All Out: the No-longer-secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages by Saundra Mitchell

All Out: the No-longer-secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages

Saundra Mitchell, Malinda Lo, Robin Talley

Inkyard Press · Print & ebook · May 26, 2020

A LGBT pick for readers exploring All Out: the No-longer-secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages.

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Who it’s for
Queer teen stories move across eras, cultures, and genres in a collection of historical fiction.
Themes
Queer identity, Queer love, Overlooked history
Genres
YA LGBTQ+, YA Short Stories, Historical YA

About this book

Take a journey through time and genres to discover stories where queer teens live, love, and shape the world around them. Seventeen young adult authors across the queer spectrum have come together to create a collection of beautifully written diverse historical fiction for teens.

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From a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood set in war-torn 1870s Mexico featuring a transgender soldier…to two girls falling in love while mourning the death of Kurt Cobain…to forbidden love in a sixteenth-century Spanish convent…and an asexual girl discovering her identity amid the 1970s roller-disco scene, All Out tells a diverse range of stories across cultures, time periods, and identities, shedding light on an area of history often ignored or forgotten. “Readers searching for positive, nuanced, and authentic queer representation—or just a darn good selection of stories—need look no further than this superb collection.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review Featuring original stories from: Malinda Lo Mackenzi Lee Robin Talley Kody Keplinger Elliot Wake Anna-Marie McLemore Shaun David Hutchinson Dahlia Adler Tess Sharpe Kate Scelsa Natalie C. Parker Sara Farizan Nilah Magruder Tessa Gratton Tehlor Kay Mejia Alex Sanchez Scott Tracey Read the entire set of companion anthologies featuring queer teens in the past, present, and future! All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages Out Now: Queer We Go Again! Out There: Into the Queer New Yonder (coming soon!)

Queer Stories Across Time

Queer teen stories move across eras, cultures, and genres in a collection of historical fiction.

Come here for

  • Queer teen lives rarely centered in historical fiction
  • Love and identity in settings from convents to roller discos

Expect

  • A varied collection spanning cultures, eras, and queer identities
  • Stories ranging from forbidden love to roller-disco self-discovery

Where it sits

YA Short Stories77%
Historical YA69%
YA LGBTQ+56%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Coming of Age
  • Diverse YA Fiction
  • Fairy Tale Adaptations for Teens
  • Fairy Tale Anthologies for Teens
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  • Historical YA Fantasy
  • Historical YA
  • YA LGBTQ+
  • YA Transgender
Authors
Saundra Mitchell, Malinda Lo, Robin Talley
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Published
May 26, 2020
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Queer identity · Queer love · Overlooked history
Reading lane
Coming of Age