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Booklists:

Allen County (IN) Library's GLBT Fiction for Teens

American Library Association's Rainbow Project Bibliography (includes grade level recommendations)

Evanston (IL) Public Library's In and Out of the Closet: Fiction and Non-Fiction about GLBT Teens

King County (WA) Library recommendations on GLBTQ issues for teens

Mount Vernon High School's GLBTQ Bibliography

Multnomah County (OR) Library GLBTQ Booklist for teens

San Francisco Public Library's Find Out! - Resources for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgendered Teens: FictionNon-Fiction

Seattle Public Library's Queer Books for Teens

Award Winners (fiction, 2000-the present):

A Perfect Snow (2002) by Nora Martin

Notable Social Studies Trade Books 2003 (National Council for the Social Studies)

 

Absolutely Positively Not (2005) by David LaRochelle

Best Books for Young Adults 2006 (American Library Association)

 

Almost Perfect (2009) by Brian Katcher

Best Books for Young Adults 2010 (American Library Association)

 

Another Kind of Cowboy (2007) by Susan Juby

Best Books for Young Adults 2009 (American Library Association)

 

Boy Meets Boy (2003) by David Levithan

Ten Best Books for Young Adults 2004 (American Library Association); Notable Social Studies Trade Books 2004 (National Council for the Social Studies)

 

Eight Seconds (2000) by Jean Ferris

Best Books for Young Adults 2002 (American Library Association)

 

Empress of the World (2001) by Sara Ryan

Best Books for Young Adults 2002 (American Library Association)

 

Freak Show (2007) by James St. James

Best Books for Young Adults 2008 (American Library Association)

 

Kissing Kate (2003) by Lauren Myracle

Best Books for Young Adults 2004 (American Library Association)

 

Luna: A Novel (2004) by Julie Anne Peters

Best Books for Young Adults 2005 (American Library Association); National Book Award Honor for Young People's Literature 2004 (National Book Foundation)

 

My Heartbeat (2002) by Garret Freymann-Weyr

Best Books for Young Adults 2003 (American Library Association); Michael L. Printz Honor

 

Rainbow Boys (2001) by Alex Sanchez

Best Books for Young Adults 2002 (American Library Association)

 

Rainbow High (2003) by Alex Sanchez

Notable Social Studies Trade Books 2004 (National Council for the Social Studies)

 

Swimming in the Monsoon Sea (2005) by Shyam Selvadurai

Best Books for Young Adults 2007 (American Library Association); Young Adult Canadian Book Award 2006 (Canadian Library Association)

 

Target (2003) by Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson

Best Books for Young Adults 2004 (American Library Association)

 

The Center of the World (2005) by Andreas Steinhofel, translated by Alisa Jaffa

Notable Social Studies Trade Books 2006 (National Council for the Social Studies)

 

The Manny Files (2006) by Christian Burch

Josette Frank Award 2007 (Bank Street College of Education)

 

Totally Joe (2005) by James Howe

Notable Books for Children 2006 (American Library Association); Notable Books of the English Language Arts 2006 (Children's Literature Assembly affiliated with the National Council of Teachers of English)

 

What Happened to Lani Garver? (2002) by Carol Plum-Ucci

Best Books for Young Adults 2003 (American Library Association)

 

What's in a Name? (2000) by Ellen Wittlinger

Best Books for Young Adults 2001 (American Library Association)

Non-fiction Titles - Recommended by Seattle or King County Public Libraries:

Dress Codes: Of Three Girlhoods – My Mother's, My Father's, and Mine (2002) by Noelle Howey

In this amusing and frank memoir, Noelle shares the stories of her father's sex change from man to woman, her mother's strength and rediscovered sexuality, and her own sexual exploration.

 

GLBTQ (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning): The Survival Guide for Queer and Questioning Teens (2003) by Kelly Huegel

This handy guide is full of stories and tips on surviving life as a GLBTQ teen. With appealling writing and layout, this resourceful book is full of personal insights, myth busting, and advice on how to deal with issues from dating to legal questions.

 

Hear Us Out! Lesbian and gay stories of struggle, progress and hope (2007) by Nancy Garden

Stories of the history of the gay rights movement.

 

Hello Cruel World: 101 alternatives to suicide for teens, freaks, and other outlaws (2006) by Kate Bornstein

Great information for all teens, especially those who are dealing with depression or suicidal thoughts. Written by a transgender/queer activist.

 

How I Learned to Snap: A Small-Town Coming-Out and Coming-of-Age Story (2001) by Kirk Read

Kirk Read, a performer and well-known journalist, shares with humor and warmth his high school years as an openly gay teen in the 1980's.

 

Let's Get This Straight: The Ultimate Handbook for Youth with LGBTQ Parents (2010) by Tina Fakhrid-Deen with COLAGE

This guide for young people with one or more gay, lesbian, bi, or trans parents provides them tools to combat homophobia, take pride in their families, and speak out against injustice. It profiles 45 diverse youth and young adults and includes probing questions, fun activities, engaging quizzes, and reflective journal sections for youth to share their feelings and experiences about having a gay parent.

 

Out law: What LGBT youth should know about their legal rights (2007) by Lisa Keen

Know your rights!

 

Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned  (2000) by Judd Winick

Winick's cartoon memoir tells the story of his friendship with Pedro Zamora, a young Cuban immigrant and AIDS activist who died of AIDS after he became known worldwide as a participant in the third season of MTV's The Real World.

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