2SLGBTQIA+ Teen & Young Adult Fiction

Fiction books for teens and young adults with 2SLGBTQIA+ characters and themes.

Updated June 14, 2023
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Felix ever after.
Callender, Kacen.
Paper Book
From award-winning author Kacen Callender comes a revelatory YA novel about a transgender teen grappling with identity and self-discovery while falling in love for the first time.
You should see me in a crown.
Johnson, Leah (Young adult author)
Paper Book
  The very first book pick for Reese Witherspoon's YA Book Club! '[A] super funny, joyful story that'll have you reliving your high school prom days!'- Reese's YA Book Club. Liz has always believed she's too black, too poor, too awkwardto shine in her small, rich, prom...
She gets the girl.
Lippincott, Rachael.
Paper Book
Read the instant New York Times bestseller and TikTok sensation -- THE new swoon-worthy hate-to-love rom com from #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Five Feet Apart Rachael Lippincott and debut writer Alyson Derrick. The perfect summer read...
Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe.
Saenz, Benjamin Alire
Audiobook
If I was your girl.
Russo, Meredith
Paper Book
A new kind of big-hearted novel about being seen for who you really are. 'Important and brave. Read this wonderful book. Just read it' Jennifer Niven 'So powerful and poignant... I honestly just think this book will change a lot of people's lives' Zoe SuggAmanda Hardy is the new...
The music of what happens.
Konigsberg, Bill.
Ebook
From the award-winning author of Openly Straight, a story about two teens falling in love over a summer that throws everything possible to keep them apart.* "Konigsberg demonstrates once again why he is one of the major voices in LGBTQ literature." -- Booklist, starred reviewMax...
Juliet takes a breath.
Rivera, Gabby.
Paper Book
Hi, my name is Juliet Palante. I've been reading your book Raging Flower- Empowering Your Pussy by Empowering Your Mind. No lie, I started reading it so that I could make people uncomfortable on the subway. But I'm writing to you now because this book of yours, this magical labia...
The love and lies of Rukhsana Ali.
Khan, Sabina, 1968-
Ebook
Seventeen-year-old Rukhsana Ali tries her hardest to live up to her conservative Muslim parents' expectations, but lately she's finding that impossible to do. She rolls her eyes when they blatantly favour her brother and saves her crop tops and makeup for parties her parents don't know about. If she...
I'll give you the sun.
Nelson, Jandy.
Paper Book
"This is the big one - the BLAZING story of once inseparable twins whose lives are torn apart by tragedy." Entertainment Weekly Winner of the Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature From the critically acclaimed author of The Sky Is Every­where, a radiant novel that will leave you...
Simon vs. the homo sapiens agenda.
Albertalli, Becky
Paper Book
Straight people should have to come out too. And the more awkward it is, the better. Simon Spier is sixteen and trying to work out who he is - and what he's looking for. But when one of his emails to the very distracting Blue falls into the wrong hands, things...
It's not like it's a secret.
Sugiura, Misa
Audiobook
"Well-paced, brimming with drama, and utterly vital."--Kirkus (starred review) This charming and bittersweet coming-of-age story featuring two girls of color falling in love is part To All the Boys I've Loved Before and part Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. Winner of the Asian/Pacific...
Every heart a doorway.
McGuire, Seanan
Ebook

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