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2018 YA Books with LGBT Themes
This list is for 2018 books with LGBTQIA+ characters or themes. Books on this list must be published for the YA or middle grade market.
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All We Can Do Is Wait
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Richard Lawson (Goodreads Author)
3.51 avg rating — 2,290 ratings
score: 353,
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| 102 |
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DC Comics: Bombshells, Vol. 6: War Stories
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3.90 avg rating — 631 ratings
score: 352,
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| 103 |
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Final Draft
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Riley Redgate (Goodreads Author)
3.46 avg rating — 1,608 ratings
score: 343,
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| 104 |
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A Prom to Remember
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Sandy Hall (Goodreads Author)
3.43 avg rating — 636 ratings
score: 342,
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| 105 |
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Boomerang
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Helene Dunbar (Goodreads Author)
3.61 avg rating — 134 ratings
score: 330,
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| 106 |
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Alan Cole Doesn't Dance (Alan Cole, #2)
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Eric Bell (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 476 ratings
score: 316,
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| 107 |
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The Last Summer of the Garrett Girls
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Jessica Spotswood (Goodreads Author)
3.76 avg rating — 1,206 ratings
score: 305,
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| 108 |
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P.S. I Miss You
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Jen Petro-Roy (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 1,184 ratings
score: 302,
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| 108 |
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I Felt a Funeral, In My Brain
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3.52 avg rating — 1,310 ratings
score: 302,
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| 110 |
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Wild Blue Wonder
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Carlie Sorosiak (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 2,212 ratings
score: 300,
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| 111 |
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One True Way
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Shannon Hitchcock (Goodreads Author)
3.87 avg rating — 1,176 ratings
score: 298,
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| 112 |
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Drum Roll, Please
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Lisa Jenn Bigelow (Goodreads Author)
4.22 avg rating — 1,965 ratings
score: 295,
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| 113 |
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The Beauty That Remains
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Ashley Woodfolk (Goodreads Author)
3.76 avg rating — 4,350 ratings
score: 292,
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| 114 |
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Amelia Westlake
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3.91 avg rating — 3,195 ratings
score: 289,
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| 114 |
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The Obstruction of Emma Goldsworthy (Get Out, #3)
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Sean Kennedy (Goodreads Author)
3.80 avg rating — 71 ratings
score: 289,
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| 116 |
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The Summer of Us
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3.36 avg rating — 1,390 ratings
score: 288,
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| 116 |
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The Evolution of Jeremy Warsh
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Jess Moore (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 36 ratings
score: 288,
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| 118 |
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Her Elysium (Flowers and Keyboards #1)
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3.79 avg rating — 173 ratings
score: 287,
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| 119 |
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Exit Plans for Teenage Freaks
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'Nathan Burgoine (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 503 ratings
score: 280,
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| 120 |
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The Cardboard Kingdom
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4.18 avg rating — 8,192 ratings
score: 279,
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| 121 |
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To Be Honest (#lovehim #2)
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S.M. James (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 238 ratings
score: 278,
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3 people voted
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| 122 |
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History Is All You Left Me
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Adam Silvera (Goodreads Author)
3.91 avg rating — 78,268 ratings
score: 276,
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| 123 |
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Skylarks
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Karen Gregory (Goodreads Author)
3.69 avg rating — 596 ratings
score: 273,
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| 123 |
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Witchmark (The Kingston Cycle, #1)
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C.L. Polk (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 16,099 ratings
score: 273,
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| 125 |
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Here to Stay
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3.98 avg rating — 1,479 ratings
score: 260,
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| 126 |
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Someday (Every Day, #3)
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David Levithan (Goodreads Author)
3.64 avg rating — 9,530 ratings
score: 259,
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| 127 |
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America, Vol. 2: Fast and Fuertona
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3.61 avg rating — 799 ratings
score: 257,
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| 128 |
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An Assassin's Guide to Love and Treason
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Virginia Boecker (Goodreads Author)
3.64 avg rating — 2,636 ratings
score: 251,
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| 129 |
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Schooled (Codename: Winger, #2)
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Jeff Adams (Goodreads Author)
4.48 avg rating — 79 ratings
score: 248,
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| 130 |
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Zodiac Starforce Volume 2: Cries of the Fire Prince
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3.96 avg rating — 654 ratings
score: 238,
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| 131 |
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Tyler Johnson Was Here
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Jay Coles (Goodreads Author)
3.87 avg rating — 5,550 ratings
score: 233,
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| 132 |
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The Parker Inheritance
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4.17 avg rating — 9,010 ratings
score: 210,
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| 133 |
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Mariam Sharma Hits the Road
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Sheba Karim (Goodreads Author)
3.37 avg rating — 687 ratings
score: 205,
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| 134 |
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Truly, Devious (Truly Devious, #1)
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Maureen Johnson (Goodreads Author)
3.89 avg rating — 175,975 ratings
score: 204,
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| 135 |
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Snowsisters
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Tom Wilinsky (Goodreads Author)
3.39 avg rating — 87 ratings
score: 200,
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| 135 |
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Born This Way
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4.41 avg rating — 64 ratings
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| 137 |
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Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)
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Tim Federle (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 606 ratings
score: 198,
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| 138 |
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No Big Deal (#lovehim #1.5)
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S.M. James (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 161 ratings
score: 193,
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| 139 |
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Take Your Medicine
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Hannah Carmack (Goodreads Author)
3.36 avg rating — 53 ratings
score: 192,
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| 140 |
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Paper Girls, Volume 4
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4.13 avg rating — 20,237 ratings
score: 191,
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| 140 |
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In Real Life (#lovehim #4.5)
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S.M. James (Goodreads Author)
4.29 avg rating — 41 ratings
score: 191,
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| 142 |
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Stranger Than Fanfiction
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3.82 avg rating — 7,581 ratings
score: 189,
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| 142 |
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For the Win (#lovehim #2.5)
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S.M. James (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 111 ratings
score: 189,
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| 142 |
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Silence of Winter (Cromwell Chronicles, #1)
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Avery Blake (Goodreads Author)
4.11 avg rating — 236 ratings
score: 189,
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| 145 |
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Sweethearts
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Gemma Gilmore (Goodreads Author)
3.73 avg rating — 55 ratings
score: 188,
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| 145 |
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Fresh Ink
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3.79 avg rating — 3,397 ratings
score: 188,
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| 147 |
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Boy Meets Hamster (Boy Meets Hamster, #1)
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Birdie Milano (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 393 ratings
score: 187,
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| 147 |
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Princeless: Raven the Pirate Princess Book 4: Two Ships in the Night
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Jeremy Whitley (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 419 ratings
score: 187,
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| 149 |
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The Curses (The Graces, #2)
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3.65 avg rating — 1,531 ratings
score: 186,
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| 149 |
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Strange Grace
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Tessa Gratton (Goodreads Author)
3.55 avg rating — 3,075 ratings
score: 186,
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| 151 |
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The Moon Is Up (Lumberjanes #2)
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3.95 avg rating — 451 ratings
score: 185,
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| 151 |
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The Second Story (The Magic Misfits, #2)
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4.17 avg rating — 5,363 ratings
score: 185,
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| 151 |
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The Stickman's Legacy
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Benjamin Appleby-Dean (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 23 ratings
score: 185,
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| 154 |
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I Have Lost My Way
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Gayle Forman (Goodreads Author)
3.67 avg rating — 15,386 ratings
score: 183,
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| 155 |
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Spider-Gwen, Vol. 5: Gwenom
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Jason Latour (Writer)
3.82 avg rating — 882 ratings
score: 181,
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| 156 |
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Now I'm Here
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Jim Provenzano (Goodreads Author)
4.45 avg rating — 53 ratings
score: 180,
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| 157 |
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If Only
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Jennifer Gilmore (Goodreads Author)
3.25 avg rating — 380 ratings
score: 177,
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| 158 |
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The Smoke Thieves (The Smoke Thieves, #1)
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Sally Green (Goodreads Author)
3.79 avg rating — 9,803 ratings
score: 175,
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| 159 |
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My Shot: Balancing It All and Standing Tall
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4.16 avg rating — 286 ratings
score: 171,
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| 159 |
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Between the Blade and the Heart (Valkyrie, #1)
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Amanda Hocking (Goodreads Author)
3.47 avg rating — 1,979 ratings
score: 171,
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| 161 |
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Goldie Vance Vol. 4
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3.91 avg rating — 1,237 ratings
score: 170,
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[Don't] Call Me Crazy
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4.01 avg rating — 2,340 ratings
score: 169,
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| 163 |
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Rainbow Briefs volume 2
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Kira Harp (Goodreads Author)
4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings
score: 167,
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| 164 |
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Runebreaker (The Runebinder Chronicles, #2)
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3.56 avg rating — 453 ratings
score: 165,
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| 164 |
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Now a Major Motion Picture
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3.88 avg rating — 2,066 ratings
score: 165,
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| 166 |
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The Price Guide to the Occult
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Leslye Walton (Goodreads Author)
3.34 avg rating — 5,286 ratings
score: 164,
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| 167 |
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If I Tell You
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Alicia Tuckerman (Goodreads Author)
3.80 avg rating — 294 ratings
score: 162,
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| 168 |
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Nevertheless, We Persisted: 48 Voices of Defiance, Strength, and Courage
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Amy Klobuchar (Foreword)
3.92 avg rating — 769 ratings
score: 159,
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| 168 |
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Riverdale Vol. 2
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3.75 avg rating — 1,035 ratings
score: 159,
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| 170 |
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The Exact Opposite of Okay (Izzy O'Neill, #1)
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Laura Steven (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,275 ratings
score: 154,
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| 171 |
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Dream Country
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3.88 avg rating — 719 ratings
score: 152,
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| 172 |
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The Handsome Girl & Her Beautiful Boy
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B.T. Gottfred (Goodreads Author)
3.59 avg rating — 962 ratings
score: 151,
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| 173 |
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Rule (Rule, #1)
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Ellen Goodlett (Goodreads Author)
3.69 avg rating — 3,384 ratings
score: 149,
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| 173 |
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To Be Honest
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Maggie Ann Martin (Goodreads Author)
3.55 avg rating — 2,296 ratings
score: 149,
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| 175 |
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Broken Things
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Lauren Oliver (Goodreads Author)
3.57 avg rating — 15,067 ratings
score: 148,
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| 176 |
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Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill (1)
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Lee Wind (Goodreads Author)
3.64 avg rating — 214 ratings
score: 147,
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| 177 |
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Heart of Thorns (Heart of Thorns, #1)
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Bree Barton (Goodreads Author)
3.55 avg rating — 5,743 ratings
score: 145,
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| 177 |
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Twice Dead (The Necromancer's Song, #1)
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Caitlin Seal (Goodreads Author)
3.24 avg rating — 395 ratings
score: 145,
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| 179 |
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The Law of Inertia
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Sophie Gonzales (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 448 ratings
score: 144,
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| 179 |
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The Deepest Roots
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Miranda Asebedo (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 1,298 ratings
score: 144,
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| 181 |
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Hope Nation
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4.14 avg rating — 1,187 ratings
score: 141,
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| 182 |
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The Pride Guide: A Guide to Sexual and Social Health for LGBTQ Youth
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Jo Langford (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 116 ratings
score: 136,
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| 183 |
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Hullmetal Girls
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Emily Skrutskie (Goodreads Author)
3.58 avg rating — 1,062 ratings
score: 134,
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| 184 |
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Always Never Yours
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Emily Wibberley (Goodreads Author)
3.80 avg rating — 10,049 ratings
score: 132,
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| 185 |
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Like Vanessa
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Tami Charles (Goodreads Author)
4.23 avg rating — 888 ratings
score: 130,
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| 186 |
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Dear Heartbreak
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3.60 avg rating — 902 ratings
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| 187 |
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Love, Penelope
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Joanne Rocklin (Goodreads Author)
3.56 avg rating — 187 ratings
score: 125,
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| 188 |
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Denis Ever After
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3.94 avg rating — 660 ratings
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| 188 |
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Odd One Out
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Nic Stone (Goodreads Author)
3.67 avg rating — 6,305 ratings
score: 124,
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| 190 |
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Home and Away
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3.68 avg rating — 203 ratings
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Not the Girls You're Looking For
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Aminah Mae Safi (Goodreads Author)
3.24 avg rating — 994 ratings
score: 105,
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| 192 |
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Driving by Starlight
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Anat Deracine (Goodreads Author)
3.79 avg rating — 470 ratings
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| 192 |
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The Letting Go
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Deborah Markus (Goodreads Author)
3.14 avg rating — 208 ratings
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| 192 |
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Someday, Somewhere
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Lindsay Champion (Goodreads Author)
3.63 avg rating — 606 ratings
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| 192 |
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SuperMoon
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3.23 avg rating — 104 ratings
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| 192 |
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The Raging Ones (The Raging Ones, #1)
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Krista Ritchie (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 1,358 ratings
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| 192 |
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Say Something Else...
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings
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| 192 |
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Come to the Rocks
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Christin Haws (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 58 ratings
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Removed The Queen of Air and Darkness. Release date seems to have been pushed to 2019.
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Removed A Line in the Dark, which got an earlier 2017 release.
Removed Semper Augustus, which got pushed to 2019.
FYI -- Number 61 (P.S. I Miss You) is MG, not YA.
so ... 2018 is the year for lesbians I see ... I just hope they're as good as they sound
Thanks, Erin. I updated the list description to make it inclusive of middle grade books, too.
Could you please include asexuality in the description and tags (as asexual characters are neither gay/lesbian, nor bisexual) ? Otherwise it could be hard to understand, if asexual characters are not welcome here (doesn't look so) or there are no books with them in order to be recognized (there are at least some). Thanks.
I'll update the description and tags to be more inclusive now. Thanks for pointing it out.
I would appreciate not altering the description of my list without asking first, since I am the list creator. I don't mind including asexual characters, but the primary focus of this list should be LGBT.
For Kristine and others who are interested, there is a list just for asexual characters here....Asexuality in YA Fiction
@rainbowheart: sorry for taking over but i guess i just couldn't fathom why a list celebrating lgbt releases would be exclusive of those also on the spectrum.
No worries. I do think it should be inclusive of all, but for example a straight asexual relationship with no mention of being a sexual minority perhaps wouldn't be quite appropriate. In any case, we do have Let's Talk About Love on the list, and it has an asexual MC. There may be a few others with side characters. too.
@rainbowheart: i kinda understand what you are saying - and it is your list so i apologise for interfering - but asexual/aromantic people are part of the lgbtqia+ spectrum, no matter their partners/lis gender or sexuality. saying the only get to be included if their partner is lgbt+ seems a little demeaning. but i am genuinely sorry that i responded on your behalf. i'll leave those sorts of things to the oc from now on.
Again, no worries. I didn't necessarily mean it had to be a same-sex relationship, but say there was a relationship between a boy and a girl that simply didn't mention sexual attraction, for example, many old school teen romances or younger middle grade books today. I don't think any of those would be appropriate for the list if they did not have self-identified asexual characters. There are many books without sex or romance. I just wanted to avoid muddying the waters there.
@rainbowheart: oh, okay. i see what you mean now! if there is no mention of asexuality or it isn't made abundantly clear in the text, it shouldn't be added. i thought you meant you weren't including asexual/pansexual/nonbinary or other not L.G.B.T. but still lgbt+ characters on the list and was confused why. sorry.
Removed Troublemakers, which was originally released in 2017, and The Cerulean, which got pushed to 2019.
Removed: You're You. 2017.
Rise as One. 2019.
What She Does Next Will Astound You. 2016.
Jokes About Dead Girls. 2019.
The Disappearing Boy.2019.
Thanks for helping to keep the list in good shape!
Hi Rainbowheart - just finished The Parker Inheritance and although it doesn't focus on LGBT issues, it deals with homophobia and a character comes out. Thnx.
Thanks for the info, Todd. I added it to the list!
Hi again, I just finished Tattered Planet by Kate Blair and one of the supporting character's parents are men. This info is only mentioned or appears a few times, but it's integral to who that character is. I highly recommend the book - murder/mystery, sci-fi future, evolution, space travel! - Todd
Removed Firestarter, which got pushed to 2019.Feel free to vote for Tangled Planet, Todd! Sounds like it would also be a good addition to the YA Books with LGBT Parents list.
Removed The Weight of the Stars, which also got pushed to 2019.
Removed True Romantics and A Queer History of the United States for Young People, which both got pushed to 2019. Also deleted the Marlon Bundo picture book and several titles released prior to 2018.
Removed Bloom, which got pushed to 2019, and The Tower, publication date unknown.
Fresh Ink, Lamar Giles (ed) has several stories with LGBTQ+ stories and other marginalized identities.
Thanks, Todd. Please feel free to vote for anything that you'd like to see on the list.
Removed Starworld, Not Your Backup, and Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: Little Women, which all got pushed to 2019.
Hey, do you have lists from other years?
Removed Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, which got pushed to 2019.Also removed two adult novels and one pre-2018 release.
I've just finished Dream Country by Shannon Gibney and there is a lesbian character.
Thanks for the heads up, Todd. I added Dream Country.
Removed An Impossible Distance to Fall, which got pushed to 2019.
Someone inexplicably deleted Hullmetal Girls from this list. Please do not remove 2018 YA or middle grade releases with LGBT characters!
i assume you flagged the edit? i'm literally so done with people on this site atm
I didn't flag because I thought it could have been an honest mistake. It's happened to me a few times where I deleted something in error. I didn't recognize the person who did it, but it doesn't seem to be someone associated with the censorship brigade, so I'm giving the benefit of the doubt. There's way too much craziness over on the main YA list!
fair enough. there is so much drama about it. it's gone beyond ridiculous. did you see they were trying to get the whole list flagged? 🙄
I saw that! I messaged Jasmine to let her know in case she wasn't following the comments on her list. I doubt there's anything to worry about, but some people are indeed ridiculous.
Removed Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit, and You Know Me Well. None of these are 2018 releases.
The Time Traveler's Guide to Modern Romance #42 is not a 2018 release as it comes out at March 4th 2019
Thanks for the heads up. I removed that one along with Flamer, still no release date, and Sarah. According to readers, this has adult characters.
Here is my YA book published in 2018 with a prominent gay character:No Doubt In My Mind by Sheila Solomon Shotwell
I read Darius The Great is Not Okay recently, and the only canon LGBT characters are Darius's two paternal grandmas (who are not shown on page).
Darius never comes out, but it seems clear in the story that he is, indeed, gay.
Rainbowheart wrote: "Darius never comes out, but it seems clear in the story that he is, indeed, gay."But does implied homosexuality really count as representation? Though Darius and Sohrab's friendship sometimes borders on romantic seeming, there is no actual on-page confirmation of either of their sexualities, nor confirmation by the author for that matter. Though I loved the book, I feel like I enjoyed it less due to the expectations I had based on the fact that the book was on this list. Ultimately, it is your decision but I strongly encourage you to remove it.
I would say things have progressed culturally to the point where an obviously gay character written by a gay author does qualify for inclusion on the list. It's not like it was in days of old when people had to search to find hidden homoerotic subtext in various works of literature. A dramatic coming out scene may no longer be be necessary. Plus, the two gay grandmothers are mentioned. I interpret "LGBT themes" rather loosely.
After some Internet Research, I discovered you were right! I did not realized Adib Khorram was gay, but he has said publicly multiple times that Darius was intended to be questioning and, in his mind, would eventually grow to be comfortable identifying as gay. Though I have some issues with authorial intent as representation—*cough* JK Rowling *cough*—knowing the representation in this case is own voices appeases me. LGBT themes indeed!
Grace wrote: "After some Internet Research, I discovered you were right! I did not realized Adib Khorram was gay, but he has said publicly multiple times that Darius was intended to be questioning and, in his mi..."oh this was interesting to me. When I read the book I knew the author was gay... and I read Darius as definitely experiencing same-sex attraction! Now I'm wondering if I projected that because I knew the author's orientation.
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