10 Amazon LGBT YA Books to Read in Pride Month

Looking for a new life at Hillcrest High School, Pony desperately wants to get rid of his past in old school after coming out as transgender. On the very first day of school, he locked eyes with cheerleader Georgia, who just wants to keep a low profile until graduation in searching for more to life. Spark starts flying. He as a transgender and she as a hermit, how would the story begin with these two? Read on if you are interested.

As a mixed-race gay teen growing up in London with origins of Greek-Cypriot and Jamaican, Michael has never felt quite like how he should be and who he is, not until he finds the Drag Society. Beautifully told with wisdom and honesty, as a debut of Dean Atta, the book is inspiring at looking for the layers of identity — something that supposedly reveals who we are and allows us to shine.

This is stunning debut by Clara Smyth. Saoirse doesn’t believe in love at first sight or happy endings, at least not until she met Ruby with blue freckles at an end-of-term house party. Romantic sparks ignited and Ruby proposed a loophole — they will have a summer of all the fun and every cliché, rom-com montage-worthy date they can dream up; agreed to end when fall comes. As if it’s the perfect plan, but love often comes for real when it’s over.

What if your life is like a romantic Broadway play? The characters fall in love at the right time and mean to be together happily ever after. Is it destiny when Arthur and Ben meet-cute at the post office in New York? Not sure. Real-life is not all about the happy ending. Arthur is only in New York for the summer and Ben is experiencing a post-breakup. They get separated anyway. But if they are meant to be, they’ll be reunited. Wanna know the rest of the story? Read it for yourself.

A magic-infused YA novel about love and friendship. It’ll surely bewitch you with its heart-wrenching plot. Sam, James, and Delia live in a small town with a passion for the school’s magic club. When the senior year starts, the friendships crack subtly when Sam seems to in love with James whereas Delia is upset about the magic club. When summer is over, the unidentified danger is approaching — some threats from sketchy magickers put a target on all their backs. Can magic fix all the problems? Find out for yourself.

A compelling and timely young adult debut by Akwaeke Emezi, raising complicated questions upon a young person’s choice in a surrounding of denial. One day Jam met Pet, a creature that emerges from one of her mother’s paintings with horns and colors and claws, claiming it’s here to hunt monsters. The fact makes her reconsider what she’s been told -- there are no more monsters in the city of Lucille. She’ll have to protect her best friend and uncover the truth that no one admits.

Sasha moves in with her grandparents when her mother is dead and her father vanishes. Being told to become a lawyer in the future, beneath the surface she doesn’t know what to do and who she is. The encounter with Cole Edwards is even confusing as she is considered as a plus one girlfriend, not an individual. Not until she met Lily Chen, she realized that she wanted to follow her off the beaten path -- an adventurer who discovered hidden beaches, secret menus, and the truth. A story of a girl’s journey to look for the real self and identity.

All Boys Aren’t Blue is a series of personal essays from famous journalist LGBTQIA + activist George M. Johnson. He reflects on his past teenage life as black queer boys -- from memories of bullies. to flea marketing with beloved grandmother, to the first sexual relationship. With Johnson’s emotionally frank writing style, the book covers the topic such as gender identity, masculinity, brotherhood, family, structural marginalization that appeared in the life of queer men of color. One of the best LGBT YA books of 2020.

Skye Shin has made up her mind to become the world’s first plus-sized K-pop star even though the Korean pop entertainment industry holds standards of fat-phobic beauty. She had enough the rules from society, the media, and even her mother set for girls like her, all drive her crazy. Fearlessly, she’ll challenge thousands of performers internationally. After nails her audition, she is going to deal with the hardship of practice, sudden media fame, and her sparks with her fellow competitor Henry. All she knows is that she is going to win without losing herself. Truly brave.