Trans & Non-binary Stories for Teens

A non-exhaustive list of teen books featuring, and written by, trans+ and/or non-binary folks

Updated January 27, 2025
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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.
Out now : queer we go again!
Mitchell, Saundra
Ebook
QUEER WE GO AGAIN! Fans of Becky Albertelli, Adam Silvera and Nina LaCour will eat up this delicious anthology of romantic and adventurous contemporary and speculative stories featuring LGBTQ+ teens. A follow-up to the critically acclaimed All...
The passing playbook
Fitzsimons, Isaac
Paper Book
Fifteen-year-old Spencer Harris is a proud nerd, an awesome big brother and a Messi-in-training. He's also transgender. After transitioning at his old school leads to a year of bullying, Spencer gets a fresh start at Oakley, the most liberal private school in Ohio. At Oakley, Spencer...
Beyond magenta transgender teens speak out
Kuklin, Susan, author, photographer. 
Ebook
A 2015 Stonewall Honor Book A groundbreaking work of LGBT literature takes an honest look at the life, love, and struggles of transgender teens. Author and photographer Susan Kuklin met and interviewed six transgender or gender-neutral young adults and used...
Homebody
Parish, Theo
Paper Book
'An uplifting, hopeful, empowering memoir that celebrates self-discovery and self-love' - Alice Oseman, author of the bestselling Heartstopper series An unmissable graphic novel perfect for fans of the global hit Heartstopper and Juno Dawson's What's the T?<...
Welcome to St. Hell : my trans teen misadventure
Hancox, Lewis
Paper Book
  A groundbreaking memoir about being a trans teen. Warning: This book contains adult themes for readers aged 16+ "Candid writing, playful artwork, and a riotous and fearlessly real story of figuring out that you're trans - this book will bring hope and comfort to so...

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