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^Allocishet protag
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Adoption
- Far From the Tree by Robin Benway
- Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett
- Epically Earnest by Molly Horan
- How to Be Remy Cameron by Julian Winters
Bisexual Discourse
Topics include biphobia and/or compulsory heterosexuality
- Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler
- *Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli
- Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales
- Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar
- We Are Totally Normal by Naomi Kanakia
- Deposing Nathan by Zack Smedley
- Follow Your Arrow by Jessica Verdi
Body Swapping
- Where I End and You Begin by Preston Norton
Celebrity
- Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler~ (Amz)
- If This Gets Out by Cale Dietrich and Sophie Gonzales
- Acting the Part by Z.R. Ellor
- Kiss & Tell by Adib Khorram
- I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee
- Flip the Script by Lyla Lee
- Bad at Love by Gabriela Martin
- It Goes Like This by Miel Moreland
- The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde
Colonialism
- Mirage by Somaiya Daud
- She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran
Coming Out
Lesbian
- Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler~ (Amz)
- Style by Chelsea M. Cameron
- The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
- Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne Peters
- Late to the Party by Kelly Quindlen
- *Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl by Brianna R. Shrum and Sara Waxelbaum
- Dirty London by Kelley York
Gay
- Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
- *Time Out by Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner, and Carlyn Greenwald
- True Letters From a Fictional Life by Kenneth Logan
- The Magic Fish by Trung Lê Nguyễn
- Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig
- More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
- The Dangerous Art of Blending In by Angelo Surmelis
- Date Me, Bryson Keller! by Kevin van Whye
Bisexual/Queer/Pansexual
- Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler
- Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli
- *Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli
- Friday I’m in Love by Camryn Garrett
- Whatever. by S.J. Goslee
- The (Un)popular Vote by Jasper Sanchez
- Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley
Transgender/Non-Binary
- I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
- Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin
- Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith
- If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
- The (Un)popular Vote by Jasper Sanchez
Asexual/Demisexual
- Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann
- Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee
- Loveless by Alice Oseman (aroace)
Conversion Therapy
- Throwaway Girls by Andrea Contos
- The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily Danforth (Amz)
- All Eyes on Us by Kit Frick
- *The Meadows by Stephanie Oakes
- Surrender Your Sons by Adam Sass
- The Summer I Wasn’t Me by Jessica Verdi
Crime
- Echo After Echo by Amy Rose Capetta – B+
- Immoral Code by Lillian Clark – AA+
- Throwaway Girls by Andrea Contos
- Aces Wild by Amanda DeWitt
- All Eyes on Us by Kit Frick
- A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar
- Blood Sport by Tash McAdam
- People Like Us by Dana Mele
- All the Things We Do in the Dark by Saundra Mitchell – P
- A Good Idea by Cristina Moracho
- Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig
- White Rabbit by Caleb Roehrig
- Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig – B+
- Trouble Girls by Julia Lynn Rubin
- Keep This to Yourself by Tom Ryan
- I Hope You’re Listening by Tom Ryan
- Far From You by Tess Sharpe
- The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe
- Trust Me, I’m Trouble by Mary Elizabeth Summer
- Sadie by Courtney Summers
- I’m the Girl by Courtney Summers
Drag
- Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju
- *Becoming a Queen by Dan Clay
- Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig
- Drag Teen by Jeffery Self
Epistolary Communication
- Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
- I Hate Everyone But You by Gaby Dunn and Alison Raskin
- Gena/Finn by Hannah Moskowitz and Kat Helgeson
Fandom
- Starworld by Audrey Coulthurst and Paula Garner
- The One True Me and You by Remi K. England
- How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by J.C. Lillis
- Ship It by Britta Lundin
- Gena/Finn by Hannah Moskowitz and Kat Helgeson
- The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston
- Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde – B+,~ (Amz)
Found Family
- The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum
- Brooklyn, Burning by Steve Brezenoff
- Crownchasers by Rebecca Coffindaffer
- The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake
- The Disasters by M.K. England
- The Reckless Kind by Carly Heath
- The Black Veins by Ashia Monet
- Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig
- The Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen
Friendship
Parentheticals are genders of friends in central friendship + number of queer characters in said friendship, e.g. (M/F, 2) means it’s about a male-female friendship and both are queer.
- Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler (M/F, 1)
- This is What it Feels Like by Rebecca K. Barrow (F/F/F, 1)
- The Lost Coast by AR Capetta (group)
- Top Ten by Katie Cotugno (M/F, 1)
- When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey
- The Resolutions by Mia Garcia (M/M/F/F, 1M1F)
- Run by Kody Keplinger (F/F, 1)
- The Sidekicks by Will Kostakis (M/M/M, 1)
- You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour and David Levithan (M/F, 2)
- Being Fishkill by Ruth Lehrer (F/F, unclear)
- It Goes Like This by Miel Moreland (group)
- Meg & Linus by Hanna Nowinski (M/F, 2)
- Radio Silence by Alice Oseman (M/F, 2)
- Late to the Party by Kelly Quindlen (group)
- Cherry by Lindsey Rosin (F/F/F/F, 1F)
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (M/M, 2)
- The Rainbow Trilogy by Alex Sanchez (M/M/M, 3)
- Fans of the Impossible Life by Kate Scelsa (F/M/M, 2M)
- Our Year of Maybe by Rachel Lynn Solomon (M/F, 1M)
- Golden Boys and Afterglow by Phil Stamper (M/M/M/M, 4)
- Wild and Crooked by Leah Thomas (M/F, 2)
- Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde (F/F/M, 1)
- The Summer of Everything by Julian Winters (group)
Friendship Breakups
- This is What it Feels Like by Rebecca Barrow
- We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
- It Goes Like This by Miel Moreland
- Over You by Amy Reed
- We Used to Be Friends by Amy Spalding
Gaming
- My Year Zero by Rachel Gold
- Even if We Break by Marieke Nijkamp
Gender Identity
See also: “Questioning (Gender)”
- Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
- The One True Me and You by Remi K. England
- Girl Mans Up by M-E Girard
- If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
- Birthday by Meredith Russo
- Can’t Take That Away by Steven Salvatore
- Between Perfect and Real by Ray Stoeve
Gentrification
- By Any Means Necessary by Candice Montgomery
Grieving/Mourning
Parent
- The Lucky List by Rachael Lippincott (Mother)
- 37 Things I Love (in No Particular Order) by Kekla Magoon (Father)
- You Don’t Live Here by Robyn Schneider (Mother)
- 6 Times We Almost Kissed (and One Time We Did) by Tess Sharpe
- More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera (Father)
Sibling
- Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman (Sister)
- The Ghosts We Keep by Mason Deaver (Brother)
- The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle (Amz) (Sister)
- The Honeys by Ryan La Sala (Sister)
- The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante (Brother)
Partner
- The Meaning of Birds by Jaye Robin Brown
- Lies My Girlfriend Told Me by Julie Anne Peters
- Far From You by Tess Sharpe
- History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera (Amz)
- Who I Was With Her by Nita Tyndall
Grandparent
- The Confusion of Laurel Graham by Adrienne Kisner (Grandmother)
- We Are Okay by Nina LaCour (Grandfather)
- I Felt a Funeral, In My Brain by Will Walton (Grandfather)
Friend
- A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend by Emily Horner
- Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp
- The Grimrose Girls by Laura Pohl
HIV/Aids
- Another Dimension of Us by Mike Albo
- We Are Lost and Found by Helene Dunbar
- Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett
- Skyscraping by Cordelia Jensen^
- Poz by Christopher Koehler
- The Porcupine of Truth by Bill Konigsberg^
- Destination Unknown by Bill Konigsberg
- Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
- Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
- Where We Go From Here by Lucas Rocha
- When You Call My Name by Tucker Shaw
Hollywood
- Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler
- Acting the Part by Z.R. Ellor
- Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour
- Going Off Script by Jen Wilde
Immigration and/or Deportation
- Indivisible by Daniel Aleman
- *Kween by Vichet Chum
- We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
- The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante
Intergenerational
- Unbecoming by Jenny Downham
Mental Health
Female Protag
- Top Ten by Katie Cotugno – B+ (anxiety)
- 10 Things I Can See From Here by Carrie Mac (anxiety)
- How it Feels to Float by Helena Fox
- *The Quiet and the Loud by Helena Fox
- Love & Other Carnivorous Plants by Florence Gonsalves (eating disorder)
- Paperweight by Meg Haston (eating disorder)
- Let’s Call it a Doomsday by Katie Henry (anxiety)
- Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp (bipolar disorder)
- Scars by Cheryl Rainfield (self-harm tw for cover) (depression, suicidal ideation)
- *If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come by Jen St. Jude (depression, suicidal ideation)
Male Protag
- The Wicker King by K. Ancrum
- The Bridge by Bill Konigsberg (Depression w/suicidal ideation)
- The Art of Starving by Sam J. Miller (ED)
- Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro (PTSD)
- More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera (Depression)
- History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera (OCD)
Non-Binary Protag
- I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver (anxiety)
- Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin (anxiety)
- Somebody Told Me by Mia Siegert (PTSD)
Music
- This is What it Feels Like by Rebecca K. Barrow
- If This Gets Out by Cale Dietrich and Sophie Gonzales
- Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson
- Kiss & Tell by Adib Khorram
- I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee
- Bad at Love by Gabriela Martin
- It Goes Like This by Miel Moreland
- As Far As You’ll Take Me by Phil Stamper
- Coda by Emma Trevayne
- Always the Almost by Edward Underhill
- The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde
Poetry
- *Kween by Vichet Chum (Slam)
Politics
- The State of Us by Shaun David Hutchinson
- *Something Like Possible by Miel Moreland
- The (Un)popular Vote by Jasper Sanchez
Pregnancy/Reproductive Rights
- Belly Up by Eva Darrows
- Ask Me How I Got Here by Christine Hepperman
- Girls Like Me by Nina Packebush
Pride
- You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour and David Levithan
- When You Get the Chance by Tom Ryan and Robin Stevenson
Prom
- How to Ask a Boy to Prom by SJ Goslee
- You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
- The Prom by Saundra Mitchell
- Pumpkin by Julie Murphy
Queer History
- Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
- Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore
- Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
- Pulp by Robin Talley
Questioning (Gender)
- Sasha Masha by Agnes Borinsky
- Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
- This is How We Fly by Anna Meriano
- Where I End & You Begin by Preston Norton
- Birthday by Meredith Russo
- And They Lived by Steven Salvatore
- Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz
- Between Perfect and Real by Ray Stoeve
Questioning (Sexuality)
Female MC
- Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler
- *Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli
- Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman – A
- Look Both Ways by Alison Cherry (Amz)
- The Sky Always Hears Me: And the Hills Don’t Mind by Kirstin Cronn-Mills
- Let’s Call it a Doomsday by Katie Henry
- Ask the Passengers by AS King
- Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy
- Odd One Out by Nic Stone
Male MC
- We Are Totally Normal by Naomi Kanakia
- Deposing Nathan by Zack Smedley
Racism
- Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
- The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass
Religion
- Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown (Amz)
- Let’s Call it a Doomsday by Katie Henry
- The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
- Autoboyography by Christina Lauren
- How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by JC Lillis
- Her Name in the Sky by Kelly Quindlen
Retelling/Reimagining
Classic Literature
- His Hideous Heart ed. by Dahlia Adler (various works by Edgar Allan Poe)
- That Way Madness Lies ed. by Dahlia Adler (various works by Shakespeare)
- Nothing Happened by Molly Booth (Much Ado About Nothing)
- I Think I Love You by Auriane Desombre (Much Ado About Nothing)
- Ruinsong by Julia Ember (The Phantom of the Opera)
- The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake (Twelfth Night)
- Epically Earnest by Molly Horan (The Importance of Being Earnest)
- A Clash of Steel by CB Lee (Treasure Island)
- *Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney (Jane Eyre)
- *Self Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore (The Great Gatsby)
- Tell Me My Name by Amy Reed (The Great Gatsby)
- Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim (The Count of Monte Cristo)
- As I Descended by Robin Talley (Macbeth)
- Two Winters by Lauren Emily Whalen (Winter’s Tale)
- Take Her Down by Lauren Emily Whalen (Julius Caesar)
Fairy Tales
- At Midnight ed. by Dahlia Adler (The Nutcracker, Rumpelstiltskin, Frau Trude, Cinderella, Snow White, The Little Mermaid)
- Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust (Snow White)
- The Seafarer’s Kiss by Julia Ember (The Little Mermaid)
- The Secrets of Eden by Brandon Goode (Cinderella)
- Blanca & Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore (Snow White and Rose Red)
- Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore (The Red Shoes)
- Sometime After Midnight by L. Philips (Cinderella)
Historical Figures
- Lizzie by Dawn Ius (Lizzie Borden)
Legend and Mythology
- Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust (Persian)
- Love in the Time of Global Warming by Francesca Lia Block (The Odyssey)
- Once & Future by AR Capetta and Cori McCarthy (King Arthur)
- The Dark Wife by Sarah Diemer (Hades-Persephone myth)
- About A Girl by Sarah McCarry (Amz)
- Outrun the Wind by Elizabeth Tammi (Atalanta myth)
- *Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood (The Odyssey)
Revenge
- Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender – T
- Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales – B
- People Like Us by Dana Mele
- Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim
- A Darkly Beating Heart by Lindsay Smith – B+
Road Trip
- Looking for Group by Rory Harrison
- A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend by Emily Horner
- The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee – B
- When You Get the Chance by Tom Ryan and Robin Stevenson
Royalty
Contemporary
- A Tale of Two Princes by Eric Geron
- Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins
- Prince of the Palisades by Julian Winters
Fantasy
- The Rules of Ever After by Killian Brewer
- Of Fire and Stars and Of Ice and Shadows by Audrey Coulthurst – B (Amz)
- The Impostor Queen, The Cursed Queen, and The True Queen by Sarah Fine – B
- Rule by Ellen Goodlett
- Empirium by Claire Legrand
School Violence
- That’s Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger – A+
- This is Where it Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
Secret Relationships
- Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler
- Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne Peters
- Who I Was With Her by Nita Tyndall
Sexual Assault
- Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake – B+
- Just Girls by Rachel Gold
- The Mirror Season by Anna-Marie McLemore – P
- Trouble Girls by Julia Lynn Rubin
- Tonight We Rule the World by Zack Smedley
Sexual Education
- Fifteen Hundred Miles From the Sun by Jonny Garza Villa
- Jack of Hearts (and other parts) by L.C. Rosen
- Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley
Siblings
- Far From the Tree by Robin Benway~
- Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake – B+
- The Spy With the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke
- The Skybound Saga by Alex London
- I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson~
Sliding Doors (aka Parallel Timelines)
- *Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler
- Me Myself & Him by Chris Tebbetts
Social Justice
- Amelia Westlake by Erin Gough
- Survive the Dome by Kosoko Jackson
- By Any Means Necessary by Candice Montgomery
- Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro
- Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
- I’m the Girl by Courtney Summers
Social Media
Includes books about blogs, vlogs, influencers, and podcasts
- Gena/Finn by Kat Helgeson and Hannah Moskowitz
- Tinfoil Crowns by Erin Jones
- Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee
- The Girls Are Never Gone by Sarah Glenn Marsh
- Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee
- Radio Silence by Alice Oseman
- I Hope You’re Listening by Tom Ryan
- Sadie by Courtney Summers
- Follow Your Arrow by Jessica Verdi
Space
- The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum
- The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper
Sports
Female MC
- Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler (football, cheerleading)
- The Key to You and Me by Jaye Robin Brown (horseback riding)
- Tumbling by Caela Carter (gymnastics)
- Cheer Up! by Crystal Frasier, Val Wise, and Oscar O. Jupiter (cheerleading)
- Like Other Girls by Britta Lundin (football)
- Squad by Mariah MacCarthy (cheerleading)
- *You Don’t Have a Shot by Racquel Marie (soccer)
- She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen (basketball, cheerleading)
- Interference by Zoe Reed (hockey)
- Who I Was With Her by Nita Tyndall (running)
Male MC
- Sidelined by Kara Bietz (Football)
- May the Best Man Win by ZR Ellor (cheerleading, football)
- The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons (soccer)
- Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei (hockey)
- Blood Sport by Tash McAdam (boxing)
- *Out of Left Field by Jonah Newman (baseball)
- Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu (hockey)
- Running With Lions by Julian Winters (soccer)
Survival
- Sink or Swim by Tash McAdam
- At the End of Everything by Marieke Nijkamp
- Wilder Girls by Rory Power
- Switchback by Danika Stone
Theatre
- Echo After Echo by Amy Rose Capetta
- Look Both Ways by Alison Cherry – Q (Amz)
- Between Perfect and Real by Ray Stoeve
Time Travel
- Yesterday is History by Kosoko Jackson
- Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott
- The Unintentional Time Traveler by Everett Maroon
- A Darkly Beating Heart by Lindsay Smith
- Spin Me Right Round by David Valdes
Toxic Parenting
- How to Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake
- 6 Times We Almost Kissed (and One Time We Did) by Tess Sharpe
Toxic Relationships
- People Like Us by Dana Mele
- Arden Grey by Ray Stoeve
Unrequited Love
- Starworld by Audrey Coulthurst and Paula Garner
- Tinfoil Crowns by Erin Jones
- Anything Could Happen by Will Walton