Happy Pride Month! In celebration, we’re pulling out all the LGBTQIA+ books that were nominated last year (I’d go beyond last year, but that would be a long list!). There are some excellent books on here, just right for reading during June! I’m sure we’ve missed some; if there are omissions, let us know and we’ll add them!
The Accursed Vampire
by Madeline McGrane
Quill Tree Books
2021 Elementary/Middle Grade Graphic Novel Nominee
The Girl from the Sea
by Molly Knox Ostertag
GRAPHIX
2021 Young Adult Graphic Novel Finalist
Frankie & Bug
by Gayle Forman
Aladdin
2021 Middle Grade Fiction Nominee
The Lucky List
by Rachael Lippincott
Simon & Schuster
2021 Young Adult Fiction Nominee
Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms
by Crystal Frasier, illustrated by Val Wise, Oscar O. Jupiter (Letterer)
Oni Press
2021 Young Adult Graphic Novel Winner
Iron Widow
by Xiran Jay Zhao
Penguin Teen
2021 Young Adult Speculative Fiction Finalist
Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!: The Story of the Trans Women of Color Who Made LGBTQ+ History
by Joy Michael Ellison, illustrated by Teshika Silver
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
2021 Elementary Nonfiction Nominee
The City Beautiful
by Aden Polydoros
Inkyard Press
2021 Young Adult Specuative Fiction Finalist
What Are Your Words?: A Book About Pronouns
by Katherine Locke, illustrated by Anne Passchier
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
2021 Fiction Picture Books Nominee
The Legend of Auntie Po
by Shing Yin Khor
Kokila
2021 Elementary/Middle Grade Graphic Novels Finalist
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
by Malinda Lo
Dutton Books for Young Readers
2021 Young Adult Fiction Finalist
No Way, They Were Gay?: Hidden Lives and Secret Loves
by Lee Wind
Zest Books
2021 Middle Grade Nonfiction Nominee
Heartstopper: Volume 2
by Alice Oseman
GRAPHIX
2021 Young Adult Graphic Novel Nominee
A Color Named Love
by M. Ellery, illustrated by Clara Reschke
Rainbow Factory
2021 Fiction Picture Book Nominee
Rise to the Sun
by Leah Johnson
Scholastic Press
2021 Young Adult Fiction Nominee
Everything Together: A Second Dad Wedding
by Benjamin Klas, Illustrated by Fian Arroyo
One Elm Books
2021 Middle Grade Fiction Nominee
Pride Puppy!
by Robin Stevenson, illustrated by Julie McLaughlin
Orca Books
2021 Fiction Picture Books Nominee