| Ha...You thought you'd made it, didn't you? We're sorry to trick you, but we have so much wonderful information for you this month, and so many titles we're thrilled to suggest to you, that we had to make an extra page! While you're here, take a minute to check out all the extra goodies we have in store this month. Recommended reads, Award Titles, and books just perfect for this month's topic, where we're celebrating Gay Pride Month! When you're ready to continue on to the main site (seriously!), just click right here! |
| 2009 YALSA Best Books for Young Adults - Nominees and Winners Both Included! |
| June is Gay Pride Month! Be sure to check out these titles, just for teens and young adults, dealing with a range of GLBTQ issues. 7 DAYS AT THE HOT CORNER by Terry Trueman ABSOLUTE BRIGHTNESS by James Lecesne ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY NOT... by David LaRochelle AM I BLUE? edited by Marion Dane Bauer ANNIE ON MY MIND by Nancy Garden BANSHEE by Hayden Thorne BEAUTIFUL AMERICANS by Lucy Silag THE BERMUDEZ TRIANGLE by Maureen Johnson BETWEEN MOM AND JO by Julie Anne Peters THE BLUE LAWN by William Taylor BOY MEETS BOY by David Levithan CHANGING JAMIE by Dakota Chase COUNTRY GIRL, CITY GIRL by Lisa Jahn-Clough CRASH INTO ME by Albert Morris DARE TRUTH OR PROMISE by Paula Boock DAVID INSIDE OUT by Lee Bantle DEBBIE HARRY SINGS IN FRENCH by Meagan Brothers DELIVER US FROM EVIE by M.E. Kerr DOWN TO THE BONE by Mayra Lazara Dole DRAMARAMA by E. Lockhart EIGHT SECONDS by Jean Ferris EMPRESS OF THE WORLD by Sara Ryan FAR FROM XANADU by Julie Anne Peters THE FILLY by Mark R. Probst FREAK SHOW by James St. James THE FULL SPECTRUM edited by David Levithan & Billy Merrell THE GEOGRAPHY CLUB by Brent Hartinger THE GOD BOX by Alex Sanchez HAPPY ENDINGS ARE ALL ALIKE by Sandra Scoppettone HARD LOVE by Ellen Wittlinger HEAR ME OUT by Planned Parenthood of Toronto HEAR US OUT! by Nancy Garden HEART SENSE by K. L. Richardsson HERO by Perry Moore IS HE OR ISN'T HE? by John Hall KEEPING YOU A SECRET by Julie Anne Peters KISSING KATE by Lauren Myracle THE LAST EXIT TO NORMAL by Michael Harmon LOVE & LIES: MARISOL'S STORY by Ellen Wittlinger LUNA by Julie Anne Peters MY MOST EXCELLENT YEAR by Steve Kluger MY TIKI GIRL by Jennifer McMahon NAOMI AND ELY'S NO KISS LIST by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan THE NECESSARY HUNGER by Nina Revoyr NOTHING PINK by Mark Hardy THE ORDER OF THE POISON OAK by Brent Hartinger OUT OF POCKET by Bill Konigsberg PARROTFISH by Ellen Wittlinger THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER by Stephen Chbosky PETER by Kate Walker PINS by Jim Provenzano RAINBOW BOYS by Alex Sanchez RAINBOW HIGH by Alex Sanchez RAINBOW ROAD by Alex Sanchez THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY by David Levithan THE RULES FOR HEARTS by Sara Ryan SOMEDAY THIS PAIN WILL BE USEFUL TO YOU by Peter Cameron STAGED LIFE by Lija O'Brien THE STRAIGHT ROAD TO KYLIE by Nico Medina THINKING STRAIGHT by Robin Reardon TWELVE LONG MONTHS by Brian Malloy THE VAST FIELDS OF ORDINARY by Nick Burd VINTAGE by Steve Berman WATER SEEKERS by Michelle Rode WHAT HAPPENED TO LANI GARVER by Carol Plum-Ucci WIDE AWAKE by David Levithan |