In support of the @uksla promotion of #readwithpride, every day this week The Abbey has promoted one piece of young adult LGBTQ fiction. 

Monday: Proud, compiled by @junodawson

Juno Dawson’s anthology is of stories and poetry by top LGBTQ+ YA authors and new talent, responding to the broad theme of pride. Each story has an illustration by an artist identifying as part of the LGBTQ+ community.

Tuesday: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Wonders of the Universe, by @benjamin.alire.saenz

As two teenage loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special kind of friendship – the kind of friendship that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through their friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves – and about the kind of people they want to be.

Wednesday: From Prejudice to Pride: a history of the LGBTQ+ movement by @amylame

For readers aged 11 and up, ‘From Prejudice to Pride’ looks at the rise and achievements of the LGBTQ+ movement and the different communities, pioneers and stories of heartbreak and courage that have marched alongside it. 

Thursday: Cinderella is Dead, by Kalynn Bayron

Sophia knows the story of Cinderella off by heart because every girl has to recite it daily, from when she is tiny until the night she is sent to the royal ball for choosing. And every girl knows that she has only one chance. For the lives of those not chosen by a man at the ball … are forfeit.