Celebrate Pride Month with These Queer Reads!

June is LGBTQ Pride Month and we are celebrating all the YA books and authors that feature LGBTQ characters.

Here’s a list of some of our favorite queer reads across genres—fantasy, sci-fi, romance, nonfiction, you name it. Some are new, and some have been around for a few years. All are inspiring and all are welcome here.

Boy Meets Boy

By David Levithan

Boy Meets Boy flips the classic boy-meets-girl trope and looks at what it means to find and lose love in a gay-friendly, liberal town in New Jersey. (Sounds like paradise, no?) Boy Meets Boy captures the spirit of those first crucial moments in a high school crush: the butterflies, the sweaty palms, and the never-ending swooning that comes with seeing that guy or that girl strut down the hallway. Crucially, it points out the universality of that experience regardless of sexual preference.

Being Jazz

By Jazz Jennings

Jazz Jennings is one of the youngest and strongest voices in the discussion on gender identity. High school isn’t easy, and it is even harder when you feel like a stranger in your own body. Jazz gives us an enlightening and powerful look at what it means to be a part of the transgender community. Jazz tells her story in both a compelling and celebratory way, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to feature Being Jazz as part of this amazing literary lineup.

Every Day

By David Levithan

In Every Day, readers met A, a teen who wakes up every morning in a different body. A has made peace with that, establishing guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere. It’s all fine until the morning A wakes up in the body of Justin. When A meets Justin’s girlfriend, Rhiannon, A discovers what it means to wants to be with someone—day in, day out, day after day.

Another Day

By David Levithan

In Another Day, the follow up to Every Day, readers experience the same story from Rhiannon’s perspective, as she seeks to understand A’s life and discover if you can truly love someone who is destined to change every day. This complex novel explores love, gender, and sexuality, and is sure to inspire discussion.

10 Things I Can See From Here

By Carrie Mac

Love can be terrifying, right? (Or is it just us?) Maeve, who suffers from an anxiety disorder, falls in love with Salix, a girl who’s practically fearless. After moving to a new town, Maeve is feeling more anxious than normal, but can the thrill of a new relationship give her new perspective? There’s a little bit of Maeve in us all, and that’s a beautiful thing. This gorgeous novel deals tactfully and realistically with anxiety and relationships, all while entertaining us with a wonderful tale of love and bravery.

Celebrate Pride Month with These Queer Reads!

June is LGBTQ Pride Month and we are celebrating all the YA books and authors that feature LGBTQ characters.

Boy Meets Boy

By David Levithan

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Being Jazz

By Jazz Jennings

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Every Day

By David Levithan

Another Day

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10 Things I Can See From Here

By Carrie Mac

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