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+
• Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley – B+
• The Summer of Us by Cecilia Vinesse~

At Sea

• The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie
• The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Boarding School

• 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
• Livingston Girls by Briana Morgan
• Simon Snow by Rainbow Rowell
• Empress of the World by Sara Ryan
• As I Descended by Robin Talley
• If We Were Us by K.L. Walther

College

• I Hate Everyone But You by Gaby Dunn and Alison Raskin
• Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann – A+
• We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
• By Any Means Necessary by Candice Montgomery
• Carmilla by Kim Turrisi
• *Right Where I Left You by Julian Winters

Convention

• The Pros of Cons by Alison Cherry, Lindsay Ribar, and Michelle Schusterman
• How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by JC Lillis
• Ship It by Britta Lundin
• The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston

Conversion Camp

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

High School (Private)

Female Protag

• Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan
• Amelia Westlake by Erin Gough

Male Protag

High School (Public)

Female Protag

• *Cool for the Summer 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
• Girl Mans Up by M-E Girard
• 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
• 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
• 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

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
• 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
• Date Me, Bryson Keller! by Kevin van Whye

Non-Binary Protag

• I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver – B/NB

Nature/Camping Trip

• Even if We Break by Marieke Nijkamp

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

Road Trip

• *When You Get the Chance by Tom Ryan and Robin Stevenson

Space

• The Disasters by M.K. England – B+
• The Star Host by F.T. Lukens – B
• Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston~
• Hullmetal Girls by Emily Skrutskie – A+

Summer Camp

• Nothing Happened by Molly Booth – B/P+,~
• Lunaside by J.L. Douglas
• Keeping Her Secret by Sarah Nicolas (Amz)
• Camp by L.C. Rosen
• On a Summer Night by Gabriel D. Vidrine – T

Wartime

• The Spy With the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke – B,D
• *The Shadow War by Lindsay Smith

Work

• Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler – B+/Q
• 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