Queer YA

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