Non-contemporary (fantasy, scifi, dystopian and historical) fiction featuring transgender characters.
- MtF
- Fantasy
- Ages 15-18
The first book in the Tamir trilogy, this is a fantasy story of magic and war and politics, in a world were a girl is transformed into a boy for her childhood, to keep her safe, but must eventually take on her true form and become queen. Technically an adult book, it's fine for older teens and the main character is also a teenager.
The Butterfly and the Flame by Dana De Young
- MtF
- Dystopian science fiction
- Ages 15-18
Set in a dystopian future where technology has reverted, and an oppressive, very gay-unfriendly, theocracy rules, our heroine is forced to flee, when it is decreed that she must wed the son of her family's landlord. The only problem is, she was born physically male and that is
not going to end well. Both social commentary and a personal drama, Emily escapes across future America pursued by bounty hunters with her brother.
The End by Nora Olsen
- FtM
- Dystopian Fantasy
- Ages 15-18
Set in the future, this is a mixed bag of LGBTQ characters, five teens who have to work together to save the world from the apocalypse (basically WW3) with magic and time travel and friendship.
What I Was by Meg Rossoff
- FtM
- Historical
- Ages 15-18
Set in 1960s England, this historical novel follows the growing friendship between a bored student and the mysterious Finn, that he discovers living wild in a fisherman's hut.
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