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A=Main character is on the ace spectrum
B=Main character is bisexual
* = not yet released
Titles in purple feature MCs of color

Realistic Fiction

Queer Cis Male MCs

• Alan Cole is Not a Coward and Alan Cole Doesn’t Dance by Eric Bell
• A High Five for Glenn Burke by Phil Bildner
• King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
• *The Queen Bees of Tybee County by Kyle Casey Chu
• Glitter Boy by Ian Eagleton
• Will on the Inside by Andrew Eliopulos
• Better Nate Than Ever series by Tim Federle
• Rick by Alex Gino – A
• A-Okay by Jarad Greene – A
• The Whispers by Greg Howard
• Middle School’s a Drag, You Better Werk by Greg Howard
• Totally Joe by James Howe
• *Five Second Violation by George M. Johnson
• The Civil War of Amos Abernathy by Michael Leali
• *The Truth About Triangles by Michael Leali
• Thanks a Lot, Universe by Chad Lucas
• Boy Meets Hamster by Birdie Milano
• Marco Impossible by Hannah Moskowitz
• The Best At It by Maulik Pancholy
• Nikhil Out Loud by Maulik Pancholy
• So Hard to Say by Alex Sanchez
• The Golden Hour by Niki Smith
• Small Town Pride by Phil Stamper
• Eli Over Easy by Phil Stamper
• The Language of Seabirds by Will Taylor

Transgender Male MCs

• Obie is Man Enough by Schuyler Bailar
• The Ship We Built by Lexie Bean
• Dear Mothman by Robin Gow
• The Other Boy by M.G. Hennessey
• *Linus and Etta Could Use a Win by Caroline Huntoon
• Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff

Queer Cis Female MCs

• Almost Flying by Jake Maia Arlow
• The Year My Life Went Down the Toilet by Jake Maia Arlow
• *Crushing It by Erin Becker
• Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow – B
• Hazel’s Theory of Evolution by Lisa Jenn Bigelow – A
• Drew Leclair Gets a Clue by Katryn Bury
• Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake
• The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James by Ashley Herring Blake
• Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea by Ashley Herring Blake
• Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender
• Star Crossed by Barbara Dee – B
• *Bea Mullins Takes a Shot by Emily Deibert
• The Sister Split by Auriane Desombre
• *Girls Give Me Butterflies by Dresden Douglas (Graphic Novel)
• The Real Riley Mayes by Rachel Elliott (Graphic Novel)
• The Song of Us by Kate Fussner (Verse)
• The Deepest Breath by Meg Grehan (Verse)
• Jo by Kathleen Gros (Graphic Novel)
• Anne by Kathleen Gros (Graphic Novel)
• *Carousel Summer by Kathleen Gros (Graphic Novel)
• One True Way by Shannon Hitchcock (Historical)
• Redwood and Ponytail by K.A. Holt
• Hazel Hill is Gonna Win This One by Maggie Horne
• Noah Frye Gets Crushed by Maggie Horne
• Second Chance Summer by Sarah Kapit
• Where the Heart is by Jo Knowles
• In the Key of Us by Mariama J. Lockington
• Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff
• Fight + Flight by Jules Machias – P
• *Reel Love by Nilah Magruder – A
• Pepper’s Rules for Secret Sleuthing by Briana McDonald (Mystery)
• Hurricane Season by Nicole Melleby
• In the Role of Brie Hutchens… by Nicole Melleby
• How to Become a Planet by Nicole Melleby
• The Science of Being Angry by Nicole Melleby
• Winnie Nash is Not Your Sunshine by Nicole Melleby – L
• Camp QUILTBAG by Nicole Melleby and AJ Sass
• The Trouble with Robots by Michelle Mohrweis – B, A
• The Problem with Gravity by Michelle Mohrweis
• Candidly Cline by Kathryn Ormsbee
• P.S. I Miss You by Jen Petro-Roy
• Spin With Me by Ami Polonsky
• The Derby Daredevils series by Kit Rosewater (text) and Sophie Escabasse (illustration)
• *Mountain Upside Down by Sara Ryan
• Starring Kitty by Keris Stainton
• Murder Most Unladylike Mystery series by Robin Stevenson
• Meow or Never by Jazz Taylor
• Starting From Scratch by Jazz Taylor
• *Cool Cat by Jazz Taylor
• Just Lizzie by Karen Wilfrid – A
• The House You Pass on the Way by Jacqueline Woodson

Transgender Female MCs

• Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker
• Joy, to the World by Lisa Bunker and Kai Shappley
• Melissa by Alex Gino
• Gracefully Grayson by Ami Polonsky

Nonbinary MCs

• *Ollie in Between by Jess Callans
• *Upstaged by Robin Easter (Graphic Novel)
• Alice Austen Lived Here by Alex Gino
• Green by Alex Gino
• *Gooseberry by Robin Gow
• The Lonely Book by Meg Grehan
• Skating on Mars by Caroline Huntoon
• *Going Overboard by Caroline Huntoon
• Elle Campbell Wins Their Weekend by Ben Kahn
• *Identical by Bones Leopard
• Both Can Be True by Jules Machias
• The One Who Loves You Most by medina – A
  
• *Camp Prodigy by Caroline Palmer
• Spin With Me by Ami Polonsky
• Jude Saves the World by Ronnie Riley
• *Asking for a Friend by Ronnie Riley
• Ana on the Edge by A.J. Sass
• Ellen Outside the Lines by AJ Sass
• Camp QUILTBAG by Nicole Melleby and AJ Sass
• Zed Watson by Kevin Sylvester and Basil Sylvester
• The Best Liars in Riverview by Lin Thompson
• The House that Whispers by Lin Thompson

There is also significant nonbinary representation in Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff, Twelfth by Janet Key, and Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker.

Gender-Questioning MCs

• *Murray Out of Water by Taylor Tracy

SFF/Speculative

Queer Cis Male MCs

• Gallowgate by K.R. Alexander
• Alex Wise vs. the End of the World by Terry J. Benton-Walker
• Felix Yz by Lisa Bunker
• *Flicker by H.E. Edgmon
• The School for Invisible Boys by Shaun David Hutchinson
• Matteo by Michael Leali
• Battle Dragons by Alex London
• *Benji Zeb is a Ravenous Werewolf by Deke Moulton
• *The House on Yeet Street by Preston Norton
• The Insiders by Mark Oshiro (Speculative)
• The Sun and the Star by Mark Oshiro and Rick Riordan
• Cameron Battle and the Hidden Kingdoms by Jamar J. Perry
• Ring of Solomon by Aden Polydoros
• The Trials of Apollo series by Rick Riordan
• The Anti-Book by Raphael Simon
• Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao

Queer Cis Female MCs

• Where the Lost Ones Go by Akemi Dawn Bowman
• The Lock-Eater by Zack Loran Clark
• Ellie Engle Saves Herself by Leah Johnson
• Beetle and the Hollowbones by Aliza Layne (Graphic Novel)
• Snapdragon by Kat Leyh (Graphic Novel)
• The Mossheart’s Promise by Rebecca Mix
• The Devouring Wolf by Natalie C. Parker (Paranormal)
• A Touch of Ruckus by Ash Van Otterloo
• Every Bird a Prince by Jenn Reese – A
• Izzy at the End of the World by K.A. Reynolds – B
• The Dark & Deep Blue by Niki Smith (Graphic Novel) – T
• Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia Stephens (Paranormal Graphic Novel)
• Juniper Harvey and the Vanishing Kingdom by Nina Varela
• Lulu Sinagtala and the Tagalog Gods by Gail D. Villanueva – B

Trans Male MCs

• *The Golem of Refuse by Kyle Lukoff

Trans Female MCs

• Magical Princess Harriet by Leiah Moser
• The Deep & Dark Blue by Niki Smith (Graphic Novel)
• The Ojja-Wojja by Magdalene Visaggio (text) and Jenn St-Onge (illustration) (Graphic Novel)

Intersex MCs

• Cattywampus by Ash Van Otterloo (Girl)

Non-Binary MCs

• Deephaven Mystery series by Ethan M. Aldridge
• Almond, Quartz, and Finch by Lisa Bunker
• Moonflower by Kacen Callender
• Rabbit Chase by Elizabeth LaPensée and K.C. Oster
• Tiger Honor by Yoon Ha Lee
• *Splinter & Ash by Marieke Nijkamp
• Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston by Esme Symes-Smith
• The Beautiful Something Else by Ash Van Otterloo
• Paige Not Found by Jen Wilde
• The Otherwoods by Justine Pucella Winans

There is also significant nonbinary representation in major secondaries in the The Trials of Apollo series by Rick Riordan, A Touch of Ruckus by Ash Van Otterloo,  and The Moon Within by Aida Salazar.

Gender Non-Conforming MCs

• The Witch Boy by Molly Ostertag

Queer-Inclusive Series

Note: These series do not necessarily have queer POV characters, but queerness is very present in the cast

• *The Incorruptibles by Lauren Magaziner
• Witchlings by Claribel Ortega

Anthologies

• This is Our Rainbow ed. by Katherine Locke and Nicole Melleby