LGBTQ Middle Grade Books

Books featuring LGBTQ characters and voices within children's fiction.

[Melissa's story]
[Melissa's story]
by Alex Gino
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Lily and Dunkin
Lily and Dunkin
by Donna Gephart
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
The misadventures of the family Fletcher
The misadventures of the family Fletcher
by Dana Alison Levy
The family Fletcher takes Rock Island
The family Fletcher takes Rock Island
by Dana Alison Levy
Gracefully Grayson
Gracefully Grayson
by Ami Polonsky
Drama
Drama
by Raina Telgemeier
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Better Nate than ever
Better Nate than ever
by Tim Federle
Five, six, seven, Nate!
Five, six, seven, Nate!
by Tim Federle
The boy in the dress
The boy in the dress
by David Walliams
Sex is a funny word
Sex is a funny word
by Cory Silverberg
accidental adventures of india mcallister
accidental adventures of india mcallister
by Charlotte Agell
My mixed-up berry blue summer
My mixed-up berry blue summer
by Jennifer Gennari
Wandering son. Volume one
Wandering son. Volume one
by Takako Shimura
Gay & lesbian history for kids : the century-long struggle for LGBT rights, with 21 activities
Gay & lesbian history for kids : the…
by Jerome Pohlen
The Lotterys plus one
The Lotterys plus one
by Emma Donoghue
The Pants Project
The Pants Project
by Cat Clarke
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
A boy named Queen
A boy named Queen
by Sara Cassidy
★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆
The best man
The best man
by Richard Peck
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Ashes to Asheville
Ashes to Asheville
by Sarah Dooley
Three pennies
Three pennies
by Melanie Crowder
Princess Princess ever after
Princess Princess ever after
by Kay (Cartoonist) O'Neill
Star-crossed
Star-crossed
by Barbara Dee
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
The Tea Dragon Society
The Tea Dragon Society
by Kay (Cartoonist) O'Neill
The witch boy
The witch boy
by Molly Knox Ostertag
Oddity
Oddity
by Sarah Cannon
Ivy Aberdeen's letter to the world
Ivy Aberdeen's letter to the world
by Ashley Herring Blake
One true way
One true way
by Shannon Hitchcock
Love, Penelope
Love, Penelope
by Joanne Rocklin
P.S. I miss you
P.S. I miss you
by Jen Petro-Roy
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Hurricane Child
Hurricane Child
by Kacen Callender
Alan Cole is not a coward
Alan Cole is not a coward
by Eric Bell
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Different kinds of fruit
Different kinds of fruit
by Kyle Lukoff
The best at it
The best at it
by Maulik Pancholy
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Ellen outside the lines
Ellen outside the lines
by A. J Sass
Pride : an inspirational history of the LGBTQ+ movement
Pride : an inspirational history of the…
by Stella Caldwell
The every body book : the LGBTQ+ inclusive guide for kids about sex, gender, bodies, and families
The every body book : the LGBTQ+ inclusive…
by Rachel E Simon
The accursed vampire. The curse at witch camp
The accursed vampire. The curse at witch camp
by Madeline McGrane
The real Riley Mayes
The real Riley Mayes
by Rachel Elliott
The Stonewall Riots : coming out in the streets
The Stonewall Riots : coming out in the…
by Gayle E Pitman
A child's introduction to pride : the inspirational history and culture of the LGBTQIA+ community
A child's introduction to pride : the…
by Sarah Prager
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Power to the princess
Power to the princess
by Vita Murrow
Drew Leclair gets a clue
Drew Leclair gets a clue
by Katryn Bury
King and the dragonflies
King and the dragonflies
by Kacen Callender
A high five for Glenn Burke
A high five for Glenn Burke
by Phil Bildner
The ship we built
The ship we built
by Lexie Bean
Dress coded
Dress coded
by Carrie Firestone
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