10 Extra YA Books Starring Queer Ladies to Search for in 2019

The 12 months began out with a spectacular rainbow confetti explosion of nice queer woman illustration in YA, and I’m happy to notice that now we’re about midway via the 12 months and extra details about fall books is offered. There are much more nice YA books starring queer women to search for in 2019!

It’s typically troublesome to determine which books have queer characters in them if character identities or love pursuits aren’t apparent within the writer’s advertising and marketing. Generally advertising and marketing is cagey—I can solely assume that’s a holdover from the times when the trade felt as if popping out and stating queer content material may damage a guide’s possibilities in colleges and libraries. But when 2019 has proven us something, it’s that readers are hungry for these books, and whereas not each cowl must have a rainbow on it, signaling to readers that a guide facilities queer characters and tales is definitely a promoting level! So go forth and BUY THESE BOOKS!

An Inconceivable Distance to Fall by Miriam McNamara

After her father took off with the crash of the inventory market, Birdie is determined for any signal of him. When she follows a clue to Coney Island, she falls in love with the circus she encounters, and is particularly enchanted by a feminine daredevil pilot, June. Birdie hitches a experience with the circus to Chicago, the place her father was final noticed. Alongside the best way, she learns some onerous truths about herself and the truth of a rustic wracked by the Melancholy.

Out July 2!

Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells

All Maren desires out of life is to spend her days together with her girlfriend Kaia, constructing a life collectively. However when Kaia is kidnapped by a corrupt king, Maren realizes that the one technique to get her again is that if she steals one of many king’s dragons and makes use of the creature to storm the stronghold the place Kaia is being stored. However doing so will embroil Maren in a long-simmering rise up that proves way more difficult than she initially thought.

Out July 30!

The Promenade: A Novel Primarily based on the Hit Broadway Musical by Saundra Mitchell, Bob Martin, Chad Begulin, and Matthew Sklar

This novelization of the hit present is about Emma, an out lesbian who desires to bop together with her girlfriend at promenade earlier than wrapping up her highschool profession. The one downside is that her girlfriend is Alyssa, the very closeted daughter of the PTA president who desires to cancel promenade when she finds out that Emma desires to carry a lady to promenade. Throw in a few Broadway stars who’re advocating that love is love, and you’ve got a bunch of promenade mayhem in a small city!

Out September 15!

The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus

Spanning two continents, this guide is about two women, one from Trinidad and one from Minnesota, who fall in love. Audre is shipped from her house to stay together with her father within the U.S. after she is caught together with her secret girlfriend. Mabel has been feeling off for months, and is unsure about her mates and future when she meets Audre. The women hit it off, however when the true purpose Mabel has been unwell is revealed, their new relationship is put to the take a look at.

Out September 17!

Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera

This isn’t a lot a brand new guide as it’s a re-creation of a beforehand self-published guide! It’s about Juliet, a Puerto Rican child dyke from the Bronx who comes out to her household the night earlier than heading to Portland, Oregon, to intern for her favourite feminist queer author. When popping out doesn’t go as deliberate, Juliet intends to select herself up and work out her id in Oregon. Besides, her hero doesn’t have all of the solutions, leaving Juliet to determine her id via trial and error.

Out September 17!

The Final True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake

Violet and Sam are siblings who’ve grown up on household tales of their ancestor, who was on a ship known as the Lyric when it sunk off the coast of Maine, and swam to shore and based the city of the identical title that they summer time in yearly. This summer time, whereas Sam is in therapy after trying suicide, Violet returns to Lyric and desires to search out the unique Lyric. She groups up with a budding native historian, Liv, and collectively they got down to discover the shipwreck, all of the whereas falling for one another.

Out October 1!

Orpheus Lady by Brynne Rebele-Henry

Raya is from a conservative city in Texas, and secretly in love together with her finest pal, Sarah. When the 2 are forcibly outed, they’re despatched to a conversion camp that’s supposed to show them learn how to be straight. Raya has all the time been obsessive about myths, and imagines herself as Orpheus, returning house triumphantly after nice trials. However within the face of the brutality and abuse of the camp, her purpose merely turns into survival.

Out October eight!

Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu

On this graphic novel, Nova is a teen witch, apprenticing at her grandmother’s bookshop. When she hears rumors of a white wolf within the woods, she heads out into the evening and comes upon the wolf, preventing a horse demon. The wolf is Tam, Nova’s childhood crush and a werewolf. They’ve tangled with forces a lot bigger than themself, and so Tam and Nova crew as much as get all the way down to the underside of what’s going on of their New England city!

Out October 15!

All of the Issues We Do within the Darkish by Saundra Mitchell

One thing dangerous occurred to Ava. She has the literal scars to show it, and she or he doesn’t ever wish to take into consideration them. Now, she has a finest pal and her tattoos and the promise of one thing new and fantastic with Hailey. However darkish secrets and techniques within the woods threaten Ava’s happiness, and she or he should resolve if another person’s secrets and techniques are value unearthing, if it’s value going through her darkish previous, to be able to transfer ahead.

Out October 29!

Ladies of Storm and Shadow by Natasha Ngan

On this sequel to Ladies of Paper and Fireplace, lovers Lei and Wren have succeeded with their plot to kill the Demon King and have escaped, however their troubles are from over. They have to unite far-flung clans and acquire help for his or her trigger, earlier than Lei is captures and doubt and darkish magic have the possibility to tear her from Wren.

Out November 5!

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