While the phrase, "Be Gay, Do Crimes" has existed for a while, it became meme-bait after a photo bearing the phrase in graffiti made the Internet rounds in 2016. The quote is usually satirical but sometimes serves as a rallying cry for queer solidarity. Either way, the LGBTQ+ characters in these books find themselves caught up in kidnapping, murder plots, heists, and more. While CPL doesn't condone crimes, it sure is fun to read about them in a good book.
Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions abou...Show more
Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents and his family that he has never asked before. Over the next year, Ari investigates why his brother went to prison and then seeks payback when Dante is targeted by some local young men that observe him kissing his boyfriend Daniel.
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Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions abou...Show more
Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents and his family that he has never asked before. Over the next year, Ari investigates why his brother went to prison and then seeks payback when Dante is targeted by some local young men that observe him kissing his boyfriend Daniel.
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Yadriel, a trans 16-year-old, is determined to prove himself to his conservative family. After being denied his quinces and initiation rite as a brujo, Y...Show more
Yadriel, a trans 16-year-old, is determined to prove himself to his conservative family. After being denied his quinces and initiation rite as a brujo, Yadriel takes his fate in his own hands and performs the rite himself, unlocking his magical gifts. Then, while seeking the lost spirit of his cousin, Yadriel mistakenly summons the spirit of his high school's recently departed bad boy, Julian, and agrees to help Julian learn how he died.
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Yadriel, a trans 16-year-old, is determined to prove himself to his conservative family. After being denied his quinces and initiation rite as a brujo, Y...Show more
Yadriel, a trans 16-year-old, is determined to prove himself to his conservative family. After being denied his quinces and initiation rite as a brujo, Yadriel takes his fate in his own hands and performs the rite himself, unlocking his magical gifts. Then, while seeking the lost spirit of his cousin, Yadriel mistakenly summons the spirit of his high school's recently departed bad boy, Julian, and agrees to help Julian learn how he died.
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Seventeen-year-old Asa flees her domineering father to prevent her sister's mind from being reprogrammed, but she must ally with a smuggler named Riven to outwit a bounty hunter, a criminal syndicate and a monster lurking in the city's circuits.
Seventeen-year-old Asa flees her domineering father to prevent her sister's mind from being reprogrammed, but she must ally with a smuggler named Riven to outwit a bounty hunter, a criminal syndicate and a monster lurking in the city's circuits.
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Seventeen-year-old Asa flees her domineering father to prevent her sister's mind from being reprogrammed, but she must ally with a smuggler named Riven to outwit a bounty hunter, a criminal syndicate and a monster lurking in the city's circuits.
Seventeen-year-old Asa flees her domineering father to prevent her sister's mind from being reprogrammed, but she must ally with a smuggler named Riven to outwit a bounty hunter, a criminal syndicate and a monster lurking in the city's circuits.
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When the body of 17-year-old high schooler Todd Mayer is found naked and frozen in a park, his queer classmate Georgia tries to make connections between t...Show more
When the body of 17-year-old high schooler Todd Mayer is found naked and frozen in a park, his queer classmate Georgia tries to make connections between the killing and something she saw. The story unfolds in dual perspectives, told both from Georgia's point of view and from Todd's, whose ghost watches the investigation unfold.
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When the body of 17-year-old high schooler Todd Mayer is found naked and frozen in a park, his queer classmate Georgia tries to make connections between t...Show more
When the body of 17-year-old high schooler Todd Mayer is found naked and frozen in a park, his queer classmate Georgia tries to make connections between the killing and something she saw. The story unfolds in dual perspectives, told both from Georgia's point of view and from Todd's, whose ghost watches the investigation unfold.
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Teen celebrity socialite Margo leads a double life as a cat burglar with a crew of four kickboxing drag queens, but when a big job goes belly-up, each one of them must rely on their special skills to survive the night.
Teen celebrity socialite Margo leads a double life as a cat burglar with a crew of four kickboxing drag queens, but when a big job goes belly-up, each one of them must rely on their special skills to survive the night.
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Teen celebrity socialite Margo leads a double life as a cat burglar with a crew of four kickboxing drag queens, but when a big job goes belly-up, each one of them must rely on their special skills to survive the night.
Teen celebrity socialite Margo leads a double life as a cat burglar with a crew of four kickboxing drag queens, but when a big job goes belly-up, each one of them must rely on their special skills to survive the night.
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When devout Catholic high-school junior Nate meets Cam during his junior year in high school, the relationship makes Nate question his faith and the famil...Show more
When devout Catholic high-school junior Nate meets Cam during his junior year in high school, the relationship makes Nate question his faith and the family rules he has always obeyed. But events take a turn and end up with Nate sitting in a law office, completing a deposition, after Cam stabs him.
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When devout Catholic high-school junior Nate meets Cam during his junior year in high school, the relationship makes Nate question his faith and the famil...Show more
When devout Catholic high-school junior Nate meets Cam during his junior year in high school, the relationship makes Nate question his faith and the family rules he has always obeyed. But events take a turn and end up with Nate sitting in a law office, completing a deposition, after Cam stabs him.
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Seventeen-year-old Matt is the son of one of the most powerful criminals in the world, but his father's world has never suited Matt. One night, he meets a...Show more
Seventeen-year-old Matt is the son of one of the most powerful criminals in the world, but his father's world has never suited Matt. One night, he meets a boy named Jason, and the pair quickly become friends. However, as Matt and Jason's connection grows deeper, Matt grows suspicious of his new friend's motives, especially when Jason starts encouraging Matt to disclose details of his father's empire.
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Seventeen-year-old Matt is the son of one of the most powerful criminals in the world, but his father's world has never suited Matt. One night, he meets a...Show more
Seventeen-year-old Matt is the son of one of the most powerful criminals in the world, but his father's world has never suited Matt. One night, he meets a boy named Jason, and the pair quickly become friends. However, as Matt and Jason's connection grows deeper, Matt grows suspicious of his new friend's motives, especially when Jason starts encouraging Matt to disclose details of his father's empire.
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When 17-year-old bisexual Nora O'Malley, the daughter of a con artist, is taken hostage in a bank heist, she will have to draw on her experiences from the...Show more
When 17-year-old bisexual Nora O'Malley, the daughter of a con artist, is taken hostage in a bank heist, she will have to draw on her experiences from the false lives that she had left behind to escape. Otherwise, she and her two friends may not survive.
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When 17-year-old bisexual Nora O'Malley, the daughter of a con artist, is taken hostage in a bank heist, she will have to draw on her experiences from the...Show more
When 17-year-old bisexual Nora O'Malley, the daughter of a con artist, is taken hostage in a bank heist, she will have to draw on her experiences from the false lives that she had left behind to escape. Otherwise, she and her two friends may not survive.
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A group of deadly young crooks—Tavia, Wesley, Karam and Saxony—who excel at using magic and trickery must band together and embark on a quest to save their city from the influx of deadly dark magic, a matter tied to a terrible mistake by Tavia.
A group of deadly young crooks—Tavia, Wesley, Karam and Saxony—who excel at using magic and trickery must band together and embark on a quest to save their city from the influx of deadly dark magic, a matter tied to a terrible mistake by Tavia.
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A group of deadly young crooks—Tavia, Wesley, Karam and Saxony—who excel at using magic and trickery must band together and embark on a quest to save their city from the influx of deadly dark magic, a matter tied to a terrible mistake by Tavia.
A group of deadly young crooks—Tavia, Wesley, Karam and Saxony—who excel at using magic and trickery must band together and embark on a quest to save their city from the influx of deadly dark magic, a matter tied to a terrible mistake by Tavia.
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Three teen girls get caught up in a real estate battle between a commune and an exploitative megachurch in their small Montana town. They devise a plot to exact revenge and make a profit by kidnapping the pastor's son and demanding ransom money.
Three teen girls get caught up in a real estate battle between a commune and an exploitative megachurch in their small Montana town. They devise a plot to exact revenge and make a profit by kidnapping the pastor's son and demanding ransom money.
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Three teen girls get caught up in a real estate battle between a commune and an exploitative megachurch in their small Montana town. They devise a plot to exact revenge and make a profit by kidnapping the pastor's son and demanding ransom money.
Three teen girls get caught up in a real estate battle between a commune and an exploitative megachurch in their small Montana town. They devise a plot to exact revenge and make a profit by kidnapping the pastor's son and demanding ransom money.
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Told in third person by eight different characters, this fantasy novel follows the exploits of criminal prodigy Kaz and his crew, as they attempt to rescu...Show more
Told in third person by eight different characters, this fantasy novel follows the exploits of criminal prodigy Kaz and his crew, as they attempt to rescue inventor Bo Yul-Bayur from the Ice Court, a supposedly unbreachable military stronghold. First, though, they will have to break one of their crew out of prison.
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Told in third person by eight different characters, this fantasy novel follows the exploits of criminal prodigy Kaz and his crew, as they attempt to rescu...Show more
Told in third person by eight different characters, this fantasy novel follows the exploits of criminal prodigy Kaz and his crew, as they attempt to rescue inventor Bo Yul-Bayur from the Ice Court, a supposedly unbreachable military stronghold. First, though, they will have to break one of their crew out of prison.
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While alone in New York City, 17-year-old Aidan looks for someone to hook up with, but that lapse in judgement leads to a case of mistaken identity that puts him on the run from the authorities, ruthless terrorists and his own troubled past.
While alone in New York City, 17-year-old Aidan looks for someone to hook up with, but that lapse in judgement leads to a case of mistaken identity that puts him on the run from the authorities, ruthless terrorists and his own troubled past.
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While alone in New York City, 17-year-old Aidan looks for someone to hook up with, but that lapse in judgement leads to a case of mistaken identity that puts him on the run from the authorities, ruthless terrorists and his own troubled past.
While alone in New York City, 17-year-old Aidan looks for someone to hook up with, but that lapse in judgement leads to a case of mistaken identity that puts him on the run from the authorities, ruthless terrorists and his own troubled past.
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High schoolers Trixie and Lux pack light for a weekend getaway, but after a single night of violence derails their trip, they become wanted fugitives and the face of a #MeToo movement.
High schoolers Trixie and Lux pack light for a weekend getaway, but after a single night of violence derails their trip, they become wanted fugitives and the face of a #MeToo movement.
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High schoolers Trixie and Lux pack light for a weekend getaway, but after a single night of violence derails their trip, they become wanted fugitives and the face of a #MeToo movement.
High schoolers Trixie and Lux pack light for a weekend getaway, but after a single night of violence derails their trip, they become wanted fugitives and the face of a #MeToo movement.
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