Stories about transgender and nonbinary teenagers are important and necessary in YA fiction, full stop. While there are certainly more books available now about trans and nonbinary teens than there were, say, a decade ago, there’s still plenty of room for books with trans characters!
And because trans and nonbinary folks are not a monolith, we need all the stories we can get! Hard-hitting contemporary to the highest of fantasy, these stories are crucial to teens (and beyond!) who are struggling to find books they feel represented in.
Here are some YA books with trans and nonbinary characters, each telling a unique story!