Auckland Council Libraries: LGBTIQ teen general fiction

LGBTIQ teen general fiction

Ngā Pukapuka paki LGBTIQ rangatahi

​Stories of love, discovery, and identity for LGBTIQ teens

Radio Silence

Alice Oseman

eBook

Frances has always had one goal, university. Nothing will stand in her way: not friends, not a guilty secret, not even the person she is on the inside. But when Frances meets the genius behind her favourite podcast, she discovers a new freedom.

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The gentleman's guide to vice and virtue

Mackenzi Lee

Book

Monty Montague was bred to be a gentleman. His passions for gambling halls, late nights, whiskey, or waking up in the arms of women or men, have earned the disapproval of his father. His quest for pleasures and vices have led to one last hurrah.

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The love interest

Cale Dietrich

Book

A secret teenage spy agency has agents called Love Interests because getting close to powerful people means getting valuable secrets. Caden is a Nice, Dylan is a Bad. What the boys don't expect are feelings that are outside of their training.

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Cemetery boys

Aiden Thomas

Book

Yadriel, a trans boy, summons the angry spirit of his high school's bad boy, and agrees to help him learn how he died, thereby proving himself a brujo, not a bruja, to his conservative family.

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Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens agenda

Becky Albertalli

Book

Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight.

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I'll give you the sun

Jandy Nelson

Book

Jude and her brother Noah are twins. Artist Noah falls in love with the cute boy next door, while Jude surfs and cliff-dives and wears red-red lipstick and does the talking for both of them. But three years later, Jude and Noah are barely speaking.

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Queens of geek

Jen Wilde

Book

Australian friends Charlie, Taylor and Jamie are in San Diego for their first ever "SupaCon." When they hear about a fan contest for their favourite fandom, they all start to rethink the rules on playing it safe.

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Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe

Benjamin Alire. Sáenz

Book

Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.

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Tash hearts Tolstoy

Katie Ormsbee

Book

Tash and her Tolstoy inspired web series are famous. But along with the 40,000 subscribers, the gushing tweets and Tumblr gifs, comes the pressure to deliver the best series ever. No pressure!

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Conventionally yours

Annabeth Albert

Book

Conrad and Alden are enemies. But when they're stuck together on a cross-country road trip to the biggest fan convention of their lives, the competition takes a backseat as unexpected feelings blossom.

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We set the dark on fire

Tehlor Kay Mejia

Book

At the Medio School for Girls, young women are trained for one of two roles in their polarised society. Each graduate will one day run a husband's household or raise his children. Both paths promise a life of comfort and luxury – but is this enough?

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Openly straight

Bill Konigsberg

Book

Tired of being known as "the gay kid", Rafe Goldberg decides to assume a new persona when he enrols in an elite Massachusetts prep school. But trying to deny his identity has both complications and unexpected consequences.

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Hot dog girl

Jennifer Dugan

Book

Lou just landed a job at Magic Castle Playland as a dancing hot dog. Her crush already has a girlfriend and her best friend Seeley, the carousel operator, isn't interested in Lou's attempts to set her up with the perfect girl.

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They both die at the end

Adam Silvera

Book

There’s no life without death in this uplifting story about two people whose lives change over the course of one unforgettable day. Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure, to live a lifetime in a single day.

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