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LGBTQ+ Literature in the UNI Youth Collection

An overview to LGBTQ+ Literature for children and young adults. Includes reference materials and titles of historical interest.

Introduction

NOTE: There are multiple pages of Young Adult (roughly grades 7-12) books, separated by genre: Contemporary, Sci Fi & Fantasy, Historical Fiction, and Nonfiction.

Young Adult is a wide age range that covers a lot of developmental ground and life experience. Professional book reviews, as well as reading the book yourself, can help you choose the right books for your students, library, and classroom.

Books Set Before the 1980s

Books Set In or After the 1980s