LGBTQIA+ Fiction audiobooks

'Twas the Night Before Pride

By: Joanna McClintick

Narrated by: Vikas Adam

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

On the night before Pride, families everywhere are preparing to partake. As one family packs snacks and makes signs, an older sibling shares the importance of the march with the newest member of the family. Reflecting on the day, the siblings agree that the best thing about Pride is getting to be yourself. This joyful homage to a day of... Read more

Julián Is a Mermaid

By: Jessica Love

Narrated by: Avi Roque

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train car. When Julián gets home, daydreaming of the magic he’s seen, all he can think about is dressing up just like the ladies in... Read more

Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle

By: Nina LaCour

Narrated by: Marion Toro

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

For one little girl, there’s no place she’d rather be than sitting between Mama and Mommy. So when Mommy goes away on a work trip, it’s tricky to find a good place at the table. As the days go by, Mama brings her to the library, they watch movies, and all of them talk on the phone, but she still misses Mommy as deep as the ocean and as high as... Read more

The Truth About Triangles

By: Michael Leali

Narrated by: Mark Sanderlin

Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

A heartfelt contemporary middle grade novel perfect for fans of Front Desk, following Luca Salvatore, a young gay Italian American trying to save his family’s pizza restaurant and a life that feels like it’s falling apart after he learns that his parents may be separating and his first crush and best friend might be into each... Read more

Frankie & Bug

By: Gayle Forman

Narrated by: Stockard Channing

Length: 5 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

A 2022 Audie Award Finalist

“Joyful, occasionally heartbreaking, deeply moving.” —R. J. Palacio, bestselling author of Wonder

In the debut middle grade novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Gayle Forman comes a poignant and powerful coming-of-age story that follows a young girl and her new friend as they learn about family, friendship,... Read more

Hazel Hill Is Gonna Win This One

By: Maggie Horne

Narrated by: Tara Sands

Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

A “must-read for tweens and their parents"" (SLJ, starred review), this funny, feminist, and queer contemporary middle grade debut follows 12-year-old loner Hazel Hill, who after one of her classmates is harassed online, devises a plan to catch the school's golden boy in the act. Seventh grader Hazel Hill is too busy for friends. No, really. She... Read more

How to Become a Planet

By: Nicole Melleby

Narrated by: Rachel Jacobs

Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

A Publishers Weekly Best Middle Grade Book of 2021
One of The Nerd Daily's “Anticipated Queer Book Releases You Can’t Miss in 2021”
One of Lambda Literary's “May’s Most Anticipated LGBTQ Literature”

“Gorgeous.” —BuzzFeed

The two most important things to know about Pluto Timoney:  (1) she’s always loved outer space (obviously); and (2) her favorite... Read more

Ana on the Edge

By: A. J. Sass

Narrated by: Sagan Chen

Length: 7 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Perfect for fans of George and Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World: a heartfelt coming of age story about a nonbinary character navigating a binary world. Twelve-year-old Ana-Marie Jin, the reigning US Juvenile figure skating champion, is not a frilly dress kind of kid. So, when Ana learns that next season's program will be princess themed, doubt... Read more

Melissa (previously published as GEORGE)

By: Alex Gino

Narrated by: Jamie Clayton

Length: 3 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

BE WHO YOU ARE.When people look at Melissa, they think they see a boy named George. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl.Melissa thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. Melissa really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the... Read more

Ellie Engle Saves Herself

By: Leah Johnson

Narrated by: Rocky Anicette

Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

From award-winning YA author Leah Johnson comes her middle grade debut: a laugh-until-you-cry, cry-until-you-laugh story about friendship, change, and the power we have to love ourselves. Ellie Engle doesn't stand out. Not at home, where she's alone with her pet fish since her dad moved away and her mom has to work around the clock . Not at the... Read more

Answers in the Pages

By: David Levithan

Narrated by: Christopher Gebauer, Vikas Adam & Oliver Wyman

Length: 4 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

A bold, timely novel about speaking up and coming out as parents lobby to ban a beloved book from the school curriculum by New York Times-bestselling author David Levithan.

When Donovan left his copy of The Adventurers on the kitchen counter, he didn't think his mom would read it—much less have a problem with it. It's just an adventure novel... Read more

The Insiders

By: Mark Oshiro

Narrated by: Avi Roque

Length: 9 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year * An ALA Rainbow Book List Top 10 Title for Young ReadersThree kids who don’t belong. A room that shouldn’t exist. A year that will change everything.Perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead and Meg Medina, this debut middle grade novel from award-winning author Mark Oshiro is a hopeful and heartfelt... Read more

Too Bright to See

By: Kyle Lukoff

Narrated by: Jax Jackson & Kyle Lukoff

Length: 4 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

A Newbery Honor Book • Winner of the Stonewall Book Award  • A National Book Award Finalist

"A gentle, glowing wonder, full of love and understanding." –The New York Times Book Review

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It's the summer before middle school and eleven-year-old Bug's best friend Moira has decided the two of them need to use the next few months to... Read more

The List of Things That Will Not Change

By: Rebecca Stead

Narrated by: Rachel L. Jacobs

Length: 4 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

EIGHT STARRED REVIEWS! The reassuring book kids and families need right now.

"An absolute original . . . a story that kids will love." --R. J. Palacio, bestselling author of Wonder

At a time when everything is changing for Bea and her family, the important things will always stay the same. A soon-to-be classic by the Newbery Award-winning author of... Read more

King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic Gold)

By: Kacen Callender

Length: 5 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the 2020 National Book Award for Young People's Literature!Winner of the 2020 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction and Poetry!In a small but turbulent Louisiana town, one boy's grief takes him beyond the bayous of his backyard, to learn that there is no right way to be yourself.FOUR STARRED REVIEWS!BooklistSchool Library... Read more

Benji Zeb Is a Ravenous Werewolf

By: Deke Moulton

Narrated by: Tom Shoshani

Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Benji Zeb has to balance preparing for his bar mitzvah, his feelings for a school bully, and being a werewolf in this heartfelt, coming-of-age novel for middle-grade readers. For fans of Don't Want to Be Your Monster and Too Bright to See.

Benji Zeb has a lot going on. He has a lot of studying to do, not only for school but also for his upcoming... Read more

Mi tío Pachunga

By: José Ignacio Valenzuela

Narrated by: Amanda Hinojosa & Nacho Casas

Length: 1 hour 46 minutes

Abridged: No

¿Qué quieres ser de grande? ¿Por qué tus papás se pelean tanto? Son de esas preguntas que internet no puede responderte y mejor miras a las estrellas. "¡PACHUNGA! ¿Y AHORA QUÉ HAGO CONTIGO?", exclamó mi tío Nino viéndome de arriba abajo. Así es él, si está contento, aúlla de emoción, y si no le hace gracia, igual te lo dice con voz de... Read more

Gorgeously Me!

By: Jonathan Van Ness

Narrated by: Jonathan Van Ness

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

"An animated look at celebrating who you are and never letting others dim your light." --Kirkus reviews


A celebration of all the things that make you extraordinary, unique, and gorgeously YOU, by Jonathan Van Ness, New York Times bestselling author and star of the Netflix hit show Queer Eye.

I won't be afraid to stand out
or show the world what... Read more

Ladybird Stories for Pride

By: Ladybird

Narrated by: Joe Jameson, Muna Otaru, Am Stubberfield, Octav...

Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Ladybird.

A colourful collection of original stories celebrating Pride.

Pride is all about embracing you for being you! These five stories will show children how to bring the teaching of “love is love” into their everyday lives, at home and in the playground.

This collection acts as an introduction to the ideas behind the festival... Read more

Noah Frye Gets Crushed

By: Maggie Horne

Narrated by: Hope Newhouse

Length: 6 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

In this cute and queer contemporary middle grade comedy about friendship, first crushes, and first kisses, twelve-year-old Noah Frye comes up with a foolproof plan to teach herself how to have a crush on a boy to fit in better with her friends—only to discover she’s been looking in the wrong place, and her crush was right beside her all along .... Read more

Gooseberry

By: Robin Gow

Narrated by: Krystal Hammond

Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

A moving new middle-grade novel about a young nonbinary person searching for family and finding it with a sweet rescue dog named Gooseberry
B has lived with so many different foster families and youth programs that they have to invent nicknames for them to keep track. Their parents died in a car accident when they were four, and they’ve been... Read more

Shelly Struggles to Shine

By: Kit Rosewater

Narrated by: Suzy Jackson

Length: 2 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Now part of the official junior roller derby league, the Derby Daredevils are ready to compete in their first tournament. Kenzie starts writing new game plays. Bree works on her speed. Tomoko sharpens her blocking skills. And Jules fearlessly hip checks everyone in sight. But Shelly isn’t sure what she’s best at.
In hopes of taking home the... Read more

Murray Out of Water

By: Taylor Tracy

Narrated by: Sarah Beth Pfeifer

Length: 5 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead, Natalie Lloyd, and Jasmine Warga, this beautiful novel in verse explores one girl's struggle to regain her magic after a hurricane forces her to move away from her beloved ocean that, she believes, has given her special powers. Bighearted and observant twelve-year-old Murray O’Shea loves the ocean. Every chance... Read more

The House on Sunrise Lagoon: Halfway to Harbor

By: Nicole Melleby

Narrated by: Taylor Meskimen

Length: 5 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

In the third book set at The House on Sunrise Lagoon, oldest sibling Harbor must navigate spending half a summer away from her beloved home, the pull between her two families, and a growing crush on a girl on her basketball team.

If you want to get to know Harbor Moore, you need to know three things:

1. Sometimes she signs her name Harbor... Read more