GLBT
Evil by Timothy Carter
Stuart Bradley, a homosexual teenager living in a conservative Christian town in
Ontario, Canada, dabbles in several forbidden activities, and when word gets out, he
and some other teens face grave danger from the fallen angels that are inciting
hatred and extremism in the community.
Suicide notes by Michael Thomas Ford
Fifteen-year-old Jeff wakes up on New Year's Day to find he has been admitted to
the psychiatric ward after trying to kill himself and is offended that anyone would
think he has anything in common with the other "crazies" in the hospital with him,
but as his stay lengthens he begins to see he is more like them than he thought.
What they always tell us by Martin Wilson
James longs to leave Tuscaloosa; his brother Alex also feels discontented. The
catalyst is James's friend Nathen, who sees Alex's potential as a runner. Alex and
Nathen become friends, then boyfriends, in a tender exploration of first love.
Concepts surrounding the brothers' social suffocation develop at an unhurried pace
as they move toward adulthood.
Absolute brightness by James Lecesne
In the beach town of Neptune, New Jersey, Phoebe's life is changed irrevocably when
her gay cousin moves into her house and soon goes missing.
My tiki girl by Jennifer McMahon
Fifteen-year-old Maggie, still grieving the loss of her mother in an accident that also
gave her a limp, has turned her back on old friends but connects with a new student,
Dahlia, who makes her part of her quirky family and plans their future together as
roving musicians and lovers.
The Traitor game by B.R. Collins.
Fifteen-year-old Michael and his friend Francis both feel betrayed when someone at
their private school learns of Evgard, a secret fantasy world they created together,
but when a sadistic bully becomes involved in Michael's plan for revenge, the boys
and Evgard itself face grave danger.
7 days at the hot corner by Terry Trueman
Varsity baseball player Scott Latimer struggles with his own prejudices and those of
others when his best friend reveals that he is gay.
Another kind of cowboy by Susan Juby
In Vancouver, British Columbia, two teenage dressage riders, one a spoiled rich girl
and the other a closeted gay sixteen-year-old boy, come to terms with their
identities and learn to accept themselves.
Annie on my mind by Nancy Garden
Seventeen-year-old Liza puts aside her feelings for Annie after the disaster at school,
but eventually she allows love to triumph over the ignorance of people.
Down to the bone by Mayra Lazara Dole
Laura, a Miami high school student, gets caught kissing her lesbian lover which
marks the start of big changes in her life, including getting kicked out of her Catholic
school, thrown out of her home by her mother, and forced to build a new kind of
family with the help of friends and supporters.
Truth dare or promise by Paula Boock
Louie Angelo, a Woodhaugh High prefect who plans to be a lawyer, falls in love with
a girl who lives in a pub and just wants to get through her exams so she can become
a chef.
Tale of Two Summers by Brian Sloan
Even though Hal is gay and Chuck is straight, the two fifteen-year-olds are best
friends and set up a blog where Hal records his budding romance with a young
Frenchman and Chuck falls for a summer theater camp diva.
Getting it by Alex Sanchez
Hoping to impress a sexy female classmate, fifteen-year-old Carlos secretly hires gay
student Sal to give him an image makeover, in exchange for Carlos's help in forming
a Gay-Straight Alliance at their Texas high school.
So Hard to say by Alex Sanchez
Thirteen-year-old Xio, a Mexican American girl, and Frederick, who has just moved
to California from Wisconsin, quickly become close friends, but when Xio starts
thinking of Frederick as her boyfriend, he must confront his feelings of confusion and
face the fear that he might be gay.
Totally Joe James Howe
As a school assignment, a thirteen-year-old boy writes an alphabiography, and
explores issues of friendship, family, school, and the challenges of being a gay
teenager.
Boy meets Boy David Levithan
Paul's simple high-school life is confused by his desire for another boy who seems
unattainable, until Paul's friends help him find the courage to pursue him.
Deliver us from Evie M. E. Kerr
Sixteen-year-old Parr Burrman and his family face some difficult times when word
spreads through their rural Missouri town that his older sister is a lesbian, and she
leaves the family farm to live with the daughter of the town's banker.
Keeping you a secret Julie Anne Peters
Holland starts a difficult last semester of high school, and she finds herself puzzled
about her future but intrigued by a transfer student who wants to start a lesbian and
gay club at school.
Far from Xanadu by Julie Anne Peters
Sixteen-year-old Mary-Elizabeth "Mike" Szabo, struggling to understand her father's
suicide and her own homosexuality, reaches the breaking point when she falls in love
with Xanadu, an exotic girl who has moved to small Coalton, Kansas, from the big
city.
Rainbow Boys (series) by Alex Sanchez
Three high school seniors, a jock with a girlfriend and an alcoholic father, a closeted
gay, and a flamboyant gay rights advocate, struggle with family issues, gay bashers,
and conflicting feelings about each other.
The God Box by Alex Sanchez
When openly gay Manuel transfers to Paul's high school, Paul, a born-again
Christian, begins to question his own sexuality.