I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston Chloe Green is so close to winning. After her moms moved her from SoCal to Alabama for high school, she’s spent the past four years dodging gossipy classmates and a puritanical administration at Willowgrove Christian Academy....
Books with Bi/Pan Teen Characters/Themes
Ophelia After All – Boy-Crazy High School Senior Ophelia Crushes on another Girl… And Has To Figure Out What It Means… And What To Do About It!
Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie Ophelia Rojas knows what she likes: her best friends, Cuban food, rose-gardening, and boys - way too many boys. Her friends and parents make fun of her endless stream of crushes, but Ophelia is a romantic at heart. She couldn't...
Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating – to prove to her friends she’s Bi, Hani fake-dates another girl, Ishu, in this teen first-love rom com
Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar Everyone likes Humaira Hani Khan--she's easy going and one of the most popular girls at school. But when she comes out to her friends as bisexual, they invalidate her identity, saying she can't be bi if she's...
Both Sides Now – a Trans Teen high school senior is debate star, and has to argue against Trans rights (while realizing he has a crush on his gay and already in a relationship debate partner)
Both Sides Now by Peyton Thomas There's only one thing standing between Finch Kelly and a full-blown case of high school senioritis: the National Speech & Debate Tournament. Taking home the gold would not only be the pinnacle of Finch's debating career, but the...
Indestructible Object – A Teen Podcaster, Just Dumped by Her Boyfriend, Tries to Figure Out If Love Exists At All. Risa, a New Girl In her Life, Might Hold the Answer…
Indestructible Object by Mary McCoy For the past two years, Lee has been laser-focused on two things: her job as a sound tech at a local coffee shop and her podcast "Artists in Love," which she cohosts with her boyfriend Vincent.Until he breaks up with her on the air...
Out on the Shelves – a really cool resource from New Zealand listing hundreds of LGBTQIA+ Books for kids and teens
I'm really excited to both discover and share Out on the Shelves's online resource. I really love how they include the native terms in their description of who they are and who they're focused on helping: Out on the Shelves is run by InsideOUT, a national charity with...