Ray Stoeve

Ray Stoeve is the author of the young adult novel Between Perfect and Real, which received a starred review and was a 2021 Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, and Arden Grey. They also contributed to the young adult anthology Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance. They received a 2016–2017 Made at Hugo House Fellowship and created the YA/MG Trans and Nonbinary Voices Masterlist, a database that tracks all books in those age categories written by trans authors about trans characters. When they’re not writing, they can be found gardening, making art in other mediums, or hiking their beloved Pacific Northwest.

Ray Stoeve's Titles

Worst-Case Scenario A Novel

Worst-Case Scenario

An enemies-to-lovers romance about nemeses who are forced to share their school's Queer Alliance presidency following a tie in the election,...


Summer Love Strategy A Novel

The Summer Love Strategy

Ray Stoeve's Summer Love Strategy is a sweet and swoony YA rom-com about two friends making a pact to find summer romance like they've seen in...


Arden Grey A Novel

Arden Grey

Ray Stoeve's Arden Grey is an insightful, raw YA novel about a young photographer navigating toxic relationships and how they influence her identity....


Between Perfect and Real A Novel

Between Perfect and Real

Ray Stoeve's Between Perfect and Real is a moving YA debut about a trans boy finding his voiceand himself.A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard...