To make matters worse, she must learn to ride Mynaria’s formidable warhorses before her coronation-and her teacher is the person who intimidates her most, the prickly and unconventional Princess Amaranthine, sister of her betrothed. Now Denna has to learn the ways of her new kingdom while trying to hide her growing magic. She possesses an Affinity for fire-a dangerous gift for the future queen of a land where magic is forbidden. Her marriage will seal the alliance between Mynaria and her homeland, protecting her people from other hostile kingdoms. When they find themselves on opposite sides of a heated school conflict, they each have to decide what’s more important: what you believe in, or the one you love?Īn atmospheric and romantic debut fantasy perfect for fans of Ash and The Winner’s Curse.īetrothed since childhood to the prince of Mynaria, Princess Dennaleia has always known what her future holds. Jesse wishes their relationship could be out in the open, but Emily feels she has too much to lose. These two girls have nothing in common, except the passionate “private time” they share every Tuesday afternoon. She’s vice president of the student council. Emily wears sweaters with faux pearl buttons. She’s the founding (and only) member of NOLAW, the National Organization to Liberate All Weirdos. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU AND ME BY MADELEINE GEORGE Jesse cuts her own hair with a Swiss Army knife. With her characteristic humor and breezy style, Peters has captured the compelling emotions of young love. This moving love story between two girls is a worthy successor to Nancy Garden’s classic young adult coming out novel, Annie on My Mind. Cece and Holland have undeniable feelings for each other, but how will others react to their developing relationship? But when Cece Goddard comes to school, everything changes. With a steady boyfriend, the position of Student Council President, and a chance to go to an Ivy League college, high school life is just fine for Holland Jaeger. KEEPING YOU A SECRET BY JULIE ANNE PETERS But the Kingdom needs only one huntress to save it, and what it takes could tear Kaede and Taisin apart forever. As members of their party succumb to unearthly attacks and fairy tricks, the two come to rely on each other and even begin to fall in love. And yet the two girls’ destinies are drawn together during the mission. Taisin is a sage, thrumming with magic, and Kaede is of the earth, without a speck of the otherworldly. To solve the crisis, the oracle stones are cast, and Kaede and Taisin, two seventeen-year-old girls, are picked to go on a dangerous and unheard-of journey to Tanlili, the city of the Fairy Queen. The people’s survival hangs in the balance. Worse yet, strange and hostile creatures have begun to appear. The sun hasn’t shone in years, and crops are failing. Nature is out of balance in the human world. At the camp, Cameron comes face to face with the cost of denying her true identity. When she’s eventually outed, her aunt sends her to God’s Promise, a religious conversion camp that is supposed to “cure” her homosexuality. There she falls in love with her best friend, a beautiful cowgirl. Orphaned, Cameron comes to live with her old-fashioned grandmother and ultraconservative aunt Ruth. Their deaths mean they will never learn the truth she eventually comes to-that she’s gay. danforth’s The Miseducation of Cameron Post is a powerful and widely acclaimed YA coming-of-age novel in the tradition of the classic Annie on My Mind.Ĭameron Post feels a mix of guilt and relief when her parents die in a car accident.
Set in rural Montana in the early 1990s, emily m. THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST BY EMILY M. Keep scrolling for a written out list with descriptions for each book! We hope this list continues to grow each year so let us know which other books you’d like to see featured on this list! We were so inspired by all your responses and decided to compile this list of must-read YA books featuring LGBTQ+ characters. We had an amazing conversation about why LGBTQ+ rep is important, books that prominently feature LGBTQ+ characters, and which YA books have positively affected the LGBTQ+ community. To celebrate pride month we have LOTS of LGBTQ+ reading recommendations for you! A few weeks ago, we asked the community what books they’d recommend using the hashtag #YAPride.