LGBTQ+ Young Adult Books of the 2000s
The 34 most-read lgbtq+ young adult books first published between 2000 and 2009, led by The Knife of Never Letting Go (2008), Keeping You a Secret (2003) and Boy Meets Boy (2003).
This list collects 34 books from the 2000s by 28 authors, published between 2001 and 2009. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.

The Knife of Never Letting Go
Patrick Ness, Nick Podehl

Keeping You a Secret
Julie Anne Peters

Boy Meets Boy
David Levithan

Ash
Malinda Lo

Geography Club
Brent Hartinger

Hero
Perry Moore

Of All the Stupid Things
Alexandra Diaz

Rainbow Boys
Alex Sánchez, A. Sanchez

Almost Perfect
Brian Katcher

The Vast Fields of Ordinary
Nick Burd

Swimming in the Monsoon Sea
Shyam Selvadurai

Empress of the World
Sara Ryan

Kissing Kate
Lauren Myracle

The Bermudez Triangle
Maureen Johnson

Rose of No Man's Land
Michelle Tea

Grl2grl
Julie Anne Peters

Sugar Rush
Julie Burchill

Parrotfish
Ellen Wittlinger

10,000 Dresses
Marcus Ewert

Rainbow High
Alex Sánchez

Far from Xanadu
Julie Anne Peters

The Order of the Poison Oak
Brent Hartinger

Split Screen
Brent Hartinger

Down to the Bone
Mayra Lazara Dole

Mommy, Mama, and Me
Lesléa Newman, Carol Thompson

Absolutely, Positively Not
David LaRochelle

Rainbow Road
Alex Sánchez

Royally Jacked
Niki Burnham

In Our Mothers' House
Patricia Polacco

Always Mackenzie
Kate Constable

The Creamsickle
Rhiannon Argo

The Heart Has Its Reasons
Michael Cart

A Really Nice Prom Mess
Brian Sloan

Boomers' War
Vidda Crochetta