12 Must-Read Coming-of-Age LGBT Novels

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Promoted by Open Road Media | By Renata Sweeney | Updated Jun 18, 2019 | Published Jun 18, 2015

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Dive

Dive

By Stacey Donovan

Dive

In the City of Shy Hunters

In the City of Shy Hunters

By Tom Spanbauer

In the City of Shy Hunters

Annabel

Annabel

By Kathleen Winter

Annabel

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A Boy's Own Story

A Boy's Own Story

By Edmund White

A Boy's Own Story

Annie on My Mind

Annie on My Mind

By Nancy Garden

Annie on My Mind

This Is Not for You

This Is Not for You

By Jane Rule

This Is Not for You

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

By Jeanette Winterson

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

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Maurice

By E.M. Forster

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Fun Home

By Allison Bechdel

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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

By Benjamin Alire Saenz

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Two Boys Kissing

By David Levithan

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Luna

By Julie Anne Peters

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