“You know what we need more of?” my 13-year-old daughter said the other day. “We need more queer books for kids. Like the Wings of Fire books. They have so many gay ships.” (She has listened to the whole very long series multiple times on hoopla.)

It so happens I’ve read a few LGBTQ+ fantasy books, and am happy to say that there are more of them coming out every year. There are more teen books, of course, but middle school is so often when kids are dealing with first crushes or wondering why they aren’t having them. That’s why I was so excited to put this list together for you today (aka I did not write up reviews of any of the books in my review queue) and I have a separate graphic novel list started, too.

Cattywampus by Ash Van Otterloo. Ebook available from Libby. Audiobook available from hoopla. 

The Counterclockwise Heart by Brian Farrey. Ebook available from hoopla. Ebook and audiobook are available to purchase from Libby, though my system doesn’t own them. 

Every Bird a Prince by Jenn Reese. Ebook and audiobook available from Libby. 

Insiders by Mark Oshiro. Ebook and audiobook available from Libby. 

Juniper Harvey and the Vanishing Kingdom by Nina Varela. Ebook available from Libby.

The Lock-Eater by Zack Loran Clark. Ebook and audiobook available from Libby. 

Moonflower by Kacen Callender. Ebook and audiobook available from Libby. 

Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff. Ebook and audiobook available from Libby. 

You Only Live Once, David Bravo by Mark Oshiro. Ebook and audiobook available from Libby.