Without Annette by Jane B. Mason
Openly Straight and Honestly Ben by Bill Konigsburg
The Scholars and Sorcery series by Eleanor Beresford
As I Descended by Robin Talley
Girlhood by Cat Clarke
Bonus: Complementary and Acute by Ella Lyons is another one, separated out simply because it’s a novella under 50 pages
Double bonus: Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert isn’t set at boarding school, but does flash back to the bisexual MC’s relationship with her roommate there
Interference by Zoe Reed
Out of the Pocket by Bill Konigsburg
The You-Know-Who Girls series by Annameekee Hesik
Jerkbait by Mia Siegert
Spinning by Tillie Walden
(Note: there was already a cross-category post of Jewish MCs in LGBTQ lit, a couple of which were YA titles, so check there too. That was published before most of these were available.)
Openly Straight by Bill Konigsburg (G)
Echo After Echo by Amy Rose Capetta (B)
Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert (B)
The Art of Starving by Sam J. Miller (G)
Gena/Finn by Hannah Moskowitz and Kat Helgeson (B)
Obviously one of the toughest things with regard to LGBTQIAP+ YA is accessibility, which manifests in a whole bunch of different ways. It’s tough to afford, it’s tough to find, it’s tough sometimes to know what’s queer, it’s tough to buy or borrow the stuff that is queer when you aren’t in a safe environment… it’s a lot.
To help with the “What is queer?” part, especially books you can safely buy/borrow without anyone being the wiser, make sure you check out the Under the Gaydar feature.
To help find some stuff that’s more affordable than your average $10+ book, check out the below (all links go to Amazon Affiliates link):
(Please note that half these titles link to paperbacks, not ebooks)
Superior by Jessica Lack ($1.99)
Suicide Notes by Michael Thomas Ford ($1.99)
The Gay Teen’s Guide to Defeating a Siren by Cody Wagner
How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by J.C. Lillis ($3.99)
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli ($4.51)
Openly Straight by Bill Konigsburg ($5.99)
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan ($6.45)
Hero by Perry Moore ($6.48)
More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera ($6.70)
I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson ($6.70)
