From contemporary to fantasy, the following upper young adult books feature LGBTQ main/major characters and queer topics.
Browsing: Pride Month
A spoiled cousin could upend the lives of three undocumented siblings in Outsider Kids, in the sequel to Parachute Kids, by Betty C. Tang.
Snow White must kill the Evil Queen’s daughter in order to save her kingdom from blight in The Wildest Things, by Andrea Hannah.
A misunderstood teen searches for a place of their own in Ash’s Cabin, a coming-of-age graphic novel by Jen Wang.
Love is Love, by Dr. Michael Genhart, celebrates open mindedness, diversity, and the LGBTQIA+ community.
The Young Activist’s Dictionary of Social Justice aims to teach kids the vocabulary of change through an illustrated A-to-Z format.
A girl struggles to find the magic lost when a hurricane forces her away from her home in Murray Out of Water, by Taylor Tracy.
A 12-year-old tries to lift their dad’s spirits with a trip to his childhood home in Puzzleheart, a middle-grade novel by Jenn Reese.
A girl tries to make it through middle school while dealing with a chronic illness in The Year My Life Went Down the Toilet, by Jake Maia Arlow.
Pride Month is all about celebrating diversity and embracing your authentic self. The following books for young adults feature LGBTQ+ themes.