In these books, teens navigate the tumultuous experiences of love, high school and transphobia with insight, heart and humor.

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Between Perfect and Real

Between Perfect and Real

Ray Stoeve

After being cast as Romeo in the school play, Dean realizes he wants everyone to see him as he really is, a male, and not just play one on the stage, despite the risk of losing everything.

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Can't Take That Away

Can’t Take That Away

Steven Salvatore

When Carey Parker, a genderqueer teen who dreams of being a diva like their hero Mariah Carey, is cast as the female lead in the school musical, they must fight against discrimination and injustice from their closed-minded school administration.

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Cemetery Boys

Cemetery Boys

Aiden Thomas

Yadriel, a trans boy, summons the angry spirit of his high school’s bad boy, and agrees to help him learn how he died, thereby proving himself a brujo, not a bruja, to his conservative family.

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I Wish You All the Best

I Wish You All the Best

Mason Deaver

After coming out as nonbinary, Ben must leave home and goes to live with a sister and her husband to finish the last year of high school.

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If I Was your Girl

If I Was your Girl

Meredith Russo

Amanda Hardy only wants to fit in at her new school, but she is keeping a big secret, so when she falls for Grant, guarded Amanda finds herself yearning to share with him everything about herself, including her previous life as Andrew.

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Meet Cute Diary

Meet Cute Diary

Emery Lee

Noah Ramirez, a transgender boy in love with the idea of falling in love, must find a way to save his relationship blog when a troll exposes it as fiction.

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The Passing Playbook

The Passing Playbook

Isaac Fitzsimons

Fifteen-year-old Spencer Harris is a proud nerd, an awesome big brother, and a David Beckham in training. He’s also transgender. After transitioning at his old school leads to a year of isolation and bullying, Spencer gets a fresh start at Oakley, the most liberal private school in Ohio. At Oakley, Spencer seems to have it all: more accepting classmates, a decent shot at a starting position on the boy’s soccer team, great new friends, and maybe even something more than friendship with one of his teammates. The problem is, no one at Oakley knows Spencer is trans–he’s passing. So when a discriminatory law forces Spencer’s coach to bench him after he discovers the “F” on Spencer’s birth certificate, Spencer has to make a choice: cheer his team on from the sidelines or publicly fight for his right to play, even though it would mean coming out to everyone– including the guy he’s falling for.

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Stay Gold

Stay Gold

Tobly McSmith

Tired from all the attention he got at his old school after coming out as transgender, Pony just wants to fly under the radar at Hillcrest High during senior year. Georgia plans on keeping a low profile until graduation, and promised herself that dating was officially a no-go this year. Then, on the very first day of school, the new guy and the cheerleader lock eyes. How is Pony supposed to stay stealth when he wants to get close to a girl like Georgia? How is Georgia supposed to keep her promise when sparks start flying with a boy like Pony?

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