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Books for Queer Joy & Queer Love for Ages 12–18 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Books for Queer Joy & Queer Love for Ages 12–18

As your teen navigates the vulnerable landscape of self discovery, seeing their identity reflected in stories of triumph and affection is essential for their self esteem. These 362 books offer older readers a roadmap to happiness by showcasing diverse characters who find belonging, romance, and deep pride in their authentic selves. This collection moves beyond struggle to center the radiant joy that every young person deserves to experience as they grow into who they are meant to be.

361 books

Cover of Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World

Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World

Pénélope Bagieu

Meet thirty indomitable women, from famous explorers to hidden revolutionaries, who used their wit and spirit to change

Cover of The Road Trip

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series #1

Melissa de la Cruz

Hit the open road with the cast of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series in this original novel inspired by the D

Cover of Transmogrify!: 14 Fantastical Tales of Trans Magic

Transmogrify!: 14 Fantastical Tales of Trans Magic

Magic, horror, and science fiction collide in these stories where trans and nonbinary characters claim their identities

1...12 13 14 15 16

Cover of Love Is for Losers

Love Is for Losers

Wibke Brueggemann

Phoebe is a cynical Londoner sworn off romance, but her diary captures the messy reality of friendship and her own bloss

Ages 14–18

Cover of Forever Is Now

Mariama J. Lockington

After witnessing a violent false arrest, Sadie fights through paralyzing anxiety and agoraphobia to find her voice withi

Cover of The Quiet and the Loud

The Quiet and the Loud

Weighted down by the needs of everyone around her, Georgia struggles to find the quiet space where her own voice can fin

Cover of Ravensong

Demi-god Neve has defended the mortal realm from demons for centuries, but everything changes when she falls for a human

Cover of Deepest Breath, The

Deepest Breath, The

Eleven-year-old Stevie feels a quiet, fluttery confusion over a crush on her classmate Chloe in this gentle story told t

Cover of I'll Be the One

I'll Be the One

Skye is ready to take the K-pop world by storm, but she must first find the courage to stand up to her mother's expectat

Cover of Stay Gold

Pony and Georgia navigate a spark of attraction complicated by hidden identities and the risks of opening up about the p

Cover of Queerceañera

Joaquin prepares for his eighteenth birthday celebration and his first date in this joyful story of family, identity, an

Cover of Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit

Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit

Jaye Robin Brown

Joanna moves to a new town and promises her dad she will stay in the closet to keep the peace, but a new crush makes tha

Cover of The Sky Blues

Sky Baker faces a nightmare scenario in his small town after a promposal goes wrong, forcing him to find his voice and h

Cover of Moon at Nine

For the teenager navigating the weight of a secret identity or first love in a society where their very existence is con

Cover of Afterworlds

Scott Westerfeld

Aspiring writer Darcy Patel sees her paranormal romance come to life in alternating chapters that blur the lines between

Cover of The End

Mats Strandberg

With a meteor destined to hit Earth, two teens in Sweden must decide what truly matters as they try to solve a murder be

Cover of How to Make a Wish

How to Make a Wish

Ashley Herring Blake

For the teen navigating a complicated relationship with an unstable parent while finding the courage to pursue their own

Cover of If It Makes You Happy

If It Makes You Happy

For the teen girl learning to love herself exactly as she is while navigating the pressures of high school expectations

Cover of Darius the Great Deserves Better

Darius the Great #2

Darius the Great Deserves Better

For the teen navigating the complexities of a first relationship while balancing family expectations and their mental he

Cover of Drag Teen

A high-stakes teen drag contest offers JT a chance to escape his small-town future and trade pumping gas for the bright

Cover of Marco Impossible

Marco Impossible

Hannah Moskowitz

For the teen navigating the excitement and nerves of a first crush, this comedic heist celebrates the lengths friends wi

Cover of Noah Could Never

Noah Can't Even #2

Noah Could Never

Simon James Green

For the teenager navigating the hilarious, awkward, and often messy reality of first love, secret-keeping, and staying t

Cover of Felix Ever After

Felix Ever After

Kacen Callender

For the teenager navigating the intersection of identity and first love while seeking the courage to stand up against on

Cover of Like a Love Story

Like a Love Story

For the teenager seeking their place in history and the courage to live authentically during a time of immense social ch

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Queer Joy & Queer Love for Other Ages

Books for Queer Joy & Queer Love for Ages 0–3(29)Books for Queer Joy & Queer Love for Ages 4–7(68)Books for Queer Joy & Queer Love for Ages 8–11(104)

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