List of gay male teen novels

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This is a list of gay male teen fiction books.

Books

TitleAuthorCountryPublishedFilmAwardsReferences
A Question of Manhood Robin Reardon United States Flag of the United States.svg 2010
A Secret Edge Robin Reardon United States Flag of the United States.svg 2007
Absolutely, Positively Not David LaRochelle2005
Angry Management Chris Crutcher United States Flag of the United States.svg 2009
Another Kind of Cowboy Susan Juby Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2007
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Benjamin Alire Sáenz United States Flag of the United States.svg 2012 Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World Benjamin Alire Sáenz United States Flag of the United States.svg 2021
As You Wish Jackson Pearce United States Flag of the United States.svg 2010
At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O'Neill Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg 2001
Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories Chris Crutcher United States Flag of the United States.svg 1991
Baby Be-Bop Francesca Lia Block United States Flag of the United States.svg 1995
Boy Meets Boy David Levithan United States Flag of the United States.svg 2003
Boyfriends with Girlfriends Alex Sánchez United States Flag of the United States.svg 2011
Call Me by Your Name André Aciman United States Flag of the United States.svg 2007 Call Me by Your Name (2017) Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction winner [1]
Dance on My Grave Aidan Chambers United Kingdom Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1982
Drama Queers!Frank Anthony Polito2009 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Romance winner [2]
Dramarama E. Lockhart United States Flag of the United States.svg 2007
Dream Boy Jim Grimsley United States Flag of the United States.svg 1995 Dream Boy (2008)
Eight Seconds Jean Ferris United States Flag of the United States.svg 2000
Geography Club Brent Hartinger United States Flag of the United States.svg 2003 Geography Club (2013)
Getting It Alex Sánchez United States Flag of the United States.svg 2006
Hello, I Lied Marijane Meaker United States Flag of the United States.svg 1997
Hero Perry Moore United States Flag of the United States.svg 2007
I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip John Donovan United States Flag of the United States.svg 1969
Impulse Ellen Hopkins United States Flag of the United States.svg 2007
Ironside: A Modern Faery's Tale Holly Black United States Flag of the United States.svg 2007
Kiss Jacqueline Wilson United Kingdom Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2007
My Most Excellent Year Steve Kluger United States Flag of the United States.svg 2008
Openly Straight Bill Konigsberg United States Flag of the United States.svg 2013
Out of the Pocket Bill Konigsberg United States Flag of the United States.svg 2008 Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature winner [3]
Popular Gareth Russell United Kingdom Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2011
Proxy Alex London United States Flag of the United States.svg 2013
Red, White & Royal Blue Casey McQuiston United States Flag of the United States.svg 2019 Red, White & Royal Blue (2023)Goodreads 2019 Best Romance

and Best Debut Novel [4]

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Becky Albertalli United States Flag of the United States.svg 2015 Love, Simon (2018)
So Hard to Say Alex Sánchez United States Flag of the United States.svg 2004 Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature winner [5]
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You Peter Cameron United States Flag of the United States.svg 2007 Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You (2011) Ferro-Grumley Award winner
Something Like Summer Jay Bell United States Flag of the United States.svg 2011 Something Like Summer (2017)
Son of a Witch Gregory Maguire United States Flag of the United States.svg 2005
Sprout Dale Peck United States Flag of the United States.svg 2009
Suicide Notes Michael Thomas Ford United States Flag of the United States.svg 2008
Swimming in the Monsoon Sea Shyam Selvadurai Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2005 Lambda Literary Award winner
The Athenaeum Raul Pompeia Brazil Flag of Brazil.svg 1888 [6] [7]
The Boys on the Rock John Fox United States Flag of the United States.svg 1984
The City Beautiful Aden Polydoros United States Flag of the United States.svg 2021 Sydney Taylor Book Award winner [8]
The Evolution of Ethan Poe Robin Reardon United States Flag of the United States.svg 2011
The God Box Alex Sánchez United States Flag of the United States.svg 2007
The Immaculate Deception Gareth Russell United Kingdom Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012
The Man Without a Face Isabelle Holland United States Flag of the United States.svg 1972 The Man Without a Face (1993)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky United States Flag of the United States.svg 1999 The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
The Revelations of Jude Connor Robin Reardon United States Flag of the United States.svg 2013
The Sledding Hill Chris Crutcher United States Flag of the United States.svg 2005
The Vast Fields of Ordinary Nick Burd United States Flag of the United States.svg 2009 Stonewall Book Award winner
Lambda Literary Award finalist
They Both Die at the End Adam Silvera United States Flag of the United States.svg 2017
Thinking Straight Robin Reardon United States Flag of the United States.svg 2008
This High School Has Closets Robert Joseph Greene Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2012
Totally Joe James Howe United States Flag of the United States.svg 2005
Two Boys Kissing David Levithan United States Flag of the United States.svg 2013
Vintage: A Ghost Story Steve Berman United States Flag of the United States.svg 2007 Andre Norton Award finalist
War Boy Thorn Kief Hillsbery United States Flag of the United States.svg 2000
What They Always Tell Us Martin Wilson United States Flag of the United States.svg 2008
Will Grayson, Will Grayson John Green and David Levithan United States Flag of the United States.svg 2010
Would You Mind? Robert Joseph Greene Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2013
You Know Me Well David Levithan and Nina LaCour United States Flag of the United States.svg 2016

Series

Series NameAuthor
Something Like... series Jay Bell
The Mortal Instruments Cassandra Clare
The Cadelonian Series Ginn Hale
The Russel Middlebrook Series Brent Hartinger
Russell Middlebrook: The Futon Years Brent Hartinger
The Otto Digmore Series Brent Hartinger
The Simon Snow series Rainbow Rowell
All for the Game Nora Sakavic
Rainbow trilogy Alex Sánchez
The Infinity Cycle Adam Silvera
The Raven Cycle Maggie Stiefvater

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