

It’s impossible to have a discussion about sex in queer YA that doesn’t include this brave, wildly honest, and wholly necessary YA debut. In between is this soft Sapphic slow-burn romance perfect for space geeks, about a girl named Ryann who dreams of traveling to the stars and ends up falling for a girl whose mother left her behind in order to do just that.įor another queer YA with heartwarming space nerdery, check out The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper, and for more Sapphic romance, try You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson, Final Draft by Riley Redgate, Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan, Tell Me How You Really Feelby Aminah Mae Safi, The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth, Late to the Party by Kelly Quindlen, The Summer of Jordi Perez by Amy Spalding, Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli, and Going Off Script by Jen Wilde.

Ancrum is quickly rising in notoriety as an author of some seriously intense brilliance, beginning with her marvelous and powerful The Wicker King-perfect for fans of The Raven Boys and strong mental health depictions-and continuing up through her June release, Darling, a take on Peter Pan.
