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* ''The Melting Queen'', by Bruce Cinnamon, has a genderfluid protagonist.<ref name="readsrainbow" /> | * ''The Melting Queen'', by Bruce Cinnamon, has a genderfluid protagonist.<ref name="readsrainbow" /> | ||
* ''Moth & Whisper'', by Ted Anderson & Jen Hickman, has a genderqueer protagonist.<ref name="readsrainbow" /> | * ''Moth & Whisper'', by Ted Anderson & Jen Hickman, has a genderqueer protagonist.<ref name="readsrainbow" /> | ||
* In '' Every Day'', a novel by David Levithan, the protagonist named A wakes up every day in a different person's body. Each person whose body A inhabits has a clear-cut gender identity, but A themself says, "I didn’t think of myself as a boy or a girl—I never have."<ref>{{cite web |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190131040504if_/https://outwritenewsmag.org/2018/06/trans-characters-in-fiction/|archive-date=31 January 2019|url =https://outwritenewsmag.org/2018/06/trans-characters-in-fiction/|title=Trans Characters in Fiction|date=27 June 2018|last=Miceli|first=Cami}}</ref> The novel was adapted into a 2018 film.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7026672/</ref> | * In '' Every Day'', a novel by David Levithan, the protagonist named A wakes up every day in a different person's body. Each person whose body A inhabits has a clear-cut gender identity, but A themself says, "I didn’t think of myself as a boy or a girl—I never have."<ref>{{cite web |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190131040504if_/https://outwritenewsmag.org/2018/06/trans-characters-in-fiction/|archive-date=31 January 2019|url =https://outwritenewsmag.org/2018/06/trans-characters-in-fiction/|title=Trans Characters in Fiction|date=27 June 2018|last=Miceli|first=Cami}}</ref> The novel was adapted into a 2018 film.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7026672/</ref> | ||
* ''Fool for Love'', by Lisa Lees, is "A young adult coming of age / [[coming out]] romance with [[intersex]] and genderqueer main characters and a happy ending." ''A Triangular Attraction'' is the 2012 sequel, a "mystery novel with intersex, trans and genderqueer characters." Both can now be read free online in HTML or EPUB format on [https://lisalees.com/ll/books/index.html the author's website]. | * ''Fool for Love'', by Lisa Lees, is "A young adult coming of age / [[coming out]] romance with [[intersex]] and genderqueer main characters and a happy ending." ''A Triangular Attraction'' is the 2012 sequel, a "mystery novel with intersex, trans and genderqueer characters." Both can now be read free online in HTML or EPUB format on [https://lisalees.com/ll/books/index.html the author's website]. | ||
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* The YA book ''Can't Take That Away'', by genderqueer author [[Steven Salvatore]], stars teen protagonist Carey Parker who is also genderqueer.<ref name="CTTA">{{Cite web |title=Q&A With Steven Salvatore, Can’t Take That Away |last=Lavoie |first=Alaina |work=We Need Diverse Books |date=9 March 2021 |access-date=11 March 2021 |url= https://diversebooks.org/qa-with-steven-salvatore-cant-take-that-away/}}</ref> | * The YA book ''Can't Take That Away'', by genderqueer author [[Steven Salvatore]], stars teen protagonist Carey Parker who is also genderqueer.<ref name="CTTA">{{Cite web |title=Q&A With Steven Salvatore, Can’t Take That Away |last=Lavoie |first=Alaina |work=We Need Diverse Books |date=9 March 2021 |access-date=11 March 2021 |url= https://diversebooks.org/qa-with-steven-salvatore-cant-take-that-away/}}</ref> | ||
* The Micah Grey trilogy, by Laura Lam, stars Micah, an intersex nonbinary teen who runs away from home to join the circus. | * The Micah Grey trilogy, by Laura Lam, stars Micah, an intersex nonbinary teen who runs away from home to join the circus. | ||
* ''Loveless'', by Alice Oseman, has a nonbinary side character.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=PineappleRobin|number=1401566434170376193 |title=Loveless by Alice Oseman One of my all time favorite books, I love the characters, I love the enemy to love romance between two side characters but the book is mostly about friendships. rep: Aroace MC, lesbian best friend, pansexual roommate, non binary side character|date= 6 June 2021}}</ref> | * ''Loveless'', by Alice Oseman, has a nonbinary side character.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=PineappleRobin|number=1401566434170376193 |title=Loveless by Alice Oseman One of my all time favorite books, I love the characters, I love the enemy to love romance between two side characters but the book is mostly about friendships. rep: Aroace MC, lesbian best friend, pansexual roommate, non binary side character|date= 6 June 2021}}</ref> | ||
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* ''The Strangeworlds Travel Agency'', by L.D. Lapinski, has a nonbinary side character.<ref name="readsrainbow2" /> | * ''The Strangeworlds Travel Agency'', by L.D. Lapinski, has a nonbinary side character.<ref name="readsrainbow2" /> | ||
* ''Belle Révolte'', by Linsey Miller, has nonbinary side characters.<ref name="bellerev">{{Cite web |title=Review: Belle Révolte by Linsey Miller |author= |work=Let's Fox About It |date= |access-date=8 November 2020 |url= https://letsfoxaboutit.com/review-belle-revolte-by-linsey-miller/}}</ref> | * ''Belle Révolte'', by Linsey Miller, has nonbinary side characters.<ref name="bellerev">{{Cite web |title=Review: Belle Révolte by Linsey Miller |author= |work=Let's Fox About It |date= |access-date=8 November 2020 |url= https://letsfoxaboutit.com/review-belle-revolte-by-linsey-miller/}}</ref> | ||
* ''Ana on the Edge'', by [[A. J. Sass]], has a nonbinary protagonist.<ref name="readsrainbow2" /> | |||
* ''Into the Real'', by [[Z Brewer]], has a genderqueer protagonist named Quinn.<ref name="Adler-Reads">{{Cite web |title=Happy International Nonbinary People's Day! |last=Adler |first=Dahlia |work=LGBTQ Reads |date=14 July 2021 |access-date=14 July 2021 |url= https://lgbtqreads.com/2021/07/14/happy-nonbinary-visibility-day/}}</ref> | |||
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* ''Foxfire in the Snow'', by J.S. Fields, is a fantasy book with a nonbinary protagonist named Sorin.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Foxfire in the Snow – J.S. Fields |author= |work=jscottcoatsworth.com |date=3 August 2021 |access-date=27 September 2021 |url= https://www.jscottcoatsworth.com/announcement-giveaway-foxfire-in-the-snow-j-s-fields/}}</ref> | * ''Foxfire in the Snow'', by J.S. Fields, is a fantasy book with a nonbinary protagonist named Sorin.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Foxfire in the Snow – J.S. Fields |author= |work=jscottcoatsworth.com |date=3 August 2021 |access-date=27 September 2021 |url= https://www.jscottcoatsworth.com/announcement-giveaway-foxfire-in-the-snow-j-s-fields/}}</ref> | ||
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* ''Gender Optics'', by genderfluid author [[Shalen Lowell]], has a genderfluid protagonist named Alex. Content note: the novel is set in a world where [[Cisnormativity|cisnormative]] gender ideals are legally enforced.<ref name="Farrell-GenderOptics">{{Cite web |title=An Exclusive Interview with Shalen Lowell, Author of Debut Novel Gender Optics |last=Farrell |first=Robyn Hussa |work=We Are The Real Deal |date=22 March 2021 |access-date=25 August 2021 |url= http://wearetherealdeal.com/2021/03/22/an-exclusive-interview-with-shalen-lowell-author-of-debut-novel-gender-optics/}}</ref> | * ''Gender Optics'', by genderfluid author [[Shalen Lowell]], has a genderfluid protagonist named Alex. Content note: the novel is set in a world where [[Cisnormativity|cisnormative]] gender ideals are legally enforced.<ref name="Farrell-GenderOptics">{{Cite web |title=An Exclusive Interview with Shalen Lowell, Author of Debut Novel Gender Optics |last=Farrell |first=Robyn Hussa |work=We Are The Real Deal |date=22 March 2021 |access-date=25 August 2021 |url= http://wearetherealdeal.com/2021/03/22/an-exclusive-interview-with-shalen-lowell-author-of-debut-novel-gender-optics/}}</ref> | ||
* ''Spin With Me'', by Ami Polonsky, is a middle-school novel featuring Ollie who is nonbinary.<ref name="Koehler">{{Cite web |title=#ReadWithPride: Spin With Me by Ami Polonsky |last=Koehler |first=Mimi |work=The Nerd Daily |date=9 September 2020 |access-date=19 October 2020 |url= https://www.thenerddaily.com/spin-with-me-by-ami-polonsky/}}</ref> | * ''Spin With Me'', by Ami Polonsky, is a middle-school novel featuring Ollie who is nonbinary.<ref name="Koehler">{{Cite web |title=#ReadWithPride: Spin With Me by Ami Polonsky |last=Koehler |first=Mimi |work=The Nerd Daily |date=9 September 2020 |access-date=19 October 2020 |url= https://www.thenerddaily.com/spin-with-me-by-ami-polonsky/}}</ref> | ||
* ''This is Our Rainbow'', edited by Katherine Locke and Nicole Melleby, is an anthology of stories for middle-grade children. All the included stories have main characters that are LGBTQ+ in some way, including nonbinary characters.<ref name="Adler-Reads" /> | |||
* ''The Heartbreak Bakery'', by A.R. Capetta, is a romance between two nonbinary people, Syd ([[no pronouns]]) and Harley ([[he/him]] or [[they/them]]).<ref name="Adler-Reads" /> | |||
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* ''Lakelore'', by [[Anna-Marie McLemore]], is a nonbinary/nonbinary romance to be published March of 2022.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=LaAnnaMarie|number=1377639675536371715 |last=McLemore|first=Anna-Marie|authorlink=Anna-Marie McLemore|title=So last night during the last hours of #TransDayOfVisibility I turned in a book There maybe could have not been a more appropriate day to turn it in, bc LAKELORE is an enby/enby romance LAKELORE started in this sparkly notebook, & next March it's gonna be a very trans book|date=1 April 2021}}</ref> | * ''Lakelore'', by [[Anna-Marie McLemore]], is a nonbinary/nonbinary romance to be published March of 2022.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=LaAnnaMarie|number=1377639675536371715 |last=McLemore|first=Anna-Marie|authorlink=Anna-Marie McLemore|title=So last night during the last hours of #TransDayOfVisibility I turned in a book There maybe could have not been a more appropriate day to turn it in, bc LAKELORE is an enby/enby romance LAKELORE started in this sparkly notebook, & next March it's gonna be a very trans book|date=1 April 2021}}</ref> | ||