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Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir

Liz Prince - Zest Books
Format: Paperback

Growing up, Liz Prince wasn't a girly girl, dressing in pink tutus or playing Pretty Pretty princess like the other girls in her neighborhood. But she wasn't exactly one of the guys either, as she quickly learned when her Little League baseball coach exiled her to the outfield instead...
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19 Love Songs

David Levithan - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of Every Day, Someday, and Two Boys Kissing is back with a short story collection about love--perfect for Valentine's Day or year-round reading!A resentful member of a high school Quiz Bowl team with an unrequited crush....
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You Brought Me The Ocean

Alex Sanchez - DC Comics
Format: Paperback

The voices that shaped LGBTQ Young Adult literature, Lambda Award-Winning author Alex Sanchez (Rainbow Boys) and New York Times bestselling illustrator Julie Maroh (Blue Is the Warmest Color) , present a new coming-out romance set against the backdrop of the DC Universe.Jake Hyde doesn't...
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If We Were Us

K. L. Walther - Sourcebooks Fire
Format: Hardcover

Morgan Matson meets Becky Albertalli in this story of two best friends who are forced to confront truths about their friendship, identities, and relationships their senior year at boarding school.Everyone at the prestigious Bexley School believes that Sage Morgan and Charlie Carmichael...
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The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy

MACKENZI LEE - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

In this highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, Felicity Montague must use all her womanly wits and wiles to achieve her dreams of becoming a doctor - even if she has to scheme her way across Europe to do it. A must-have for fans...
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Pumpkin

Julie Murphy - Balzer Bray
Format: Book

Creating a drag-show audition tape that culminates in an unkind nomination for prom queen, an overweight and openly gay teen partners with a girl who has been nominated for prom king to embrace their true selves.
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Heartstopper: Volume 2

Alice Oseman - Graphix
Format: Hardcover

The second book in the delightfully sweet Heartstopper series, featuring beautiful two-color artwork! "Absolutely delightful. Sweet, romantic, kind. Beautifully paced. I loved this book." -- Rainbow Rowell, author of Carry OnNick and Charlie are best friends, but one kiss has changed...
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Stranger Than Fanfiction

Chris Colfer - ‎Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; First Edition
Format: Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Chris Colfer comes a funny, heartbreaking, unforgettable novel about friendship and fame. Cash Carter...
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Between Perfect and Real

Ray Stoeve - Amulet Books
Format: Hardcover

Dean Foster knows he&;s a trans guy. He&;s watched enough YouTube videos and done enough questioning to be sure. But everyone at his high school thinks he&;s a lesbian&;including his girlfriend Zoe, and his theater director, who just cast him as a &;nontraditional&;...
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The Magic Fish

Trung Le Nguyen - Random House Graphic
Format: Hardcover

Tin loves his family and his friends ... but Tin has a secret he's been keeping from them, and it might change everything. An amazing YA graphic novel that deals with the complexity of family and how stories can bring us together.Real life isn't a fairytale.But Tin still enjoys...
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The Black Flamingo

Dean Atta - Balzer Bray
Format: Hardcover

A fierce coming-of-age verse novel about identity and the power of drag, from acclaimed UK poet and performer Dean Atta. Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo, Jason Reynolds, and Kacen Callender. Michael is a mixed-race gay teen growing up in London. All his life, he's navigated what...
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Highly Illogical Behavior

John Corey Whaley - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

Teen and adult fans of All The Bright Places, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, and Everything, Everything will adore this quirky story of coming-of-age, coming out, friendship, love...and agoraphobia. Sixteen-year-old Solomon is agoraphobic. He hasn't left the house...
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You Should See Me in a Crown

Leah Johnson - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Becky Albertalli meets Jenny Han in a smart, hilarious, black girl magic, own voices rom-com by a staggeringly talented new writer.Liz Lighty has always believed she's too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town. But it's okay -- Liz has a plan...
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Be Dazzled

Ryan La Sala
Format: Hardcover

Project Runway goes to Comic Con in an epic queer love story about creativity, passion, and finding the courage to be your most authentic self.Raffy has a passion for bedazzling. Not just bedazzling, but sewing, stitching, draping, pattern making -- for creation. He's always chosen...
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The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre

Robin Talley - HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Nina LaCour, this #ownvoices romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Robin Talley has something for everyone: backstage rendezvous, deadly props, and a seemingly insurmountable obstacle to True Love.Melody McIntyre, stage manager extraordinaire,...
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Tell Me How You Really Feel

Aminah Mae Safi - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

Sana Khan is a cheerleader and a straight A student. She's the classic (somewhat obnoxious) overachiever determined to win. Rachel Recht is a wannabe director who's obsesssed with movies and ready to make her own masterpiece. As she's casting her senior film project, she knows she's...
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The Music of What Happens

Bill Konigsberg - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

Max: Chill. Sports. Video games. Gay and not a big deal, not to him, not to his mom, not to his buddies. And a secret: An encounter with an older kid that makes it hard to breathe, one that he doesn't want to think about, ever.Jordan: The opposite of chill. Poetry. His "wives"...
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Darius the Great Is Not Okay

ADIB KHORRAM - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

Darius doesn't think he'll ever be enough, in America or in Iran. Hilarious and heartbreaking, this unforgettable debut introduces a brilliant new voice in contemporary YA.Winner of the William C. Morris Debut Award"Heartfelt, tender, and so utterly real. I'd live in this book forever...
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Infinity Son

Adam Silvera - Quill Tree Books
Format: Hardcover

Balancing epic and intensely personal stakes, bestselling author Adam Silvera's Infinity Son is a gritty, fast-paced adventure about two brothers caught up in a magical war generations in the making. Growing up in New York, brothers Emil and Brighton always idolized the Spell Walkers - a vigilante...
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