Transgender & Non-Binary Teen/Young Adult Fiction

Books for teens featuring Transgender or Non-Binary main characters

Updated May 5, 2025
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Most Ardently: a Pride and Prejudice Remix
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A STONEWALL HONOR BOOK A trans boy searches for a future--and a romance--in which he can live and love openly as himself in this heartwrenching YA reimagining of Pride & Prejudice, perfect for fans of Bridgerton and Gwen...
Just Happy to Be Here
Paper Book
In this YA standalone perfect for fans of Tobly McSmith and Meredith Russo, the first out trans girl at an all-girls school must choose between keeping her head down or blazing a trail. Tara just wants to be treated like any other girl at Ainsley Academy. That is, judged on her...
Spirit Bares Its Teeth
White, Andrew Joseph
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! A Stonewall Honor Book in Young Adult Literature! A blood-soaked and nauseating triumph that cuts like a scalpel and reads like your darkest nightmare. New York Times bestselling author Andrew Joseph White...
Lark and Kasim start a revolution
Callender, Kacen.
Paper Book
From National Book Award-winner Kacen Callender, Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution is a contemporary YA that follows Lark's journey to speak the truth and discover how their own self-love can be a revolution. "A hilarious and bold love story...
Self-made boys : a Great Gatsby remix
McLemore, Anna-Marie
Paper Book
A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST SELECTION "McLemore captures the spirit of the original while adding nuance and depth, setting a new bar for what a great retelling can be." --Booklist, starred review Two young men with a common secret live and love...
When the moon was ours.
McLemore, Anna-Marie
Paper Book
Winner of the 2016 Tiptree Award Longlisted for the 2016 National Book Award for Young People's Literature Stonewall Book Award Honor "McLemore dances deftly across genres, uniquely weaving glistening strands of culture, myth, dream, mystery,...
Ciel.
Labelle, Sophie.
Paper Book
Ciel is excited to start high school. A gender non-conforming trans kid, Ciel has a YouTube channel and dreams of getting a better camera to really make their mark. Ciel can always rely on their best friend, Stephie, a trans girl who also happens to be a huge nerd. But their friendship begins to...

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