Belle of the Ball
Complicated relationships and (stereo)typical high school social roles get a humorous spin in this graphic novel. This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on OverDrive/Libby.
Teen Fiction and Graphic Novels for Pride
Looking for some good reads for Pride month? Do you like rom-coms? Sports? Manga? Horror? We’ve got ‘em.
Would you like to read about someone like you—or get a glimpse of someone’s slightly (or completely) different experience of the world? Start with one of the titles below, then continue your explorations with our LGBTQ lists for kids and teens.
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The Girl That Can't Get a Girlfriend
Mieri is an awkward, nerdy college student with no dating experience, and her previous crushes on fellow butch women have all ended in disaster. That all changes when she meets Ash and has her feelings returned for the first time. But when first love turns to first heartbreak, Mieri will do everything possible to win Ash back.
Icebreaker
A talented teenage hockey player falls for one of his teammates. This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on OverDrive/Libby.
If I Can Give You That
Seventeen-year-old Gael, a trans boy, learns to let his walls down while finding community, discovering his sexuality, falling in love, and navigating difficult family situations.
Is Love the Answer?
This single volume manga tells the story of a young woman who learns that being aromantic and asexual are part of her identity—not a problem to overcome or explain to others. This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on OverDrive/Libby.
The Minus-One Club
After losing his older sister in a car accident, Kermit Sanders knows grief and its all-encompassing shadows. He receives an invitation to meet with the “Minus-One Club,” a group of his schoolmates who have all suffered the tragic loss of someone they loved, and banded together as a form of moral support. Kermit’s secret crush, Matt– the only out gay student at school– is also a part of the group. This title is also available for checkout as an eBook and eAudio on OverDrive/Libby.
Nick and Charlie: A Heartstopper Novella
Everyone knows that Nick and Charlie love their nearly inseparable life together. But soon Nick will be leaving for university, and Charlie, a year younger, will be left behind. Everyone’s asking if they’re staying together, which is a stupid question– or at least that’s what Nick and Charlie assume at first. This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on OverDrive/Libby and eAudio on Hoopla.
She Is a Haunting
Seventeen-year-old bisexual Jade Nguyrn is spending the summer in Vietnam at the French colonial house her estranged father is fixing up as a vacation rental, but unbeknownst to her family, the house and its ghosts have other plans. This title is also available for checkout as an eBook and eAudio on OverDrive/Libby.
