These 8 YA books with transgender protagonists are all written by trans and nonbinary authors. With a mix of contemporary and speculative fiction, you’re sure to find a book you’ll fall in love with. Looking for more LGBTQ books? Check out these lists for more book recs: When he falls for Georgia, the head cheerleader, he longs to get closer to her. But is a chance at love worth risking exposure of his identity? When she discovers a creature named Pet emerging from one of her mother’s paintings, she realizes that much of what she knows about monsters is a lie. Pet is a monster hunter, and Jam must protect her new friend and the whole world from a threat nobody believes can exists. But when a new counselor and a friend named Natalie enter her life, Emily finally meets people who love her for who she is. But is that enough to cope with all of the people in her life who don’t accept her? But the supervillain who murdered Dreadnought—a cyborg named Utopia—is still on the loose. Danny must cope with both coming out and mastering her new powers if she wants to stay alive. When an anonymous student starts leaking pictures of him before his transition, Felix plans his revenge. But he never expected that this would lead him to his very first love triangle and a complicated search for self-discovery. When the Bonner sisters have their sights set on taking Miel’s roses for themselves, Sam may be the only one who can save her. But will he have to sacrifice the secrets he and Miel have protected for so long? But when she meets Grant, a sweet guy who seems to genuinely understand her, her plans are derailed. Now, two questions remain for her: if she comes out to Grant, will he still love her? And is that worth risking her safety? At their new school, kind and confident classmate Nathan quickly befriends Ben. As their friendship deepens into something more, Ben begins to heal from the pain and rejection in their past.
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