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Coming Out
Lesbian
- Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler~ (Amz)
- Style by Chelsea M. Cameron
- Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne Peters
- Dirty London by Kelley York
Gay
- Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
- True Letters From a Fictional Life by Kenneth Logan
- Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig
- More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
- The Dangerous Art of Blending In by Angelo Surmelis
Bisexual
- Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli
- Whatever. by S.J. Goslee
- 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
- If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
Asexual/Demisexual
- *The State of Us by Shaun David Hutchinson
- Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann
- Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee
Conversion Therapy
- The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily Danforth (Amz)
- *Surrender Your Sons by Adam Sass
- The Summer I Wasn’t Me by Jessica Verdi
Crime
- Echo After Echo by Amy Rose Capetta
- Immoral Code by Lillian Clark – AA+
- All Eyes on Us by Kit Frick
- People Like Us by Dana Mele
- A Good Idea by Cristina Moracho
- Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig
- White Rabbit by Caleb Roehrig
- Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig – B+
- Keep This to Yourself by Tom Ryan
- Far From You by Tess Sharpe
- Trust Me, I’m Trouble by Mary Elizabeth Summer
- Sadie by Courtney Summers
Drag
- Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju
- Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig
- Drag Teen by Jeffery Self
Epistolary
- 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
- 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
- The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake
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.
- Top Ten by Katie Cotugno (M/F, 1)
- 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 (unclear)
- Meg & Linus by Hanna Nowinski (M/F, 2)
- Radio Silence by Alice Oseman (M/F, 2)
- 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)
- Wild and Crooked by Leah Thomas (M/F, 2)
- Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde (F/F/M, 1)
Friendship Breakups
- We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
- Over You by Amy Reed
- We Used to Be Friends by Amy Spalding
Gaming
- My Year Zero by Rachel Gold
Gender Identity
- Girl Mans Up by M-E Girard
- If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
- Birthday by Meredith Russo
Gentrification
- By Any Means Necessary by Candice Montgomery
Grieving
Parent
- 37 Things I Love (in No Particular Order) by Kekla Magoon
Sibling
- Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman – A
- The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle (Amz)
Partner
- The Meaning of Birds by Jaye Robin Brown
- History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera (Amz)
- *Who I Was With Her by Nita Tyndall
Grandparent
- I Felt a Funeral, In My Brain by Will Walton
HIV/Aids
- We Are Lost and Found by Helene Dunbar
- Skyscraping by Cordelia Jensen^
- Poz by Christopher Koehler
- The Porcupine of Truth by Bill Konigsberg^
- Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
- Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
- *Where We Go From Here by Lucas Rocha
Hollywood
- Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler
- Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour
- Going Off Script by Jen Wilde
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)
- 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)
Male Protag
- The Wicker King by K. Ancrum
- The Art of Starving by Sam J. Miller (ED)
- More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera (Depression)
- History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera (OCD)
Music
- The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde
Pregnancy
- Belly Up by Eva Darrows
- Ask Me How I Got Here by Christine Hepperman
- Girls Like Me by Nina Packebush
Pride/Stonewall
- *Yesterday is History by Kosoko Jackson
- You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour and David Levithan
- *When You Get the Chance by Tom Ryan and Robin Stevenson
Questioning
Female MC
- 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
Male MC
- *We Are Totally Normal by Rahul Kanakia
- Deposing Nathan by Zack Smedley
Religion
- Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown (Amz)
- Let’s Call it a Doomsday by Katie Henry
- Autoboyography by Christina Lauren
- How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by JC Lillis
- Her Name in the Sky by Kelly Quindlen
Retelling/Reimagining
- Love in the Time of Global Warming by Francesca Lia Block (The Odyssey)
- Nothing Happened by Molly Booth (Much Ado About Nothing)
- The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake (Twelfth Night)
- Lizzie by Dawn Ius (Lizzie Borden)
- About A Girl by Sarah McCarry (Amz)
- The Dark Wife by Sarah Diemer (Hades-Persephone myth)
- The Seafarer’s Kiss by Julia Ember (The Little Mermaid)
- The Secrets of Eden by Brandon Goode (Cinderella)
- *Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney (Jane Eyre)
- Sometime After Midnight by L. Philips (Cinderella)
- As I Descended by Robin Talley (Macbeth)
- Outrun the Wind by Elizabeth Tammi (Atalanta myth)
Revenge
- People Like Us by Dana Mele
- 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
Royalty
Contemporary
- Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins
Fantasy
- 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
- Furyborn by Claire Legrand
School Violence
- That’s Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger – A+
- This is Where it Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
Secret Relationships
- *Who I Was With Her by Nita Tyndall
Sexual Education
- Jack of Hearts (and other parts) by L.C. Rosen
- Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley
Sexual Assault
- Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake – B+
- Just Girls by Rachel Gold
Siblings
- Far From the Tree by Robin Benway~
- The Spy With the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke
- The Skybound Saga by Alex London
- I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson~
Social Justice
- Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro
- Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
Social Media
Includes books about blogs, vlogs, and podcasts
- Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee
- Radio Silence by Alice Oseman
Space
- The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum
- The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper
Sports
- Tumbling by Caela Carter (gymnastics)
- *The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons (football)
- Interference by Zoe Reed (hockey)
- Running With Lions by Julian Winters (soccer)
Survival
- 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
Unrequited Love
- Starworld by Audrey Coulthurst and Paula Garner