Gay YA: The Good The Best and The Better
Discover the best gay YA books in our curated guide, featuring compelling LGBTQ+ fiction like *Leave Myself Behind* and *What They Always Tell Us*. From coming-of-age stories to unforgettable queer characters, this list highlights must-reads for teens and adults, including works by Bart Yates, Martin Wilson, and more. Find your next favorite read in this essential gay young adult book roundup.
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Dream Boy
by Jim Grimsley
In a novel as stunning and heartbreaking as his acclaimed debut work, Grimsley recounts the story of a painful first love--between two adolescent boys who bravely sustain each other in a world of domestic disintegration.
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Leave Myself Behind
by Bart Yates
Starting a new life with his legendary psycho-poet mother in a sleepy New England town, seventeen-year-old Noah York uncovers clues to an age-old mystery in the walls of their old Victorian home, while falling in love with the boy next door, a relationship that sends shockwaves throughout the town. A first novel. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
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The World of Normal Boys
by K. M. Soehnlein
Living in suburban New Jersey in the 1970s is quiet for Robin until his brother is killed in an accident, causing the relationship with his family to deteriorate as he rebels against his middle-American lifestyle.
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What They Always Tell Us
by Martin Wilson
Sixteen-year-old Alex feels so disconnected from his friends that he starts his junior year at a Tuscaloosa, Alabama, high school by attempting suicide, but soon, a friend of his older brother draws him into cross-country running and a new understanding of himself.