
If only we'd had these books back in Highschool! The books on this page are generally about gay teenagers, coming out and the thoughts, feelings and emotions we all felt when we were young and first coming to terms with our sexual identity. We'll be adding more gay teenage novels as time goes by - if you have any to recommend, please email us!
These books are available from Canada, the UK and from the USA - click on any flag for further reviews or to purchase. You can now click through any author's name to view a list of all their titles - meaning we always have the very latest book by your favorite author!
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Books by K. M. Soehnlien - Author of : The World of Normal Boys Paperback - 282 pages (August 2001) Kensington Pub Corp; ISBN: 1575666618 "Gay Young Adult Fiction Books; Vividly recalling the atmosphere of New Jersey suburban life in the late 1970s, this eloquent debut novel tells the story of Robin, a thirteen-year-old boy who is coming undone at a time when most teenagers are coming of age, his mind a jumble of sexual confusion and painful self-doubt. Then a tragic accident tears his family apart, and Robin finds himself committing small acts of rebellion. Falling into a fevered triangle with two other outcast boys, Robin embarks on an explosive odyssey of sexual self-discovery that will take him beyond the world of normal boys." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK: |
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Books by Benjamin Taylor - Author of : Tales Out of School Hardcover (October 1995) Unknown; ISBN: 1885983042 "Gay Young Adult Fiction Books; A novel set in turn-of-the-century Texas recounts the coming-of-age of a gay fourteen-year-old as viewed through his eyes and those of each member of his privileged, eccentric family." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK: |
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Books by William Taylor - Author of : The Blue Lawn Reading level: Young Adult Paperback - 128 pages (May 15, 1999) Consortium Book Sales & Dist; ISBN: 1555834930 "Gay Young Adult Fiction Books; New Zealand - A fifteen-year-old boy acknowledges his attraction to an older rugby teammate, as he also begins to break out of the preconceived notions his family and others have about him." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK: |
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Books by Stuart Thorogood - Author of : Outcast Paperback - 150 pages (May 1999) Heretic Books; ISBN: 0854492828 "Gay Young Adult Fiction Books; This is Mark Holly's story. Mark is 20 years old. He doesn't want to admit he's gay, not even that he's bisexual. He comes from a normal, working class family. His dad's a plumber, his mum's a housewife. He plays in a rock band, and wants a normal life like his friends, so finds himself a girlfriend, Grace. Things seem to be going well, but then Mark meets Andrew, a gay bartender, and sex and love come alive for me. Mark learns that being gay is nothing to be ashamed of, but then his family find out and all hell breaks loose. A coming out tale of the late 1990s, when being gay may be okay in the anonymous big city, but not yet on a housing estate in a small English town." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada: |
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Author of : Outside in Paperback - 282 pages (September 2001) Gay Men's Press ISBN: 1902852273 "Gay Young Adult Fiction Books; Stuart Thorogood's first novel Outcast told the coming-out story of Mark Holly, a 20-year-old working-class boy from a small English town, and captured the authentic feel of provincial life in the 1990s. In Outside In, this talented young writer continues the adventures of Mark and his lover Andrew, as they move to London and get swept up in the frenetic world of the club scene. Mark finds it hard to resist the temptations of drugs and men, so how can their relationship survive in the big city?" Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK: |
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Velasquez - Author of : Tommy Stands Alone Reading level: Young Adult Paperback - 135 pages (October 1995) Arte Publico Pr; ISBN: 155885147X "Young Adult Gay Fiction; Mexican-American Tomas lives with his parents and two younger sisters. He likes art class, has a close girlfriend named Maya, hangs out with the guys, and is gay. Humiliated by his friends who find a note in his pocket from another gay boy, Tomas discovers that alcohol numbs his pain, and he attempts suicide. Velasquez imparts the experiences of many gay teens in Tomas' story, which includes rejection from family and friends and the intervention of a caring Chicana therapist." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK: |
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Vilmure - Author of : Toby's Lie Paperback - 272 pages (28 September, 1995) Bloomsbury; ISBN: 0747523657 "Gay Young Adult Fiction Books; Toby, a Jesuit high school senior, struggles with his homosexuality, his mother's desertion, and a crack-dealing best friend until his lover offers to search for Toby's mother if Toby will befriend an AIDS victim." Click to buy this book in Canada, UK: |
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Walker - Author of : Peter Paperback - 240 pages (April 2001) Houghton Mifflin Company; ISBN: 0618111301 "Young Adult Gay Fiction Books; Pressured by his peers and society to conform to the stereotyped macho image, fifteen-year-old Peter feels both confused and repelled. His confusion and his horror increase when he finds himself attracted to his brother's best friend, David, who is gay. Here is a daring, exceptionally honest novel about sexuality and the need to be true to oneself. Peter shares his every muddle and perception with us, and his candor just might help us find our own way." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK: |
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