As You Walk On By by Julian Winters
Genres: Realistic Fiction
After queer Black 17-year-old Theo’s public promposal goes sideways, he must reconsider his past actions, current relationships, and future goals
6 Times We Almost Kissed and One Time We Did by Tess Sharpe
Genres: Realistic Fiction, Romance
Two girls are forced to navigate their lives together when their lifelong-best-friend mothers move in together to face a life-threatening health problem.
The Buried and the Bound by Rochelle Hassan
Genres: Fantasy
A cursed boy, an indentured necromancer, and a hedgewitch must join forces to protect their mortal world from a creeping magic evil.
The Black Queen by Jumata Emill
Genres: Mystery
A homecoming queen’s murder is investigated by two unlikely suspects: her best friend Duchess (the police chief’s daughter) and the actual suspect, Tinsley.
Further Resources:
- Plymouth District Library: New(!) LGBT+ Fiction – 2022 Booklist
- Stonewall Book Award
- Rainbow Roundtable: Book Reviews
- Rainbow Roundtable: Rainbow Book List
- Queer Books for Teens
- LGBTQ Reads: Young Adult
- The Lesbrary: YA
- Queer Cartoonists Database
- Library of Congress: LGBTQ Research and History Resources
ck. 1/4/23.