Queer YA
Across
- 2. Cameron Post and Lauryn Hill both got one of these.
- 6. Akwaeke Emezi’s amazing debut YA novel.
- 8. A frequently-used book theme, such as “friends to lovers” or “coming out.”
- 10. The fictional world created by Becky Albertalli.
- 12. You Should See me in a Crown by Leah _______.
- 16. The “A” in LGBTQIA doesn’t stand for Allies, it stands for this.
- 17. The first book in C.B. Lee’s superhero series is about Jess, who’s not your _________.
- 18. She takes a breath in Gabby Rivera’s novel.
- 19. Malinda Lo and Kaylynn Bayron both wrote queer retellings of this fairy tale.
- 20. What they both do at the end of Adam Silvera’s novel.
Down
- 1. Surname of a cute diverse family in Toronto featuring two moms, two dads, and seven kids, created by Emma Donoghue.
- 3. Trans superhero created by April Daniels.
- 4. Once and Future by A. R. Capetta and Cory McCarthy is a queer retelling of this king’s story.
- 5. They/Them, She/Her, He/His
- 7. We Set the Dark on _____ by Tehlor Key Mejia
- 9. Bangladeshi/Irish author of The Henna Wars and Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating, ______ Jaigirdar.
- 11. Site of a famous queer riot in 1969, later became the name of an award given to queer books.
- 13. What the P in Marsha P. Johnson stands for.
- 14. He discovered the secrets of the universe with Dante, according to Benjamin Alire Sáenz.
- 15. Be gay, do ________!