June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month

 


Celebrate Pride Month by reading incredible stories by or about the LGBTQIA+ community.

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
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An evocative novel in verse by the National Book Award-winning author of The Poet X follows the experiences of two grieving sisters who navigate the loss of their father and the impact of his death on their relationship.

Simon vs. the Homo Sapien’s Agenda by Becky Albertalli
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Sixteen-year-old, not-so-openly-gay Simon Spier is blackmailed into playing wingman for his classmate or else his sexual identity--and that of his pen pal--will be revealed.

Six of Crows by Leah Bardugo
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Six dangerous outcasts must learn to work together after they are offered an impossible heist that can save the world from destruction.

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
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Felix Love, a transgender seventeen-year-old, attempts to get revenge by catfishing his anonymous bully, but lands in a quasi-love triangle with his former enemy and his best friend.

The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily Danforth
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In the early 1990s, when gay teenager Cameron Post rebels against her conservative Montana ranch town and her family decides she needs to change her ways, she is sent to a gay conversion therapy center.

I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
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After coming out as nonbinary, Ben must leave home and goes to live with a sister and her husband to finish the last year of high school.

All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
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A first book by the prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist shares personal essays that chronicle his childhood, adolescence and college years as a Black queer youth, exploring subjects ranging from gender identity and toxic masculinity to structural marginalization and Black joy.

You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
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A Black, underprivileged misfit from a wealthy, prom-obsessed midwestern community carefully plans to attend a prestigious medical college before the unexpected loss of her financial aid forces her to compete for her school’s prom-queen scholarship.

Be Dazzled by Ryan LaSala
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Seventeen-year-old Raffy is determined to win a cosplay competition that could lead to art school admission and respect for his talent, but being paired with his main competitor, ex-boyfriend Luca, complicates things.

I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee
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A nuanced celebration of body positivity by the author of the Mindy Kim series follows the experiences of a plus-sized teen girl who shatters expectations on a televised competition to become the next big K-pop star.

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
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Vowing to make his yearlong escapade across Europe his last hurrah before taking over the family estate, Henry "Monty" Montague and his best friend Percy find themselves in the middle of a dangerous manhunt involving pirates and highwaymen.

Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno
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Fearing that the magic that has touched every other woman in her family will pass her by, Georgia spends her last summer on the island of her youth, falling in love and discovering lessons in mystery surrounding a 300-year old bird.

Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
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When Paul falls hard for Noah, he thinks he has found his one true love, but when Noah walks out of his life, Paul has to find a way to get him back and make everything right once more.

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
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When Lily realizes she has feelings for a girl in her math class, it threatens Lily's oldest friendships and even her father's citizenship status and eventually, Lily must decide if owning her truth is worth everything she has ever known.

We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
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A society wife-in-training has an uncomfortable awakening about her strictly polarized society after being recruited into a band of rebel spies and falling for her biggest rival.

I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
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A story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal told from different points in time, and in separate voices, by artists Jude and her twin brother Noah.

Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman
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A heartwarming celebration of friendship, first love and coming out follows the unlikely relationship between a shy teen and a popular rugby player who become more than friends while navigating the ups and downs of high school.

Infinity Son by Adam Silvera
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In a world where some people are born with powers and some people take them, brothers Emil and Brighton Rey get swept up in a supernatural turf war generations in the making.

The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper
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When his volatile father is picked to become an astronaut for NASA's mission to Mars, seventeen-year-old Cal, an aspiring journalist, reluctantly moves from Brooklyn to Houston, Texas, and looks for a story to report, finding an ally (and crush) in Leon, the son of another astronaut.

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki
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A sweet and spirited tale of young love that asks us to consider what happens when we ditch the toxic relationships we crave to embrace the healthy ones we need.

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
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Yadriel, a trans boy, summons the angry spirit of his high school's bad boy, and agrees to help him learn how he died, thereby proving himself a brujo, not a bruja, to his conservative family.

The Summer I Wasn’t Me by Jessica Verdi
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Ever since her mom found out she was in love with a girl, seventeen-year-old Lexi's afraid that what's left of her family is going to fall apart for good. New Horizons summer camp promises a new life for Lexi--she swears she can change. She can learn to like boys. But denying her feelings is harder than she thinks.