Read Me Like A Book by Liz Kesseler. Its about a girl in year 10 or 11 in high school who develops feelings for her female english teacher but shes confused because she doesnt understand why shes feeling this way when she should be feeling that way about her boyfriend. Its basically a coming out story. This is one of my all time favourite books. (Dont worry shes like 17 and the English teacher is 25/26 I believe and is married)
The Art Of Being Normal by (i can remember). This is about a trangender high schooler going thru transition and telling everyone.
Hmm, not entirely sure if this is considered LGBT, assuming it is since the main character is gender fluid. (Born a woman, doesn’t identify as either, and falls in love with a woman) It’s called Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller. I enjoyed the book, the story and plot I found quite interesting. It was a book you either loved or hated. But I do recommend it. ? It’s part of a duology, and since it is complete, if you enjoy the first, you won’t have to wait for the second. ?
Autoboyography. Really good book. I preferred it to Simon vs The Homosapiens Agenda, which is more popular. If you like audiobooks, the narrator is quite good as well.
@Neelma great read , great author. Many more books in the Valdemar storyline and Heralds as well . Several filk songs are on you tube about some of the stories of Valdemar / Heralds / Mages as well .
Anything by Adam Silvera and I mean anything he writes. His 3 solo books are so good and the one he wrote with Becky Albertalli (Love,Simon author) is so cute!
I’ve listened to Beast with my trans son and it was very well written about a boy who accidently fell off his roof and broke his leg and his mom got him into a self harm group, he meets a lovely girl but zones out when she opens about being trans so he doesn’t find out till the middle of the book. It’s an interesting YA book that looks at assumptions people have over one another and the stereotypes people believe in.
Hijacking the post, but I’m looking for LGBT books where the main focus of the person/people is not that they’re lgbt, like 2 people have amazing adventures together and slowly fall in love, or one person is revealed to be trans, but is not judged by it and this is just part of their character. Every lgbt book I saw is about lgbt person worried about how others react to them coming out, etc, and I need a book where gay romance is treated in the same way straight romance is treated – something completely normal and everyone supports them, and them being lgbt is not the main focus of the book
Mercedes Lackey’s Last Herald-Mage series (Magic’s Pawn, Magic’s Promise and Magic’s Price) have some aspects of what you are looking for, the main character does a lot of soul searching to discover and accept who he is, but the difference in this series is that most of the society is very accepting of him, he just doesn’t see it.
The Dime by Kathleen Kent. The one I posted about. It’s more of a crime, action packed novel, but the central character is a detective who is a lesbian in a stable relationship. Really well done.
Thanks so much everybody! I didn’t know where to start. I read a book called Dust by Elizabeth Bear and it’s about an angel who’s wings are cut off and she’s got a thing for females and it’s fantasy and I needed more of this lol
I enjoyed “Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit”. It’s a YA novel about teen lesbian who’s comfortable with herself, but is unsure about the girl she’s crushing on. I liked that, for once, the main character has a pastor father who actually supports her instead of judges her.
White Rabbit
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07HDDLTV6/
❤️???
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62794.Confessions_of_a_Mask?ac=1&from_search=true
Aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe, keeping you a secret, the miseducation of cameron post, its not like its a secret ?
Read Me Like A Book by Liz Kesseler. Its about a girl in year 10 or 11 in high school who develops feelings for her female english teacher but shes confused because she doesnt understand why shes feeling this way when she should be feeling that way about her boyfriend. Its basically a coming out story.
This is one of my all time favourite books. (Dont worry shes like 17 and the English teacher is 25/26 I believe and is married)
The Art Of Being Normal by (i can remember). This is about a trangender high schooler going thru transition and telling everyone.
Keeping You A Secret
My friend posted about these the other day! I haven’t read them but they sound good ?
Call me by your name ?
Hmm, not entirely sure if this is considered LGBT, assuming it is since the main character is gender fluid. (Born a woman, doesn’t identify as either, and falls in love with a woman) It’s called Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller. I enjoyed the book, the story and plot I found quite interesting. It was a book you either loved or hated. But I do recommend it. ? It’s part of a duology, and since it is complete, if you enjoy the first, you won’t have to wait for the second. ?
I wrote one called Stone Hearts – on – amazon – only on kindle though
Autoboyography. Really good book. I preferred it to Simon vs The Homosapiens Agenda, which is more popular. If you like audiobooks, the narrator is quite good as well.
The Last Herald Mage trilogy by Mercedes Lackey if you like fantasy.
@Neelma great read , great author. Many more books in the Valdemar storyline and Heralds as well . Several filk songs are on you tube about some of the stories of Valdemar / Heralds / Mages as well .
@Diana I want to read more of her works, but haven’t had a chance yet. I will check out YouTube for what you mentioned. Thanks.
Agree with Atistotle and Dante…
Simon vs the homosapien
Leah on the offbeat…
The upside of unrequited
Let’s talk about love…
Holding the Man
Almost anything by David Levithan. Boy meets Boy is one of the best! Also, Wide Awake
PS I got most of these at gays the word book store
Oranges are not the only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson.
I’ll give you the sun
Unbreakable bonds, souls of Chicago, made Marian oh and my fav the Finn Factor. I also liked nothing special and the king and the alpha
The Song of Achilles. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is really good, too.
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Anything by Adam Silvera and I mean anything he writes. His 3 solo books are so good and the one he wrote with Becky Albertalli (Love,Simon author) is so cute!
What if it’s Us by Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli
Ian Finn has two series, they are all standalone with recurring characters.
The Song of Achilles ?
The Gentlemen’s Guide to Vice and Virtue
I’ve listened to Beast with my trans son and it was very well written about a boy who accidently fell off his roof and broke his leg and his mom got him into a self harm group, he meets a lovely girl but zones out when she opens about being trans so he doesn’t find out till the middle of the book. It’s an interesting YA book that looks at assumptions people have over one another and the stereotypes people believe in.
Hijacking the post, but I’m looking for LGBT books where the main focus of the person/people is not that they’re lgbt, like 2 people have amazing adventures together and slowly fall in love, or one person is revealed to be trans, but is not judged by it and this is just part of their character. Every lgbt book I saw is about lgbt person worried about how others react to them coming out, etc, and I need a book where gay romance is treated in the same way straight romance is treated – something completely normal and everyone supports them, and them being lgbt is not the main focus of the book
@Faya try the Ian Finn books.
There maybe some angst about coming out, but that is not the center of the story.
Mercedes Lackey’s Last Herald-Mage series (Magic’s Pawn, Magic’s Promise and Magic’s Price) have some aspects of what you are looking for, the main character does a lot of soul searching to discover and accept who he is, but the difference in this series is that most of the society is very accepting of him, he just doesn’t see it.
Thanks, I’ll try them
You can look into “almost perfect” by Brian Katcher.. I read it in high school and I enjoyed it.
The Dime by Kathleen Kent. The one I posted about. It’s more of a crime, action packed novel, but the central character is a detective who is a lesbian in a stable relationship. Really well done.
“Believe Me”
My books: Amber M. Kestner & Annora Rose along with Charlotte Reagan, Sheila Black-Jarrett, and Jacqueline Dohim. We’re all on Amazon, Self-published.
Thanks so much everybody! I didn’t know where to start. I read a book called Dust by Elizabeth Bear and it’s about an angel who’s wings are cut off and she’s got a thing for females and it’s fantasy and I needed more of this lol
I enjoyed “Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit”. It’s a YA novel about teen lesbian who’s comfortable with herself, but is unsure about the girl she’s crushing on. I liked that, for once, the main character has a pastor father who actually supports her instead of judges her.
Simon vs the Homo sapiens agenda, Aristole and Dante, Art of being normal (just average),
The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, What If It’s Us, Captive Prince, Simon vs the Homo Sapien Agenda.
Draw the line by Laurent Linn
Santa Oliva by Jacqueline Carey
Tamora pierce circle books. Especially for younger people.
Mercedes Lackey Heralds of Valdemar.
Tara lain
Captive Prince
Dare Truth Or Promise by Paula Boock!! ???