Rainbow Reads for Teens

Recommended books by and about 2SLGBTQQIA+ people.

Updated April 9, 2024
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1

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. Felix Love has never been in love - and, yes, he's painfully aware of the irony. He...

Available in eBook and eAudiobook formats.

2

Heartstopper. Volume 1
Oseman, Alice
Paper Book
*Now an acclaimed live-action Netflix series!* *Winner of Best Book I Wish I Could Read Again For The First Time - TikTok Book Awards* Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. A bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and...

Also available in eBook format.

Also available as book club kit.

3

Pride and prejudice and Pittsburgh
Lippincott, Rachael
Paper Book
The New York Time's bestseller from coauthor of Five Feet Apart and She Gets the Girl comes a fresh and inventive sapphic romantic comedy that's What If It's Us meets Bridgerton. What if you found...
Also available in eBook format.

4

Ophelia after all
Marie, Racquel
Paper Book
"Queer delight through and through" - Leah Johnson, author of You Should See Me in a Crown A teen girl navigates friendship drama, the end of high school, and discovering her queerness in OPHELIA AFTER ALL, the hilarious and heartfelt contemporary YA debut by Racquel Marie.Ophelia Rojas knows what...
Also available in eBook format.

5

I kissed Shara Wheeler : a novel
McQuiston, Casey
Paper Book
Casey McQuiston's I Kissed Shara Wheeler is about breaking the rules, getting messy, and finding love in unexpected places. Perfect for fans of Heartstopper, this is the debut YA queer rom-com from the bestselling author of Red, White and Royal Blue.<...
Also available in eBook and eAudiobook formats.

6

Welcome to St. Hell
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...
Also available in eBook format.

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