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BostonPL_We Are Pride 2020: 87 Books for Teens

This is an expanded version of the Teen section of the "We Are Pride" Booklist. It contains books published in the previous year for teen readers concerning the diverse experiences of the LGBTQ+ community and is part of the Boston Public Library's observance of LGBT Pride Month. #BPLPride

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87 items

  • A not-so-reformed thief and an apprentice knight became famous helping to save the world together. But is there room in their post-adventure lives for their new relationship? A tale told in several timelines.
    eAudiobook, 2019Books on Tape, 2019
  • The daughter of small town social climbers, Amanda Kelly is deeply invested in her boyfriend, real estate heir Carter Shaw. Rosalie Bell is fighting to remain true to herself -while concealing her identity from her parents. When an anonymous texter…
    eAudiobook, 2019Blackstone Publishing, 2019
  • Something happened to Ava. The curving scar on her face is proof. Ava would rather keep that something hidden-buried deep in her heart and her soul. But in the woods on the outskirts of town, the traces of someone else's secrets lie frozen, awaiting…
    eBook, 2019HarperCollins, 2019
  • Jessie Archer is a member of the Athena Protocol, an elite organization of female spies who enact vigilante justice around the world. Athena operatives are never supposed to shoot to kill-so when Jessie can't stop herself pulling the trigger, she…
    eBook, 2019HarperCollins, 2019
  • As a transfer student to the Georgia O'Keeffe College for Arts and Subtle Dramatics, former sports star Charlie is struggling to find her classes, her dorm, and her place among a student body who seem to know exactly where they're going. When the…
    Downloadable Graphic Novel, 2019BOOM! Studios, 2019
  • There's a first time for everything. First time playing quarters. First time spinning the bottle. First totally hot consensual truck hookup with a superhot boy whose digits I forgot to get. First time getting pregnant.
    Unknown, 2019Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books ; [Prince Frederick, Md.] : [Distributed by] RBdigital, 2019, p2019.
  • Soulwalker Kamai finds herself entranced by Vehyn, a mysterious spirit she encounters in the world of dreams, although she struggles to reconcile her infatuation with her lack of physical attraction. As she investigates her mother's tragic death,…
    eBook, 2019Imprint, 2019
  • Lacey Burke feels like the last person on the planet who should be doling out sex advice. For starters, she's never even kissed anyone, and she hates breaking the rules. When Lacey sees first-hand how much damage the abstinence-only sex-ed…
    eBook, 2019Feiwel & Friends, 2019
  • Now that high school is over, Ari is dying to move to the city with his ultra-hip band—if he can just persuade his dad to let him quit his job at their family bakery. While interviewing for his replacement, Ari meets Hector, an easygoing guy who…
    eBook, 2019First Second, 2019
  • “I wasn’t depressed because I was gay. I was depressed and gay.” In this memoir, Hutchinson shares his difficult journey growing up, which included an attempt to take his own life, and the road to recovery that finally convinced him things do get…
    eBook, 2019Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2019
  • Newly escaped from a stifling small town, college freshman Laura is ready for her great adventure. But when her roommate, Betty, vanishes, and a sarcastic, nocturnal philosophy student named Carmilla moves into Betty's side of the room, Laura…
    eBook, 2019Kids Can Press, 2019
  • Laurel desires to become the most renowned nature photographer and birder, but her Gran is in a coma, due to a car accident, and Laurel thinks if she can find an unidentified species of bird it will fix everything.
    Downloadable Audiobook, 2019Macmillan Audio, 2019
  • Years after her best friend was taken to serve as a prize princess for a galactic combat sport, Pan is still seething. She joins forces with two lesbian gladiators to destroy the patriarchal games from the inside in this boldly drawn graphic…
    Downloadable Graphic Novel, 2019IDW Publishing, 2019
  • Ayla, a human servant rising in the ranks at the House of the Sovereign, dreams of avenging her family's death...by killing the sovereign's daughter, Lady Crier. Crier was Made to carry on her father's legacy, but that was before before she met…
    eBook, 2019HarperCollins, 2019
  • When Nate meets Cam during his junior year in high school, the relationship makes Nate question his faith and the family rules he has always obeyed and finally leads to physical violence between the two boys.
    eBook, 2019Page Street Publishing, 2019
  • Justin Hawthorne's bloodline has protected Four Paths for generations from the Gray. Violet Saunders's family moves to Four Paths after her sister's death. Harper Carlisle lost her hand to an accident that left her stranded in the Gray for days, and…
    eAudiobook, 2019Dreamscape Media, 2019
  • With the help of a unique cast of characters, Eleanor not only learns what it means to be inside a body that does not quite match what she feels on the inside, but also comes to terms with her mother's mental illness.
    eBook, 2019Three Rooms Press, 2019
  • Sophomore year has just begun, and Angie is miserable. Her girlfriend, KC, has moved away; her only friend, Jake, is keeping his distance; and the resident bully has ramped up a vicious and targeted campaign to humiliate her. Angie enlists the help…
    eBook, 2019Candlewick Press, 2019
  • In the former United States, sixteen-year-old Noam Álvaro wakes up in a hospital bed, the sole survivor of the viral magic that killed his family and made him a technopath. His ability to control technology attracts the attention of the minister of…
    Book, 2019New York : Skyscape, [2019] — Teen Fiction Lee, V
  • Simone Garcia-Hampton is starting over at a new school, and this time things will be different. She's making real friends, making a name for herself as student director of Rent, and making a play for Miles, the guy who makes her melt. The last thing…
    eBook, 2019Random House Children's Books, 2019