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What Really Happened in Peru

Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan

LGBTQ+ ProtagonistSexual OrientationNovellaYoung Adult
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Carry On

Rainbow Rowell · 519 pages

Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who’s ever been chosen. That’s what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he’s probably right. Half the time, Simon can’t even make his wand work, and the other half, he sets something on fire. His mentor’s avoiding him, his girlfriend broke up with him, and there’s a magic-eating monster running around wearing

LGBTQ+ ProtagonistSexual OrientationYoung AdultMale Lead
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Will Grayson, Will Grayson

John Green, David Levithan · 331 pages

One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two teens—both named Will Grayson—are about to cross paths. As their worlds collide and intertwine, the Will Graysons find their lives going in new and unexpected directions, building toward romantic turns-of-heart and the epic production of history’s most fabulous high school musical.Hilarious, poignant, and deeply insightful, John Green and D

LGBTQ+ ProtagonistSexual OrientationYoung AdultMale Lead
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Boy Meets Boy

David Levithan · 185 pages

This is the story of Paul, a sophomore at a high school like no other: The cheerleaders ride Harleys, the homecoming queen used to be a guy named Daryl (she now prefers Infinite Darlene and is also the star quarterback), and the gay-straight alliance was formed to help the straight kids learn how to dance. When Paul meets Noah, he thinks he’s found the one his heart is made for. Until he blows

Sexual OrientationLGBTQ+ ProtagonistYoung AdultMale Lead
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What Chris Wants

Lori Foster · 96 pages

LGBTQ+ ProtagonistSexual OrientationNovellaMale Lead
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Tales from Foster High

John Goode · 284 pages

Sexual OrientationLGBTQ+ ProtagonistYoung AdultMale Lead
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Heartstopper

Alice Oseman · 336 pages

Sexual OrientationLGBTQ+ ProtagonistYoung AdultMale Lead
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One Man Guy

Michael Barakiva · 263 pages

"When Alek's high-achieving, Armenian-American parents send him to summer school, he thinks his summer is ruined. But then he meets Ethan, who opens his world in a series of truly unexpected ways"-- When Alek's high-achieving parents send him to summer school, Alek thinks his summer is ruined, but then he meets Ethan, who opens his world in a series of truly unexpected ways. The plot contains p

Sexual OrientationLGBTQ+ ProtagonistYoung AdultMale Lead
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Gives Light

Rose Christo · 284 pages

Sexual OrientationLGBTQ+ ProtagonistYoung AdultMale Lead
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They Both Die at the End

Adam Silvera · 378 pages

Adam Silvera reminds us that there’s no life without death and no love without loss in this devastating yet uplifting story about two people whose lives change over the course of one unforgettable day. On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They’re going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for

Sexual OrientationLGBTQ+ ProtagonistYoung AdultMale Lead
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Whatever.: or how junior year became totally f$@ked

S.J. Goslee · 269 pages

Junior year is going to be the best ever for slacker Mike until he loses his girlfriend, gets roped into school activities, and becomes totally confused about his sexual orientation after sharing a drunken kiss with a guy.

Sexual OrientationLGBTQ+ ProtagonistYoung AdultMale Lead
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His Client

Ava March

Sexual OrientationLGBTQ+ ProtagonistNovellaMale Lead
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Something Like Winter

Jay Bell · 372 pages

Sexual OrientationLGBTQ+ ProtagonistYoung AdultMale Lead
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Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

Becky Albertalli · 336 pages

Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon is actually being blackmailed: if he doesn’t play wingman for class clown Martin, his sexual identity will become everyone’s business. Worse, the privacy of Blue, the pen name of the bo

LGBTQ+ ProtagonistSexual OrientationYoung AdultMale Lead
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Hard Tail

J.L. Merrow · 251 pages

Finding love can be a bumpy ride. His job: downsized out of existence. His marriage: dead in the water. It doesn't take a lot of arm twisting for Tim Knight to agree to get out of London and take over his injured brother's mountain bike shop for a while. A few weeks in Southampton is a welcome break from the wreck his life has become, even though he feels like a fish out of water in this brave new

LGBTQ+ ProtagonistSexual OrientationNovellaMale Lead
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Beautiful Boys

Francesca Lia Block · 290 pages

Two darkly magical Weetzie Bat stories about the search for self from Francesca Lia Block: Missing Angel Juan and Baby Be-Bop.

Sexual OrientationLGBTQ+ ProtagonistNovellaYoung Adult
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Benjamin Alire Saenz · 368 pages

Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.

LGBTQ+ ProtagonistSexual OrientationYoung AdultHeartwarming
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The Order of the Poison Oak

Brent Hartinger · 211 pages

After "coming out" at school, sixteen-year-old Russel decides to take a counselor job at a camp for burn victims to get away from the antagonism of his classmates, but finds ten-year-old boys have just as many problems as he does.

LGBTQ+ ProtagonistSexual OrientationYoung AdultMale Lead
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My Awesome/Awful Popularity Plan

Seth Rudetsky · 240 pages

Chubby, Jewish, and gay high school sophomore Justin Goldblatt plans to become popular by the end of the year, but instead of dating the star quarterback he catches the eye of Becky, the quarterback's girlfriend, while his best friend, Spencer, stops speaking to him.

Sexual OrientationLGBTQ+ ProtagonistYoung AdultMale Lead
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A Secret Edge

Robin Reardon · 304 pages

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Timekeeper

Tara Sim · 414 pages

In an alternate 1875 England, seventeen-year-old clock mechanic Danny, aided by the boy he loves, must discover who is sabotaging the towers that control the flow of time and stop him or her before it is too late.

LGBTQ+ ProtagonistSexual OrientationYoung AdultMale Lead
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Fan Art

Sarah Tregay · 369 pages

"High school senior Jamie has a crush on his best friend and finds ways to share that news with the help of several friends"--

Sexual OrientationLGBTQ+ ProtagonistYoung AdultMale Lead
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Don't Let Me Go

J.H. Trumble · 344 pages

Some people spend their whole lives looking for the right partner. Nate Schaper found his in high school. In the eight months since their cautious flirting became a real, heart-pounding, tell-the-parents relationship, Nate and Adam have been inseparable. Even when local kids take their homophobia to brutal levels, Nate is undaunted. He and Adam are rock solid. Two parts of a whole. Yin and yang. B

Sexual OrientationLGBTQ+ ProtagonistYoung AdultMale Lead
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Dine & Dash

Abigail Roux

It’s been pure frustration for Zane, as Ty has been on an undercover assignment for the past three days…and nights. When that text message comes in about being arrested, bail money, well, it has Zane jumping and running…right into Ty.

LGBTQ+ ProtagonistSexual OrientationNovellaMale Lead

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