June is LGBTQIA+ Pride month where we celebrate and commemorate lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer people and their role in our culture and history. Take a look at this list of recent books for teens and tweens with queer character and/or authors. Stay tuned for lists for adults and kids as the month progresses.
We hope to see you at Andover Pride at the end of the month with our Book Bike and fun giveaways.
Happy Pride and happy reading!
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A million quiet revolutions
by Robin Gow A modern love story told in verse, Oliver and Aaron, when Aaron moves away, write each other letters, inspired by two Revolutionary soldiers, who they believe to be trans men in love, and must each take ownership of their own stories. |
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Across a field of starlight
by Blue Delliquanti Lu and Fassen are from different worlds and separate solar systems, so when the war of Fassen's world invades Lu's peaceful home, they find themselves at the forefront of a battle they hoped would never happen. |
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Spin me right round
by David Valdes Greenwood When a head injury transports him back in time to 1985, gay teen Luis sets out to save the life of a closeted classmate and finds himself in way over his head as he tries to make it back to 2021. |
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Survive the Dome
by Kosoko Jackson A high school junior teams up with a hacker during a police brutality protest to shut down a device that creates an impenetrable dome around Baltimore that is keeping the residents in and information from going out. |
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Kiss & tell
by Adib Khorram On boy band Kiss & Tell's first major tour, lead singer Hunter Drake grapples with a painful breakup with his first boyfriend, his first rebound, and the stress of what it means to be queer in the public eye. |
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Tiger honor
by Yoon Ha Lee To restore honor to the Juhwang clan after Uncle Hwan is declared a traitor, Sebrin sets out to clear Hwan’s name, but nothing goes as planned as he is sabotaged and betrayed by someone he thought he could trust. |
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She gets the girl
by Rachael Lippincott When shy, awkward Molly Parker and outspoken Alex Blackwood devise a five-step plan to get the girls they like to fall for them, they both begin to wonder if maybe they're the ones falling for each other. |
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This Rebel Heart
by Katherine Locke During the 1956 Hungarian revolution in post-WWII Communist Budapest, Csilla must decide whether to fight for her deeply flawed country or let it burn to the ground after her late parents are unexpectedly, publicly exonerated. |
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In the key of us
by Mariama Lockington Brought together during summer music camp where they are the only two Black girls, Andi and Zora slowly begin to connect and soon come to realize what has been missing from their lives - each other. |
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So this is ever after
by F. T. Lukens Assuming the role of King of Ere, Arek discovers there is a magical catch – choose a spouse by your 18th birthday, or wither away into nothing – and, with the help of his mage, desperately searches for the perfect candidate. |
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Different kinds of fruit
by Kyle Lukoff When Annabelle learns that her father shares something big--and surprising--in common with her new nonbinary friend, she begins to see herself, and her family, in a whole new light. |
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The many half-lived lives of Sam Sylvester
by Maya MacGregor An autistic nonbinary eighteen-year-old moves to a new town and school with the support of their loving father and finds friends in an LGBTQ-plus club, but they all must come together to solve the decades-old murder of a teenage boy and confront the demons lurking in Sam's past. |
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I kissed Shara Wheeler : a novel
by Casey McQuiston When her rival, prom queen Shara Wheeler, kisses her and disappears, leaving behind cryptic notes, Chloe Green hunts for answers and discovers there is more to this small town than she thoughtand maybe more to Shara, as well. |
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I am the ghost in your house
by Mar Romasco Moore In this brilliant story of love, friendship and learning to see yourself in a world based on appearances, 17-year-old Pie returns to Pittsburgh to find the girl shes in love with and reveal her true self. |
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The Chandler legacies
by Abdi Nazemian Brought together through the Circle, a coveted writing group where life-changing friendships are born and secrets are revealed, five students at an elite boarding school challenge the long-standing culture of abuse through their writing. |
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Loveless
by Alice Oseman Surrounded by the narrative that dating + sex = love, Georgia, who doesn’t have sexual or romantic feelings for anyone, comes to understand herself as asexual/aromantic and learns that there are plenty of other ways to find love and connection. |
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Forward March
by Skye Quinlan Harper McKinley is many things: a band geek, the daughter of the school dean, the daughter of the Republican presidential candidate... and the alleged owner of a lesbian profile on Tinder. Since Tinder profiles are forbidden for students at her school, and being gay is not in line with the family values of her father's political party, Harper faces serious consequences on two fronts if anyone finds out, but since she didn't make it, she can't delete it! Now that drumline leader Margot swiped right, and Harper doesn't immediately hate the idea, she has to think about her sexuality, her politics, her family ties, and whether she even knows what "her truth" is to stand up for -- or if she even can. |
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The lesbiana's guide to Catholic school
by Sonora Reyes Transferred to a Catholic school, 16-year-old Yami Flores finds it hard to fake being straight when she falls for Bo, the only openly queer girl at school, but refuses to follow her heart until she learns to live her full truth out loud. |
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Ellen outside the lines
by A. J. Sass When a school trip to Barcelona to reconnect with her best friend doesn’t go as planned, Ellen, a neurodivergent 13-year-old, must expand her horizons as she makes new friends and learns to let go of old ones. |
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Cold
by Mariko Tamaki After being murdered, Todd Mayer, now some sort of ghost, replays the events that led to his death, while Georgia, who didn’t know Todd but feels a strange connection, sets out to expose a killer in their quiet town. |
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Kings of B'more
by R. Eric Thomas When his best friend announces he is moving, Harrison gives him a send-off a la Ferris Buellers Day Off, and as they do things they've been scared to do, they learn the scariest thing is saying goodbye to someone you love. |
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Sofi and the bone song
by Adrienne Tooley While vying for the title of Musikone of five musicians in the country licensed to compose and perform original songsSofi begins to doubt her family, her music and the girl she thought was her enemy. |
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If you change your mind
by Robby Weber Aspiring screenwriter Harry is determined to finish his script for an upcoming competition but finds himself distracted by the return of his first love, Grant, who reveals a secret that could change everything. |
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Nothing burns as bright as you
by Ashley Woodfolk Over the course of one wild and reckless day, two best friends become something more and the depth of their past, the confusion of the present and the unpredictability of their future is revealed. |
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The bone spindle
by Leslie Vedder When she pricks her finger on a bone spindle, treasure hunter Fi is stuck with the spirit of Briar Rose, a prince under a sleeping curse, and must team up with a tough-as-dirt girl warrior to free the prince—and herself. |
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Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor
by Xiran Jay Zhao When he discovers he was born to host the spirit of the First Emperor of China for an important mission, Zachary Ying must seal the leaking portal to the Chinese underworld while trying to save his mothers soul. |