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 Queer/Gender NonConforming Characters/Themes
The Fabulous Zed Watson! – A middle grade novel starring a nonbinary tween on a “literary scavenger hunt”
The Fabulous Zed Watson! by Basil Sylvester, Illustrated by Kevin Sylvester Zed Watson loves a few things: their name (which they chose themself!), their big rambunctious family, and--oh yeah--monsters. When Zed discovered the mystery surrounding an unpublished novel...
Jay’s Gay Agenda – An Out Gay High School Senior moves from a small town (with no other out gay teens) to a big city where suddenly he’s able to make his list of gay firsts — his personal ‘Gay Agenda’ — come true!
Jay's Gay Agenda by Jason June There's one thing Jay Collier knows for sure—he's a statistical anomaly as the only out gay kid in his small rural Washington town. While all his friends can't stop talking about their heterosexual hookups and relationships, Jay can only...
Reclaim the Stars: 17 Tales Across Realms & Space – A Latinx Fantasy and Science Fiction Short Story Collection with Queer Characters and Themes
Reclaim the Stars: 17 Tales Across Realms & Space, Edited by Zoraida Cordova, with stories by Vita Ayala, David Bowles, J.C. Cervantes, Sara Faring, Romina Garber, Isabel Ibañez, Anna-Marie McLemore, Yamile Saied Méndez, Nina Moreno, Circe Moskowitz, Maya Motayne,...
It Feels Good To Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity – A Picture Book I Wish Had Been Read To Me When I Was a Little Kid
The cover of "It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity" It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity by Theresa Thorn, Illustrated by Noah Grigni Some people are boys. Some people are girls. Some people are both, neither, or somewhere...
Look At Me – A Picture Book I Wish Had Been Read to Me When I Was a Little Kid
Cover of "Look At Me" Look At Me: A Celebration of Self, Playfulness, and Exploration by Audrey Beth Stein, Illustrated by Kristina Neudakhina What do YOU like to wear? Nail polish? Fancy suits? Pigtails? Monday underwear? Possibilities are endless in this vibrantly...