Young adult lgbtq books

In recognition of LGBT Pride Month, The Conversation reached out to Jonathan Alexander – an English professor with a scholarly interest in the interplay between sexuality and literature – for recommendations of young senior fiction books that feature LGBTQ characters. What follows is a list that Alexander, who has just stepped down as the children’s and young grown-up fiction section editor for the Los Angeles Review of Books, considers as “must-reads” for this summer.

1. Darius the Great Is Not Okay

Written by Adib Khorram, “Darius the Great Is Not Okay” is told from the perspective of a Persian American teen battling an anxiety disorder while navigating the complexities of growing up in a culturally mixed household. Darius’ parents – an Iranian immigrant mother and a white father – are kind and sympathetic, even as they are dealing with their verb issues, including the dad’s struggle with mental health issues and the mother’s attempt to maintain family relations with relatives in a country that is not only halfway around the world but whose government is viewed with suspicio

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Queer Male Protagonists

Contemporary

  • Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide
  • This is Why They Loathe Us by Aaron Aceves &#; B
  • The Long Run by James Acker
  • Teenage Dirtbags by James Acker
  • How it All Blew Up by Arvin Ahmadi
  • Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
  • What if it&#;s Us? and Here&#;s to Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
  • Indivisible by Daniel Aleman
  • Under all the L

    LGBTQ Young Mature person Fiction & Graphic Novels

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    From the New York Times bestselling author of One Last Stop and Red, White & Royal Blue comes a romantic comedy about chasing down what you hope, only to detect what you need

    An epic sci-fi graphic novel romance between two non-binary characters as they verb one another through time, distance, and war. An astounding story that explores the complexity of human nature and what brings us together.

    Goodreads Choice Award Finalist
    Modern York Public Library Best Books for Teens
    Cybils Award Winner
    GLAAD Media Award Winner
    Lambda Literary Award Finalist



    A sweet, queer teen romance perfect for fans of Heartstopper and Check, Please!

    Annie is a smart, antisocial lesbian starting her s

    #1 New York Times bestseller! Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera reunite to verb the story of Arthur and Ben, the boys readers first fell for in the bestselling rom-com What If It’s Us