LGBTQ+
Kids & Teens
Fall 2025
Books for Kids
Rainbowsaurus
by Steve Antony

While on an adventure to find the Rainbowsaurus, two dads and their children are joined by a menagerie of rainbow-colored animals who want to find the Rainbowsaurus too
Hocus and Pocus and the dragon next door
by A. R. Capetta

When magical puppies Hocus and Pocus discover the wizard next door has a new pet dragon named Bye-Bye, Hocus is delighted, but Pocus is nervous about making friends and about Bye-Bye's fire breath, in an affirming adventure.

 
Tales from beyond the rainbow / : Ten Lgbtq+ Fairy Tales Proudly Reclaimed
by Pete Jordi Wood

A collection of ten forgotten fairy tales with LGBTQ+ themes, featuring fluid gender identities, happy endings, and diverse folklore from around the world.

Available on Cloud Library
The Queen Bees of Tybee County
by Kyle Casey Chu

Chinese American Derrick explores his queer identity by competing in a small-town beauty pageant where he shares his new love of drag with his family and friends.

Available on Cloud Library
Sir Callie and the Witch's War
by Esme Symes-Smith

Faced with the reality of a devasting war, 12-year-old nonbinary knight Callie and their friends must confront the very part of themselves they fear the most, and each must do it alone.

Available on Cloud Library
The Devouring Wolf
by Natalie C. Parker

To find out why twelve-year-old Riley and the rest of the sapling pack did not transform into werewolves on the first full moon of the summer, they must unearth their community's deepest secrets and face a terrifying legendary creature.

 
A song for you & I
by Kay O'Neill

Rowan knows what they want: to be a ranger, protecting their village alongside their flying horse Kes, but when Kes is injured, Rowan is paired with lackadaisical sheep herder Leone, whose own struggles and endless support brings new possibilities.

Available on Cloud Library
Books for teens
Lovesick Falls
by Julia Drake

Celia, determined to be the perfect friend, plans an idyllic summer with her two best friends in a secluded cabin, but hidden romantic tensions and new connections have the potential to turn her dream getaway into a complicated nightmare
Vesuvius
by Cass Biehn

In the final days of Pompeii, two boys--Felix and Loren--must grapple with closely-guarded secrets and untangle myth, magic, and memory to escape the burning city alive.

 
The dark we know
by Wen-Yi Lee

Growing up in Slater, Isadora Chang never felt at ease in the repressive small town, even before she realized she was bisexual--but after the deaths of two childhood friends...she took off before the town could swallow her, too. Even though it meant leaving her last surviving friend, Mason behind. When Isa's father dies, however, she agrees to come back just long enough to collect the inheritance. But then Mason turns up at the cemetery with a revelation and a plea: their friends were murdered by an evil that haunts the town, and he needs Isa to help stop it--before it takes anyone else.

Available on Cloud Library 
The Other Side of the Ocean : An Undocumented Love Story Inspired by Real Events
by J.d Netto

For most sixteen year olds, life is all about friends, fun, and family. But for Matt Franco, it's different. Because Matt and his family are undocumented immigrants— like many other Brazilian emigres in his town. And that means he can't get a job, he can't get a driver's license, and as for college? Get real. But Matt is also carrying a burden much closer to his own heart. Matt is gay. And right now, he’s the only one who knows it. 
Gender rebels : 30 trans, nonbinary, and gender expansive heroes past and present
by Katherine Locke

Profiling 30 heroes throughout the world who have made a difference, this must-have book helps educate readers on the history, legacy and future of trans, gender expansive and nonbinary people and their rights at a time when protecting those rights is needed more than ever.

Available on Cloud Library
From here : a memoir
by Luma Mufleh

Refugee advocate Luma Mufleh writes of her tumultuous journey to reconcile her identity as a gay Muslim woman and a proud Arab-turned-American refugee.