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LGBTQ Reads
 LGBTQ
Included are fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, poetry,
and short stories with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,
or questioning (or queer) characters. Each book includes
title, author, call number (where to find it at Uni!), and a
short description from NoveList. Click on the headings to
jump to a particular section.
Baby Be-bop
Block, Francesca Lia
Fiction B622b1997
A prequel to Weetzie Bat, this book is all about Dirk and how he came
to know he was gay, his battles with peers in high school, and what
happens when he loves someone who can't or won't love him back.
Dare, Truth, or Promise
Boock, Paula
Fiction B6436d
Two girls, Louie and Willa, fall in love. However, Louie's family doesn't
approve and forbid her from seeing Willa. Though the two girls try to stay
apart, they can’t. Willa knows that their love is right, but she must wait
for Louie to realize that too.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Chbosky, Stephen
Fiction C399p1999
A series of letters to an unknown correspondent reveals the coming-of-age
trials of a high-schooler named Charlie.
 Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List
Cohn, Rachel and David Levithan
Fiction C661na
Although they have been friends and neighbors all their lives, straight
Naomi and gay Ely find their relationship severely strained during their
freshman year at New York University.
Dive
Donovan, Stacey
Fiction D7191d2000
Everything goes wrong at once for Virginia, a.k.a. "V." Her dog is in a
hit-and-run, her dad has a mysterious illness, and her mom starts drinking
again. When V can’t handle the stress of her problems, Jane gives her
support and their relationship turns into love.
Eight Seconds
Ferris, Jean
Fiction F4173e2000
John meets Kit at rodeo school one summer during high school. Kit
fascinates John, and later John finds out that Kit is gay. After spending
more time with Kit, John realizes that he is gay as well.
My Heartbeat
Freymann-Wehr, Garrett
Fiction W423h Ellen admires her older brother, Link, and his gorgeous
best friend, James. When people begin to think that Link and James
are a couple, James becomes uncomfortable, but Link does not. When
Link is not around, Ellen becomes romantically involved with James.
Annie On My Mind
Garden, Nancy
Fiction G167a
Liza doesn't realize at first that her feelings for Annie are more than
friendly. Annie has accepted her own lesbianism, but Liza has not.
When Liza’s and Annie’s romantic relationship is discovered and exposed
by a school teacher, Liza rebels and rejects Annie. However, later Liza
accepts that she really does love Annie.
Good Moon Rising
Garden, Nancy
Fiction G167g
Jan doesn’t get the part of Elizabeth in the school play, The Crucible.
Instead, it goes to Kerry. When Jan steps in as director and coaches Kerry,
she finds her feelings for Kerry turning to love. Amidst whispers about and
threats against lesbian lovers, they come out and hope, temporarily, that
their problems are solved.
Geography Club
Hartinger, Brent
Fiction H254ge2002
Russell is gay and discovers not only that the guy he has a crush on
is gay but some of his other friends are as well. Together they form
the Geography Club to allow themselves to be with like-minded people.
However, this safe haven lasts only a short time.
The Bermudez Triangle
Johnson, Maureen
Fiction J635b
The friendship of three high school girls and their relationships with their
friends and families are tested when two of them fall in love with each other.
Deliver Us from Evie
Kerr, M.E.
Fiction K464de1994
Parr narrates a story about his "too perfect" sister, Evie. However, this
image is destroyed when he discovers that Evie is a lesbian and her
whole life has been a lie.
 The Arizona Kid
Koertge, Ron
Fiction K8193a 2005
Sixteen-year-old Billy comes to terms with his own values when he is sent
to live with his gay uncle in Tucson and is introduced to the world of rodeos
where he falls in love with an outspoken racehorse rider named Cara.
Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes
Kushner, Tony
812 K968a1995
This celebrated play portrays a handful of individuals living in New York,
making sense of the world, and coping with the effects of AIDS on those
around them. Mike Nickels directed the HBO film version in 2003.
Absolutely, Positively Not
LaRochelle, David
Fiction L327a
This book chronicles a gay teenage boy's humorous attempts to fit in at his
Minnesota high school by becoming a macho, girl-loving, "Playboy"
pinup-displaying heterosexual.
Boy Meets Boy
Levithan, David
Fiction L57922b
In a school where the cheerleaders ride Harleys, the homecoming queen
used to be a guy named Daryl (she now prefers Infinite Darlene), and the
gay-straight alliance was formed to help the straight kids learn how to
dance, Paul strives to win the love of Noah before the odds are completely
against him.
The Realm of Possibility
Levithan, David
Fiction L579re
One school. Twenty voices. Endless possibilities. There’s the girl who is in
love with Holden Caulfield. The boy who wants to be strong who falls for
the girl who’s convinced she needs to be weak. The girl who writes love
songs for a girl she can’t have. The two boys teetering on the brink of
their first anniversary. And, everyone in between.
 Hero: A novel
Moore, Perry
Fiction M785h
Thom Creed, the gay son of a disowned superhero, finds that he, too, has
special powers and is asked to join the very League that rejected his father,
and it is there that Thom finds other misfits whom he can finally trust.
Kissing Kate
Myracle, Lauren
Fiction M996k
Sixteen-year-old Lissa’s relationship with her best friend changes after
they kiss at a party. Lissa does not know what to do, until she gets help
from an unexpected new friend.
Empress of the World
Ryan, Sara
Fiction R9581em2001
While attending a summer institute, fifteen-year-old Nic meets another
girl named Battle, falls in love with her, and finds the relationship to be
difficult and confusing.
Rainbow Boys
Sanchez, Alex
Fiction Sa545ra2003
Nelson is out and in love with Kyle. Kyle, while not out, is in love with
Jason. Jason can't accept that he might be gay, but he joins with Nelson
and Kyle at a Rainbow Youth meeting. This creates a bond among the boys
that extends beyond mere friendship.
Rainbow High
Sanchez, Alex
Fiction Sa551rh
This book follows three gay high school seniors as they struggle with issues
of coming out, safe sex, homophobia, being in love, and college choices.
 Freak Show
St. James, James
Fiction St1039f
Having faced teasing that turned into a brutal attack, Christianity expressed
as persecution, and the loss of his only real friend when he could no longer
keep his crush under wraps, seventeen-year-old Billy Bloom, a drag queen,
decides the only way to become fabulous again is to run for Homecoming
Queen at his elite, private school near Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
The Center of the World
Steinhofel, Andreas
Fiction St358m:E
As he works through his often difficult relationships with his single mother,
distant twin sister, first boyfriend, and an odd assortment of friends, a
teenage boy learns about the wounds and healing brought by love.
The Blue Lawn
Taylor, William
Fiction T2192b
A fifteen-year-old boy acknowledges his attraction to an older rugby
teammate as he also begins to break out of the preconceived notions
his family and others have about him.
Finding H.F.
Watts, Julia
Fiction W349fi2001
Heavenly Faith (H.F) doesn't fit in. She loves Wendy, and she finds out
her best friend, Bo, is homosexual as well. The two leave to find H.F.'s
mother who abandoned her. Along the way they meet other gay teens and
learn much about life outside their small town, whether they want to or not.
Hard Love
Wittlinger, Ellen
Fiction W786ha1999
After publishing a zine in which he writes his secret feelings about his lonely
life and his parents' divorce, sixteen-year-old John meets Marisol, a fellow
zine writer who he begins to fall for even though he knows she is lesbian.
Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss and What I Learned
Winick, Judd
GN WIN
In graphic novel format, Judd describes his experiences on MTV’s
The Real World as he rooms with Pedro, an HIV-positive AIDS activist.
 And Say Hi to Joyce: America's First Gay Column Comes Out
Price, Deb and Joyce Murdoch
070.4493059 P931a cop.3
A combination of Deb Price's nationally syndicated columns and Joyce
Murdoch's commentaries on them, this book offers a wry and warm look
at the day-to-day reality of a permanent, monogamous, and loving gay
relationship. The book both humanizes gay issues for straight readers
and gives gay readers a rare, honest reflection on their own lives.
The Shared Heart: Portraits and Stories Celebrating Lesbian, Gay,
and Bisexual Young People
Mastoon, Adam
Q. 305.23508664 M394s
This book includes true stories about young adults today and how they
live their lives. Stories include how and when they came out and the
reactions of their families and friends to the news.
Am I Blue? Coming Out From the Silence
Bauer, Marion Dane
813.08 Am1 1994
An anthology of young adult authors' writings with lesbian and gay themes.
This book includes stories from M.E. Kerr, Nancy Garden, William Sleator,
Jane Yolen, Lois Lowry, and Francesca Lia Block.
Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins
Donoghue, Emma
Fiction D719k1999
These revised fairy tales have a feminist and/or lesbian twist. The female
characters are well-developed and strong while the male characters are
stupid and shallow. Full of violence and passion, these well-known stories
are far different than the Disney versions.
The Full Spectrum: A New Generation of Writing about Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Other Identities
Levithan, David and Merrell, Bill; editors
306.7660835 F957
This collection of original poems, essays, and stories by gay, lesbian,
bisexual, straight, transitioning, and questioning young adults explores
issues of coming out, family, friendship, religion/faith, first kisses, break-ups, and many others.
 grl2grl
Peters, Julie Anne
Fiction P442g
Collects 10 short stories mostly about young lesbian relationships, but also
dealing with gender issues and acceptance.
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