Queer Books for Teens
Pride is all year long when you have so many great books to choose from. MS = books for middle school readers GN= graphic novels (Updated June 2026)
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Punk Like Me
Nina likes punk rock and comic books and is in love with her best friend Kerri. Nina’s family will never approve of Kerri, but as her feelings grow stronger, she realizes she must choose between her family’s views and her own heart. GN
Format: Graphic Novel
Availability: Available
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The Fox Maidens
Kai Song is determined to be a warrior and command the Royal Legion. When her family’s secret is revealed, that she’s the granddaughter of the fox demon, Kai will have to fight to escape the fate set out for her. GN MS
Format: Graphic Novel
Availability: Available
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The Breakup Lists
Deaf and queer Jackson prefers being the stage manager behind the scenes, but when his sister Jasmine starts dating Liam, who has landed the lead in the play, Jackson wonders if maybe he should look for the spotlight.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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Just Between Us
Lydia and Elaine begin as fierce competitors on the ice but learn they have more in common than they realize. GN MS
Format: Graphic Novel
Availability: Available
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Who We Are in Real Life
Darcy’s new life with her two moms in a small town is helped by her friendship with Art. She shows him a more tolerant world, but will it help him to resist his father’s efforts to stop their gay-straight alliance at school?
Format: Book
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Low Orbit
Azar keeps her queerness to herself after seeing how her mother misuses her friend Tristan’s pronouns, but when Azar discovers a famous novel by Tristan’s father, a journey to a New York comic con opens her eyes to relationships and possibilities. GN
Format: Graphic Novel
Availability: Available
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A Bite of Pepper
A skateboarding vampire falls for a human artist whose attraction to her might be enough to make her commit to turning this human into a vampire and becoming immortal herself. GN
Format: Graphic Novel
Availability: Available
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The Leaving Room
Two Keepers, Gospel and Melodee, encounter each other in the afterlife, where they exist to help young people transition through death. Though it is forbidden, their connection grows as they help young people make their way, and soon they seek a way to bond permanently.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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Renegade Girls
Aspiring journalist Nell and photographer Alice investigate the working conditions in a New York City garment factory in the 1880s. As their friendship deepens, so does the trouble they face as the rich and powerful object to their revealing news stories. GN MS
Format: Graphic Novel
Availability: All copies in use
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A Bánh Mì for Two
Inspired by Lan’s popular Vietnamese food blog, Vivi travels to Vietnam to learn more about her mother’s childhood. When the two young women meet, Vivi helps Lan overcome writer’s block while Lan helps Vivi find people who can tell her more about her mother.
Format: Book
Availability: All copies in use
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