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Falling for Him, Growing Up After

Tender queer romances that follow teenagers into the messier terrain of early adulthood, from Alice Oseman's Heartstopper to sapphic and trans coming-of-age stories.

8 booksJuly 17, 2026

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1. Heartstopper #6: a Graphic Novel
Alice Oseman
Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper graphic novel completes the original queer coming-of-age arc that inspired the series and...
Shelf signal: YA LGBT Comics
2. Heartstopper #1: a Graphic Novel
Alice Oseman
The first Heartstopper volume introduces the central Nick and Charlie relationship and the graphic-novel voice that...
Shelf signal: YA LGBT Comics
3. Radio Silence
Alice Oseman
Radio Silence by Alice Oseman explores friendship, identity, and mental health from the same authorial perspective,...
Shelf signal: TV & Radio for Teens
4. Dear Wendy
Ann Zhao
Dear Wendy offers a contemporary queer YA look at college-age identity and relationship dynamics relevant to a story...
Shelf signal: College & Uni YA
5. If I Was Your Girl
Meredith Russo
If I Was Your Girl centers a transgender teen’s search for belonging and visibility, broadening the shelf’s...
Shelf signal: YA Romance - LGBTQ+
6. Kings of B'more
R. Eric Thomas
Kings of B'more gives a joyful, friendship-forward queer YA road-style finale that echoes Heartstopper’s tone of found...
Shelf signal: African American YA
7. Love Stories (the Taylors Version #1)
Elizabeth Eulberg
Love Stories (the Taylors Version) offers interlinked tales of first love and friendship that mirror Heartstopper’s...
Shelf signal: Sports & Recreation
8. Gwen & Art Are Not in Love
Lex Croucher
Gwen & Art Are Not in Love supplies a queer, witty YA romance that complements Heartstopper’s tone while expanding into...
Shelf signal: Lesbian Romance

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