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Five Great Authors for Gay Teens

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Looking for something to read? Here are five authors you should check out!

Jennifer McMahon

Jennifer McMahon's My Tiki Girl tells the story of two girls, one broken physically and emotionally after a devastating accident and another breaking all the rules. McMahon is also the author of two other books, Island of Lost Girls and Promise Not To Tell.

Christian Burch

Christian Burch was a real life manny (that's a male nanny, for the uninformed) who took his own experiences as the inspiration for his books, The Manny Files and Hit the Road Manny. Both books follow the adventures of a family and their gay babysitter.

David Levithan

David Levithan's latest book, How They Met, and Other Stories has just been released.

Also make sure to check out previous books like, Boy Meets Boy, which David describes as, "A dippy, happy gay love story."

Sarah Ryan

Sara Ryan writes comics and novels.

Her second book, The Rules for Hearts introduces, the character, Battle Hall Davies who, "Is sure of some things: she’s going to Reed; she loves girls; and her older brother, Nick, is cooler than she could ever be."

Brent Hartinger

Brent Hartinger recently published the book, The Order of the Poison Oak about a gay teenager who spends th summer working at a camp for burn victims.

The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books called the book, "A nice change from more angst-ridden stories of young gay relationships."

This is just a start! Make sure to keep on the lookout for more upcoming fiction.

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