“My son is an avid reader and sometimes reads several books a week. After he came out to me, I felt that it was important for him to read books that are inclusive and that include characters who are like him. These books have meant a lot to my son. He loves to talk to me about the books and how he connects to the characters and stories (or sometimes not at all!). His Dad and I will sometimes read the books, too, and we have even passed them on to others. Reading these books has given my son more confidence. I hope you enjoy these books as much as our family has.”
Ages 9 and Up
Better Nate Than Ever – Tim Federle
The Misfits series – James Howe
Totally Joe-James Howe
Ages 10 and Up
Drama – Raina Telgemeier
Five, Six, Seven, Nate – Tim Federle
Husky-Justin Sayre
Marco Impossible-Hannah Moskowitz
So Hard to Say – Alex Sanchez
Ages 12 and Up
Absolutely, Positively Not – David LaRochelle
Anything Could Happen – Will Walton
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe – Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Bait – Alex Sanchez
Boy Meets Boy-David Levithan
Draw the Line-Laurent Linn
Gemini Bites – P.E. Ryan
One Man Guy – Michael Barakiva
Promposal – Rhonda Helms
The Rise and Fall of A Theater Geek-Seth Rudetsky
Two Boys Kissing – David Levithan
Ages 13 and Up
Boyfriends with Girlfriends – Alex Sanchez
Breaking Saint Jude-Nikki Godwin
Carry On – Rainbow Rowell
Fan Art– Sarah Tregay
Saints of Augustine – P.E. Ryan
True Letters From a Fictional Life-Kenneth Logan
Ages 14 and Up
The Before Now and After Then-Peter Monn
Coins in the Coffee Cup-Ambriehl Khalil
Every Inferno-Johanna Parkhurst
Falling From the Sky-Nikki Godwin
The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley-Shaun David Hutchinson
The Geography Club – Brent Hartinger
The God Box-Alex Sanchez
The Great American Whatever-Tim Federle
Highly Illogical Behavior – John Corey Whaley
Hold Me Closer – David Levithan
I’ll Give You the Sun – Jandy Nelson
Jerkbait-Mia Siegert
More Happy Than Not-Adam Silvera
Openly Straight – Bill Konigsberg
Out of the Pocket-Bill Konigsberg
The Rest of Us Just Live Here – Patrick Ness
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda – Becky Albertalli
The Vast Fields of Ordinary – Nick Burd
We Are the Ants – Shaun David Hutchinson
What They Always Tell Us – Martin Wilson
Whatever: or how junior year became totally f$@ked – S.J. Goslee
Will Grayson Will Grayson – John Green and David Levithan
You and Me and Him – Kris Dinnison
Transgender
Ages 8 and Up
George – Alex Gino
Ages 10 and Up
Gracefully Grayson – Ami Polonsky
Lily and Dunkin – Donna Gephart
Ages 10 and Up
The Art of Being Normal – Lisa Williamson
Luna – Julie Ann Peterson
Science Fiction
Ages 12 and Up
The Culling-Steven Dos Santos
Guardian – Alex London
Proxy – Alex London
The Raising-Steven Dos Santos
The Sowing-Steven Dos Santos
Ages 13 and Up
Dagger – Steven Dos Santos
Ages 14 and Up
The Knife of Never Letting Go – Patrick Ness
More Happy Than Not-Adam Silvera
Noggin – John Corey Whaley
Willful Machines – Tim Floreen
Fantasy
Ages 12 and Up
The Half Bad Trilogy – Sally Green
Ages 13 and Up
Seven Tears At High Tide-C.B. Lee
Ages 14 and Up
The Darkest Part of the Forest – Holly Black
Hero-Perry Moore
The Red Sun Rises – Victoria Kinnaird
Wonders of the Invisible World – Christopher Barzak
