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Gay, transgender, bisexual, lesbian, transsexual booklist
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Fiction
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This collection of short stories about homosexuality includes works by Bruce Coville, M.E. Kerr, William Sleator, and Jane Yolen.
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Ten stories explore the ups and downs of love and sex.
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The best of the best in queer literature have contributed to this collection: Brent Hartinger (Geography Club), Leslea Newman (Girls Will Be Girls), Gregory Maguire (Wicked) and more!
Atkins, Catherine-
The fat girl, the jock, the popular girl, the punk, the redneck and the gay guy -- not people who would normally even talk to each other. But they had a choice: get expelled for the things they did, or join the "alternative education" class — and start learning some truths about each other.
Blacker, Terence-
When Sam goes to live with his cousin in England, his new friends dare him to dress as a girl for the first week — and Sam finds he likes being a girl. A humorous tale about being a guy, being a girl and what happens when you're somewhere in between.
Block, Francesca Lia-
Dirk MacDonald, a 16-year-old living in Los Angeles, accepts his gayness after he receives surreal storytelling visitations from his dead father and great-grandmother.
Dunnion, Kristyn
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Cherry and Simone are best friends who love punk, hate school and spend all of their time together. Things change when Cherry drops out of school and needs to make money. Cherry starts to slip away and Simone begins to lose everything that has ever been important to her.
Hartinger, Brent-
In this sequel to Geography Club, Russel hopes to escape high school gossip by working at a peaceful summer camp far from home. The intensity of camp life strains his old friendships, but skinny dipping, a forest fire, and a special group of campers will make this an unforgettable summer.
Howe, James-
As a school assignment, a 13-year-old boy writes an alphabiography — life from A to Z — and explores issues of friendship, family, school and the challenges of being a gay teenager.
Johnson, Maureen-
Nina, Avery and Mel have been inseparable since they were little. When Nina leaves for camp and Avery and Mel are left together, what happens next is not what any of them would have expected.
Koertge, Ron-
Billy, 16, learns a lot about love and being a man the summer he stays with his cool gay uncle in Tucson and works at a racetrack with a gorgeous horse exerciser named Cara Mae.
Koertge, Ron-
Elliot, Teresa and Larry, best friends since forever, plan to run away to California after graduation. Gay, straight, shy, cynical, angry, happy, confused — can three people so different really stay friends?
Koja, Kathe-
Kit and Lindsay revel in their roles as leads in the school play and wrestle with their respective love lives. Even when a community protest threatens the play — and one of the leads is targeted with a hate crime — the show must go on.
LaRochelle, David-
Steven isn't gay. Lots of 16-year-old boys enjoy square dancing and study International Male catalogues for grooming tips, right? Just in case, Steven decides to macho up with his new plan of Healthy Heterosexual Strategies: hang out with jocks, date pretty girls, and learn to belch.
Levithan, David-
In a community with a cross-dressing star quarterback/homecoming queen, Joy Scouts, and cheerleaders on motorcycles, nothing can get in the way of Paul finding his true love — if he can just make up his mind who it is.
Lyon, George Ella-
There are too many secrets in Sonny's family, and he decides to find out once and for all why his father left town so long ago.
Manning, Saara-
Brie, Charlie, Walker and Daisy tell how they get involved in a summer-theater production of The Taming of the Shrew — while falling in lust, love and loathing with each other.
Myracle, Lauren-
Sixteen-year-old Lissa's relationship with her best friend changes after they kiss at a party, and Lissa doesn't know what to do — until she gets help from an unexpected new friend.
Papademetriou, Lisa-
Marcus tries to hook up his best friend Fran with her crush by IMing him on the school's closed chat room — without Fran's knowledge. As they chat more and more, Marcus begins to think that Jeffrey might like him as Marcus, and not just as Frannie-Marcus.
Peters, Julie Anne-
Regan's brother Liam has always been different, and Regan's always understood. But when she finds out that Liam wants to transition, Regan's not sure she can deal with her brother becoming her sister.
Ryan, Sara-
Nic knows she's attracted to guys — until she meets a girl who steals her heart. The sequel is The Rules for Hearts.
Sanchez, Alex-
As the new kid in eighth grade, Frederick is glad when Xio, a chatty Latina, befriends him. But they both start to wonder — why doesn't he want to be her boyfriend?
Shaw, Tucker-
Lucas is a matchmaker and his services are in high demand at his high school. He decides a new student, Derek, is perfect for Lucas' best friend, Cate. But when Lucas also finds himself falling for Derek and gets mixed signals, Lucas must make some decisions about love and friendship.
Freymann-Weyr, Garret-
As she tries to understand the closeness between her older brother and his best friend, 14-year-old Ellen finds her relationship with each of them changing.
Wyeth, Sharon Davis-
After her girlfriend dies, Orphea creates a new life for herself in rural Virginia.
Nonfiction
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These poems are about longing, wanting, and starting to find out who you are — whoever you are.
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Teens of different cultures and backgrounds tell their own stories about being different.
Huegel, Kelly-
This book describes the challenges faced by gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender teens, and offers practical advice and accessible resources.
Levithan, David (ed.)-
This book includes real people — gay, lesbian, bisexual, straight, transitioning and questioning — telling real stories about: coming out, family, friendship, religion/faith, first kisses, breakups, and many others.
Merrell, Billy-
In an amazing set of poems, the author tells an ordinary story in an extraordinary way.
Trope, Zoe-
Trope's entries chronicle her frank accounts of her transgender search for the perfect kiss and her first girlfriend who becomes her first boyfriend.
Books Published For Adults That May Be of Interest to Teens
Denson, Abby-
This graphic novel, about a teen who copes with coming out, gay bashing and a suicide attempt, includes a good list of resources in the back.
Rucka, Greg-
Not everyone in Gotham City is a superhero. Members of the Gotham Central police force, like Detective Renee Montoya, just try to do their jobs. But doing her job gets more challenging when Montoya is outed.
Schrag, Ariel-
The author chronicles the anxieties and frustrations of her sophomore year of high school in this graphic novel.
Nonfiction
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All the contributors to this anthology were between 12 and 24 years old when it was published.
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This sometimes hilarious, sometimes poignant book has stories in four categories: When I Knew, When My Parents Knew, When Everyone Else Knew, and The Occasional (Bonus!) Coming-Out Story.
Bechdel, Alison-
Alison Bechdel came out to her father as a lesbian shortly before he died, hit by a truck, possibly a suicide. In this sometimes hilarious, sometimes bleak graphic memoir, Bechdel tells the complex story of her family.
Boyer, David-
Seventy years of prom stories and pictures reveal "the queer heart of an American rite of passage."