Celebrate Pride for Teens

Fiction for teens across the LGBTQ+ rainbow 🏳️‍🌈

Updated June 9, 2025
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Where shadows bloom
Bakewell, Catherine
Paper Book
"A magical blend of romance and whimsy, equal parts devastating and hopeful." --Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning Fans of Allison Saft and Margaret Rogerson will be swept away into this lush and beguiling...
Messy perfect
Boteju, Tanya
Paper Book
Inclusion in Pride on Every Page, the HarperStacks Pride Month promotion  Featured title on HarperStacks, the school & library marketing digital hub 
We are villains
Callender, Kacen
Paper Book
From bestselling and award-winning author Kacen Callendar comes a thrilling, dark academia YA about murder, blackmail, and the one person determined to discover the truth, no matter the cost What happened to Arianna Reynolds? Ari's...
Recommended reading
Coccia, Paul
Paper Book
"Recommended Reading is swoon-worthy in every possible way! Bobby's story is a sheer delight and an ode to book lovers everywhere who believe that the magic of stories reaches beyond the page." ―Julie Murphy, #1 New York Times bestselling author In this opposites...
This ends in embers
Cole, Kamilah
Paper Book
Perfect for fans of Raybearer and Fourth Wing, this astonishing sequel to the bestselling novel So Let Them Burn, follows sisters Faron and Elara as they fight on opposite sides of a war that could redefine their world.   ...
Into the bright open : a Secret garden remix
Dimaline, Cherie
Paper Book
A Governor General's Literary Award in Young People's Literature Finalist "Aching and emotionally immersive. ... A rich and verdant revival of a classic." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review A newly orphaned girl is sent to the Canadian wilderness to...
The rebel's guide to Pride
Hubbard, Matthew
When the mayor of a small Alabama town starts targeting Pride events, bad boy Zeke begins hosting a series of "Pride Speakeasies" in this joyful queer coming-of-age! "A book that demands to be read, shared and celebrated."-PinkNews There's nothing Zeke Chapman...
If we were a movie
Jamal, Zakiya N.
Paper Book
Advertising in key school & library media, such as School Library Journal, The Horn Book and Booklist Featured title at school & library conferences and preview events  Inclusion in Shake Up Your Shelves, a campaign to promote inclusive texts in curriculum, library...
Love at second sight
Lukens, F. T.
Paper Book
When a teen has an unexpected vision about a future murder, he must juggle newfound interest from the supernatural community with trying to prevent the murder from happening in this "riveting" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) New York Times bestselling romantic fantasy from F.T....
The lesbiana's guide to Catholic school
Reyes, Sonora
Paper Book
Big Mouth ARE mailing to a curated list of influential librarians and educators Teens' Top 10/YALSA ARE mailing to 15 teen reading groups across the country Featured title in HarperStacks' Pride on Every Page campaign State and national award mailing  <...
All's fair in love and field hockey
Rosewater, Kit
Paper Book
A high school field hockey star must choose between her love of the game and her new, distractingly beautiful rival in this queer YA romance perfect for fans of She Drives Me Crazy and Cleat Cute! "A masterclass in romantic tension."-Becky Albertalli, #1 New York...
Dan in Green Gables : a modern reimagining of Anne of Green Gables
Terciero, Rey
Paper Book
In this modern reimagining of Anne of Green Gables, effervescent extrovert Dan Stewart-Álvarez is surprised to find home and community in rural Tennessee. Despite a life on the road with his free-spirited mother, fifteen-year-old Dan Stewart-Álvarez has always wanted...
Let them stare : a novel
Van Ness, Jonathan
Paper Book
From Emmy Award winner Jonathan Van Ness of Queer Eye and #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy comes a bighearted story about friendship, love--and discovering the secrets and beauty of your own hometown.  Sully is ready to get out of Hearst, Pennsylvania....
Iron tongue of midnight
Williams, Brittany N.
The electrifying conclusion to the "glorious" (The New York Times) YA fantasy trilogy The Forge & Fracture Saga. Swashbuckling and romantic, this series delivers an unforgettable story--and a heroine unlike any other. It all ends...
One of the Boys
Zeller, Victoria
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller Grace Woodhouse was a star kicker with a D1 future, but that was before she came out as transgender and quit football. Now, as senior year begins, Grace is navigating a new life with queer friends and a fresh perspective. But...

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