Every June is a month for LGBTQIA+ Pride, and this year is no different. Enjoy these newer teen titles with pride!
In How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow, Shani finds herself stuck over winter break with May, a girl she almost ran over. Can the two girls spend the holidays together and find strength in what binds them without worrying about past failed relationships?
Angel Barber’s novel Dandelion Travels follows Eric, who is Black, queer, and appalled to find his pastor father cheating on his mom. Sick of the hypocrisy, he finds an escape to the beach with friends and an encounter with a cute boy may be just what he needs to begin reconciling with his parents.
Across a Field of Starlight by Blue Delliquanti tells how Lu and Fassen meet after an attack by the Ever-Blossoming Empire, and how a secret communication channel leads to their reunion years later.
In Camryn Garrett’s Friday I’m in Love, Mahalia is determined to throw herself an extravagant coming-out party, but her mom has pressing medical issues, her best friend’s sweet sixteen was paid for by her rich parents, and her new friend and crush is dating a racist white boy. Still, nothing should stop her from finding the love she needs, right?
A.L. Graziadei’s novel Icebreaker tells how Mickey has always tried to fit in on his competitive hockey team. However, meeting new teammate Jaysen, who he thinks might be gay, makes him wonder if he can stick with hockey or if he should reveal his feelings in a notoriously homophobic sport.
In Lyla Lee’s Flip the Script, Hana lands the lead spot on a K-drama suffering poor ratings, and agrees to an on-screen relationship with the jerk of a lead, Bryan. But when the ratings get worse, she’s paired off with her classmate, ex-best friend, and crush Minjee, and the two of them must deal with their growing feelings for each other, even if it means the show must end.
You Don’t Have a Shot by Racquel Marie shows how Valentina’s angry outburst at her soccer teammate Leticia threatens her hopes of a scholarship, so when the girls are given a chance to co-captain their soccer team, Val must rein in her emotions and get along. But what if getting along leads to something more?
Anna-Marie McLemore’s Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix reimagines the classic novel as a love triangle between two trans boys and one girl, all searching for love and acceptance in the 1920s.
She Is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran follows Jade and her sister Lily when they visit Vietnam to help their father Ba restore the old family house, which Jade believes is haunted. When she enlists the help of Florence to convince the family to leave, she finds her growing feelings for the girl threaten her ability to hide her bisexuality from her father, who has promised to pay her tuition.
In Edward Underhill’s novel Always the Almost, Miles has two goals: to beat his rival Cameron in a big piano competition, and to convince his ex-boyfriend Shane that he’s still the same person inside since he came out as trans.
~ posted by Wally B.
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