Awards search:Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

by Stephen Chbosky
Paperback, 1999
Tags
CHECKED, YA FIC C, ***Fiction, **YA Fiction, *YA, Location: high school, Identity: gay, coming of age, sex, abuse - sexual, abuse - bullying — 7 more, relationship - friendship, relationships, drugs, relationship - family, drama, Genre: romance, banned books
Status
Available
Call number
YA FIC C

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

by Stephen Chbosky
Paperback, 2012
Tags
CHECKED, YA FIC C, ***Fiction, **YA Fiction, *YA, Location: high school, Identity: gay, coming of age, sex, abuse - sexual, abuse - bullying — 7 more, relationship - friendship, relationships, drugs, relationship - family, drama, Genre: romance, banned books
Status
Available
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YA FIC C

Cut

by Patricia McCormick
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
CHECKED, YA FIC M, ***Fiction, **YA Fiction, *YA, health - mental health, Trigger Warning: self harm, Location: high school, health - eating disorders
Status
Available
Call number
YA FIC M

Boy Meets Boy

by David Levithan
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
CHECKED, YA FIC L, ***Fiction, **YA Fiction, *YA, Identity: transgender, Identity: gay, Location: high school, homecoming, relationship - friendship, spirituality — 2 more, Award: Lambda Literary Award, Genre: humor
Status
Available
Call number
YA FIC L

The Boxes

by William Sleator
Paperback, 2000
Tags
gay author, lgbtq author, Genre: science fiction, young adult, ***Fiction, **YA Fiction, middle grade, Genre: fantasy, Genre: horror, teen, science fiction fantasy — 2 more, Genre: mystery, YA FIC S
Series
Boxes (2)
Status
Available

A Really Nice Prom Mess

by Brian Sloan
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
CHECKED, YA FIC S, ***Fiction, **YA Fiction, *YA, Location: high school, Profession: student, Identity: gay, Genre: romance, Genre: humor, relationships — 1 more, abuse - alcoholism
Status
Available
Call number
YA FIC S

Slam

by Cecily von Ziegesar Editor
Paperback, 2000
Tags
CHECKED, YA LIT POET, +Literature, +Poetry, ***Nonfiction, **YA Nonfiction, *YA, arts - photography, Profession: writer, inspirational
Status
Available
Call number
YA LIT POET

I Am J

by Cris Beam
Paperback, 2012
Tags
CHECKED, YA FIC B, ***Fiction, **YA Fiction, *YA, Identity: transgender
Status
Checked out
Call number
YA FIC B

Proxy Series 1 - Proxy

by Alex London
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
CHECKED, YA FIC L, ***Fiction, **YA Fiction, *YA, series, Genre: dystopian, Genre: science fiction, Identity: gay
Series
Proxy (1)
Status
Available
Call number
YA FIC L

Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel: A Novel

by Sara Farizan
Paperback, 2015
Tags
CHECKED, YA FIC F, ***Fiction, **YA Fiction, *YA, Ethnicity: Iranian American, Identity: lesbian, coming of age, Genre: romance, Ethnicity: Persian, Location: high school — 1 more, QPOC
Status
Available
Call number
YA FIC F

Lumberjanes Vol. 1: Beware The Kitten Holy (1)

by ND Stevenson
Paperback, 2015
Tags
LIT GRAPH, Genre: graphic novel/comic, YA Graphic Novel, relationship - friendship, transgender, Identity: transgender, Identity: gay, Ethnicity: Native American, Navajo, Ethnicity: Asian American Pacific Islander, Ethnicity: Korean — 4 more, wlw, Sapphic, Identity: lesbian, QPOC
Series
Lumberjanes (1-4)
Status
Available
Call number
LIT GRAPH

If I Was Your Girl

by Meredith Russo
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
CHECKED, YA FIC R, ***Fiction, **YA Fiction, *YA, Location: Tennessee, Location: high school, Identity: transgender
Status
Available
Call number
YA FIC R

If I Was Your Girl

by Meredith Russo
Paperback, 2018
Tags
YA FIC R, Identity: transgender, transgender, Location: high school, coming of age, Genre: romance, **YA Fiction, young adult
Status
Available
Call number
YA FIC R

The Prince and the Dressmaker

by Jen Wang
Paperback, 2018
Tags
CHECKED, YA FIC T, ***Fiction, **YA Fiction, *YA, acceptance, crossdressing, Genre: fairy tales, Profession: prince, Location: Paris, adolescence — 2 more, YA FIC W, Genre: graphic novel/comic
Status
Available
Call number
YA FIC W

Labyrinth Lost (Brooklyn Brujas, 1)

by Zoraida Córdova
Paperback, 2017
Tags
YA FIC C, Genre: fantasy, brujas, witches, Identity: bisexual, Sapphic, wlw, Identity: lesbian, **YA Fiction, *YA, young adult — 2 more, Ethnicity: Latino/a, QPOC
Series
Brooklyn Brujas (1)
Status
Available
Call number
YA FIC C

Dear Martin

by Nic Stone
Paperback, 2018
Tags
YA FIC S, Ethnicity: black/African American, *YA, **YA Fiction, young adult, bisexual author, racism, race relations, Location: high school, QPOC
Series
Dear Martin (1)
Status
Available
Call number
YA FIC S

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives

by Dashka Slater
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
YA HIST GEN, +Hate Crime & Homophobia, abuse - hate crimes, ideology - homophobia, Identity: transgender, Identity: non-binary, ideology - transphobia, Identity: agender, *YA, **YA Nonfiction, ***Nonfiction — 1 more, +History
Status
Available
Call number
YA HIST GEN

Brightsiders

by Jen Wilde
Paperback, 2019
Tags
YA FIC W, young adult, **YA Fiction, *YA, Identity: lesbian, Lesbian, sapphic, wlw, Identity: bisexual, gender nonconforming, gender nonconformity — 8 more, gender, gender identity, Identity: pansexual, Ethnicity: black/African American, Ethnicity: Asian American Pacific Islander, coming of age, coming out, Genre: romance
Status
Checked out
Call number
YA FIC W

Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass

by Mariko Tamaki
Paperback, 2019
Tags
YA FIC T, *YA, **YA Fiction, young adult, Genre: graphic novel/comic, YA Graphic Novel, Identity: bisexual, Profession: drag queen, Sapphic, wlw
Series
Harley Quinn
Status
Available
Call number
YA FIC T

Darius the Great Is Not Okay

by Adib Khorram
Paperback, 2019
Tags
YA FIC K, Ethnicity: Iranian American, Location: Iran, Identity: gay, coming of age, young adult, **YA Fiction, *YA, Genre: romance, Ethnicity: Persian, QPOC
Series
Darius the Great (1)
Status
Available
Call number
YA FIC K

Heartstopper Volume One

by Alice Oseman
Paperback, 2019
Tags
YA FIC O, Genre: graphic novel/comic, YA Graphic Novel, Identity: gay, Location: high school, coming of age, young adult, *YA, **YA Fiction, Genre: romance
Series
Alice Osemanverse (Chronologically) (1), Heartstopper (1)
Status
Checked out
Call number
YA FIC O

They Called Us Enemy

by George Takei
Paperback, 2019
Tags
LIT GRAPH, Gay author, Identity: Japanese Americans; Graphic memoir, Japanese internment, Genre: memoir, QPOC
Status
Available
Call number
LIT GRAPH

Hot Dog Girl

by Jennifer Dugan
Paperback, 2020
Tags
YA FIC D, Identity: bisexual, Identity: queer, Genre: romance, coming of age, **YA Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
YA FIC D

With the Fire on High

by Elizabeth Acevedo
Paperback, 2021
Tags
YA FIC A, Identity: gay, Identity: lesbian, Lesbian, Sapphic, wlw, cooking, food and drink, chefs, Location: high school, coming of age — 8 more, **YA Fiction, young adult, ethnicity: afrolatino/a, afrolatino/a, teen mothers, teen moms, teenage motherhood, QPOC
Status
Available
Call number
YA FIC A

The Passing Playbook

by Isaac Fitzsimons
Paperback, 2022
Tags
YA FIC F, Identity: gay, Identity: transgender, Genre: romance, Location: high school, sport - soccer, sports, young adult, **YA Fiction, *YA
Status
Available
Call number
YA FIC F

Cinderella Is Dead

by Kalynn Bayron
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
YA FIC B, Genre: dystopian, Identity: lesbian, Genre: fairy tales, dystopia, wlw, Sapphic, young adult, **YA Fiction
Status
Checked out
Call number
YA FIC B

Cinderella Is Dead

by Kalynn Bayron
Paperback, 2021
Tags
YA FIC B, Genre: dystopian, Identity: lesbian, Genre: fairy tales, dystopia, wlw, Sapphic, young adult, **YA Fiction, *YA
Status
Available
Call number
YA FIC B

The Black Flamingo

by Dean Atta
Paperback, 2021
Tags
YA FIC A, young adult, Identity: gay, Profession: drag queen, Culture: drag, Location: college, mixed race, coming of age, **YA Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
YA FIC A

Felix Ever After

by Kacen Callender
Paperback, 2021
Tags
YA FIC C, Identity: transgender, transgender, Genre: romance, coming of age, Identity: queer, Ethnicity: black/African American, **YA Fiction, QPOC
Status
Available
Call number
YA FIC C

She Drives Me Crazy

by Kelly Quindlen
Paperback, 2022
Tags
young adult, Fiction, **YA Fiction, Genre: humor, Lesbian, Lesbian fiction, lesbian romance, LGBTQ+, Genre: romance, YA Q
Status
Checked out
Call number
YA Q

The Girl from the Sea: A Graphic Novel

by Molly Knox Ostertag
Paperback, 2021
Tags
YA FIC O, *YA, young adult, **YA Fiction, Genre: fantasy, Identity: lesbian, selkies, Genre: graphic novel/comic, YA Graphic Novel
Status
Checked out
Call number
YA FIC O

Welcome to Consent: How to Say No, When to Say Yes, and How to Be the Boss of Your Body (Welcome to Your Body)

by Yumi Stynes
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
***Nonfiction, **Children's Nonfiction, relationship - parenting, middle grade, social issue - consent, C HELP RELA
Series
Welcome to Your Body
Status
Available

My Dearest Darkest

by Kayla Cottingham
Paperback, 2022
Tags
YA C, Young Adult, queer-trans, paranormal, horror, bisexual, lesbian thriller, teen, mystery
Status
Available
Call number
YA C

Nothing Burns as Bright as You

by Ashley Woodfolk
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
YA FIC W, *YA, **YA Fiction, young adult, Sapphic, Identity: lesbian, wlw, Genre: poetry, +Poetry, novel-in-verse, Ethnicity: black/African American — 1 more, QPOC
Status
Available
Call number
YA FIC W
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