LOVE WHO LOVE WHO YOU LOVE YOU LOVE LGBTQ BOOKS FOR TEENS LGBTQ BOOKS FOR TEENS I Am J by Cris Beam I Am J by Cris Beam J who feels like a boy mistakenly born as a girl, runs away J who feels like a boy mistakenly born as a girl, runs away from his best friend who has rejected him and the parents from his best friend who has rejected him and the parents he thinks do not understand him when he finally decides he thinks do not understand him when he finally decides that it is time to be who he really is. that it is time to be who he really is. Someday This Pain Will be Useful to You Someday This Pain Will be Useful to You by Peter Cameron by Peter Cameron Eighteen-year-old James, who lives in New York City with Eighteen-year-old James, who lives in New York City with his older sister and divorced mother, struggles to find a his older sister and divorced mother, struggles to find a direction for his life. direction for his life. Notes From the Blender by Trish Cook and Notes From the Blender by Trish Cook and Brendan Halpin Brendan Halpin Two teenagers--a heavy-metal-music-loving boy who is Two teenagers--a heavy-metal-music-loving boy who is still mourning the death of his mother years earlier, and a still mourning the death of his mother years earlier, and a beautiful, popular girl whose parents divorced because her beautiful, popular girl whose parents divorced because her father is gay--try to negotiate the complications of family father is gay--try to negotiate the complications of family and peer relationships as they get to know each other after and peer relationships as they get to know each other after learning that their father and mother are marrying each other. learning that their father and mother are marrying each other. This Book is Gay by James Dawson This Book is Gay by James Dawson A British author of teen fiction offers basic information A British author of teen fiction offers basic information about the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender about the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience, including terms, religious issues, coming out, experience, including terms, religious issues, coming out, and sex acts, for people of all orientations, including the and sex acts, for people of all orientations, including the merely curious. merely curious. If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan In Iran, where homosexuality is punishable by death, In Iran, where homosexuality is punishable by death, seventeen-year-olds Sahar and Nasrin love each other in seventeen-year-olds Sahar and Nasrin love each other in secret until Nasrin’s parents announce their daughter’s secret until Nasrin’s parents announce their daughter’s arranged marriage and Sahar proposes a drastic solution. arranged marriage and Sahar proposes a drastic solution. George by Alex Gino George by Alex Gino Knowing herself to be a girl despite her outwardly male Knowing herself to be a girl despite her outwardly male appearance, George is denied a female role in the class appearance, George is denied a female role in the class play before teaming up with a friend to reveal her true self. play before teaming up with a friend to reveal her true self. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan David Levithan When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover that they share the same name, accidentally and discover that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the other’s best friend, who produces a play revealing his other’s best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship with them both. relationship with them both. Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher With his mother working long hours and in pain from a With his mother working long hours and in pain from a romantic break-up, eighteen-year-old Logan feels alone and romantic break-up, eighteen-year-old Logan feels alone and unloved until a zany new student arrives at his small-town unloved until a zany new student arrives at his small-town Missouri high school, keeping a big secret. Missouri high school, keeping a big secret. Ask the Passengers by A.S. King Ask the Passengers by A.S. King Imagining that she is sending love to passengers in Imagining that she is sending love to passengers in airplanes flying overhead, Astrid Jones, a teen from a small airplanes flying overhead, Astrid Jones, a teen from a small town torn by gossip and narrow-mindedness, struggles town torn by gossip and narrow-mindedness, struggles with her family’s dysfunction and hides her secret love with her family’s dysfunction and hides her secret love for another girl. By the Edgar Award-nominated author of for another girl. By the Edgar Award-nominated author of Please Ignore Vera Dietz. 25,000 first printing. Please Ignore Vera Dietz. 25,000 first printing. Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg Tired of being known as “the gay kid” Rafe Goldberg Tired of being known as “the gay kid” Rafe Goldberg decides to assume a new persona when he comes east decides to assume a new persona when he comes east and enters an elite Massachusetts prep school--but trying and enters an elite Massachusetts prep school--but trying to deny his identity has both complications and unexpected to deny his identity has both complications and unexpected consequences. consequences. Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan A chorus of men who have died of AIDS observes and A chorus of men who have died of AIDS observes and yearns to help a cross-section of today’s gay teens who yearns to help a cross-section of today’s gay teens who navigate new love, long-term relationships, coming out, navigate new love, long-term relationships, coming out, self-acceptance and more in a society that has changed in self-acceptance and more in a society that has changed in many ways. By the author of Boy Meets Boy. many ways. By the author of Boy Meets Boy. I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson A story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal told from A story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal told from different points in time, and in separate voices, by artists different points in time, and in separate voices, by artists Jude and her twin brother Noah. Jude and her twin brother Noah. Ash by Malinda Lo Ash by Malinda Lo In this variation on the Cinderella story, Ash grows In this variation on the Cinderella story, Ash grows up believing in the fairy realm that the king and his up believing in the fairy realm that the king and his philosophers have sought to suppress, until one day she philosophers have sought to suppress, until one day she must choose between a handsome fairy cursed to love her must choose between a handsome fairy cursed to love her and the King’s Huntress whom she loves. and the King’s Huntress whom she loves. Jenny Cammarano, Jenny Cammarano, Teens Department Teens Department 55 VANDERBILT PARKWAY • DIX HILLS, NEW YORK 11746 • 631-421-4530 55 VANDERBILT PARKWAY • DIX HILLS, NEW YORK 11746 • 631-421-4530 510 SWEET HOLLOW ROAD • MELVILLE, NEW YORK 11747 • 631-421-4535 510 SWEET HOLLOW ROAD • MELVILLE, NEW YORK 11747 • 631-421-4535 hhhlibrary.org hhhlibrary.org.