Looking to add some LGBTQ+ representation to your reading list? This is a growing list of books for readers of all ages.
Parents, guardians, and educators are encouraged to use the age bands as a starting point rather than a rule when helping students find good-fit books to meet the needs, interest, and maturity level of each reader.
Titles in purple indicate main character(s) of color
Titles with an asterisk (*) indicate an own-voices LGBTQ+ identified author
(GN) indicates a graphic novel
(NF) indicates nonfiction
A Family is a Family is a Family by Sara O'Leary
This Day in June by Gayle E. Pitman*
They, She, He: Easy as ABC - by Maya Gonzalez*
Who Are You?: The Kid's Guide to Gender Identity by Brook Pessin-Whedbee
Ho'onani: Hula Warrior by Heather Gale
Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
Stella Brings the Family by Miriam B. Schiffer
I Am Jazz by Jessica Hertel & Jazz Jennings*
It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity by Theresa Thorn
When Aiden Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff*
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender*
Ana on the Edge by A. J. Sass*
Both Can Be True by Jules Machias*
Redwood & Ponytail by K. A. Holt*
The Witchboy by Molly Ostertag* (GN series)
Cattywampus by Ash Van Otterloo*
Rick by Alex Gino*
The Best At It - by Maulik Pancholy*
The Whispers by Greg Howard*
George by Alex Gino*
Snapdragon by Kat Leyh* (GN)
Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff*
Spin With Me by Ami Polonsky
Lumberjanes by Noelle Stevenson* & Grace Ellis* (GN series)
Princess Princess Ever After by Katie O'Neil (GN)
One True Way by Shannon Hitchcock
The Deepest Breath by Meg Grehan
Queer Heroes: Meet 53 LGBTQ Heroes From Past to Present by Arabelle Sicardi (NF)
Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker (GN)
All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages - anthology edited by Saundra Mitchell* (NF)
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas*
Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan
Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzalez
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus*
These Witches Don't Burn by Isabel Sterling*
This Coven Won't Break by Isabel Sterling*
The Coldest Touch by Isabel Sterling*
Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston*
Heartstopper by Alice Oseman* (GN series)
Felix Ever After by Kacen Calendar*
The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper*
Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids: A Question Answer Guide to Everyday Life by Dannielle Owens-Reid (NF)
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde* (NF)
Safe is Not Enough: Better Schools for LGBTQ Students by Michael Sadowski* (NF)
Reading the Rainbow: LGBTQ-Inclusive Literacy in the Elementary Classroom by Caitlin L. Ryan (NF)
The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr*
Outlawed by Anna North
Honey Girl by Morgan Roger*
Memorial by Bryan Washington*
The Book of Pride: LGBTQ Heroes Who Changed the World by Mason Funk* (NF)
Check back to see how you can help diversify the bookshelves of your student's library at school.