Teen Pride
June is Pride month, so let's celebrate with these great teen novels about LGBTQ+ teens. (Created May 2022)
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Only Mostly Devastated
Ollie and Will enjoy a summer fling, but when they arrive at the same school in the fall, Will ghosts Ollie, remains in the closet, and turns out to be a jerk.
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The Henna Wars
Nishat faces racism at school and homophobia at home when she comes out to her parents. By opening a henna business at school, she hopes to win over some classmates, but when her crush Flavia opens her own henna business, she has more work to do.
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You Should See Me in A Crown
Hoping to win a big scholarship, Liz reluctantly enters the contest for prom queen, a hard sell for a queer Black girl at a nearly all-white school. Lucky for her, her friends have some ideas and she has some tricks up her sleeve.
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We Are Totally Normal
Nandan breaks up with his girlfriend because of his anxiety. Dave needs help understanding his crush. When Nandan decides to help Dave, sparks fly, but in new directions.
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Darius the Great Deserves Better
Darius has a boyfriend and a spot on the soccer team, but his family's struggles with money, depression, and racism lead his two queer grandmothers to move in with them to help out. "This is normal, right?"
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Ana on the Edge
Figure skater Ana is challenged by her coach to try the various princess dances on ice, and only Ana's new transgender friend Hayden sees her as a boy.
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You Don't Live Here
After her parents' death, Sasha moves in with her estranged, conservative grandparents, whose vision of her future includes the boy they know, not the girl she's starting to fall for.
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The Falling in Love Montage
Saoirse’s mother is moving into a memory care facility, her father is having an affair, and she has been dumped by her girlfriend. When Ruby appears and suggests they share a rom-com summer with no strings attached, Saoirse is in for the time of her life.
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King and the Dragonflies
King's brother told him not to spend time with Sandy or people would think he's gay, which would make life that much harder for a Black boy in the South. When Sandy disappears from town and reappears to ask King for help, King must reconsider his late brother's advice.
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Ophelia After All
Ophelia's always chased one boy after another, so when Talia catches her eye, she is both surprised and confused. With prom just three weeks away, how will she negotiate her friends' gossip about who is going with whom?
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