A Classic "Rec Me..." Post

[laceblade]

As I work on figuring out my gift list for Christmas, I come to Dreamwidth with what is basically the perfect question for this crowd:

Please rec me LGBT books for a 15-year-old girl. She's not super into ~discussing~ things with me, a family member [she has basically acted like a 15yo for the past decade], but this is my attempt at a show of solidarity.

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SPECIFICS:

• Not super into comics but did read & like Ms Marvel a few years back


• Okay with fantasy & SF but not REALLY their thing [despite my best efforts lol]


• Overall preference for fiction, but she does get super interested in really interesting or WTF historical figures


• Likes: 13 Reasons Why, Pretty Little Liars, Grey's Anatomy, Full House [idk why this show made a comeback on DVDs but here we are], v. into makeup

Have been thinking of Malinda Lo's Ash altho I can't remember for the life of me whether I've already gifted it to this household; were_duck thought When the Moon Was Ours. I'll likely be getting two books.

Comments

[sara]

*rummages through books on 15-y-o lesbian daughter's nightstand, which is relatively non-invasive bc we're roomies*

Hmm...has she read Lumberjanes?

I also bought Herself a copy of the complete Dykes to Watch Out For when she came out, on the principle that she should be familiar with the history of her people.

Herself would probably have a longer list of...well ok she is really into terrible doomed lesbian princess books, which I pretty much can't stand. But if you think terrible doomed lesbian princesses would be a hit, let me know, I can ask when she's back tomorrow.

[laceblade]

I have given her the first two volumes of Lumberjanes! No word on whether she read/liked them, though, >.>

I love DtWO!! Part of me wants to wait to get it for her til she's in college or such, bc so much of that series also = co-living or the kinds of people you find after high school.

I think...I am interested in doomed lesbian princess books! Whether I'll get them for her vs. read them myself remains to be seen...

[sara]

I will admit that I was trying to stave off that phenomenon I have observed where tiny queer people mouth off due to unwitting ignorance and alienate their elders. Also I remember reading lots of back Doonesbury at about that age and learning most of what I know about Watergate from it (relevant again in these trying times!)