GLBTQ Fiction Title: Am I Blue? Coming Out from the Silence Author: Marion Dane Bauer, editor Summary: Sixteen short stories by famous authors remind teens that they're not alone if they're gay or know someone who's gay. Title: Annie on My Mind Author: Nancy Garden Summary: In one of the first teen novels to address lesbianism, Liza and Annie fall madly in love and encounter ignorance when their relationship is discovered. Title: Bermudez Triangle Author: Maureen Johnson Summary: During the summer before senior year, the relationships between three best girlfriends are put to the test when two of them cross the line from friendship to love. Title: Blue Lawn Author: William Taylor Summary: After a conflict in the school locker room, David Mason and Theo Meyer discover they are attracted to each other, an attraction which grows more intense as they spend time together at Theo's grandmother's house. Title: Boy Meets Boy Author: David Levithan Summary: Paul has finally met the boy of his dreams, but everything else falls apart as old friends grow distant and an ex-boyfriend seeks him out. Title: Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books Author: Francesca Lia Block Summary: Weetzie Bat, the hip child of an ex-starlet, along with her gay friends Dirk and Duck and her true love, Secret Agent Man, look for love in all the wrong places and find it in all the right ones. Weetzie Bat, Witch Baby, Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys, Missing Angel Juan and Baby Be-bop are all included in this book. Title: Dare Truth or Promise Author: Paula Boock Summary: New Zealand teens Luisa and Willa fall in love and in alternating chapters reveal both the challenges that threaten to tear them apart and the support of the people who approve of their relationship. Title: Deliver Us from Evie Author: M. E. Kerr Summary: Seen through her brothers eyes, this is the story of Evie, a teenage Missourian farm girl who falls in love with the daughter of the local banker. Title: Eight Seconds Author: Jean Ferris Summary: When John becomes friends with Kit, the best bull rider at rodeo camp, he discovers that Kit is gay and also discovers he has some thinking to do about his own sexuality. Title: Empress of the World Author: Sara Ryan Summary: At a summer institute for gifted students, Nic falls for beautiful, blonde Battle, and tries to make sense of her attraction to a girl. Title: Geography Club Author: Brent Hartinger Summary: Russel struggles to survive in his homophobic high school by forming a gay-lesbian-bisexual support group under the guise of the "Geography Club," but eventually feels compelled to take a job at a rural summer camp for 10-year-old burn survivors to escape the torment of his classmates. Title: House You Pass on the Way Author: Jacqueline Woodson Summary: In this tender story, Staggerlee, a biracial and lonely teen, explores her sexuality through a non-sexual relationship with her adopted cousin. Title: Jack Author: A. M. Homes Summary: Humor and friendship help Jack work through his feelings when, a few years after his parents' divorce, Jack is shocked to find out that his father is gay. Title: Keeping You a Secret Author: Julie Anne Peters Summary: Hollands storybook life as a popular student council president turns upside-down when she begins a relationship with Cece, an openly lesbian teen at her school. Title: Kissing Kate Author: Lauren Myracle Summary: Lissa and Kate have been best friends since they were 12 years old, but at a party during their sixteenth summer a drunken Kate kisses Lissa- and Lissa kisses her back. Title: Last Herald-Mage Series: Magic's Pawn Author: Mercedes Lackey Summary: Vanyel seeks to discover the truth about love, magic and destiny as he works to control his extraordinary powers and keep his kingdom safe from enemies. Title: Last Herald-Mage Series: Magic's Price Author: Mercedes Lackey Summary: Vanyel seeks to discover the truth about love, magic and destiny as he works to control his extraordinary powers and keep his kingdom safe from enemies. Title: Last Herald-Mage Series: Magic's Promise Author: Mercedes Lackey Summary: Vanyel seeks to discover the truth about love, magic and destiny as he works to control his extraordinary powers and keep his kingdom safe from enemies. Title: Lucky Author: Eddie de Oliveira Summary: Nineteen-year-old Sam, a British university student and soccer player, discovers he's attracted to boys as well as girls, and Toby, the new guy on the team, introduces him to the gay scene in London. Title: Luna Author: Julie Anne Peters Summary: Regan struggles to find a life of her own while still protecting her transgender brother, Liam, who transforms into a girl named Luna each night. Title: My Father's Scar Author: Michael Cart Summary: In his first year of college, Andy recalls his childhood memories of coming to terms with his sexuality while living with an abusive father and witnessing the prejudices of a homophobic community. Title: My Heartbeat Author: Garret Freymann-Weyr Summary: Ellen adores her older brother Linc and his best friend James, but finds herself full of conflicting feelings when someone suggests they might be a couple. Title: Necessary Hunger: A Novel Author: Nina Revoyr Summary: Nancy and Raina struggle with the demands and complications of competitive basketball, their emerging sexual identities, racism, and their parents' interracial relationships in Los Angeles. Title: Not the Only One: Lesbian and Gay Fiction for Teens Author: Jane Summer, editor Summary: This collection features short stories about gay and lesbian teens discovering who they are, what they want, and what love is all about. Title: Order of the Poison Oak Author: Brent Hartinger Summary: Russel struggles to survive in his homophobic high school by forming a gay-lesbian-bisexual support group under the guise of the "Geography Club," but eventually feels compelled to take a job at a rural summer camp for 10-year-old burn survivors to escape the torment of his classmates. Title: Peter Author: Kate Walker Summary: Peter, a 15-year-old Australian who enjoys dirt biking and photography but rebels against the macho stereotype his friends push, faces confusion when he's attracted to his brother's gay friend. Title: Rainbow Boys Author: Alex Sanchez Summary: Popular jock Jason, shy honors student Kyle, and proudly gay Nelson, are struggling with the same problem: how to accept their homosexuality and help others accept it too, especially as each falls in love for the first time. Title: Rainbow High Author: Alex Sanchez Summary: Popular jock Jason, shy honors student Kyle, and proudly gay Nelson, are struggling with the same problem: how to accept their homosexuality and help others accept it too, especially as each falls in love for the first time Title: Rubyfruit Jungle Author: Rita Mae Brown Summary: A "classic" of the genre, this is an autobiographical novel of Molly Bolt, a young girl coming of age in America as a rebellious tomboy, independent woman, and lesbian. Title: What Happened to Lani Garver? Author: Carol Plum-Ucci Summary: Claire, recently returned to school after a long-term illness, fights her growing fascination and friendship with strange, androgynous misfit, Lani Garver, because she knows the popular crowd has targeted him. Non-Fiction Title: Coming Out Young and Faithful Author: Leanne McCall Tigert and Timothy J. Brown, editors Summary: A small group of GLBTQ teens from the United Church of Christ tell their stories of connection and disconnection within their churches and communities. Call Number: 261.835766 COM Title: Dress Codes: Of Three Girlhoods- My Mother's, My Father's, and Mine Author: Noelle Howey Summary: In this amusing and frank memoir, Noelle shares the stories of her father's sex change from man to woman, her mother's strength and rediscovered sexuality, and her own sexual exploration. Call Number: 306.874 HOW Title: GLBTQ (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning): The Survival Guide for Queer and Questioning Teens Author: Kelly Huegel Summary: This handy guide is full of stories and tips on surviving life as a GLBTQ teen. Call Number: Title: Growing Up Gay in America: Informative and Practical Advice for Author: Jason Rich Summary: For male teens who are gay or think they might be gay, this book offers useful information and practical advice on how to accept who they are and succeed in their lives as gay people. Call Number: Title: How I Learned to Snap: A Small-Town Coming-Out and Coming-of-Age Story Author: Kirk Read Summary: Kirk Read, a performer and well-known journalist, shares with humor and warmth his high school years as an openly gay teen in the 1980s. Call Number: Title: In Your Face: Stories from the Lives of Queer Youth Author: Mary L. Gray Summary: Fifteen gay, lesbian and bisexual teens from all walks of life talk about where they came from, who and where they are now, and how they see their futures. Call Number: Title: Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned Author: Judd Winick Summary: Winick's cartoon memoir tells the story of his friendship with Pedro Zamora, a young Cuban immigrant and AIDS activist who died of AIDS after he became known worldwide as a participant in the third season of MTV's The Real World. Call Number: 362.196979 WIN Title: Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology Author: Amy Sonnie, editor Summary: Using raw, passionate voices, GLBTQ teens share stories, essays, poems, and art works that define who they are on their own terms. Call Number: 305.235 REV Title: Shared Heart: Portraits and Stories Celebrating Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young People Author: Adam Mastoon Summary: From young activists, artists, athletes, class presidents, and performers, this book brings together forty soulful photographs and self-revealing statements about what it means to be a gay youth in today's society. Call Number: Title: Talking in the Dark: A Poetry Memoir Author: Billy Merrell Summary: Told in free verse, the author captures the ups and downs of his childhood, coming to terms with his homosexuality and his relationships with his family and lovers. Call Number: