LGBTQ+ YA

Find new and upcoming teen LGBTQ+ fiction here.  Is there a book you think deserves a spot on this list? Send your suggestions our way!

Click on any book cover to go to the catalog to find books, ebooks & audiobooks, and to place hold. Authors who have written multiple queer titles are also linked. Happy reading!

Rise to the Sun  by Leah Johnson
#MusicFestival #Grief #Romance
Rep: L

A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix by C.B. Lee
#Pirates #Lost Treasure #SouthChinaSea #Action  #Adventure #ClassicsRemixed
Rep: L

Bone Spindle by Leslie Vedder
#SleepingBeautyGenderSwap #DarkMagic #Action #Fantasy  #Romance
Rep: L

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
#LesbianBars #ChinatownSF #ColdWar #Historical Fiction #AwardWinner
Rep: L

The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer
#Space #RescueMission #Dystopian #SciFi
Rep: G

The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass
#PrepSchools #Racism #Ghosts #SchoolShootings #Survival #Thriller
Rep: G

The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros
#JewishImmigrants #ChicagoWorldsFair #AntiSemitism #Murder #Historical #Fantasy #Thriller
Rep: G

Spin me Right Round by David Valdes
#TimeTravel #80s #Homophobia #Prom #LOL
Rep: G

Both Sides Now by Peyton Thomas
#DebateTeam #PoliticalAmbition #TransRights #Crush
Rep: T, G

Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee
#Blogs #Gender&SexualIdentity #RomCom
Rep: T, G, NB

The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons
#Soccer #HighSchool #TransAthletes #ComingOut #Romance
Rep: T , G

At the End of Everything by Marieke Nijkamp
#Dystopian #JuvenileJustice #Pandemic #Lockdown #Thriller
Rep: NB

Find more books with Trans and nonbinary characters on our Trans+ Teen Booklist.