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Michael Cart. My Father's Scar: A Novel
As a college freshman, Andy is a loner haunted my memories of an abusive, alcoholic father and community prejudiced against homosexuals.
Jean Ferris. Eight Seconds
Eighteen-year-old John must confront his own sexuality when he goes to rodeo school and finds himself strangely attracted to an older boy who is smart, tough, complicated, gorgeous, and gay.
Helen Frost. Keesha's House
Seven stories told in poetic form are weaved together, each focusing on a teen who has left home because of a problem.
Nancy Garden. Annie on My Mind
Liza and Annie first meet at a museum. Having similar interests they strike up a friendship that turns into love. Pressure from classmates causes Liza to push Annie away until she comes to terms with her sense of self and possesses the courage to stand up for herself.
Brent Hartinger. The Geography Club
A group of gay and lesbian teenagers start a support group at high school with the undercover name of "The Geography Club," hoping that no students really interested in Geography will want to join.
M.E. Kerr. Deliver Us from Evie
Parr narrates the story of his older sister's coming out to their rural Missouri town.
Ron Koertge. The Arizona Kid
Sixteen-year-old Billy must comes to terms with his own values when he is sent to live with his gay uncle in Tucson and meets Cara, an outspoken racehorse rider.
David Levithan. Boy Meets Boy
In Paul's world the star football quarterback and the Homecoming Queen are the same person, the cheerleaders ride Harley's, and most people who think they should be out, are. The only problems Paul has is an ex-boyfriend who wants him back and proving his honesty to new student Noah.
Julie Ann Peters. Keeping You a Secret
Holland begins her last semester of her senior year with great excitement - she has a wonderful boyfriend and is planning on attending an Ive League school in the fall. Then, transfer student CeCe walks into her school and disrupts the entire atmosphere, including Holland's life.
Sara Ryan. Empress of the World
While attending a summer institute, fifteen-year-old Nic meets Battle, a beautiful Southern belle. Nic falls in love with her and after their two week anniversary, things start to fall apart.
Alex Sanchez. Rainbow Boys
Nelson is in love with his best friend Kyle, but Kyle likes Jason. All three must struggle with dealing with parents, classmates, and betrayal in hopes of securing friendship and love.
Garret Weyr. My Heartbeat
Ellen idolizes her older brother and his best friend and slowly realizes that they may be a couple. Ellen's confrontation with them changes their relationship and she desperately tries to understand her brother.
Ellen Wittlinger. Hard Love
Soon after publishing his own zine where he writes about his feelings of lonliness and struggles with his parents divorce, sixteen-year-old John falls hard for Marisol. She's smart, funny, cute, and a completely out teenage lesbian.
Jacqueline Woodson. From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun
14-year-old Melanin Sun has a great relationship with his mom, in fact, she's almost like a best friend. But, things change when she tells him that she has fallen in love - with a white woman. Through his journal, Melanin sorts out his feelings to come to terms with the new person in her life.
Am I Blue?. 808.83 AM
This collection of short stories, each original story written by a young adult author, won the 1995 ALA Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Task Force Book Award for Literature. A few authors who contributed include William Sleator, James Coville, Jane Yolen, Francisca Lia Block, and Lois Lowry.
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