‘Rough Patch’ by Nicole Markotic
Keira is bisexual, and she lets you know it even if she hasn’t told anyone else. She is 15 years old with a lot to figure out, including meticulously planning the moment to come out to her best friend.
‘History is All You Left Me’ by Adam Silvera
History Is All You Left Me is a heart wrenching exploration of grief and intimacy.
‘Blind Side of the Moon’ by Blayne Cooper
Dreams haunt Samantha Blackwell. At
‘Original Fake’ by Kirstin Cronn-Mills and Illustrated by E. Eero Johnson
This story is about the power of blurring lines and altering perceptions of acceptability
‘Skyscraping’ by Cordelia Jensen
Captivating you in the first few pages, visionary author Cordelia Jensen has put forth Skyscraping, a semi-autobiographical novel in verse for young readers
‘Boo’ by Neil Smith
Smith ventures to convey a reality about bullying and mental health that is far braver than any you’ve ever read, as Boo is a spelunking adventure deep into the caves of life, death, good, evil, mortality, loss and grief.
‘Beautiful Music for Ugly Children’ by Kirstin Cronn-Mills
A trans teen’s local southern
‘Sagebrush & Lace’ by Sugar Lee Ryder and J.D. Cutler
In Sagebrush & Lace (Banty
‘Adaptation’ by Malindo Lo
If you had nightmares as
Laura Goode: Making Mischief
“It’s that gay kid in Minnesota, surrounded by people who practice intolerance, who needs to know that there are adults out there rooting for him or her. That was a big motivator for me in writing a gay coming of age story, feeling like there are kids out there who need help…”
