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Queer representation in the young adult book world has improved in recent years as authors and stories have focused on more than just the coming out process, which while an important milestone, isn’t a defining one.

As a result, readers who do identify as LGBTQIA can now pick up a steampunk adventure set in Victorian London, a contemporary tale about a gender fluid protagonist finding fame on the internet, and a fantasy novel featuring a lesbian romance.

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EW's YA Novels with LGBTQ Characters

Entertainment Weekly has been highlighting the best LGBTQIA representation in pop culture by putting together a list of young adult novels that showcase the wealth and diversity of the LGBTQ spectrum.

Wild Beauty

Anna-Marie McLemore

6.0 (4 Ratings) Rate It

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Love grows such strange things. Anna-Marie McLemore's debut novel The Weight of Feathers garnered...

Young Adult LGBTQ Fantasy Romance

Spinning

Tillie Walden

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Ignatz Award winner Tillie Walden’s powerful graphic memoir Spinning captures what it’s like to...

LGBTQ Young Adult

They Both Die At The End

Adam Silvera

9.0 (22 Ratings) Rate It

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n September 5th, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give...

Mask of Shadows

Linsey Miller

8.5 (6 Ratings) Rate It

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"I love every aspect of this amazing book―a genderfluid hero, a deadly contest, and vicious...

Young Adult LGBTQ Fantasy

Gentleman's Guide To Vice And Virtue

Mackenzi Lee

8.9 (18 Ratings) Rate It

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SIMON VS. THE HOMOSAPIENS meets the 1700s in this hilarious and swashbuckling standalone teen...

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Dead Man's Hand: An Anthology of the Weird West

John Joseph Adams and Orson Scott Card

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This title features twenty-three original weird west tales by some of the best contemporary fantasy...

Enjoyment and Submission in Modern Fantasy: 2016

Mihnea Panu

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This book reveals the workings of the bourgeois passion for submission in a variety of contemporary...

Julie (77 KP) rated The Upside of Unrequited in Books

Sep 20, 2017

My Review: "What a great read! Honestly, I needed this after reading so many fantasy/young adult books. I don’t read many contemporary books, but when I do, this is what I look for.

First of all, it was relatable on multiple accounts. Second, the characters were so diverse and realistic. Those two things are important for me when I read a contemporary. For me, I know what it’s like for twins, especially twin sisters, as I have younger twin sisters. They two are fraternal and VERY different. They are basically the embodiment of Cassie and Molly; I was shocked how similar they were to my own sisters." Read the entire review here: https://thenerdybookwormsite.wordpress.com/2017/09/20/the-upside-of-unrequited-by-becky-albertalli/