Top 250 LGBTQ Books for Teens: Coming Out, Being Out, and the Search for Community

As the pursuit of equal rights for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning) individuals has become more prominent on the public conscience, publishers have taken note. Within the past two decades, the number and variety of young adult books featuring LGBTQ characters and experiences has greatly expanded, giving libraries more options when building diverse and inclusive collections. Top 250 LGBTQ Books for Teens: Coming Out, Being Out, and the Search for Community, by Michael Cart and Christine A. Jenkins, offers a clear bibliography of recent and notable fiction, non-fiction and graphic novels containing LGBTQ themes.

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