the Passengers  by A.S. King L
  • Adaption by Malinda Lo B
  • 37 Things I Love (in No Particular Order) by Kekla Magoon L* 
  • Every Day by David Levithan Q+
  • How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by J. C. Lillis G
  • Gone, Gone, Gone by Hanna Moskowitz G*
  • Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alaire Sáenz G*
  • (You) Set Me on Fire by Mariko Tamaki L*
  • Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor A

2013

  • Quicksilver by R.J. Anderson A
  • Love in the Time of Global Warming by Francesca Lia Block B+
  • Cinnamon Toast and the End of the World by Janet E. Cameron G
  • Fat Angie by E. E. Charlton-Trujillo L*
  • Freakboy by Kristin Elizabeth Clark Tf
  • The Culling by Steven dos Santos G*
  • If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan L*
  • Silhouette of a Sparrow by Molly Beth Griffin L
  • The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson B*
  • Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg G
  • Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi L*
  • Pantomime by Laura Lam I
  • Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan G-Tm
  • Natural Selection by Malinda Lo B
  • Inheritance by Malinda Lo B
  • Proxy by Alex London G
  • Teeth by Hanna Moskowitz B
  • The Art of Wishing by Lindsay Ribar B
  • Afuera by Marcelino Rosas G*
  • Over You by Amy Reed  B
  • Coda by Emma Trevayne B

2014

  • One Man Guy by Michael Barakiva G
  • Double Exposure by Bridget Birdsall I
  • The Island of Excess Love by Francesca Lia Block B+
  • In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan B
  • Alex as Well by Alyssa Brugman I
  • Otherbound by Corinne Duyvis B*
  • Brew by Dane Figuroa Edidi Tf*
  • Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan L*
  • Glory’s Teeth by Tess Gratton P
  • Gold Runner by Tessa Gratton B
  • Driving Lessons by Annameekee Hesik L
  • Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour L*
  • Shadowplay by Laura Lam I
  • Gates of Thread and Stone by Lori M. Lee B
  • Dating Sarah Cooper by Siera Maley L
  • The Unintentional Time Traveler by Everett Maroon Q
  • I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson G
  • Lies My Girlfriend Told Me by Julie Anne Peters L
  • Her Name in the Sky by Kelly Quindlen L
  • The Fourth Wish by Lindsay Ribar B
  • Far from You by Tess Sharpe B
  • GrasshopperJungle by Andrew A. Smith B
  • Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley L*
  • The Summer I Wasn’t Me by Jessica Verdi L
  • Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld L*
  • Dirty London by Kelly York L

2015

  • Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler B
  • Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli G+
  • Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo B
  • Wonders of the Invisible World by Christopher Barzak G
  • The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black G
  • The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow B
  • Deadly Sweet Lies by Erica Cameron A
  • Vanished by E. E. Cooper B*
  • Lunaside by J.L. Douglas L
  • Unbecoming by Jenny Dowham L
  • Sound  by Alexandra Duncan L*
  • Willful Machines by Tim Floreen G
  • Lucky Linus by Gene Gant G*
  • Noble Persuasion by Sara Gaines L
  • The Flywheel by Erin Gough L
  • None of the Above  by I. W. Gregorio I
  • The Girl at Midnight by Melissa Grey P
  • The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley by Shaun David Hutchinson G
  • Poz by Christopher Koehler G
  • Out of Order by Casey Lawrence B*
  • Seven Tears at High Tide by C. B. Lee G*
  • Another Day by David Levithan Q+
  • Taking Flight by Siera Maley L
  • About a Girl by Sarah McCarry B-Tm
  • Not Otherwise Specified by Hanna Moskowitz B*
  • Cary On by Rainbow Rowell GB
  • Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz Nb
  • Fans of the Impossible Life by Kate Scelsa G
  • More Happy than Not by Adam Silvera G*
  • Trust Me, I’m Trouble by Mary Elizabeth Summer L
  • Because You’ll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas G
  • Anything Could Happen by Will Walton G
  • The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson Tf

2016

  • Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo B
  • Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown L
  • Style by Chelsea M. Cameron L
  • Assassins: Discord by Erica Cameron B
  • Tumbling by Caela Carter L
  • Look Both Ways by Alison Cherry Q
  • Jess, Chunk, and the Road Trip to Infinity by Kristen Elizabeth Clark Tf
  • Avenged by E. E. Cooper B*
  • Labryinth Lost  by Zoraida Cordova B*
  • Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst B
  • Boy Robot by Simon Curtis G
  • Winning by Lara Deloza L
  • Unicorn Tracks by Julia Ember L*
  • The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle G
  • The Imposter Queen by Sarah Fine B
  • Tattoo Atlas by Tim Floreen G
  • Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin Gf+
  • Girl Mans Up by M-E Girard L
  • Whatever. by S. J. Goslee B
  • Noah Can’t Even by Simon James Green G
  • The Shadow Hour by Melissa Grey P
  • Been Here All Along by Sandy Hall G
  • Three Truths and a Lie by Brent Hartinger G
  • Ask Me How I Got Here by Christine Heppermann B
  • We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson G
  • The Last Beginning by Lauren James L
  • Run by Kody Keplinger B
  • Radical by E.M. Kokie L
  • Masquerade by Laura Lam I
  • You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour and David Levithan G
  • Order in the Court by Casey Lawrence B*
  • Not Your Kidekick by C.B. Lee B*
  • A&B by J.C. Lillis B
  • True Letters from a Fictional Life by Kenneth Logan G
  • The Start Host by F. T. Lukens G
  • We Awaken by Calista Lynne A
  • Colorblind by Siera Maley L
  • Without Annette by Jane B. Mason L
  • When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore Tm-Q*
  • Spy Stuff by Matthew J. Metzger G-Tm
  • Keeping Her Secret by Sarah Nicolas L
  • This is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp L*
  • This Song is (Not) for You by Laura Nowlin A
  • Radio Silence by Alice Oseman B*
  • Seven Ways We Lie by Riley Redgate P-A
  • Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera L*
  • Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig G
  • Cherry by Lindsey Rosin B
  • If I Was your Girl by Meredith Russo Tf
  • Jerkbait by Mia Siegert G
  • Timekeeper by Tara Sim G
  • The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie L*
  • A Darkly Beating Heart by Lindsay Smith B*
  • Beast by Brie Spangler Tf
  • Under Threat by Robin Stevenson L
  • All the Feels by Danika Stone B
  • As I Descended by Robin Talley G-B*
  • The Marauders’ Island by Tristan J. Tarwater LGBTQ
  • Shallow Graves by Kali Wallace B*
  • Bleeding Earth by Kaitlin Ward L
  • Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley G
  • And I Darken by Kiersten White G
  • Unburied Fables edited by Creative Aces Publishing LGBTQ

2017

  • The Upside of Unrequitedby Becky Albertalli L+
  • Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust L
  • Far from the Tree by Robin Benway L
  • Kaleidoscope Song by Fox Benwell L+*
  • How to Make a Wish by Ashely Herring Blake B
  • In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan B+
  • Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert B*
  • Assassins: Nemesis by Erica Cameron Gf
  • Echo After Echo by Amy Rose Capetta B*
  • Top Ten by Katie Cotugno B
  • Dreadnought by April Daniels Tf
  • Sovereign by April Daniels Tf
  • The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich G
  • I Hate Everyone But You by Gabby Dunn and Allison Raskin Q
  • The Seafarer’s Kiss by Julia Ember B
  • The Tiger’s Watch by Julia Ember Gq
  • The Cursed Queen by Sarah Fine B
  • The Secrets of Eden by Brandon Goode G
  • Get It Together, Delilah! by Erin Gough L
  • The Savage Dawn by Melissa Grey P
  • Looking for Group by Rory Harrison G-B/P-Tf
  • At the Edge of the Universe by Shaun David Hutchinson G
  • Into the Black by Ava Jae B
  • That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E. K. Johnston B-I
  • Runebinder by Alex R. Kahler G
  • The Gallery of Unfinished Girls by Lauren Karcz B*
  • The SideKicks by Will Kostakis G
  • We AreOkay by Nina LaCour L
  • Autoboyography by Christina Lauren B
  • Not Your Villian by C. B. Lee Tm
  • The Missing by Jerico Lenk Gq
  • Being Fishkill by Ruth Lehrer L
  • Another Word for Happy by Agay Llanera G*
  • A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo L*
  • The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic by F. T. Lukens B
  • 10 Things I Can See from Here by Carrie Mac L
  • The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee B
  • The Noble of Sperath by Siera Maley L
  • Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore B*
  • Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller Gf
  • The Art of Starving by Sam J. Miller G
  • A Good Idea by Chrstina Moracho L
  • Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy Q
  • Release by Patrick Ness G
  • Meg & Linus by Hanna Nowinksi L
  • Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee L
  • Girls Like Me by Nina Packebush Q+
  • Jaya and Rasa: A Love Story by Sonia Patel Tm*
  • Like Water by Rebecca Podos B-Gq
  • Perfect Ten by L. Philips G
  • Noteworthy by Riley Redgate B*
  • The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed L
  • Mick & Michelle by Nina Rossing Tf
  • History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera G+*
  • They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera GB*
  • It’s Not Like It’s a Secret by Misa Sugiura L*
  • Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley L-B/P*
  • Nowhere Near You by Leah Thomas G
  • Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde B*
  • We Now Return to Regular Life by Martin Wilson G

2018

  • Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli B+
  • What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera G*
  • This is What it Feels Like  by Rebecca Barrow L
  • The Dark Beneath the Ice by Amelinda Bérubé L
  • Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake Gq
  • Nothing Happened by Molly Booth L
  • Summer Bird Blue  by Akemi Dawn Bowman A
  • Tbis is Kind of an Epic Love Story  by Kheryn Callender L-G-B
  • Chord by Chelsea M. Cameron ?
  • Out of the Blue  by Sophie Cameron L
  • The Brilliant Death by Amy Rose Capetta Gf
  • Bruja Born by Zoraida Cordova B*
  • Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthurst B
  • Sodom Road Exit by Amber Dawn L
  • Boomerang by Helene Dunbar B/P
  • The Navigator’s Touch by Julia Ember L
  • The Disasters  by M.K. England B-T-Q+
  • The True Queen by Sarah Fine B
  • King Geordi the Great by Gene Gant G*
  • Picture Us in the Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert G*
  • Love & Other Carnivorous Plants by Florence Gonsalves L
  • Strange Grace by Tess Gratton B-Gf
  • Noah Could Never by Simon James Green
  • Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry G
  • A Prom to Remember  by Sandy Hall L-G
  • For a Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig P-Tf-B-Nb
  • Long Steady Distance by Helena Hill L
  • Between the Blade and the Heart by Amanda Hocking
  • Social Intercourse by Greg Howard G
  • The Apocalypse of Elena Medoza by Shaun David Hutchinson B*
  • Lizzie by Dawn Ius L
  • The Rising Gold by Ava Jae B
  • Fire Song by Adam Garnet Jones G
  • Let’s Talk About Love by Clair Kann L-A*
  • Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram G*
  • Dear Rachel Maddow by Adirenne Kisner L
  • My Most Excellent Year by Steve Kluger G
  • All We Can Do is Wait by Richard Lawson G
  • Not Your Backup by C.B. Lee A
  • The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee L
  • Sawkill Girls  by Claire Legrand L
  • Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno L
  • Someday by David Levithan LGBTQ
  • Black Wings Beating by Alex London G
  • Ship It by Britta Lundin L*
  • Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh B
  • Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire Q
  • Bianca & Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore Gq*
  • The Unbinding of Mary Reade by Miriam McNamara B
  • People Like Us by Dana Mele B
  • Ruin of Stars by Linsey Miller Gf
  • All Out: The No-Longer Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages  Ed. by Saundra Mitchell LGBTQ+
  • Home and Away by Candice Montgomery B
  • Girl of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan L
  • Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp A
  • I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman Tm
  • Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro G*
  • When Katie Met Cassidy  by Camille Perri L
  • Sometime After Midnight by L. Philips G
  • Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston G
  • These Rebel Waves by Sara Raasch L-G
  • Final Draft by Riley Redgate P*
  • Kens by Raziel Reid G
  • White Rabbit by Caleb Roehrig G
  • Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) by Lev A. C. Rosen G
  • Burro Hills by Julia Lynn Rubin G
  • Miles Away from You by A.B. Rutlegde G-P-Tf+
  • The Art of French Kissing by Brianna R. Shrum B
  • Chainbreaker by Tara Sim G
  • Hullmetal Girls by Emily Skrutskie A-Tf-P
  • The Last to Let Go by Amber Smith L
  • Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria G-A
  • The Summer of Jordi Perez (And the Best Burger in Los Angeles) by Amy Spalding L
  • Past Tense by Star Spider L
  • Odd One Out  by Nic Stone B-?*
  • Sadie by Courtney Summers Q
  • The Dangerous Art of Blending In by Angelo Surmelis G
  • Pulp by Robin Talley L
  • Outrun the Wind by Elizabeth Tammi L
  • And She Was by Jessica Verdi Tf
  • Hullmetal Girls by Emily Skrutskie A-Tf-P
  • The Summer of Us by Cecilia Vinesse L
  • I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain by Will Walton G
  • The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde B-P-Q
  • Snowsisters by Tom Wilinsky and Jen Sternick L
  • Running With Lions by Julian Winters G+
  • The Descent of Monsters  by JY Yang Q

2019

  • The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum L
  • The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta G*
  • Practically Ever After by Isabel Bandeira L
  • Hold My Hand by Michael Barakiva G
  • Cinders by Mette Batch L
  • Missing, Presumed Dead by Emma Berquist L
  • The Pursuit of Miss Heartbreak Hotel by Moe Bonneau L
  • Kings, Queens, and In-Betweensby Tanya Boteju L*
  • Ziggy, Stardust, and Me by James Brandon G
  • The Meaning of Birds by Jaye Robin Brown L
  • Castle of Lies by Kiersi Burkhart B-Nb+
  • Last Bus to Everland by Sophie Cameron G
  • The Lost Coast by Amy Rose Capetta Q
  • Fat Angie: Rebel Girl Revolutionby E. E. Charlton-Trujillo L
  • The Never Tilting World by Run Chupeco L
  • Immoral Code by Lillian Clark Q-A+
  • The Red Scrolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu G
  • All the Invisible Things by Orlagh Collins B
  • Prom Kings by Tony Correia G
  • Of Ice and Shadows by Audrey Coulthurt L
  • Belly Up by Eva Darrows B-A*
  • Starworld by Audrey Coulthurts and Paula Garner L
  • Belly Up by Eva Darrows Q-A+*
  • Proud edited by Juno Dawson LGBTQIA+
  • I Knew Him by Abigal de Niverville G
  • The Last True Poets of the Sea by jJlia Drake L
  • Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan L
  • We Are Lost and Found by Helene Dunbar G
  • Please Send Help by Gaby Dunn and Aliison Raskin Q
  • Pet by Akwaeke Emezi Tf*
  • The Cerulean by Amy Ewing L
  • Love and Other Curses by Michael Thomas FordG-Tm
  • How It Feels to Float by Helena Fox L
  • All Eyes on Us by Kit Frick L
  • In the Silences by Rachel Gold Q-?*
  • How Not to Ask a Boy to Prom by S. J. Goslee G
  • Alex in Wonderland by Simon James Green G
  • Other Words for Smoke by Sarah Maria Griffin L
  • Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins L
  • We Contain Multitudes by Sarah Henstra G
  • Everything Grows by Aimee Herman L-Tm-?
  • The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman B
  • The Birds, the Bees, and You, and Me by Olivia Hinebaugh A
  • The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried by Shaun David Hutchinson
  • A Place for Wolves by Kosoko Jackson G*
  • Some Girls Bind by Rory James Gq+
  • Technically, You Started It by Lana Wood Johnson B
  • The Afterward by E.K. Johnston L
  • Tinfoil Crowns by Erin Jones BI
  • If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann Q*
  • All of Us with Wings by Michelle Ruiz Keil B-Q
  • The Love and the Lies of Rukhshana Ali by Sabina Khan L*
  • The Confusion of Laurel Graham by Adrienne Kisner L
  • The Music of What Happens by Bill Konigsberg G
  • Not Your Backup by C. B. Lee A
  • The Fever King by Victoria Lee G
  • What Makes You Beautiful by Bridget Liang Tf
  • The Importance of Being Wilde at Heart by R. Zamora Linmark G
  • Red Skies Falling by Alex London Q
  • A Boy Like Her by Carrie Mac Nb
  • Squad by Mariah MacCarthy Tm
  • Once and Future by Cori McCarthy and Amy Rose Capetta L
  • The Hand, the Eye, and the Heart by Zoe Marriott Nb
  • Song of the Dead by Sarah Glenn Marsh B
  • An Impossible Distance to Fall by Miriam McNamara L
  • We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia L
  • Destroy All Monsters by Sam J. Miller G
  • Swipe Right for Murder by derek Milman G
  • All the Things We Do in the Dark by Saundra Mitchell L
  • By Any Means Necessary by Candice Montgomery G
  • Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian G*
  • Earth to Charlie by Justin Olson G
  • The Sun and Moon beneath the Stars by K. Parr L
  • The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus L*
  • The Wise and the Wickedby Rebecca Podos L
  • The Last 8 by Laura Pohl B-A
  • Never-Contended Things by Sarah Porter Nb-A
  • The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston L
  • Wilder Girls by Rory Power L
  • The Truth Is by NoNieqa Ramos ?*
  • Orpheus Girl by Brynne Rebele-Henry L
  • Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogetson B
  • Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig B+
  • Augur of Shadows by Jacob Rundle G
  • Birthday by Meredith Russo Tf
  • Keep This to Yourself by Tom Ryan G
  • Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi L
  • I’m a Gay Wizard by V. S. Santoni G
  • Out of Salem by Hal Schrieve Gq–L
  • You Asked for Perfect by Laura Sllverman B
  • Deposing Nathan by Zack Smedley G
  • Something Like Gravity by Amber Smith Tm
  • Our Year of Maybe by Rachel Lynn Solomon B
  • These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling L
  • Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater
  • Switchback by Sanika Stone
  • The Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen Q
  • Beyond the Black Door by A. M. Strickland A
  • A People’s History of Heaven by Mathangi Subramanian
  • Castle on the River Vistula by Michelle Tea L
  • Me, Myself, and Him by Christopher Tebbetts G
  • Wild and Crooked by Leah Thomas L-P
  • Tarnished are the Stars by Rosiee Thor L-A
  • Dear Twin by Addie Tsai L
  • Carmilla by Kim Turrisi L*
  • Small Town Hearts by Lillie Vale L
  • Crier’s War by Nina Varela L
  • The Griefkeeper by Alexandra Villasante L*
  • Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells L*
  • Slayer by Kiersten White L
  • Going Off Script by Jen Wilde L
  • How to Be Remy Cameron by Julian Winters G
  • Now Entering Addamsville by Francesca Zappia A