A Graphic Guide to YA Novels with LGBTQ Characters

How about starting

with a Classic?

Boy Meets Boy

David Levithan

Rainbow Boys

Alex Sanchez

Annie on My Mind

Nancy Garden

Hard Love

Ellen Wittlinger

Looking for Coming Out Stories

or LGBTQ Romance?

Ask the Passengers

A. S. King

Sister Mischief

Laura Goode

Far from Xanadu

Julie Anne Peters

If You Could Be Mine

Sara Farizan

Will Grayson, Will Grayson

John Green & David Levithan

The Vast Fields of Ordinary

Nick Burd

Two Boys Kissing

David Levithan

The Difference

Between You & Me

Madeline George

What about historical YA

with LGBTQ characters?

1910 1926

1980s

1990s

The Miseducation of

Cameron Post

emily m. danforth

The Perks of Being

a Wallflower

Stephen Chobsky

Cinders & Sapphires

Leila Rasheed

Aristotle & Dante Discover the

Secrets of the Universe

Benjamin Alire Saenz

Silhouette of a Sparrow

Molly Beth Griffin

What about speculative fiction?

Paranormal

Fantasy

Dystopian

Science Fiction

The Culling

Steven Dos Santos

Proxy

Alex London

Witch Eyes

Scott Tracey

The Demon’s Lexicon

Sarah Rees Brennan

Ash

Malinda Lo

Pantomime

Laura Lam

Hero

Perry Moore

Adaptation

Malinda Lo

Looking for books with

transgender characters?

Jumpstart the World

Catherine Ryan Hyde

Luna

Julie Anne Peters

I Am J

Cris Beam

Almost Perfect

Brian Katcher

Parrotfish

Ellen Wittlinger

Beautiful Music for

Ugly Children

Kristin Conn-Mills

Looking for books that focus on queer

characters and other issues?

Consequences of Hate

Beyond “Gay” Identity

Understanding a Family Member’s Identity

Gender Ambiguity

Between You & Me

Marisa Calin

Brooklyn, Burning

Steve Brezenoff Every Day

David Levithan

Openly Straight

Bill Konigsberg

Happy Families

Tanita S. Davis

Personal Effects

E. M. Kokie

Winger

Andrew Smith

The Sin-Eater’s Confession

Ilsa J. Bick

Still not finding what

you’re looking for?

Graphic Novels

Novels in Verse Drama

Raina Telgemeier

Runaways: Pride & Joy

Brian K. Vaughn

Freakboy

Kristin Elizabeth Clark

October Mourning

Lesléa Newman Crank

Ellen Hopkins