28 Beloved YA Books to Read for Pride Month

Posted by Marie on June 10, 2019
In honor of Pride Month, we took a look at our readers' favorite young adult LGBTQ books from the last ten years.

Among the popular and award-winning titles with LGBTQ leads are John Green and David Levithan's Will Grayson, Will Grayson and Mark Oshiro's Anger Is a Gift. Not only do these stories reflect a spectrum of identities and experiences, but they also show how the young adult category continues to grow more inclusive each year.

Don't forget to add what catches your eye to your Want to Read shelf and share your recommendations in the comments!































Which YA book would you recommend for Pride Month? Tell us in the comments!

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message 101: by Lillian (new)

Lillian I recommend The Art of Being Normal. It's an amazing book


message 102: by Pastel (new)

Pastel Peter Darling by Austin Chant Peter Darling by Austin Chant


message 103: by Jade (last edited Jun 16, 2019 01:23PM) (new)

Jade Dream by Natalia Jaster is incredible. It's the fourth in the Foolish Kingdoms series, but can be read as a standalone. The chemistry is palpable, it's sexy, and hilarious.

NA all the way!


message 104: by Rayna (new)

Rayna The main character in The Abyss Surrounds Us is lesbian, not bisexual. At no point does she ever show any romantic interest in a man.


message 105: by Christina (new)

Christina Mariana wrote: "Can anyone recommend a book with a bisexual main girl character, please?"
Abroad (Abroad, #1) by Liz Jacobs Abroad one of the main POV characters is a bisexual girl (although you won't see that in the cover blurb for some reason). It's about college kids so it might be more NA than YA, and it's a romance so it's got a lot of sex. It's also really good!


message 107: by Lori S. (new)

Lori S. Rumi wrote: "Almost all of those are on my read list! Just two more additions that are important to me:
Captive Prince by CS Pacat was the book that introduced me to LGBT literature and I will be..."


Captive Prince is not YA by a long road.


message 108: by Dev (new)

Dev Jannerson The Women of Dauphine

My debut YA novel came out this week from NineStar Press! THE WOMEN OF DAUPHINE is a '90s New Orleans story about overcoming systematic abuse, and it features a romance between two teenage girls, one of whom is a ghost.


message 109: by Dan (new)

Dan Hubris


message 110: by ✨Veruca✨ (new)

✨Veruca✨ George by Alex Gino. Great book about a transgender girl!


message 111: by Kyle (new)

Kyle Sarah wrote: "I would HIGHLY recommend reading the following:

Red, White & Royal Blue (MLM, enemies to lovers, Prince of Wales and First Son of US, main character is bisexual)

The Abyss Surrounds Us (WLW, pir..."


Red, White & Royal Blue is definitely not YA. It is classified as NA.


message 112: by G (new)

G I recommend "Kings, Queens, and in-betweens". It's a great book based on LGBTQ+ themes that came out this year.


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