This is for a 12 year old boy please! He loves all genres so it doesn’t need to specifically be romance, but that’s a major plus if there’s a romantic interest for the main character! Thanks in advance!
Edit: thanks for these recommendations! I just want to add that when I first posted this, there were almost 10 upvotes and now an hour later there’s enough downvotes to make it to 0😅. I expected those part of the literary world to be more open minded. Peace and love everyone, regardless of your background 🫶🏼
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/u/This_Confusion2558 I saw your comment on my last post and had to delete the post to add the Suggestion Thread, but just wanted to say thank you! It’s on my list now!
Answers in the Pages by David Levithan (middle grade romances/crushes as side plots)
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera (older read because of the plot, but no smut or anything)
Thanks A Lot, Universe by Chad Lucas
Alan Cole is Not a Coward by Eric Bell
Jason June has a couple YA titles.
Heartstopper is a great graphic novel, although it does have some mature language.
Lunar Boy by Jes Wibowo and Cin Wibowo is a great middle grade graphic novel with lots of lgbtq+ rep. The main character has a love interest/crush but its not a big plot point.
I haven’t read it yet, but it’s on my TBR list. The main character(s) are girls, not sure if that would be an issue. **Ellie Engle Saves Herself** By Leah Johnson. It sounds really sweet to me and the main character has a crush on her best friend.
**Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe** by Benjamin Alire Sáenz.
There’s the larger fantasy series Night Runners by Lynn Flewelling starting with **Luck in the Shadows**. The 2 main characters, Alec and Seregil become a couple at the end of book 2. Personally I think this series is very underrated and needs more love. Though this might be a little more on the older teen side.
**Lakelore** and **When the Moon Was Ours** by Anna-Marie McLemore.
Second vote for Heartstopper. It is a very healthy and heartwarming story of young queer love that is good for people of any orientation
All That’s Left In The World is a fantastic post-apocalypse story with a gay boy and a boy realizing he’s Bi as the leads. They have a romance, but the real plot is survival after a pandemic. It has a really good sequel too
The graphic novel Flamer is a coming of age summer camp story. An autobiographical story set in the 90s, this one is angsty than the others I’ve listed.
I think these are appropriate but I don’t have any 12 year olds in my life, so ofc use your own judgement on the content
Hope he enjoys one or all of these!