The following bibliography reflects my most current research interest.  I'm working on a series of articles on young adult novels that engage with some of the different theoretical issues circulating through Gay and Lesbian Studies and Queer Theory. The first article has been published in the Children’s Literature Association Quarterly (31.3 Fall 2006) and is entitled “Prussic Acid with a Twist: The Well of Loneliness, M.E. Kerr, and Young Adult Readers” (available online at  

http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/childrens_literature_association_quarterly/toc/chq31.3.html      

          If you would like to discuss this project with me, please email me at dawn.thompsnd@viu.ca .

Gay and Lesbian Young Adult Fiction

Compiled by Dawn Thompson (Department of English, Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, B.C.) with the aid of student research assistants Darcie Davidson, Melissa Bachynski, and Bel Levasseur. Thanks to the members of the Childlit listserve, especially Christine Jenkins, Lynn Evarts and Catherine Le, for their contributions to this list (revised June 2009).

Alphin, Elaine Marie. Simon Says. New York: Harcourt, 2002.

Appelt, Kathi, ed.  Kissing Tennessee.  New York:  Harcourt, 2000.

Aterovis, Josh. Bleeding Hearts.  Port Arthur, TX: Regal Crest, 2003.

---. Reap the Whirlwind. Port Arthur, TX: Regal Crest, 2003.

Atkins, Catherine. Alt Ed.  New York: Putnam, 2003.

---. When Jeff Comes Home. New York: Puffin, 1999.

Bach, Tamara. Girl From Mars. Trans. Shelley Tanaka. Toronto: Groundwork, 2008

Bantle, Lee F.  Driving For the Moon.  New York: Macmillan, 1995.

Bargar, Gary W. What Happened to Mr. Forster? New York: Clarion, 1981.

Bauer , A. C. E. No Castles Here. New York: Random, 2007.

Bauer, Marion Dane.  Am I Blue?: Coming Out From The Silence. New York: HarperCollins, 1994.

Bechard, Margaret. If It Doesn't Kill You. New York: Viking, 1999.

Beckett, Bernard.  Malcolm and Juliet.  Dunedin, New Zealand: Longacre, 2004.

Bell, William.  No Signature. Toronto: McClelland-Bantam, 1995.

Benduhn, Tea. Gravel Queen. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003.

Berman, Steve. Vintage: A Ghost Story. Maple Shade, NJ: Lethe, 2008.

Bess, Clayton.  Big Man and the Burn-Out.  Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985.

---.  The Mayday Rampage.  Sacramento, CA: Lookout, 1993.

Bildner, Phil. Playing the Field. Simon & Schuster, 2006.

Block, Francesca Lia.  Weetzie Bat. New York: Harper and Row, 1989.

---.  Witch Baby.  New York: Harper, 1990.

---. Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys (Weetzie Bat). New York: HarperCollins,

1992.

---.  Missing Angel Juan.  New York: Harper, 1993.

---.  Baby Be-Bop. New York: HarperCollins, 1995.

---.  Girl Goddess #9.  New York: HarperCollins, 1995.

---.  I Was a Teenage Fairy.  New York: HarperCollins, 1998.

---.  Violet & Claire.  New York: HarperCollins, 2000.

---. Beautiful Boys : Two Weetzie Bat Books. New York: HarperCollins, 2004.

Boock, Paula. Dare Truth or Promise.  New York: Viking, 1999.

Brennan, Herbie. Faerie Wars. London: Bloomsbury, 2003.

Brett, Catherine.  SP likes AD. Toronto: The Women’s Press, 1989.

Brooks, Kevin. Black Rabbit Summer. London: Penguin, 2008.

Brooks, Martha.  Bone Dance.  Toronto: Groundwood, 1999.

---. Misik Lake. Toronto: Groundwood, 2007.

Brothers, Meagan. Debbie Harry Sings in French. New York: Henry Holt, 2008.

Brown, Todd D. Entries from a Hot Pink Notebook. New York: Washington Square, 1995.

Bunn, Scott.  Just Hold On.  New York: Delacorte, 1982.

Burchill, Julie. Sugar Rush. New York: HarperTempest, 2005.

Burgess, Melvin. Bloodsong. London: Andersen, 2005.

Cameron, Peter. Someday This Pain Will be Useful to You. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007.

Cart, Michael. My Father's Scar: A Novel.  New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, 1996.

---. ed. Love and Sex: Ten Stories of Truth. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2001.

---. ed. Necessary Noise: Stories About Our Families As They Really Are. New York: Cotler/

            HarperCollins, 2003.

Chambers, Aidan. Postcards from No Man's Land.  New York: Dutton, 2002.

----.  Dance on My Grave. New York: Harper and Row, 1982.

Childress, Alice.  Those Other People.  New York: Putnam, 1989.

Chbosky, Stephen.  The Perks of Being a Wallflower.  New York: Pocket, 1999.

Cohn, Rachel. Gingerbread. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2002.

Cohn, Rachel and David Levithan. Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List. New York: Knopf, 2007.

Colman, Hila.  Happily Ever After.  New York: Scholastic, 1986.

Cooper, Susan.  King of Shadows. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1999.

Cooper, Melrose.  Life Magic.  New York: Dial, 1996.

Coville, Bruce. The Skull of Truth. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1997.

---. Odder Than Ever. Orlando, FL: Harcourt, 1999.

Crutcher, Chris.  Athletic Shorts.  New York: Dell/Laurel-Leaf, 1991.

---. Ironman. New York: Dell/Laurel-Leaf, 1995.

Davis, Deborah.  My Brother has AIDS.  New York: Atheneum, 1994.

Davis, Rebecca Fjelland. Jake Riley: Irreparably Damaged. New York: HarperTempest, 2003.

Davis, Will. My Side of the Story. London: Bloomsbury, 2007.

Denis Wyeth, Sharon.  Hot Ice.  New York: Delacorte, 2004.

De Oliveira, Eddie. Lucky. New York: Scholastic, 2004.

Desai Hidier, Tanuja . Born Confused. New York: Scholastic, 2002.

Dewey, Jennifer. Navajo Summer. Honesdale, Pa: Boyds Mills, 1998.

Dines, Carol.  Talk to Me: Stories and a Novella.  New York: Delacorte, 1997.

Dingman, Monna. My Bicycle Trip. Toronto: Women’s Press, 1998.

Dhondy, Farrukh. Black Swan.  New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1993. 

Dole, Mayra Lazara. Down to the Bone. New York: HarperTeen, 2008.

Domenici, Thomas. Lies That Bind. Ramsey, NJ: Arbor, 2006.

Donaghe, Ronald L. Common Sons. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, 2000.

---. The Salvation Mongers. Lincoln, NE: Writers Club, 2000.

---. Uncle Sean. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, 2004.

Donoghue, Emma.  Kissing The Witch: Old Tales In New Skins. New York: HarperCollins, 1997.

Donovan, John.  I’ll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip. New York: Harper and Row, 1969.

Donovan, Stacey. Dive.  New York: Dutton, 2000.

Doyle, Brian. Boy O’ Boy. Toronto: Groundwood, 2003.

Dunnion, Kristyn. Mosh Pit. Red Deer, AB: Red Deer, 2004.

Dunnion, Kristyn and Nalo Hopkinson. Big Big Sky. Red Deer, AB: Red Deer, 2008.

Durant, Penny Raife.  When Heroes Die.  New York: Atheneum, 1992.

Durbin, Peggy. And Featuring Bailey Wellcom as the Biscuit. Port Orchard, WA: Little Blue Works, 1999.

Earls, Nick. 48 Shades of Brown. Boston: Graphia/Houghton, 2004.

Ecker, B.A.  Independence Day.  New York: Avon, 1983.

Embree, Michelle. Manstealing for Fat Girls. Brooklyn, NY: Soft Skull, 2005.

Felin, M Sindy. Touching Snow. New York: Atheneum Books, 2007.

Ferris, Jean.  Eight Seconds.  San Diego, Calif.: Harcourt, 2000.

Fox, John. The Boys on the Rock. New York: St. Martin's, 1984.

Fox, Paula. The Eagle Kite: A Nove/. New York: Orchard, 1995.

Francis, Brian. Fruit. Toronto: ECW, 2004.

Freymann-Weyr, Garret. My Heartbeat. New York:  Houghton Mifflin, 2002.

Frost, Helen. Keesha’s House. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003.

Fullerton, Alma. In the Garage. Red Deer, AB: Red Deer, 2006.

Futcher, Jane.  Crush. 1981.  Los Angeles: Alyson 1988.

Gallo, Donald, ed. On the Fringe.  New York: Speak, 2003.

Gantos, Jack. Desire Lines.  New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1997.

Garden, Nancy.  Annie on My Mind. New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1982.

---. Good Moon Rising.  New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1996.

---. The Year They Burned The Books. New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1999.

---.  Holly’s Secret.  New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2000.

---.  Lark in the Morning. New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1991.

Gladstone, Jim.  The Big Book of Misunderstanding. New York: Harrington Park, 2002.

Glasser, Sophie. I’ve Known Since I Was Eight. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, 2004.

Gleitzman, Morris.  Two Weeks with the Queen. New York: Putnam and Grosset, 1991.

Goobie, Beth. Hello, Groin. Victoria, BC: Orca, 2006.

Greene, Bette.  The Drowning of Stephan Jones.  New York: Bantam, 1991.

Gray, Nick. City/Country. Roundrock, TX: Prizm, 2008.

Griffin, Adele. Split Just Right. New York: Hyperion, 1997.

Grima, Tony. Not The Only One: Lesbian And Gay Fiction For Teens. Los Angeles: Alyson, 1995.

Grumbach, Doris. The Book Of Knowledge: A Novel. New York: Norton, 1995.

Guy, Rosa.  Ruby. New York: Viking, 1976.

Hall, John. Is He or Isn't He? New York: HarperTeen, 2006.

Hall, Lynn. Sticks and Stones. Chicago: Follett, 1977.

Hamilton, R.J.  Who Framed Lorenzo Garcia?  [Pride Pack #1] Los Angeles: Alyson, 1995.

---.  The Case of the Missing Mother.  [Pride Pack #2] Los Angeles: Alyson, 1995.

Hanlon, Emily.  The Wing and the Flame.  New York: Bradbury, 1981.

Harmon, Michael. The Last Exit to Normal. New York: Knopf, 2008.

Harris, Gina. I Kiss Girls. Roundrock, TX: Prizm, 2008.

Hartinger, Brent. The Geography Club. New York: HarperTempest, 2003.

---. The Order of the Poison Oak. New York: HarperCollins, 2005.

---. Split Screen. New York: HarperCollins, 2007.

Hartnett, P.-P., ed. The Gay Times Book of Short Stories: The Next Wave. London: Gay Times,

      2001.

Hautzig, Deborah.  Hey, Dollface.  New York: Greenwillow, 1978.

Hines, Sue.  Out of the Shadows. New York: Avon Tempest, 2000.

Hite, Sid. The King of Slippery Falls. New York: Scholastic, 2004.

Holland, Isabelle. The Man Without a Face. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1972. 

Homes, A. M. Jack. . New York: Vintage, 1989.

Hood, Rob N. Beyond the Wind. Binghamton, NY: Southern Tier Editions, 2004.

Hough, Barry.  My Cat Turns Autumn. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1990.

Howe, James.  The Misfits.  New York: Atheneum, 2001.

---. Totally Joe. New York: Atheneum, 2005.

Hulse, Larry.  Just the Right Amount of Wrong. New York: Harper and Row, 1982.

Huser, Glen.  Touch of the Clown.  Vancouver, BC: Douglas & McIntyre, 2001.

---. Stitches. Toronto: Groundwood, 2003.

Hyde, Catherine Ryan.  Becoming Chloe. New York: Knopf, 2006.

Imes, Jarold. 5 Miles to Empty. Winston-Salem, NC: Abednego’s, 2007.

Ireland, Timothy.  Who Lies Inside.  London: Gay Men’s, 1984.

Isensee, Rik. We’re Not Alone. Fairfield, CT: Lavender, 1992.

Jacobson, Jennifer. Stained. Atheneum, 2005.

Jaffe-Gill, Ellen.  No Big Deal.  New York: Lodestar, 1994.

Jahn-Clough, Lisa. Country Girl, City Girl. Boston: Houghton, 2004.

Jagose, Annamarie.  Slow water. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press, 2003.

Jenkins, A. M.  Breaking Boxes.  New York: Delacorte, 1997.

Jinks, Catherine. Pagan in Exile. New York: Candlewick, 2004.

Johnson, Kathleen Jefferie. Target. Brookfiled, CT: Roaring Brook, 2003.

Johnson, Maureen. The Bermudez Triangle.  Toronto, ON: RazorBill, 2004.

Jones, Carrie. Tips on Having a Gay (Ex) Boyfriend. Woodbury, MN: Flux, 2008.

Juby, Susan. Another Kind of Cowboy. New York: HarperTeen, 2007.

Kaye, Marilyn. Real Heroes. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1993.

Kelly, E. Layne. Carcass of a Caterpillar. Charleston, SC: BookSurge, 2004.

Kemp, Kristen. The Dating Diaries. New York: PUSH/Scholastic, 2004.

Kendrick, Mark. Desert Sons.  Lincoln, NE: iUniverse Star, 2001.

Kerr, M.E.  I’ll Love You When You are More Like Me. New York: Harper and Row, 1977.

---.  Night Kites. Harper and Row, 1986,

---. Deliver Us From Evie. . New York: HarperCollins, 1994.

---. “Hello,” I Lied. . New York: HarperCollins, 1997.

Kesselman, Wendy Ann.  Flick.  New York: Harper and Row, 1983.

Ketchum, Liza. Blue Coyote. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997.

---. Twelve Days in August. NE: iUniverse, 2004.

Killingsworth, Monte.  Equinox.  New York: Henry Holt, 2001.

Kinkaid, Jamaica.  Annie John. 1986. New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1997.

Klein, Norma. Breaking Up. New York: Random House, 1980.

---. My Life as a Body.  New York: Knopf, 1987.

---.  Now That I Know. Toronto; New York: Bantam, 1988.

Koertge, Ronald.  The Arizona Kid.  New York: Avon, 1989.

---. Boy Girl Boy. Orlando FL: Harcourt, 2005.

Koja, Kathe. Talk.  New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2005.

Krol, S. Joseph. Northridge High Football Camp. Gay Men’s, 1996.

LaRochelle, David. Absolutely Positively Not. New York: Arthur A. Levine, 2005.

Larson, Rodger.  What I Know Now. New York: Henry Holt, 1997.

Lecesne, James. Absolute Brightness. New York: HarperTeen, 2008.

L’Engle, Madeleine.  A House Like a Lotus.  New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux,

1984.

Leonard, Alison.  Tinker's Career.  Walker, 1988.

Levithan, David. Boy Meets Boy. New York: Knopf, 2003.

---. The Realm of Possiblity. New York: Knopf, 2004.

---. How They Met and Other Stories. New York: Knopf, 2008.

---. Wide Awake. New York: Knopf, 2008

Levy, Marilyn.  Rumors and Whispers.  New York: Fawcett, 1990.

Levy, Elizabeth.  Come Out Smiling.  New York: Delacorte, 1981.

Lockhart, E. Dramarama. New York: Hyperion, 2008.

Lucashenko, Melissa. Killing Darcy. Queensland: University of Queensland Press, 1998.

Lynch, Chris.  All the Old Haunts.  New York: Harper Collins, 2001.

---.  Dog Eat Dog. New York: HarperCollins, 1996.

Lyon, George Ella. Sonny’s House of Spies. New York: Jackson/Atheneum, 2004.

Maguire, Gregory.  Oasis.  New York: Clarion, 1996.

Maguire, Jesse.  Getting It Right.  New York:  Ivy/Gallantine, 1991.

Malloy, Brian.  The Year of Ice.  New York: St. Martin’s Griffen, 2003.

---. Twelve Long Months. New York: Scholastic, 2008.

Manning, Rosemary. Chinese Garden. New York: Feminist, 2000.

Manning, Sarra. Pretty Things. New York: Dutton, 2005.

Markstein, L. A Perfect Life and Other Stories. Auckland, New Zealand: New House, 2004.

Martin, Ann M. Here Today. New York: Scholastic, 2004.

Mastbaum, Blair. Clay’s Way.  Los Angeles: Alyson, 2004.

Matthews, Andrews. The Flip Side. New York: Delacorte, 2003.

Maxwell, William. The Folded Leaf. New York: Vintage, 1996.

McClain, Ellen.  No Big Deal.  New York: Lodestar, 1994.

McDonald, Anthony.  Adam.  London: Gay Men’s Press, 2003.

Medina, Nico. The Straight Road to Kylie. New York: Simon Pulse, 2007.

---. Fat Hoochie Prom Queen. New York: Simon Pulse, 2008.

Merrell, Billy. Talking in the Dark. New York: PUSH/Scholastic, 2003.

Meyer, Carolyn.  Elliott and Win.  New York: McElderry, 1986.

Moore, Perry. Hero. New York: Hyperion, 2007.

Moore, Stephen R. Dancing in the Arms of Orion. NE: iUniverse, 2004.

Morgan, Alphonso. Sons. Brooklyn, NY: Lane Street Press, 2005.

Mosca, Frank.  All-American Boys.  Los Angeles: Alyson 1983.

Mowry, Jess.  Babylon Boyz.  New York:  Simon and Schuster, 1997.

Mullins, Hilary. The Cat Came Back. Naiad, 1993.

Murray, Martine. The Slightly True Story of Cedar B. Hartley. New York: Levine/ Scholastic, 2003.

Murrow, Liza Ketchum. Twelve Days In August. New York: Holiday House, 1993.

Myracle, Lauren.  Kissing Kate.  New York: Penguin, 2004.

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds.  Alice on the Outside. New York: Atheneum, 1999.

Nelson, Teresa. Earthshine. New York: Orchard, 1994.

Newbery, Linda. The Shell House.  New York: D. Fickling, 2002.

Nolan, Han.  A Face in Every Window.  New York: Harcourt, 1999.

Noyes, Katia. Crashing America. Los Angeles: Alyson, 2005.

Oates, Joyce Carol. Freaky Green Eyes. New York: HarperTempest, 2003.

Owen, Julia.  Beneath the Surf.  Auckland, New Zealand: Scholastic, 2003.

O'Brien, Lija. Staged Life. Roundrock, TX: Prizm, 2008.

Papademetriou, Lisa and Chris Tebbetts. M Or F? New York: Penguin, 2005

Pascal, Francine. Get a Clue (Sweet Valley High Senior Year). New York: Bantam, 2002.

Paulsen, Gary.  The Car.  San Diego, CA:  Harcourt Brace, 1994.

Pausacker Jenny. "What Are Ya?"  Australia: Spinifex, 1987.

Penny, Patricia. Belinda's Obsession. Montréal: Lobster, 2007.

Peters, Julie Ann. Keeping You a Secret. New York: Little, Brown, 2003.

---. Luna. New York: Little, Brown, 2006.

---. Between Mom and Little Jo. New York: Little, Brown, 2006

---. Far From Xanadu. New York: Little, Brown, 2007.

---. grl2grl. New York: Little, Brown, 2007.

Platt, Kin.  The Boy Who Could Make Himself Disappear.  Southborough, MA: Chilton, 1968.

Plum-Ucci, Carol.  What Happened to Lani Garver?  Orlando, FL: Harcourt, 2004.

Polito, Frank Anthony. Band Fags. 2008.

Poole, Blaire R. Breathe. Princeton, NJ: Burrow, 2005.

Provenzano, Jim. Pins. San Francisco: Myrmidude, 1999.

Quinn, Jay. Metes and Bounds. Binghamton, NY: Harrington Park, 2001.

Rapp, Adam. 33 Snowfish. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick, 2003.

Reading, J.P.  Bouquets for Brimbal.  New York: Harper and Row, 1980.

Reardon, Robin. A Secret Edge. New York: Kensington, 2007.

---. Thinking Straight. New York: Kensington, 2007.

Rees, David. In The Tent. London: Dobson, 1979.

---.The Milkman’s On His Way.  London: Gay Men’s Press, 1982.

---. Out of the Winter Gardens.  London: Oliver, 1984.

---.  The Colour of His Hair.  Exeter, England: Third House, 1989.

Reisz, Kristopher. Tripping to Somewhere. New York: Simon Pulse, 2006.

Revoyr, Nina. The Necessary Hunger. New York: Puffin, 1999.

Reynolds, Marilyn.  Love Rules. Buena Park, CA.: Morning Glory, 2001.

Richardsson, K. L. Heart Sense. Roundrock, TX: Prizm, 2008.

Rinaldi, Ann. The Good Side Of My Heart.  New York: Holiday House, 1987.

Ripslinger, Jon. How I Fell in Love and Learned to Shoot Free Throws. Brookfield, CT: Roaring Brook, 2003.

Rode, Michelle. Water Seekers. Roundrock, TX: Prizm, 2008.

Roeder, Mark A. Ancient Prejudice Break to New Mutiny.  Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, 1999.

---. Someone Is Killing the Gay Boys of Verona. Lincoln, NE: Writers Club, 2000.

---. A Better Place. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, 2001.

---. Do You Know That I Love You. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, 2001.

---.  Keeper of Secrets. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, 2002.

---. The Soccer Field Is Empty. Lincoln, NE: Writers Club, 2002.

---. The Vampire's Heart. Lincoln, NE: Writers Club, 2002

---. Masked Destiny.  Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, 2003.

---. The Summer Of My Discontent: A Better Place. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, 2003.

---. This Time Around. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, 2003.

---. Phantom Worlds.  Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, 2004.

---. Someone Is Watching. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, 2004.

---. Outfield Menace. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, 2005.

---. Altered Realities. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, 2006.

---. Second Star To The Right. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, 2006.

---. Dead Het Boys. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, 2007.

---. Disastrous Dates & Dream Boys. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, 2007.

---. The Perfect Boy. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, 2008.

Rosenberg, Liz. 17: A Novel in Prose Poems. Peru, IL: Cricket, 2002.

Ruditis, Paul. Drama! 1: The Four Dorothys. New York: Simon Pulse, 2007.

---. Drama! 2: Everyone's a Critic. New York: Simon Pulse, 2005.

---. Drama! 3: Show, Don't Tell. New York: Simon Pulse, 2008.

---. Drama! 4: Entrances and Exits. New York: Simon Pulse, 2008.

---. Rainbow Party. New York: Simon Pulse, 2005.

Ryan, P. E. Saints of Augustine. New York: HarperTeen, 2007.

Ryan, Sara.  Empress Of The World. New York: Viking, 2001.

---. The Rules for Hearts. New York: Viking, 2007.

Saenz, Benjamin Alire.  Sammy and Jullianna in Hollywood.  El Paso: Chica Puntas, 2004.

Saint-Claire, C.C.  Far From Maddy.  Aurora, WV: Bookmakers Ink, 2003.

---. Morgan in the Mirror. Aurora, WV: Bookmakers Ink, 2004.

Salat, Cristina.  Living in Secret.  New York: Bantam, 1993.

Sakers, Don.  Act Well Your Part.  Los Angeles: Alyson, 1986.

Sanchez, Alex. Rainbow Boys. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001.

---. Rainbow High. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003.

---. So Hard to Say. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004.

---. Getting It. New York: Simon Pulse, 2006.

---.  The God Box. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007.

Schrag, Ariel. Awkward and Definition. New York, Simon and Schuster, 1995.

.... Potential. New York, Simon and Schuster, 1997.

.... Likewise. Touchstone, 2009

Scoppetone, Sandra.  Happy Endings are All Alike.  New York: Harper and Row, 1978. Rpt. Alyson, 1991.

---. Trying Hard To Hear You. New York: Harper & Row, 1974.

Selvadurai, Shyam. Funny Boy. San Diego, CA: Harvest, 1997.

---. Swimming in the Monsoon Sea. Tundra, 2007.

Shannon, George.  Unlived Affections.  New York: Harper & Row, 1989.

Shaw, Tucker. The Hookup Artist. New York: HarperCollins, 2006.

Shimko, Bonnie. Letters in the Attic.  Chicago, IL: Academy Chicago, 2002.

Shyer, Marlene Fanta. Rainbow Kite. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish, 2002.

Sinclair, April.  Coffee will Make You Black.  New York: Avon, 1994.

Singer, Bennett L., ed. Growing Up Gay/ Growing Up Lesbian: A Literary Anthology.  New York: New Press, 1994.

Singer, Marilyn.  The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth.  New York: Harper and Row, 1983.

Sloan, Brian. A Really Nice Prom Mess. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2005.

---. Tale of Two Summers. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2006.

Smith, Theresa.  A Question of Innocents. Lulu Press, 2007.  (online self-publishing)

Snyder, Ann and Louis Pelletier.  The Truth About Alex. New York: New American Library, 1981.

Sones, Sonya. One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2004.

Sonnie, Amy. Revolutionary Voices. Los Angeles: Alyson, 2000.

Springer, Nancy.  Looking for Jamie Bridger.  New York: Dial, 1995.

Steinhofel, Andreas. Center of the World. New York: Laurel Leaf, 2007.

Stevens, R. J.  Becoming Bobbie.  New York: Kensington Publishing Co., 2003.

St James, James. Freak Show. New York: Penguin, 2007.

St. George, Judith.  Call Me Margo.  New York: G.P. Putnam, 1981.

Stoehr, Shelley. Tomorrow Wendy: A Love Story.  New York: Delacorte, 1998.

Sullivan, Mary W.   What’s This About Pete?  Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson,

1976.

Summer, Jane, ed. Not the Only One: Lesbian and Gay Fiction for Teens. Los Angeles: Alyson,

             2004.

Sweeney, Joyce.  Face The Dragon.  New York: Delacorte, 1990.

Taylor, Kim. Cissy Funk. New York: HarperCollins, 2001.

Taylor, William. Jerome.  Los Angeles: Alyson, 1999.

---. Pebble in a Pool.  Los Angeles: Alyson, 2003.

---.   The Blue Lawn.  Los Angeles: Alyson, 1999.

Tea, Michelle. Rose of No Man's Land. Orlando, FL: Harcourt, 2005.

Thibou, F.  The Foul Line. Vancouver, B.C.: Universe, 2001.

Thorne, Hayden. Banshee. Roundrock, TX: Prizm, 2008.

---. Icarus in Flight. Roundrock, TX: Prizm, 2008.

---. Masks: Rise of Heroes. Roundrock, TX: Prizm, 2008.

Tolan, Stephanie.  The Last of Eden.  New York: Bantam, 1980.

Torres, Laura.  November Ever After. New York : Holiday House, 1999.

Trueman, Terry. 7 Days At The Hot Corner. New York: HarperTempest, 2007.

Tym, Kate.  My Life Upside Down.  London: Hodder, 2002.

Ure, Jean.  Get a Life. London: Orchard, 2001.

---.  The Other Side of the Fence.  New York: Delacorte, 1986.

---.  You Win Some, You Lose Some. New York: Dell, 1984.

Van Dijk, Lutz.  Damned Strong Love: The True Story of Willi G. and Stephan K.  trans. Elizabeth D. Crawford. New York:Henry Holt, 1995.

van Lieshout, Ted. Brothers. trans. Lance Salway. England: CollinsFlamingo, 2001.

Vande Velde, Vivian. Alison, Who Went Away. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001.

Vaught, Susan. Fat Tuesday. Madison, AL: OnStage, 2004.

Velásquez, Gloria. Tommy Stands Alone. Houston, TX.: Piñata, 1995.

Vickers, Lu. Breathing Underwater. Los Angeles: Alyson, 2007.

Walker, Kate.  Peter.  Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993.

Walker, Paul Robert.  The Method.  New York: Gulliver/HBJ, 1990.

Wallace, Kim. Erik & Isabelle: Freshman Year at Foresthill High. Sacramento, CA: Foglight, 2004.

---. Erik & Isabelle Sophomore Year at Foresthill High. Sacramento, CA: Foglight, 2005.

---. Erik & Isabelle Junior Year at Foresthill High. Sacramento, CA: Foglight, 2006.

---. Erik & Isabelle Senior Year at Foresthill High. Sacramento, CA: Foglight, 2007.   

Wallace, Rich. Losing Is Not an Option. New York: Knopf, 2003.

Wallens, Scott. Sevens, Week 1: Shattered. New York: Puffin, 2002.

---.Sevens, Week 2: Exposed. New York: Penguin, 2002.

---. Sevens, Week 3: Pushed. New York: Puffin, 2002.

---. Sevens, Week 4: Meltdown. New York: Puffin, 2002.

---. Sevens, Week 5: Torn. New York: Puffin, 2002.

---. Sevens, Week 6: Betrayal. New York: Puffin, 2002.

---. Sevens, Week 7: Redemption. New York: Puffin, 2002.

Warren, Patricia Nell. The Front Runner. Beverly Hills, CA: Wildcat, 1996.

---. Harlan’s Race. Beverly Hills, CA: Wildcat, 1996.

---. Billy's Boy. Beverly Hills, CA: Wildcat, 1997.

Watts, Julia.  Finding H. F.  Los Angeles: Alyson, 2001.

Weinstein, Anya. Words Like Weeds, Book One: Ring Around the Moon. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse,

2003.

Wersba, Barbara. Crazy Vanilla. New York: Harper and Row, 1986.

---.Just Be Gorgeous.   New York: Harper and Row, 1988.

---.  Whistle Me Home. New York: Holt, 1997.

Westall, Robert. The Kingdom by the Sea. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1990.

Weyr, Garret.  My Heartbeat.  Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002.

Wieler, Diana.  Bad Boy.  New York: Delacorte, 1992.

Wild, Margaret.  Jinx.  Sydney, Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2001. 

Williams, Bett.  Girl Walking Backwards.  New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 1998.

Williams, Tamara. Truth and Lies. Toronto: James Lorimer, 2002.

Wilson, Barbara. A Clear Spring. New York: Girls First/Feminist, 2002.

Winnick, Judd.  Pedro & Me.  New York: Henry Holt, 2000.

Withrow, Sarah.  Box Girl.  Toronto: Groundwood, 2002.

Wittlinger, Ellen. Hard Love.  New York: Simon and Schuster, 1999.

---.  What’s in a Name?  New York: Simon and Schuster, 2000.

---.  Razzle.  New York: Simon and Schuster, 2001.

---. Heart on My Sleeve. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2004.

---. Parrotfish. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2007.

---. Love and Lies: Marisol's Story. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2008.

Wolff, Virginia Euwer.  True Believer. New York: Atheneum, 2001.

Woodson, Jacqueline. The Dear One.  New York, Delacorte, 1991.

---. From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun. New York: Scholastic, 1995.

---.  The House You Pass On The Way.  New York: Delacorte, 1997.

---. After Tupac & D Foster. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2008.

Wyeth, Sharon Denis.  Orphea Proud. New York: Delacorte, 2004.

Yamanaka, Lois-Ann.  Name Me Nobody.  New York: Hyperion, 1999.

Yates, Bart. Leave Myself Behind. New York: Kensington, 2004.

Yolen, Jane.  Sister Light/Sister Dark. New York: Tor, 1988.

---.  Briar Rose.  New York: Tor, 1992.

Young, Cathy, ed.  One Hot Second. New York: Alfred Knopf, 2002.