Popular Paperbacks: GLBTQ
Acito, Marc. HOW I PAID FOR COLLEGE: A NOVEL OF SEX,
THEFT, FRIENDSHIP, AND MUSICAL THEATER.
Poor Edward –
he’s juggling a girlfriend, a jock boy crush, and need for
funds for Julliard. What’s a confused teen to do? (Fic Acito)
Batman. GOTHAM CENTRAL Vol 2: HALF A LIFE.
Gotham Detective Renee
Montoya is outed and must deal with the fallout while fighting
super villains. (YA 741.5 Batman)
BEND, DON'T SHATTER:
POETS ON THE BEGINNING OF DESIRE. Ed.
by T. Cole Rachel and Rita Costello.
Poems by gay, lesbian,
bisexual, transgendered and questioning teens. (YA 811.008 Bend)
Boyer, David. KINGS AND QUEENS: QUEERS AT THE PROM.
Proms, love ‘em
or hate ‘em, are remembered here. Cheesy prom photos included!
Boylan, Jennifer Finney. SHE'S NOT THERE: A LIFE
IN TWO GENDERS.
Funny account of being
transgendered before, during, and after gender reassignment surgery.
(921 B6968AAs)
De Oliveira, Eddie. LUCKY.
It’s not just
Toby’s fast feet that keep Sam coming back to the soccer
field.
HEAR ME OUT: TRUE
STORIES OF TEEDS EDUCATING AND CONFRONTING HOMOPHOBIA.
Real-life stories
in many voices about teens confronting narrow-mindedness and finding
themselves along the way. (YA 306.766 Hear)
Huegel, Kelly. GLBTQ: THE SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR QUEER AND
QUESTIONING TEENS.
A very helpful look
at challenges and issues facing GLBTQ teens. (YA 306.766 Huegel)
Johnson, Maureen. THE BERMUDEZ TRIANGLE.
Nina, Mel, and Avery
are best girlfriends, but a romance between two of them threatens
to shatter the triangle. (YA Fic Johnson)
Kannagi, Satoru. ONLY THE RING FINGER KNOWS.
You’ll recognize
your soul mate because you wear matching rings. But what if your
match is another boy?
Lackey, Mercedes. MAGIC'S PAWN: LAST HERALD MAGE TRILOGY,
Book 1
A young exile almost
loses his life while finding his destiny as one of the legendary
Herald-Mages of Valdemar. (Fic SF Lackey)
Levithan, David. BOY MEETS BOY.
Paul’s high school
may only exist over the rainbow. Why, then, oh why can’t
it be everywhere? (YA Fic Levithan)
Loukes, Keith. ASK DR. KEITH: CANDID ANSWERS TO QUEER QUESTIONS.
All kinds of gay sex
questions are answered frankly, explicitly, and in a positive
manner.
Moore, Terry. STRANGERS IN PARADISE: POCKET BOOK 1.
Katchoo is in love
with Francine. David is in love with Katchoo. Francine is…confused!
Peters, Julie Anne. KEEPING YOU A SECRET.
Holland finds falling
in love complicated because her true love is a lesbian. (YA Fic
Peters)
Peters, Julie Anne. LUNA.
Not everyone is born
in the right body. (YA Fic Peters)
Revoyr, Nina. THE NECESSARY HUNGER.
Nancy’s crush
on Rania, a fellow basketball player, accelerates when her Japanese-American
father falls in love with Raina’s African-American mother.
Sanchez, Alex. RAINBOW BOYS.
The misadventures
of three guys coming out in their senior year. (YA Fic Sanchez)
Weyr, Garret Freymann. MY HEARTBEAT.
A sister, a brother
– and the boy they both love. (YA Fic Weyr)
WHEN I KNEW. Ed. by Robert Trachtenberg.
When did you first
realize that you were gay? (YA 306.766 When)
Winick, Judd. GREEN LANTERN: BROTHER'S KEEPER.
When his best friend
is brutally gay-bashed, Kyle Rayner, a.k.a. the Green Lantern,
comes to terms with the fact that his powers can’t change
anything. (YA 741.5 Winick)
Woodson, Jacqueline. THE HOUSE YOU PASS ON THE
WAY.
Staggerlee wonders
if she could be a lesbian after her cousin comes to visit. (YA
Fic Woodson)
2/21/07
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