Children's and YA Audiobooks for Pride

When the Angels Left the Old Country

By: Sacha Lamb
Narrated by: Donald Corren
Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

“When the Angels Left the Old Country draws from traditional Judaism juxtaposed with beautiful, sacred, inevitable queerness. In the era of Ellis Island, Uriel and Little Ash - an angel and a demon - sail to America to solve a mystery, joining forces with a plucky girl named Rose along the way. There’s much good-natured bickering, soul-searching,... Read more

Girls Like Girls

By: Hayley Kiyoko
Narrated by: Brandon Flynn, Hayley Kiyoko, Katie Gavin, Malia Pyles & Natalie Naudus
Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

This program is read by an all-queer cast: the author, Hayley Kiyoko; Natalie Naudus; Malia Pyles; Katie Gavin; and Brandon Flynn.

"This quaint performance by a five-narrator ensemble will tug at the heartstrings."- AudioFile

Trailblazing pop star, actor and director, Hayley Kiyoko debuts her first novel, a coming-of-age romance based on her... Read more

Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle

By: Nina LaCour
Narrated by: Marion Toro
Length: 9 minutes

For one little girl, there’s no place she’d rather be than sitting between Mama and Mommy. So when Mommy goes away on a work trip, it’s tricky to find a good place at the table. As the days go by, Mama brings her to the library, they watch movies, and all of them talk on the phone, but she still misses Mommy as deep as the ocean and as high as... Read more

Ander & Santi Were Here

A Novel

By: Jonny Garza Villa
Narrated by: Avi Roque
Length: 12 hours 28 minutes

“Sometimes, you pick up a book, not knowing much about it, and are caught up in the characters' lives, hoping and wishing for the best for them. Ander & Santi was that way for me (especially on audio; Avi Roque is fantastic narrator) - I found I cared about both Ander and Santi, and was invested in their future together. Which, for me, is... Read more

'Twas the Night Before Pride

By: Joanna McClintick
Narrated by: Vikas Adam
Length: 7 minutes

On the night before Pride, families everywhere are preparing to partake. As one family packs snacks and makes signs, an older sibling shares the importance of the march with the newest member of the family. Reflecting on the day, the siblings agree that the best thing about Pride is getting to be yourself. This joyful homage to a day of... Read more

My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix

Remixed Classics: Book #6

By: Kalynn Bayron
Narrated by: Clifford Samuel
Length: 7 hours 49 minutes

“Kalynn Bayron never fails to deliver incredible stories with beautifully developed characters. I absolutely loved the audio edition of this book. Read more

Ellen Outside the Lines

By: A. J. Sass
Narrated by: Emma Galvin
Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

Rain Reign meets Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World in this heartfelt novel about a neurodivergent thirteen-year-old navigating changing friendships, a school trip, and expanding horizons.

Thirteen-year-old Ellen Katz feels most comfortable when her life is well planned out and people fit neatly into her predefined categories. She attends temple... Read more

The Wicked Bargain

By: Gabe Cole Novoa
Narrated by: Vico Ortiz
Length: 10 hours 40 minutes

“LOVED the queer Pirates of the Caribbean feel!!! Great for fans of Our Flag Means Death and adventure stories. Read more

Becoming a Queen

By: Dan Clay
Narrated by: Dan Clay
Length: 10 hours 40 minutes

“There are some wonderful books that are even better as audiobooks, and Becoming a Queen is absolutely one of those books. Dan Clay has written a beautiful story, and in reading it, Clay delivers a moving performance. His words in his voice are an unforgettable combo. Read more

Blood Debts

By: Terry J. Benton-Walker
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Torian Brackett & Zeno Robinson
Length: 14 hours 30 minutes

“Blood Debts is a YA fantasy that will drag you into its world, and not let you go. I couldn't stop reading, invested in the fates of the Trudeau twins. It was a wild ride, but the book has depth, exploring issues of privilege, race, power, and the acceptance of LGBTQ people. An amazing book! (Especially recommended on audio. It's incredible!) Read more

The Rainbow Parade

By: Emily Neilson
Narrated by: Emily Neilson
Length: 6 minutes

A sweet and celebratory story of a girl's first time marching with her two moms at Pride

One day in June, Emily takes the train into the city with her two moms to attend the Rainbow Parade. She loves how all the people marching are extra loud, extra proud, and extra colorful. But when her mama suggests they join the parade, Emily isn't so sure... Read more

The Dos and Donuts of Love

By: Adiba Jaigirdar
Narrated by: Priya Ayyar
Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

“I was looking for a lighter summer read and found exactly that in this book! A great story about an Irish teenager who enters a baking reality show to find that her ex-girlfriend is also on the show. This book was a pleasure to listen to, a fun story, addressed some good topics like racism, self-esteem, and anxiety, and really made me want... Read more

I Kissed Shara Wheeler

A Novel

By: Casey McQuiston
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 9 hours 24 minutes

“Another audiobook that I could not stop listening to! A fun, light high school romance that should immediately be turned into a movie and will launch the new brat pack. I loved that these characters got to fight against their school and it's outdated beliefs (especially since I saw college graduates do the same thing in real life on tiktok just... Read more

The Insiders

By: Mark Oshiro
Narrated by: Avi Roque
Length: 9 hours 47 minutes

“Middle school can be hard, especially for marginalized kids - kids of color, queer and trans kids, kids for whom being themselves means standing out in a way that's not always safe. Mark Oshiro's middle grade debut gives these kids the chance to fight back with the help of a magical room (think Room of Requirement) that brings them exactly what... Read more

Camp

By: L. C. Rosen
Narrated by: Drew Caiden
Length: 10 hours 22 minutes

“An adorable, very campy (ba-dum-tssss) rom-com with a lot to say about what it means to be out, to be queer, and to be wholly ourselves. This messy young queer community felt so, so real to me, and listening to the audiobook made this book so much fun - there was just something so homey and queer about the voices the narrator chose for various... Read more

Airi Sano, Prankmaster General: New School Skirmish

AIRI SANO, PRANKMASTER GENERAL: Book #1

By: Zoe Tokushige
Narrated by: Sara Matsui-Colby
Length: 7 hours 35 minutes

A hilarious story of new-school hijinks, filled with friendship, family, and plenty of pranks--perfect for fans of Dork Diaries and Diary of a Wimpy Kid!

Meet Airi Sano. After spending her entire childhood moving from one military base to another, she's excited to be settling down for the long-term in Hawai'i. She's less excited about her new... Read more

The Pants Project

By: Cat Clarke
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 4 hours 10 minutes

A Transformer is a robot in disguise. Liv is a boy in disguise. It’s that simple. Liv knows he was always meant tobe a boy, but with his new school’s terrible dress code, he can’t even wear pants. Only Skirts. Operation: PantsProject begins! The only way for Liv to get what he wants is to go after it himself. But to Liv, this isn’t just amission... Read more

The One Who Loves You the Most

By: medina
Narrated by: Vico Ortiz
Length: 4 hours 42 minutes

I have never felt like I belonged to my body. Never in the way rhythm belongs to a song or waves belong to an ocean.

It seems like most people figure out where they belong by knowing where they came from. When they look in the mirror, they see their family in their eyes, in their sharp jawlines, in the texture of their hair. When they look at... Read more

Beast

By: Brie Spangler
Narrated by: Andrew Eiden
Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

A witty, wise, and heart-wrenching novel that will appeal to fans of Rainbow Rowell and David Levithan.Tall, meaty, muscle-bound, and hairier than most throw rugs, Dylan doesn’t look like your average fifteen-year-old, so naturally, high school has not been kind to him. To make matters worse, on the day his school bans hats (his preferred... Read more

Stranger

By: Rachel Manija Brown & Sherwood Smith
Narrated by: Caitlin Davies & Chris Patton
Length: 12 hours 34 minutes

Fast-paced, enormously cinematic, and full of inventive world-building, diverse characters, and moral complexity, Stranger is speculative fiction and its best—and its most true to our lives.Many generations ago, a mysterious cataclysm struck the world. Governments collapsed and people scattered to rebuild where they could. A mutation called the... Read more