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28 Beloved YA Books to Read for Pride Month
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!
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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Sarah wrote: "The Abyss Surrounds Us, Colorblind, and Her Royal Highness!"
Thanks!
Sarah wrote: "E. wrote: "Check also:
[bookco..."Yes! And the rest of those I mentioned deserves more love as well! :)
Don't know if this is YA but Honor Girl by Maggie Thrash is a beautiful coming out story that's very real (it is a memoir). It shows the confusion of 13, 14, 15 year old romanticism and how it often doesn't end in kissing or sex, but subtlety. Also about how you can just know you're not straight, rather than learning through experience.
I recommend The Art of Being Normal. It's an amazing book
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!
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.
Mariana wrote: "Can anyone recommend a book with a bisexual main girl character, please?"
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!
Exiled to Iowa. Send Help. And Couture by Chris O'GuinnJo Ramsey: Nail Polish and Feathers, Shoulder Pads and Flannel, High Heels and Lipstick, Blue Jeans and Sweatshirts, Work Boots and Tees, Ball Caps and Khakis.
Royal Rescue by A. Alex Logan
The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic by F.T. Lukens
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.
The Women of DauphineMy 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.
George by Alex Gino. Great book about a transgender girl!
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.
I recommend "Kings, Queens, and in-betweens". It's a great book based on LGBTQ+ themes that came out this year.
Please elaborate on your statement. As a poc fan of Rainbow Rowell, or at least Carry On and Fangirl, the two of her books that I've read, I have no idea what you are talking about. I know Eleanor & Park has a Korean-American main character (Park), but I feel as though I would know if that was handled poorly. The closest I can think of is that Penny from Carry On is British-Indian and smart, showing a Asian stereotype, but it isn't like her smart is played as result of her being of Indian ancestry. Her mom plays a small role, and clearly isn't a Tiger Mom. Penny's smart because she is smart.
Edit: It's been a year or so and I've only come back b/c a spam comment pinged me, but I've now seen a lot more of Elanor & Park's racism. Disappointed no one told me about it for three whole years. I stand by everything else I said here however, so I consider Carry On to be "safe".