Suggestions on books with LGBT characters and appropriate for young teen?
Suggestions on books with LGTB characters and appropriate for young teen?
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Suggestions on books with LGTB characters and appropriate for young teen?
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/90241.2017_YA_Books_with_LGBT_Themes
Shine by Lauren Myracle
One of my all time favorites!!!!
Lily & Duncan
Aristotle and Dante
Simon and the Homosapians Agenda
Anything by Malinda Lo!
A lot of David Levithan’s books are LGBT for teens
George by Alex Gino. Actually might be more for a younger audience, but there’s definitely nothing graphic in it and I enjoyed it at 55.
-Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
-Lumberjanes
I’ll Give you the Sun by Jandy Nelson is a wonderful YA read and Carry On by Rainbow Rowell is a super fun Harry Potter-like read with an LGBT subplot.
I LOVE I’ll Give You the Sun. One of my favorite books ever.
The Raven Cycle series by Maggie Stiefvater. You have to read the series (4 books) for the real LGBT arc
Better Nate than Ever and 5,6,7, Nate by Federle and they are so funny
Tell the Wolves I’m Home was remarkable, one of my new favorites
Read that a few years ago. Loved it.
The wonderful and joyful Better Nate Than Never ( and its sequel) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13414183-better-nate-than-ever
Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda is funny and heartwarming. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19547856-simon-vs-the-homo-sapiens-agenda?ac=1&from_search=true
Draw the Line is a great book coming of age story about a teen living in a community that is very anti gay. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24949433-draw-the-line
George by Alex Gino
Rapture Practice is a memoir by a great YA author, Aaron Hartzler. It is about growing up gay in a very loving but very conservative evangelical family https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18656002-rapture-practice
I did not know he had another book! I loved What We Saw.
Boy meets boy
David Levithan’s books are amazing. Sandy Hall is great for GBLTQ friendly. Will Grayson Will Grayson by John Green.
What is GBLTQ?
@Donnie Should probably have been GLBTQ, but: gay, lesbian, bi, trans, queer
@Kate okay cool thanks I’m always feeling like the old person having to ask what the new phrases are even though I’m only 30 ?
@Donnie Not at all! I’m 36??
@Kate Queer or Questioning… varies
@James you’re absolutely right. Good clarification!
The Love Interest – Cale Dietrich
Autoboyography – Christina Lauren
Rainbow Boys, Rainbow High, Rainbow Road
Moon at Nine
Annie on My Mind
They Both Die at the End
We Are Okay
Freaks & Revelations
Don’t forget Keeping You a Secret and Will Grayson, Will Grayson! ?
The rainbow books were pretty good.
They Both Die at the End-Adam Silvera
More Than This-Patrick Ness
Perks of Being a Wallflower
Six Of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel
I feel like I read The Color Purple by Alice Walker in high school. It’s one of my favorites.
I still need to read this book but I feel like it’s going to depress me
Carry on – rainbow Rowell
The miseducation of Cameron Post – can’t remember author
Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe – Benjamin can’t remember last name
Simon versus the homosapiens agenda -Becky Albertal
It’s not like it’s a secret – don’t know author
Openly straight and honestly Ben
Dress codes for small towns
Little and lion
Georgia peaches and other forbidden fruit
@Donnie The Book definitely deals with some heavy issues, but the ending isn’t depressing. You should definitely read it and then watch the movie, which is also really good! ?
@Brianna I’ll definitely need to settle in for some wine with this one ❤️
@Donnie haha maybe! ?
Rubyfruit jungle
School Library Journal has issues or entire segments devoted to these titles. So much out there.
What is school library journal?
“School Library Journal” is a journal for school librarians. Lots of reviews and school library ideas.
@Joyce oh awesome thank you ?
I’ll have to look up some more book with that too
public libraries usually carry it
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue or Dante and Aristotle Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Early Love & Rockets is a maybe. It’s mature themes sometimes but handled well…I wouldn’t go on my opinion alone, but it reminds me of things I read that I wasn’t “grown up” enough for but still enjoyed, and enjoyed more when I came back as an adult. If that makes any sense.
My Fairy Godmother is a Drag Queen
I think most of Adam Silvera’s YA novels feature LGBTQ characters. The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley by Shaun David Hutchinson is very good. Julie Peters is another LGBTQ friendly YA author.
I blocked Roger Staggs.
Well in celebration of Roger Staggs, I think I will read every suggestion on this list. I also lead an LGBTQ advocacy group at a middle school, and we’ve already added many of these titles to our library this year. Pretty sure the love and guidance teens receive from immersing themselves in literature that they can relate to will do immeasurable good in comparison to the small minds of the world like our dear friend mentioned above. Perhaps if he read to learn and empathize with others rather than to affirm his own world view, he wouldn’t be such a miserable curmudgeon. But that must just be the “liberal” musings of a book reader,right? ?
Oh! And today I just finished. The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater. This one is a true story about an agender teen who was set on fire on a bus in Oakland in 2013 because he(they is the preferred pronoun) was wearing a skirt. The kid who set him on fire was black, so the book goes into both sides of the issue. LGBTQ acceptance and the discrimination of black people in the criminal justice system. It was an excellent book and written for teens.
Will Grayson will Grayson
Omg I have the BEST book! I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson. It is AMAZING!
Hey guys
Is possible to help me with titles of lesbian stories?
Thank you
Check out The Change Room by Karen Connelly
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31226315
@ Bruce Lee thank you.
Quick question though, does goodreads allow downloading
Can’t afford online reading
No sorry that’s a review site. Try the library. That’s where I borrowed.
Bruce in my country Uganda , the subject is taboo, a penal code crime.
So not in any library at all.
Do you have a soft copy to share plz
Well sharing books is also against the law due to copyright.
Check out When Everything Feels Like the Movies by Raziel Reid
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23129964