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2SLGBTQIA+ Fiction for Teens
Check out this list of books featuring 2SLGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual) characters or themes.
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- Being editor of the school's literary magazine was part of high school senior Mal's plan to escape their small town, where as a fat, queer person with ADHD, they've never fit in, but when budget cuts shut down the magazine, Mal discovers working on…
- A struggling teen discovers solace in a technology that lets him view the erased memories of others, embarking on a journey that uncovers a dark secret and a lost love.
- After a public breakup with a teen TV star, Ivy Raines escapes to a summer camp counselor job. Assigned to co-direct the camp musical with her bossy ex, Rynn, old tensions reignite -- and so do unexpected sparks.
- In an alternate 1880s England where love is free but expectations are strict, Ivy -- a fearless American poet -- and Freya -- a perfect society girl -- discover an irresistible spark. Torn between duty and desire, they must decide what they’re…
- Seventeen-year-old Helena "Nell" Cusack came to New York this summer looking for a story--a real story. She dreams of one day writing hard-hitting articles for the New York Chronicle, but so far she's only managed to land a job as a lowly society…
- When a former friend reenrolls at their Catholic high school a few years after a homophobic bullying incident, Cassie decides to start an underground Gender and Sexuality Alliance, exploring her own sexuality in the process.
- Once dubbed the Queen of Balance as her school's top rock climber, Kirby Tan suffers an injury that sidelines her for the rest of the season. Now she's forced to join the newspaper club for some desperately needed extra credit. Worse, she's…
- A high school stage manager has to face his complicated feelings about love when he catches himself falling for the same guy as his sister.
- When sixteen-year-old Ivy Winslow, a fanfic writer, accidentally brings Weston her favorite TV character to life, she enlists the help of her new best friend Henry and her ex-best friend Mack to deal with her creation.
- As a cupid Jude's job is to bring couples together, and their new assignment involves a couple of teenagers -- except Jude's attraction to a certain human boy keeps getting in the way, and threatening their career.
- Tara just wants to be treated like any other girl at Ainsley Academy. That is, judged on her merits -- not on her transness. But there's no road map for being the first trans girl at an all-girls school. And when she tries to join the Sibyls, an…
- An epic queer love story from the author of The Honeys and Reverie about finding yourself after losing love.
- When her boyfriend excludes her from participating in a roleplaying game, high school senior Hollie joins an all-girls group where an in-game romance has the potential to be more than just pretend.
- Barney's a shoo-in for his school's LGBTQ+ Society President at the club's next election. But when the vote is opened up to the entire student body, the whole school starts paying attention. How low will the candidates go to win? Buckle up for some…
- Femme, gay teen podcaster Riley Weaver has made it to junior year, which means he can finally apply for membership into the Gaybutante Society. The process culminates in the annual Gaybutante Ball. The one requirement for the ball? A date. Then…
- Seamlessly toggling between past and present, this funny graphic memoir follows a queer Chinese American's immigration to Texas where she just wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school, and figure out why she is attracted to girls.
- When Lily Hu walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club, everything suddenly seemed possible. But America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia…
- In this queer rom-com, a transgender teen must decide if he's dedicated to romantic formulas or open to unpredictable love after an internet troll attack on his blog compels him and a fan to start fake-dating.
- Before transitioning from a private Catholic middle school to a public high school, Aiden Navarro, 14, wants to enjoy Boy Scout summer camp. As in school, however, Aiden can't escape the things he's so often been bullied for: his weight, his…
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