 | Clicking Beat on the Brink of Nada by Keith Hale
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $34.06 My favorite because of the characters and the depth of feeling in the narration.
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 | Out of the Pocket by Bill Konigsberg
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $7.37 Nice book about a gay high school football star.
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 | Saints of Augustine by P. E. Ryan
Buy used from: $2.75 Two friends, one gay, one straight, sort it all out. Great narration.
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 | David Inside Out by Lee Bantle
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $8.53 Just read it.
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 | Dream Boy: A Novel by Jim Grimsley
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $2.25 Haunting. Beautiful.
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 | The Year of Ice: A Novel by Brian Malloy
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $0.99 The protagonist in this one is a bit annoying, but the writing is excellent.
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 | Pryor Rendering: A Novel by Gary Reed
Buy used from: $0.01 I like the protagonist a lot.
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 | Pins by Jim Provenzano
Buy used from: $0.99 A lot of graphic sex, but a gritty, realistic account of homophobia in the world of high school wrestling.
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 | Clay's Way: A Novel by Blair Mastbaum
Buy new: $11.07 / Used from: $1.16 You'll likely either love this one or hate it. The first half is better than the second half, but I really like it because like "Clicking Beat on the Brink of Nada," it is so unusual.
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 | Eight Seconds by Jean Ferris
Buy used from: $3.21 Nice book about a gay rodeo star.
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 | Leave Myself Behind by Bart Yates
Buy new: $11.25 / Used from: $3.48 Nicely written.
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 | The World of Normal Boys by K. M. Soehnlein
Buy new: $11.90 / Used from: $0.01 The writing is superb here, too.
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 | The Salt Point by Paul Russell
Buy new: $13.67 / Used from: $2.95 Wonderfully written, as all of Russell's novels are.
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 | What They Always Tell Us by Martin Wilson
Buy new: $10.87 / Used from: $0.93 Nice! Set in Alabama; a very believable tale of two brothers trying to cope and trying to relate.
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 | The Front Runner: A Novel by Patricia Nell Warren
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $2.14 An old classic that still moves me.
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 | My Fathers Scar: A Novel by Michael Cart
Buy new: $13.67 / Used from: $0.01 Might not appeal to all teens because of the slow pace, but I loved it.
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 | Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01 Sanchez' first book is also his best.
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 | Half-Life: A Novel by Aaron Krach
Buy new: $11.66 / Used from: $0.44 The romance here is between man and boy. Well done.
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 | Rainbow High by Alex Sanchez
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.53 Not as good as "Rainboy Boys" because the Nelson chapters get boring.
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 | The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $6.99 Burd's debut novel is a good effort but the ending keeps it from being a great novel. Still well worth reading.
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 | Peter by Kate Walker
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.13 Australian gay adolescent in love with an older boy. Nothing much happens, but it's decent.
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 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $6.39 Protagonist is not gay, but his best friend is. There's hardly enough gay connection to put it on this list, but since amazon puts it on their list of gay titles, here it is.
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 | Geography Club by Brent Hartinger
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $1.95 I don't like this one as much as many reviewers seem to like it, but it's decent. The ending really disappointed me.
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 | Lucky by Eddie De Oliveira
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Not too many books out there about bisexual guys. This one isn't bad.
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 | The God Box by Alex Sanchez
Buy new: $14.44 / Used from: $2.30 Another good one from Sanchez.
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 | Getting It by Alex Sanchez
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.75 This one explores friendship between gay and straight guys.
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 | In Mike We Trust by P. E. Ryan
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $9.10 Another good one from Ryan, though not as good as "Saints of Augustine."
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 | Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You by Peter Cameron
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $0.97 Deep. Decent.
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 | Between Mom and Jo by Julie Anne Peters
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $2.06 I'm not a big fan of Peters' writing style, but I like the plot of this one.
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 | Twelve Long Months by Brian Malloy
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $1.94 Not as good as "Year of Ice," but still another good one from Malloy.
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 | Totally Joe by James Howe
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $1.51 Cute.
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 | Without Sin by J. Tomas
Buy new: $11.92 / Used from: $6.02 Not the most original plot, but still a pleasure to read.
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 | The Last Exit to Normal by Michael Harmon
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.99 It's not really a gay-themed book in my opinion. The main character's dad is gay, but that's not a huge part of the story. I like the book, though.
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 | Hero by Perry Moore
Buy used from: $0.59 This is a fun one.
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 | Bait by Alex Sanchez
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $8.48 |
 | Tale of Two Summers by Brian Sloan
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $0.75 |
 | Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
Buy new: $8.95 / Used from: $1.23 |
 | Sprout by Dale Peck
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $7.50 |
 | Absolute Brightness by James Lecesne
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $2.78 |
 | Tigers and Devils by Sean Kennedy
Buy new: $15.29 / Used from: $14.53 |
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