A Boy Named Phyllis: a Suburban Memoir

by Frank DeCaro

DeCaro recalls growing up gay in an Italian New Jersey family in the 1960s and 1970s.

Genre: Young Adult Fiction

A Really Nice Prom Mess

by Brian Sloan

Gay high school senior Cameron endures a disastrous prom night when forced to take a girl as his date, and after fleeing the dance in disguise, he finds himself involved in a surprising on-stage performance, a high-speed police chase, and unexpected revel

Genre: Young Adult Fiction

A Scout is Brave

by Greg Novak

A Native American is bullied at a Boy Scout summer camp as he faces his own sexuality and the traditions of his family.

Genre: Young Adult Fiction

A Secret Edge

by Robin Reardon

Jason Peele is like any other teenager but when he dreams at night, it isn't about girls; it's about David Bowie.

Genre: Young Adult Fiction

Absolute Brightness

by James Lecesne

An out young boy positively influences everyone in his school, even after his death.

Genre: Young Adult Fiction

Absolutely, Positively Not

by David LaRochelle

A teenage boy attempts to fit in at his Minnesota high school by becoming a macho, girl-loving, "Playboy" pinup-displaying straight guy.

Genre: Young Adult Fiction

Am I Blue?

by Marion Dane Bauer

This collection of 18 short stories explores the various meanings of LGBTQ identity in the lives of teenagers.

Genre: Young Adult Fiction

Annie on My Mind

by Nancy Garden

New York high school students, Annie and Lisa, fall in love for the first time.

Genre: Young Adult Fiction

Another Mother Tongue

by Judy Grahn

This collection provides a broad view of gay and lesbian cultural history.

Genre: LGBTQ Studies

Ash

by Malinda Lo

In this variation on the Cinderella story, Ash grows up believing in the fairy realm that the king and his philosophers have sought to suppress, until one day she must choose between a handsome fairy cursed to love her and the King's Huntress whom she lov

Genre: Young Adult Fiction