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LGBTQ+ Kids & Teens Winter 2026 |
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My Gender, My Rules
by Andy Passchier
Published in partnership with GLAAD, this read-aloud picture book helps adults begin important conversations about gender in a supportive and affirming way.
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Jimmy's Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin
by Michelle Meadows
This first-ever picture book biography of the legendary writer and activist introduces readers to this passionate Black man who discovered his true power in the written word, which opened the world to him as he used his voice fearlessly.
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Chris Makes a Friend
by Alex Gino
Chris does not want to be spending the summer with her grandparents and her little sister. The good part is that Chris's grandparents are always telling her to go outside and 'get some air'--so she can escape into the woods with a book and get some alone time. Or at least it's alone time until Mia comes along. Mia is also in town for the summer, and she understands Chris in a way that Chris's family just can't.
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Adorable Empire: A Graphic Novel
by Laura Terry
Nothing has been going right for Jinx. People at school think she's a goth weirdo, and now her parents are getting divorced. She has to move to an unfamiliar apartment building that doesn't feel like home... And when a new neighbor gives her a mysterious crystal, her life is turned even more upside down by the Adorables, a mischievous band of magical creatures. They are messy, distracting, and, worst of all, they follow Jinx everywhere. Getting rid of the Adorables turns out to be harder than expected, but they might just help Jinx find her way back to happiness.
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Forsooth
by Jimmy Matejek-Morris
Thirteen-year-old Calvin knows he's destined to be a star. . . if he can just stop making embarrassing mistakes onstage. The summer after seventh grade, he's hoping for a fresh start. All he has to do is prove himself as an actor and fix the awkwardness with his friends that started after the play. But nothing's going according to plan. Surrounded by drama on all sides, Calvin will have to go off script if he's going to be a real friend and be true to himself.
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13 Ways to Say Goodbye
by Kate Fussner
A novel-in-verse about life after loss, the power of sibling bonds, the depth of grief, and the strength of learning to love again.
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I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
by Mariama J. Lockington
When snow falls, sparks fly in this irresistible queer romance from Schneider Family Book Award and Stonewall Honor winner Mariama J. Lockington--for fans of She Gets the Girl and Jennifer Dugan.
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Bad in the Blood
by Matteo L. Cerilli
In the city of Puck's Port, where motorized vehicles fill the streets and new technological marvels abound, something rotten is lurking under the surface. A violent murder at the docks seems to point to a fey killer, igniting a powder keg of distrust between the city's humans and its fey inhabitants--folks who wield wonderful but often uncontrollable magical power. Gristle Senan Maxim Junior finds himself caught in the middle. Forced into the reluctant role of private investigator, like his late father, he's working to solve the mystery of this fiery murder.
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Come Home to My Heart
by Riley Redgate
Gloria and Xia, two very different high school seniors in a small South Carolina town, form an unexpected friendship that blossoms into more intense feelings and challenges their identities, forcing them to confront their hidden truths.
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Recommended Reading
by Paul Coccia
Curvaceous, clever, and an avid reader, seventeen-year-old Bobby Ashton never misses a main character moment. So when it comes to asking out his crush, he plans a romantic gesture grand enough to go down in local history. Unfortunately, though, his extensive knowledge of every rom-com trope ever doesn't prepare him for how tragically he misreads the situation. Suddenly Bobby's very public romantic gesture turns into an ordeal so embarrassing it could be a villain origin story.
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These Vengeful Gods
by Gabe Cole Novoa
Crow, a teen descended from the god of Death, must keep their true identity hidden while navigating a dangerous gladiator-style competition, fighting to win freedom for their family and challenge the gods who killed their ancestors.
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