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CURATION BY CEE • Pride for Teens

June 17, 2022 Leave a Comment

Curation by Cee is a series where I have carefully selected books that fit a specific theme, in order to set up tables and endcap displays for readers to peruse. This is something thing I already do at work, and find a lot of joy curating books that I want readers to pick up.
These are the books on my bookstore’s PRIDE display for teens this year:
TEENS

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

REPRESENTATION: Trans

“A trans boy determined to prove his gender to his traditional Latinx family summons a ghost who refuses to leave.”

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

REPRESENTATION: Trans

“A revelatory YA novel about a transgender teen grappling with identity and self-discovery while falling in love for the first time.”

The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune

REPRESENTATION: Gay M/M

“Some people are extraordinary. Some are just extra. TJ Klune’s YA debut, The Extraordinaries, is a queer coming-of-age story about a fanboy with ADHD and the heroes he loves.”

Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie

REPRESENTATION: Sapphic W/W

“A teen girl navigates friendship drama, the end of high school, and discovering her queerness in Ophelia After All.”

Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler

REPRESENTATION: Sapphic W/W

“A cheerleader and the school’s newest quarterback are playing to win, but might lose their hearts in the process.”

All That’s Left in the World by Erik J. Brown

REPRESENTATION: Gay M/M

A “postapocalyptic, queer YA adventure romance” about two boys who have to rely on each other to survive a deadly pathogen that has killed most of the world’s population.

The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

REPRESENTATION: Sapphic W/W

“A sharply funny and moving debut novel about a queer Mexican American girl navigating Catholic school, while falling in love and learning to celebrate her true self. “

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand

REPRESENTATION: Ace

“A breathtaking and spine-tingling novel about three teenage girls who face off against an insidious monster that preys upon young women.”

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

REPRESENTATION: Sapphic W/W

A romantic comedy “about chasing down what you want, only to find what you need..” where Chloe Green finds herself in an unlikely alliance looking for the missing Shara Wheeler.

Cafe con Lychee by Emery Lee

REPRESENTATION: Gay M/M

A ” delectable rom-com that’s brimming with zest and a sprinkle of sweetness” about two boys from rival food businesses who finds them falling in love as well as trying to save their parent’s businesses.

Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore

REPRESENTATION: Nonbinary

“Two non-binary teens are pulled into a magical world under a lake—but can they keep their worlds above water intact?”

Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White

REPRESENTATION: Trans

“A furious, queer debut novel about embracing the monster within and unleashing its power against your oppressors.”

All Out by Saundra Mitchell

REPRESENTATION: LGBTQIA+

“From a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood set in war-torn 1870s Mexico featuring a transgender soldier, to two girls falling in love while mourning the death of Kurt Cobain, forbidden love in a sixteenth-century Spanish convent or an asexual girl discovering her identity amid the 1970s roller-disco scene, All Out tells a diverse range of stories across cultures, time periods and identities, shedding light on an area of history often ignored or forgotten.”

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

REPRESENTATION: Sapphic W/W

“America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. With deportation looming over her father—despite his hard-won citizenship—Lily and Kath risk everything to let their love see the light of day.”

Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley

REPRESENTATION: Sapphic W/W

“A young musician sets out to expose her rival for illegal use of magic only to discover the deception goes deeper than she could have imagined.”

Can’t Take That Away by Steven Salvatore

REPRESENTATION: Genderqueer

“An empowering and emotional debut novel about a genderqueer teen who finds the courage to stand up and speak out for equality when they are discriminated against by their high school administration.”

Kiss & Tell by Adib Khorram

REPRESENTATION: Gay M/M

“A smart, sexy YA novel about a boy band star, his first breakup, his first rebound, and what it means to be queer in the public eye”

Loveless by Alice Oseman

REPRESENTATION: Ace/Aro

“A funny, honest, messy, completely relatable story of a girl who realizes that love can be found in many ways that don’t involve sex or romance.”

I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver

REPRESENTATION: Nonbinary

“It’s just three words: I am nonbinary. But that’s all it takes to change everything.” 

Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler

REPRESENTATION: Bisexual

“The guy of her dreams… or the girl in her heart?” Lara always had eyes on one person throughout highschool: Chase Harding, but she’s haunted by a memory of spending summer with a girl named Jasmine.

Who I Was With Her by Nita Tyndall

REPRESENTATION: Bisexual

A story about love and loss, Corinne isn’t ready to let people know she’s bisexual, but when her girlfriend dies, she turns to the only person who understands how she feels—her girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

REPRESENTATION: Sapphic W/W

“Uncover a riveting story of palace intrigue set in a sumptuous Asian-inspired fantasy world” about a girl who is picked—along with eight other girls—to serve the king, but finds herself falling into a forbidden romance with one of the girls.

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

REPRESENTATION: Trans

“A thought-provoking and haunting novel about a creature that escapes from an artist’s canvas, whose talent is sniffing out monsters in a world that claims they don’t exist anymore.”

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

REPRESENTATION: Trans

A big-hearted story about Amanda, the new girl at her new school, who wants to make friends, but doesn’t want to get close—lest her secret that she used to be Andrew at her previous school is revealed. That fear becomes stronger as she gets to know the easygoing Grant.

Have you read any of these books? What would be on your teen Pride display?

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