Disguised Characters and Secret Identities in Teen Fiction
Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh
- Pub Date: 2017
- High School Interest
- Genre: Historical Fantasy
- Diversity: Japanese characters
- See also: Marriage, Political Intrigue
- Mariko disguises herself as a boy to infiltrate the Black Clan and restore her family's honor.
Noteworthy by Riley Redgate
- Pub Date: 2017
- High School Interest
- Diversity: LGBT characters, Chinese-American protagonist
- See also: Music
- Jordan cross-dresses as Julian to join an all-male a capella group.
Eliza and her Monsters by Francesca Zappia
- Pub Date: 2017
- High School Interest
- Diversity: Depression/Anxiety depicted
- See also: Blogs/Social Media, Fandoms
- Eliza is secretly LadyConstellation, the creator of a very popular webcomic.
Newsgirl by Liza Ketchim
- Pub date: 2009
- Middle school interest
- See also: LGBT Families (Children's), Historical
- When Amelia arrives in San Francisco in the 1850's, she finds she has more opportunities if she dresses as a boy.
The Education of Bet by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
- Pub Date: 2010
- Middle and high school interest
- See also: Historical
- Bet disguises herself as a boy to attend school.
The Diabolic by S. J. Kincaid
- Pub Date: 2017
- High School Interest
- Genre: Science Fiction
- See also: Political Intrigue
- Nemesis takes on the identity of the Senator's daughter who she is charged with protecting.
The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead
- Pub Date: 2016
- High School Interest
- Genre: Historical Fantasy
- See also: Marriage
- On the blog: Reading Outside of My Usual
- A countess assumes the identity of her maid to escape an unwanted marriage.
Midnight Jewel by Richelle Mead
- Pub Date: 2017
- High school interest
- Companion to The Glittering Court
- See also: Marriage, Secrets
- Mira disguises herself and works with pirates to earn money to free her brother.
Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee
- Pub Date: 2015
- High school interest
- Genre: Historical
- See also: Historical Fiction
- Sammy and Annamae disguise themselves as boys as they travel the American West in 1845.
Cloud and Wallfish by Anne Nesbet
- Pub Date: 2016
- Middle school interest
- Genre: historical
- See also: Historical fiction
- Noah's family moves to East Berlin in 1989 and changes their identity.
Velvet Undercover by Teri Brown
- Pub Date: 2015
- Middle and high school interest
- Genre: Historical
- See also: Historical fiction
- Samantha gets recruited to do espionage work in Germany during World War I.
The Ring and the Crown by Melissa De la Cruz
- Pub Date: 2014
- High school interest
- See: Marriage, Political Intrigue, Secrets
- Set in an alt-past in which there is magic in the early 20th century; A sorceress and a princess use magic to trade places.
Girl About Town by Adam Shankman
- Pub Date: 2016
- High school interest
- See also: Historical
- Freddie van der Waals is the son of a wealthy tycoon turned hobo in this historical mystery.
Liberty by Andrea Portes
- Pub Date: 2017
- High school interest
- Paige agrees to work as a spy for information about what happened to her parents.
The Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston
- Pub Date: 2017
- High school interest
- See also: Secrets
- In an alt-future, a Princess disguises herself as non-royalty to explore the other side of life.
Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu
- Pub Date: 2017
- High school interest
- Vivian is secretly the one behind Moxie, an anonymous zine that shakes things up at her high school.
Kiss of Deception by Mary Pearson
- Pub Date: 2014
- High school interest
- See also: Marriage, Secrets
- Lia is a princess who runs away and works in a tavern to escape an arranged marriage.
Heart of Betrayal by Mary Pearson
- Pub Date: 2015
- High school interest
- Sequel to Kiss of Deception
- Rafe pretends to be an emissary of the Prince of Dalbreck in his attempt to rescue Lia.
Madness so Discreet by Mindy McGinnis
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