Middle Grade About LGBTQ+ Identity & Coming Out

Explore middle grade books about lgbtq+ identity & coming out for children.

9 books

Hard Love #1

Hard Love

Ellen Wittlinger

Writing secret feelings in a DIY zine helps sixteen-year-old John process his parents' divorce and find a way out of his

Ages 14–18

The Sun and the Star

Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro

Nico di Angelo must brave the terrors of Tartarus to save a lost friend, but the son of Hades cannot survive the journey

Ages 10–16

Lumberjanes (Novels) #4

Ghost Cabin

Mariko Tamaki

Mal and Molly stumble upon a hidden cabin full of ghosts, leading the Roanoke campers into one final supernatural myster

Ages 8–12

Lumberjanes (Novels) #3

The Good Egg

Mariko Tamaki

Summer camp at Roanoke cabin gets wild when young Ripley finds an abandoned egg and must protect it from a group of dete

Ages 8–12

Lumberjanes (Novels) #2

The Moon Is Up

Mariko Tamaki

The campers at Miss Qiunzella’s are preparing for a massive competition when a literal Moon Pirate arrives to join the c

Ages 8–12

Every Day #2

Another Day

David Levithan

Rhiannon’s world shifts when she learns the person who gave her one perfect day wasn't actually her boyfriend, but a str

Ages 13–18

Every Day #1

Every Day

David Levithan

A wakes up in a new body every single day, but everything changes when they inhabit a boy named Justin and fall for his

Ages 14–18

Marvin Redpost #3

Is He a Girl?

Louis Sachar

Marvin is thrown into a world of confusion when a classmate tells him that a simple kiss on the elbow is all it takes to

Ages 6–10

Too Bright to See

Kyle Lukoff

While Bug's friend Moira obsesses over makeup and boys, a ghost in Bug's Vermont house begins sending messages that reve

Ages 10–14

Popular Series in This Category

Lumberjanes (Novels)

3 books in this category

Every Day

2 books in this category