ALA Rainbow Book List2013

Given by American Library Association (ALA)

Other Names: ALA Rainbow Book List Top Ten
48 Works 36,671 Books 1,868 Reviews 4.1
"The annual Rainbow List presents current well-written and/or well-illustrated books, with significant and authentic GLBTQ content, which are recommended for people from birth through eighteen show more years of age."

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All, 2024 (113), 2023 (191), 2022 (117), 2021 (127), 2020 (92), 2019 (100), 2018 (47), 2017 (53), 2016 (43), 2015 (24), 2014 (30), 2013 (48), 2012 (32), 2011 (45), 2010 (45), 2009 (34), 2008 (45)
Announced:
February 1: Selection2024 Recent
February 1: Top Ten for Teen Readers2024 Recent
February 1: Top Ten for Young Readers2024 Recent

Selection 48

WorkCategoryYear
My Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer by Jennifer GennariJuvenile Fiction2013
Between You & Me by Marisa CalinMiddle/Early Young Adult Fiction2013
Bitterblue by Kristin CashoreMiddle/Early Young Adult Fiction2013
One in Every Crowd by Ivan CoyoteMiddle/Early Young Adult Fiction2013
Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kirstin Cronn-MillsMiddle/Early Young Adult Fiction2013
Happy Families by Tanita S. DavisMiddle/Early Young Adult Fiction2013
The Difference Between You and Me by Madeleine GeorgeMiddle/Early Young Adult Fiction2013
Mariposa Gown by Rigoberto GonzálezMiddle/Early Young Adult Fiction2013
Tessa Masterson Will Go to Prom by Brendan HalpinMiddle/Early Young Adult Fiction2013
Avengers: The Children's Crusade by Allan HeinbergMiddle/Early Young Adult Fiction2013
See You at Harry's by Jo KnowlesMiddle/Early Young Adult Fiction2013
37 Things I Love (in no particular order) by Kekla MagoonMiddle/Early Young Adult Fiction2013
October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard by Lesléa NewmanMiddle/Early Young Adult Fiction2013
Kevin Keller by Dan ParentMiddle/Early Young Adult Fiction2013
Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie PerkinsMiddle/Early Young Adult Fiction2013
It's Our Prom (So Deal With It) by Julie Anne PetersMiddle/Early Young Adult Fiction2013
Wandering Son, Volume 2 by Shimura TakakoMiddle/Early Young Adult Fiction2013
Wandering Son, Volume 3 by Shimura TakakoMiddle/Early Young Adult Fiction2013
Drama: A Graphic Novel by Raina TelgemeierMiddle/Early Young Adult Fiction2013
OMGQueer by Katherine E. LynchMiddle/Early Young Adult Nonfiction2013
The Letter Q: Queer Writers' Notes to their Younger Selves by Sarah MoonMiddle/Early Young Adult Nonfiction2013
Willie and Uncle Bill by Amy SchwartzPicture Books2013
Sparks: The Epic, Completely True Blue, (Almost) Holy Quest of Debbie by S. J. AdamsYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
Boys of Summer by Steve BermanYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
Starting From Here by Lisa Jenn BigelowYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. DanforthYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
The Thunder in His Head by Gene GantYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
Dirty One by Michael GravesYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
Silhouette of a Sparrow by Molly Beth GriffinYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
Kiss the Morning Star by Elissa Janine HooleYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
Tilt by Ellen HopkinsYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
Ask the Passengers by A. S. KingYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
Personal Effects by E.M. KokieYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
Adaptation by Malinda LoYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
Roving Pack by Sassafras LowreyYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
Gone, Gone, Gone by Hannah MoskowitzYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
Chulito: A Novel by Charles Rice-GonzalezYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
Way to Go by Tom RyanYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
The Winter Garden and Other Stories by Hayden ThorneYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
Don't Let Me Go by J.H. TrumbleYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
Batwoman Volume 1: Hydrology by J. H. Williams, IIIYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
Street Dreams by Tama WiseYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
If I Told You So by Timothy WoodwardYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
When We Were Outlaws by Jeanne CordovaYoung Adult/Crossover Non-Fiction2013
Oddly Normal: One Family's Struggle to Help Their Teenage Son Come to Terms with His Sexuality by John SchwartzYoung Adult/Crossover Non-Fiction2013
My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family by Zach WahlsYoung Adult/Crossover Non-Fiction2013

Starred 10

WorkCategoryYear
Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kirstin Cronn-MillsMiddle/Early Young Adult Fiction2013
Drama: A Graphic Novel by Raina TelgemeierMiddle/Early Young Adult Fiction2013
The Letter Q: Queer Writers' Notes to their Younger Selves by Sarah MoonMiddle/Early Young Adult Nonfiction2013
Starting From Here by Lisa Jenn BigelowYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. DanforthYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
Ask the Passengers by A. S. KingYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
Adaptation by Malinda LoYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
Chulito: A Novel by Charles Rice-GonzalezYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013

Top Ten 10

WorkCategoryYear
Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kirstin Cronn-MillsMiddle/Early Young Adult Fiction2013
Drama: A Graphic Novel by Raina TelgemeierMiddle/Early Young Adult Fiction2013
The Letter Q: Queer Writers' Notes to their Younger Selves by Sarah MoonMiddle/Early Young Adult Nonfiction2013
Starting From Here by Lisa Jenn BigelowYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. DanforthYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
Ask the Passengers by A. S. KingYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
Adaptation by Malinda LoYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
Chulito: A Novel by Charles Rice-GonzalezYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzYoung Adult/Crossover Fiction2013

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