Diverse Books: LGBTQIA+

Claudia Jones is missing. Her classmates are thinking the worst . . . or at least the weirdest. It couldn't be an alien abduction, right? None of Claudia's classmates at Blithedale High know Read More →

Alex, a Latino transgender teen, is struggling to balance his feelings for a real-life crush on a Jewish boy in his class and the relationship he has with a boy he knows online—only to find… Read More →

Mina's summer is shaping up well: she's got her dream job and, with the way her new coworker is flirting, maybe a new girlfriend as well. The lingerie store where they both work might… Read More →

A socially isolated teen overcomes the pressure to be homophobic and transphobic and instead finds the empathy inherent in his nature. Jake, whose single mom is out working most of the time, Read More →

In a nonbinary romance set amidst a storm, two teens struggle with climate anxiety. Dan has an increasingly common problem: climate anxiety. After a storm devastated parts of Ottawa, it's… Read More →

This book helps children understand the divorce of same-sex parents and how a child's living situation may change. Once upon a time, Grayson's life was like a fairy tale. He lived in a big… Read More →

ALA’s 2021 Rainbow Book List Selection NCSS-CBC 2021 Notable Social Studies Trade Book One of Bank Street’s 2021 Best Children’s Books of the Year “A must-have . . . this is a delightful… Read More →

Teen life is hard enough, but for teens who are LGBTQ, it can be even harder. When do you decide to come out? Will your friends accept you? And how do you meet people to date? Queer is a… Read More →

Follow along as adopted siblings Harper and Wyatt confront what it means to be a "real" family in this supportive and heartwarming story. “So he’s not your real brother.” When adopted… Read More →

On the surface, Romeo has it all: success on the basketball court, a group of friends, and the beautiful Rosie. Deep down he knows something is missing: all he feels for Rosie is friendship.… Read More →

In this picture book biography of the "Fermentation Revivalist," the award-winning authors of Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix combine the themes of ecology, community-building, and… Read More →

Tage seems to have it all: she hangs out with the school's most popular clique and has a handsome boyfriend. She's also living a lie about her sexuality. Wren, a nonbinary schoolmate, has… Read More →

"A compelling narrative layered with intersections of gender, sexuality, and spirituality."—Booklist After an assault, bigender seventeen-year-old Aleks/Alexis is looking for a fresh… Read More →

Eighteen-year-old Holiday needs to sort her life out. She's still shaken from her brother's recent suicide attempt; still pining over her ex, Maya; and still struggling to write again after… Read More →

Acclaimed creator Melanie Gillman (Stonewall Award Honor Book As the Crow Flies) brings together two unlikely partners, a Latinx outlaw and a trans runaway, for a rollicking queer western… Read More →

What if you discovered that the whole concept of a gender binary is an illusion? While many people identify as men or women, that is not all there is. The idea that all humans fall into one… Read More →

Astrid is a teen who has lost everything: her girlfriend to a guy and her social status when her parents lose their jobs. Determined to make her way into university, she joins a robotics club Read More →

The Mother of a Movement is a true story of parental support and unconditional love. The Mother of a Movement tells the story of Jeanne Manford, the founder of PFLAG (Parents, Families, and… Read More →