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Fiction - Gay Fiction for Young Men - Novels focusing on teenage characters.

Related categories: Childrens & Teenage Books / Lesbian, Gay, Bisexuality & Transgender /
Related booklists: LGBTQ+ Books for Young Adults, Gay Fiction, Fiction - Lesbian Fiction for Young Women,

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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 43 books in this booklist

  • Cover image of book Golden Boys by Phil Stamper
    Golden Boys - by Phil Stamper

    £8.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781526643841 | ISBN 10: 1526643847

    From the author of The Gravity Of Us comes a sweet and compelling coming-of-age story that explores identity, the importance of found family and the complexities of falling for your best friend.   Gabriel, Reese, Sal and Heath are best friends, b ... more

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  • Cover image of book Lose You to Find Me by Erik J. Brown
    Lose You to Find Me - by Erik J. Brown

    £7.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781444970029 | ISBN 10: 144497002x

    From the bestselling author of All That’s Left in the World comes a swoon-worthy LGBTQ+ romance, perfect for fans of If This Gets Out and What If It’s Us.  Tommy Dees is in the weeds – restaurant speak for beyond overwhelmed. He’s b ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Temperature Of Me And You by Brian Zepka
    The Temperature Of Me And You - by Brian Zepka

    £12.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781368074179 | ISBN 10: 1368074170

    Sixteen-year-old Dylan Highmark thought his winter was going to be full of boring shifts at the Dairy Queen, until he finds himself in love with a boy who’s literally too hot to handle.   Dylan has always wanted a boyfriend, but the suburbs ... more

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  • Cover image of book Serendipity: A Collection of All Kinds of Falling in Love by Marissa Meyer (Editor)
    Serendipity: A Collection of All Kinds of Falling in Love - by Marissa Meyer (Editor)

    £8.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9780571380268 | ISBN 10: 0571380263

    Love is in the air in this collection of stories inspired by romantic tropes and edited by #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Gilded, Marissa Meyer.  The secret admirer. The fake relationship. The matchmaker.  From stories of first lov ... more

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  • Cover image of book Where We Go From Here by Lucas Rocha
    Where We Go From Here - by Lucas Rocha

    £8.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781788451925 | ISBN 10: 1788451929

    "Captivating... a story of friendship, love and self-acceptance"(Jonathan Van Ness) The first step forward is always the hardest.   HENRIQUE has had HIV for three years. IAN has just tested positive.   VICTOR got with Henrique la ... more

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  • Cover image of book When You Call My Name by Tucker Shaw
    When You Call My Name - by Tucker Shaw

    £7.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9780241599365 | ISBN 10: 0241599369

    A heartrending novel about two gay teens coming of age in New York - perfect for fans of It's a Sin and Adam Silvera.  It's 1990 in New York City.  Adam is falling in love for the first time. Ben is leaving home for the last.  ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Sky Blues by Robbie Couch
    The Sky Blues - by Robbie Couch

    £7.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781534477865 | ISBN 10: 1534477861

    Sky’s small town turns absolutely claustrophobic when his secret promposal plans get leaked to the entire school in this witty, “earnest, heartfelt” (Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author), and ultimately hopeful debut novel for f ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Heartstopper Yearbook by Alice Oseman
    The Heartstopper Yearbook - by Alice Oseman

    £14.99   hardback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781444968392 | ISBN 10: 1444968394

    The full-colour Heartstopper Yearbook is packed full of exclusive content from the Heartstopper universe – including never-before-seen illustrations, an exclusive mini-comic, a look back at Alice’s Heartstopper artwork over the years, character p ... more

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  • Cover image of book Spin Me Right Round by David Valdes
    Spin Me Right Round - by David Valdes

    £7.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781526642196 | ISBN 10: 1526642190

    Meet Luis. He's out, he's proud ... and, although he doesn't know it yet, he's about to travel back in time to save a closeted student called Chaz from a tragic end.   All Luis Gonzalez really wants is to go to prom with his boyfriend. But whe ... more

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  • Cover image of book All That
    All That's Left in the World - by Erik J. Brown

    £7.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781444960167 | ISBN 10: 1444960164

    Jamie and Andrew are strangers, and two of the last people left alive. They don’t know what they’ll find on their perilous journey... but they may just find each other. A queer romance about courage, hope and humanity – this is How I Live Now w ... more

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  • Cover image of book If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales and Cale Dietrich
    If This Gets Out - by Sophie Gonzales and Cale Dietrich

    £7.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781444963793 | ISBN 10: 1444963791

    One of the world’s biggest boy bands. A secret love. What happens if the world finds out?  A queer YA boy band romance from Sophie Gonzales and Cale Dietrich, perfect for fans of Only Mostly Devastated and What If It’s Us.  Eighteen- ... more

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  • Cover image of book Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Saenz
    Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World - by Benjamin Alire Saenz

    £8.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781398505278 | ISBN 10: 1398505277

    The highly anticipated sequel to the beloved cult classic about family, friendship and first love, from award-winning author Benjamin Alire Sáenz. This lyrical novel will enrapture readers of Love, Simon, John Green and Call Me by Your Name.   ... more

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  • Cover image of book Heartstopper: Volume Four by Alice Oseman
    Heartstopper: Volume Four - by Alice Oseman

    £12.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781444952797 | ISBN 10: 144495279x

    *Soon to be a live-action Netflix series!*   Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. The bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between: this is the fourth volume of the HEARTSTOPPER serie ... more

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  • Cover image of book You
    You're the One that I Want - by Simon James Green

    £7.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9780702303654 | ISBN 10: 0702303658

    According to the rule, Freddie has to say “yes”.  Freddie is unremarkable – too unremarkable. He doesn’t stand out in any way, and in fact teachers and fellow students keep forgetting who he is. Even his mum thinks he’s a disappointment ... more

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  • Cover image of book Here
    Here's To Us - by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

    £8.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781398505209 | ISBN 10: 139850520x

    In the follow-up to their charming NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, What If It’s Us, best friends Adam Silvera (They Both Die At The End) and Becky Albertalli (Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda) reunite to give Arthur and Ben another shot at true love.  ... more

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  • Cover image of book More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
    More Happy Than Not - by Adam Silvera

    £7.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781471175848 | ISBN 10: 1471175847

    From the author of the international No. 1 bestseller They Both Die at the End.  In his twisty, gritty, profoundly moving New York Times bestselling-debut, Adam Silvera brings to life a charged, dangerous near-future summer in the Bronx.  Li ... more

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  • Cover image of book Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
    Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - by Benjamin Alire Saenz

    £7.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781398505247 | ISBN 10: 1398505242

    Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is the beloved cult classic about family, friendship and first love, from award-winning author Benjamin Alire Saenz. This lyrical novel will enrapture readers of Adam Silvera (They Both Die at ... more

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  • Cover image of book What Love Looks Like by Jarlath Gregory
    What Love Looks Like - by Jarlath Gregory

    £8.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781788491624 | ISBN 10: 1788491629

    When Ireland voted to let gay people get married, my stepdad hugged me and said, 'Your turn next, Ben! Get yourself a boyfriend. Make us proud.' So I decided to try.   Ben is 17, gay, and happy most of the time.  He's finished school and is ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Outrage by William Hussey
    The Outrage - by William Hussey

    £7.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781474966184 | ISBN 10: 1474966187

    "You know, when you live in a time of progress, it seems that progress is the only possible way. The idea that everything we'd gained, all of those hard-won rights, could be taken away from us, and that open minds could be closed again? But then the ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
    The Black Flamingo - by Dean Atta

    £7.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781444948608 | ISBN 10: 1444948601

    ‘I masquerade in makeup and feathers and I am applauded.’   Fiercely told, this is a powerful coming-of-age story told in verse, from one of the UK’s leading poets, Dean Atta. Perfect for fans of Sarah Crossan and Poet X.   A boy comes ... more

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  • Cover image of book Camp by L.C. Rosen
    Camp - by L.C. Rosen

    £7.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9780241428252 | ISBN 10: 0241428254

    Sixteen-year-old Randy Kapplehoff loves spending the summer at Camp Outland, a camp for queer teens. It's where he met his best friends. It's where he takes to the stage in the big musical.  And it's where he fell for Hudson Aaronson-Lim - wh ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper
    The Gravity of Us - by Phil Stamper

    £7.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781526619945 | ISBN 10: 1526619946

    Cal wants to be a journalist, and he's already well underway with almost half a million followers on his FlashFame app and an upcoming internship at Buzzfeed. But his plans are derailed when his pilot father is selected for a highly-publicized NASA m ... more

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  • Cover image of book Heartstopper: Volume Three by Alice Oseman
    Heartstopper: Volume Three - by Alice Oseman

    £10.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781444952773 | ISBN 10: 1444952773

    Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. An LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between: this is the third volume of Heartstopper, for fans of The Art of Being Normal, Holly Bourne and Love, Simon. & ... more

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  • Cover image of book Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman
    Heartstopper: Volume Two - by Alice Oseman

    £10.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781444951400 | ISBN 10: 1444951408

    Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love.  An LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between: this is the second volume of Heartstopper, for fans of The Art of Being Normal, Holly Bourne and Love, Simon. * ... more

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  • Cover image of book Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman
    Heartstopper: Volume One - by Alice Oseman

    £10.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781444951387 | ISBN 10: 1444951386

    Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. An LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between - for fans of The Art of Being Normal, Holly Bourne and Love, Simon.   Charlie and Nick are at the same sch ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Whispers by Greg Howard
    The Whispers - by Greg Howard

    £6.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9780241367087 | ISBN 10: 0241367085

    A coming-of-age tale that will make you laugh and cry, perfect for fans of Time Travelling With a Hamster and The Goldfish Boy.  Before she disappeared, Riley's mama used to tell him stories about the Whispers, mysterious creatures with the p ... more

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  • Cover image of book Carry On: The Rise and Fall of Simon Snow by Rainbow Rowell
    Carry On: The Rise and Fall of Simon Snow - by Rainbow Rowell

    £7.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781447266945 | ISBN 10: 1447266943

    Based on the characters Simon and Baz who featured in Rainbow Rowell's bestselling Fangirl, Carry On is a ghost story, a love story, a mystery and a melodrama. It has just as much kissing and talking as you'd expect from a Rainbow Rowell story – bu ... more

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  • Cover image of book Noah Could Never by Simon James Green
    Noah Could Never - by Simon James Green

    £7.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781407180021 | ISBN 10: 1407180029

    Noah’s back, and more bananas!   He and Harry are now officially boyfriends, but is Noah ready for the difference? It’s no help that a group of cosmopolitan French exchange students have descended on Little Fobbing – including sexy Pier ... more

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  • Cover image of book Draw the Line by Laurent Linn
    Draw the Line - by Laurent Linn

    £7.99   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781481452816 | ISBN 10: 1481452819

    After a hate crime occurs in his small Texas town, Adrian Piper must discover his own power, decide how to use it, and know where to draw the line in this powerful debut novel exquisitely illustrated by the author.  Adrian Piper is used t ... more

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  • Cover image of book Autoboyography by Christina Lauren
    Autoboyography - by Christina Lauren

    £7.99   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781534420373 | ISBN 10: 1534420371

    Funny and poignant coming-of-age novel from New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren about two boys who fall in love in a writing class, one from a progressive family and the other from a conservative religious community.  Three y ... more

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  • Cover image of book Release by Patrick Ness
    Release - by Patrick Ness

    £12.99   hardback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781406331172 | ISBN 10: 1406331171

    The most personal and tender novel yet from Patrick Ness, the twice Carnegie Medal-winning author of A Monster Calls.   It's Saturday, it's summer and, although he doesn't know it yet, everything in Adam Thorn's life is going to fall apart. Bu ... more

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  • Cover image of book Noah Can
    Noah Can't Even - by Simon James Green

    £7.99   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781407179940 | ISBN 10: 1407179942

    Poor Noah Grimes! His father disappeared years ago, his mother’s Beyoncé tribute act is an unacceptable embarrassment, and his beloved gran is no longer herself.  He only has one friend, Harry, and school is... Well, it’s pure hell. Why can’t ... more

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  • Cover image of book Either Way: Story of a Gay Kid by Sandra Levins, illustrated by Euan Cook
    Either Way: Story of a Gay Kid - by Sandra Levins, illustrated by Euan Cook

    £16.95   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781433823145 | ISBN 10: 1433823144

    From day one I knew there was something different about me.   Cael sets out to find out who he is — something he wants to know more than anything. With the help of a trusted teacher, a new friend, and his favorite book, he discovers what he ... more

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  • Cover image of book Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
    Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda - by Becky Albertalli

    £8.99   paperback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9780141356099 | ISBN 10: 014135609x

    Straight people should have to come out too. And the more awkward it is, the better. Simon Spier is sixteen and trying to work out who he is - and what he's looking for. & But when one of his emails to the very distracting Blue falls into the ... more

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  • Cover image of book Adrian and the Tree of Secrets by Hubert, illustrated by Marie Caillou
    Adrian and the Tree of Secrets - by Hubert, illustrated by Marie Caillou

    £13.99   paperback   (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781551525563 | ISBN 10: 1551525569

    A bittersweet graphic novel about a nerdy teenaged boy who falls in love with the cool kid at school.  Adrian isn't very happy these days. He lives in a small town and goes to a Catholic high school. He wears glasses, secretly reads philosophy ... more

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  • Cover image of book Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
    Two Boys Kissing - by David Levithan

    £7.99   paperback   (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781405264433 | ISBN 10: 1405264438

    From the New York Times best-selling author of Every Day, another thoughtful and original perspective on the things we do for love.  The two boys kissing are Craig and Harry. They're hoping to set the world record for the longest kiss. They'r ... more

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  • Cover image of book Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
    Boy Meets Boy - by David Levithan

    £7.99   paperback   (2013) - ISBN 13: 9780007533039 | ISBN 10: 0007533039

    The unforgettable debut novel by co-author with John Green of Will Grayson, Will Grayson.   To be together with someone for twenty years seems like an eternity. I can’t seem to manage twenty days.   How do you stay together?   ... more

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  • Cover image of book Undone by Cat Clarke
    Undone - by Cat Clarke

    £7.99   paperback   (2013) - ISBN 13: 9781780870458 | ISBN 10: 1780870450

    Jem Halliday is in love with her gay best friend. Not exactly ideal, but shes learning to live with it.   Then the unspeakable happens. Kai is outed online and he kills himself.   Jem knows nothing she can say or do will bring him ba ... more

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  • Cover image of book Kiss by Jacqueline Wilson
    Kiss - by Jacqueline Wilson

    £6.99   paperback   (2008) - ISBN 13: 9780552554411 | ISBN 10: 0552554413

    Sylvie and Carl have been friends since they were tiny children. They've always played together, eaten with each other's families, called each other boyfriend and girlfriend and deep down, Sylvie has always believed that they'd end up married to each ... more

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  • Cover image of book Rainbow Road by Alex Sanchez
    Rainbow Road - by Alex Sanchez

    £9.99   paperback   (2007) - ISBN 13: 9781416911913 | ISBN 10: 141691191x

    It's the end of the road....   Jason Carrillo came out to his basketball team and lost his university scholarship. Now that he's graduated, he's been asked to speak at the opening of a gay and lesbian high school across the country - but ... more

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  • Cover image of book Rainbow High by Alex Sanchez
    Rainbow High - by Alex Sanchez

    £12.99   paperback   (2005) - ISBN 13: 9780689854781 | ISBN 10: 0689854781

    Sequel to Rainbow Boys Jason Carrillo, the best-looking athlete in school, has had his eyes on the prize from day one: a scholarship for college. But then his eyes turn to love - and Kyle. Kyle Meeks, swim team star and all around good guy, is ... more

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  • Cover image of book My Loose Thread by Dennis Cooper
    My Loose Thread - by Dennis Cooper

    £9.99   paperback   (2003) - ISBN 13: 9781841954127 | ISBN 10: 1841954128

    Larry is a teenager wrestling not only with his sexuality but with the very point of his existence. He is numb to almost all that surrounds him. As the book opens, Larry has been paid $500 by a senior to kill a fellow pupil and retrieve the boy's not ... more

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  • Cover image of book When Love Comes to Town by Tom Lennon
    When Love Comes to Town - by Tom Lennon

    £8.99   paperback   (1993) - ISBN 13: 9780862783617 | ISBN 10: 0862783615

    Meet Neil Byrne - try-scorer on the rugby field, prizewinning student, one of the in-crowd at the disco, regular guy, gay. Presenting one face to the world and burying his true feelings in fantasy, Neil manages to keep his secret. But when fantasy is ... more

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