All Out

📖 The Scoop

“Imagines the lives of queer teens throughout different time periods, often playing with genre (retellings, fairy tales, magical realism, fantasy) as well.” —Vulture

Seventeen young adult authors across the queer spectrum have come together to create a collection of beautifully written diverse historical fiction for teens.

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.

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

“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)

“Exceptional in scope and quality . . . gives voice to the experiences that have long existed but often go unrepresented.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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

Genre: Young Adult Fiction / Historical / General (fancy, right?)