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Geography Club
by Brent Hartinger
Contemporary teens navigate high school in this hilarious and
hair-raising novel.

The House You Pass on the Way
by Jacqueline Woodson
Kathy's favorite lesbian teen book is about a 14-year-old girl
growing up in a rural southern community.

Keeping You a Secret
by Julie Anne Peters
A transfer student attracts the attention of a high school senior
when she attempts to start a queer support group.

Kissing Kate
by Lauren Myracle
What happens when best girlfriends kiss?

Maurice
by E. M. Forster
Marke's favorite novel is about young British university students
discovering their gay desires.

The Necessary Hunger
by Nina Revoyr
When their parents fall in love, two star high school basketball
players are thrown together.

Not the Only One: Lesbian and Gay Fiction for Teens
edited by Jane Summer
A fiction anthology

Parrotfish
by Ellen Wittlinger
A transgender teen struggles for acceptance.

Rainbow Boys
by Alex Sanchez
Three gay teens find friendship and more with each other.

Reflections of a Rock Lobster: A Story about Growing
Up Gay
by Aaron Fricke
This memoir relates one of the first fights to bring a same-sex date
to the prom.

Ruby fruit Jungle
by Rita Mae Brown
This is still one of the brashest, funniest coming of age novels ever
published.

How I Paid for College: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship
& Musical Theater
By Marc Acito
Crime doesn't pay. Or does it?

Pride High series
by Tommy Roddy
This is the story of a GSA at a high school for youth with super
powers.

Tough Love: High School Confidential
by Abby Denson
Read about teen boys in love, Japanese manga style.