These are primary settings for the novels listed on a thematic level, though they may not be the lone settings. For setting by state/province, click here. For all books set outside the US/UK/Can/AUS, click here.

Abroad

• The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee – B
• A Darkly Beating Heart by Lindsay Smith – B+
• As Far As You’ll Take Me by Phil Stamper
• Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley – B+
• The Summer of Us by Cecilia Vinesse~

At Sea

• In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens
• The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie
• The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Boarding School

Contemporary

• Girlhood by Cat Clarke
• Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins
• Openly Straight and Honestly Ben by Bill Konigsberg
• Without Annette by Jane B. Mason
• People Like Us by Dana Mele
• *The Chandler Legacies by Abdi Nazemian
• Empress of the World by Sara Ryan
• Any Place But Here by Sarah Van Name
• If We Were Us by K.L. Walther

SFF

• My Dearest Darkest by Kayla Cottingham
• A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
• *Fraternity by Andy Mientus
• Livingston Girls by Briana Morgan
• The Grimrose Girls by Laura Pohl
• Simon Snow by Rainbow Rowell
• As I Descended by Robin Talley

Catholic School

• The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

College

• The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
• She Gets the Girl by Alyson Derrick and Rachael Lippincott
• *The Pledge by Cale Dietrich
• I Hate Everyone But You by Gaby Dunn and Alison Raskin
• Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei
• Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh
• Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann – A+
• We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
• By Any Means Necessary by Candice Montgomery
• And They Lived by Steven Salvatore – NB
• *Just Max by Aiden Thomas – T
• Carmilla by Kim Turrisi
• Fresh by Margot Wood – B

Convention

• The Pros of Cons by Alison Cherry, Lindsay Ribar, and Michelle Schusterman
• Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan
• The One True Me and You by Remi K. England
• Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala
• How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by JC Lillis
• Ship It by Britta Lundin
• The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston
• Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde

Conversion Camp

• The Miseducation of Cameron Post by emily l. danforth
• Surrender Your Sons by Adam Sass
• The Summer I Wasn’t Me by Jessica Verdi

High School (Private/Prep)

Female Protag

• Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
• Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan
• Amelia Westlake by Erin Gough

Male Protag

• Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
• The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass
• The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons – T
• Act Cool by Tobly McSmith – T (Performing Arts)

High School (Public)

Female Protag

• Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler
• Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler
• Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli – B
• The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum
• Practically Ever After by Isabel Bandeira
• Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake – B
• Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown
• Belly Up by Eva Darrows – Q
• Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan
• Girl Mans Up by M-E Girard
• Perfect On Paper by Sophia Gonzales
• Freshman Year by Annameekee Hesik – L
• The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
• You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
• Like Other Girls by Britta Lundin
• Dating Sarah Cooper by Siera Maley
• Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie (Amz)
• The Prom by Saundra Mitchell
• Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne Peters
• Her Name in the Sky by Kelly Quindlen
• Late to the Party by Kelly Quindlen
• She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen
• Final Draft by Riley Redgate
• The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed – L
• Cherry by Lindsey Rosin – B
• If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo – T
• Birthday by Meredith Russo – T
• Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi – L
• The Last to Let Go by Amber Smith – L
• Dirty London by Kelley York

Male Protag

• Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli – G
• The Wicker King by K. Ancrum
• This is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kacen Callender – Q
• Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
• May the Best Man Win by ZR Ellor
• Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales
• Geography Club by Brent Hartinger
• Autoboyography by Christina Lauren – B+
• Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith
• Perfect Ten by L. Philips
• Seven Ways We Lie by Riley Redgate – P+, A (Amz)~
• Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) by L.C. Rosen – G
• Between Perfect and Real by Ray Stoeve – T
• Date Me, Bryson Keller! by Kevin van Whye

Non-Binary Protag

• I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver – B
• Can’t Take That Away by Steven Salvatore – GQ

Magic School

• Basil and Oregano by Melissa Capriglione
• It Ends in Fire by Andrew Shvarts

Magnet School

• Take Her Down by Lauren Emily Whalen
• As You Walk on By by Julian Winters

Nature/Camping Trip

• Even if We Break by Marieke Nijkamp
• The Liar’s Guide to the Night Sky by Brianna Shrum
• Switchback by Danika Stone

Online

• I Hate Everyone But You by Gaby Dunn and Alison Raskin
• Gena/Finn by Hannah Moskowitz and Kat Helgeson

Pride

• You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour and David Levithan
• When You Get the Chance by Tom Ryan and Robin Stevenson

Rehab

• Paperweight by Meg Haston

Road Trip/On Tour

• Looking for Group by Rory Harrison
• Kiss & Tell by Adib Khorram
• When You Get the Chance by Tom Ryan and Robin Stevenson

Small Town

• Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler (Florida Panhandle)
• We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds (Georgia)
• If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann
• Pumpkin by Julie Murphy
• Like Water by Rebecca Podos – B+ (New Mexico)
• Like Dust, a Flame by Rebecca Podos
• Beulah Land by Nancy Stewart (Missouri Ozarks)
• Small Town Hearts by Lillie Vale

Space

• Unstoppable by Charlie Jane Anders
• Crownchasers by Rebecca Coffindaffer
• Sound by Alexandra Duncan
• The Disasters by M.K. England – B+
• A Complicated Love Story Set in Space by Shaun David Hutchinson
• The Star Host by F.T. Lukens – B
• Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston~
• The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer
• Hullmetal Girls by Emily Skrutskie – A+

Summer Camp

• *Wish You Were(n’t) Here by Erin Baldwin
• Nothing Happened by Molly Booth – B/P+,~
• Flamer by Mike Curato
• Lunaside by J.L. Douglas
• Keeping Her Secret by Sarah Nicolas (Amz)
• Camp by L.C. Rosen

Wartime

• The Spy With the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke – B,D (WWII)
• Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta
• The Shadow War by Lindsay Smith (WWII)

Work/Internship

• Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler – B+/Q
• *How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow
• Hot Dog Girl by Jen Dugan – B+
• Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan – B+
• Lizzie by Dawn Ius
• If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann
• The Music of What Happens by Bill Konigsberg
• Like Water by Rebecca Podos – B+
• The Summer of Jordi Perez by Amy Spalding