Books in JFK Library’s collection featuring LGBTQ+ characters, authors, and/or history
FICTION
7/8 Fiction Ahmadi
Ahmadi, Arvin. How it all blew up. New York, Viking, 2020.
Summary: "Fleeing to Rome in the wake of coming out to his Muslim family, a failed relationship, and blackmail, eighteen-year-old Amir Azadi embarks on a more authentic life with new friends and dates in the Sistine Chapel before an encounter with a U.S. Customs officer places his hard-won freedom at risk"
7/8 Fiction Albertalli
Albertalli, Becky. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens agenda. New York, NY, Balzer + Bray, an imprint of
HarperCollinsPublishers, 2015.
Summary: "Sixteen-year-old, not-so-openly-gay Simon Spier is blackmailed into playing wingman for his classmate or else his sexual identity--and that of his pen pal--will be revealed"
7/8 Fiction Coles
Coles, Jay. Things we couldn't say. New York City, Scholastic Press, 2021.
Summary: "There's always been a hole in Gio's life. Not because he's into both guys and girls. Not because his father has some drinking issues. Not because his friends are always bringing him their drama. No, the hole in Gio's life takes the shape of his birth mom, who left Gio, his brother, and his father when Gio was nine years old. For eight years, he never heard a word from her . . . and now, just as he's started to get his life together, she's back"
7/8 Fiction Cronn-Mills
Cronn-Mills, Kirstin. Beautiful music for ugly children. Woodbury, MN, Flux, 2012.
Summary: "Gabe has always identified as a boy, but he was born with a girl's body. With his new public access radio show gaining in popularity, Gabe struggles with romance, friendships, and parents--all while trying to come out as transgendered. An audition for a station in Minneapolis looks like his ticket to a better life in the big city. But his entire future is threatened when several violent guys find out Gabe, the popular DJ, is also Elizabeth from school"
7/8 Fiction Green
Green, John. Will Grayson, Will Grayson. New York, Speak, 2010.
Summary: When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the other's best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship with them both.
7/8 Fiction Kann
Kann, Claire. Let's talk about love. New York, Swoon Reads, 2019.
Summary: Alice believes she is asexual, after breaking up with her girlfriend, and has sworn off dating but ends up having feelings for her co-worker Takumi.
7/8 Fiction Khan
Khan, Sabina. The love & lies of Rukhsana Ali. New York, Scholastic Press, 2019.
Summary: Seventeen-year-old Rukhsana Ali is looking forward to going to Caltech and getting away from her conservative Muslim parents' expectation that she will marry, especially since she is in love with her girlfriend Ariana--but when her parents catch her kissing Ariana, they whisk Rukhsana off to Bangladesh and a world of tradition and arranged marriages, and she must find the courage to fight for the right to choose her own path.
7/8 Fiction King
King, A. S. Ask the passengers. New York, Little, Brown and Co, 2013.
Summary: Astrid Jones, who realizes that she is a lesbian, deals with the gossip and rejection she faces by sending love up to the people on airplanes as they pass over her.
7/8 Fiction Konigsberg
Konigsberg, Bill. The music of what happens. New York, NY, Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of
Scholastic Inc, 2019.
Summary: It is summer in Phoenix, and seventeen-year-old Maximo offers to help a Jordan, a fellow student in high school, with the food truck that belonged to Jordan's deceased father, and which may be the only thing standing between homelessness for Jordan and his mom; the boys are strongly attracted to each other, but as their romance develops it is threatened by the secrets they are hiding--and by the racism and homophobia of those around them.
7/8 Fiction Levithan
Levithan, David. Two boys kissing. New York, Ember, 2015.
Summary: A chorus of men who died of AIDS observes and yearns to help a cross-section of today's gay teens who navigate new love, long-term relationships, coming out, self-acceptance, and more in a society that has changed in many ways.
7/8 Fiction Mac
Mac, Carrie. 10 things I can see from here. New York, Ember, 2020.
Summary: Maeve, a sufferer of severe anxiety, moves in with her recovering alcoholic father and her very pregnant stepmother and falls for a girl who is not afraid of anything.
7/8 Fiction Myracle
Myracle, Lauren. Shine. New York, Amulet Books, 2011.
Summary: When her best friend falls victim to a vicious hate crime, sixteen-year-old Cat sets out to discover the culprits in her small North Carolina town.
7/8 Fiction Nelson
Nelson, Jandy. I'll give you the sun. New York, N.Y, Speak, 2014.
Summary: "A story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal told from different points in time, and in separate voices, by artists Jude and her twin brother Noah"
7/8 Fiction Saenz
Sáenz, Benjamin Alire. Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe. New York, Simon & Schuster BFYR, 2012.
Summary: 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.
7/8 Fiction Silvera
Silvera, Adam. They both die at the end. New York, NY, Harper Teen, an imprint of
HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018.
Summary: "In a near-future New York City where a service alerts people on the day they will die, teenagers Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio meet using the Last Friend app and are faced with the challenge of living a lifetime on their End Day"
7/8 Fiction Sterling
Sterling, Isabel. These witches don't burn. New York, Razorbill, 2019.
Summary: When evidence of dark magic begins to appear all over Salem, Massachusetts, Elemental Witch Hannah and her ex-girlfriend Veronica are forced to team up to stop the deadly attacks.
7/8 Fiction Thrash
Thrash, Maggie. Honor girl. Somerville, Mass, Candlewick Press, 2015.
Summary: A graphic novel memoir depicting the author's teenage experiences at summer camp where she fell in love with an older girl.
7/8 Graphic Walden
Walden, Tillie. On a sunbeam. New York, First Second, 2018.
Summary: A ragtag crew travels to the deepest reaches of space, rebuilding beautiful, broken structures to piece the past together. Two girls meet in boarding school and fall deeply in love---only to learn the pain of loss. With interwoven timelines and stunning art, award-winning graphic novelist Tillie Walden creates an inventive world, breathtaking romance, and an epic quest for love.
Fantasy Lo
Lo, Malinda. Ash. New York, Little, Brown, 2010.
Summary: A variation on the Cinderella story in which a girl named Ash grows up believing in the fairy realm that the king and his philosophers have sought to suppress, until one day she must choose between a handsome fairy cursed to love her and the King's Huntress, whom she loves.
Fantasy Lo
Lo, Malinda. Huntress. New York, Little, Brown and Co, 2011.
Summary: Seventeen-year-olds Kaede and Taisin are called to go on a dangerous and unprecedented journey to Tanlili, the city of the Fairy Queen, in an effort to restore the balance of nature in the human world.
General Oshiro
Oshiro, Mark. The insiders. New York, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.
Summary: "Twelve-year-old Héctor Muñoz, fleeing from bullies, discovers a magical closet that not only provides him sanctuary, but also unites him with two other kids facing similar problems at their own schools, helping them find friendship and strength in each other”
Fantasy Riordan
Riordan, Rick. The Hammer of Thor: Magnus Chase #2. Los Angeles New York, Disney Hyperion, 2015.
Summary: Thor's hammer is missing again. The thunder god has a disturbing habit of misplacing his weapon--the mightiest force in the Nine Worlds. But this time the hammer isn't just lost, it has fallen into enemy hands. If Magnus Chase and his friends can't retrieve the hammer quickly, the mortal worlds will be defenseless against an onslaught of giants. Ragnarok will begin. The Nine Worlds will burn. Unfortunately, the only person who can broker a deal for the hammer's return is the gods' worst enemy, Loki--and the price he wants is very high.
General Rowell
Rowell, Rainbow. Carry on. New York, St. Martin's Griffin, 2017.
Summary: "Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen. That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right. Half the time, Simon can't even make his wand work, and the other half, he starts something on fire. His mentor's avoiding him, his girlfriend broke up with him, and there's a magic-eating monster running around, wearing Simon's face. Baz would be having a field day with all this, if he were here -- it's their last year at the Watford School of Magicks, and Simon's infuriating nemesis didn't even bother to show up"
General Blake
Blake, Ashley Herring. Ivy Aberdeen's letter to the world. New York, Little, Brown and Co, 2019.
Summary: "Twelve-year-old Ivy Aberdeen's house is destroyed in a tornado, and in the aftermath of the storm, she begins to develop feelings for another girl at school"
General Bunker
Bunker, Lisa. Zenobia July. New York, Viking, 2019.
Summary: Zenobia July, an excellent coder and hacker, investigates a mystery while wrestling with the challenges of a new school, a new family, and presenting her true gender for the first time.
General Callender
Callender, Kacen. Hurricane child. New York, NY, Scholastic Inc, 2019.
Summary: Born on Water Island in the Virgin Islands during a hurricane, which is considered bad luck, twelve-year-old Caroline falls in love with another girl--and together they set out in a hurricane to find Caroline's missing mother.
General Federle
Federle, Tim. Better Nate Than Ever. New York, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2013.
Summary: An eighth-grader who dreams of performing in a Broadway musical concocts a plan to run away to New York and audition for the role of Elliot in the musical version of "E.T."
General Federle
Federle, Tim. Five, six, seven, Nate!: Better Nate Than Ever #2. New York, Simon & Schuster Books for
Young Readers, 2014.
Summary: Now on Broadway as second understudy for E.T., Nate Foster keeps in close contact with his best friend, Libby, as he faces his nemesis, Jordan Rylance, and his own insecurities as the cast member with the least training and experience.
General Gino
Gino, Alex. George. New York, Scholastic Press, 2015.
Summary: "When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part . . . because she's a boy. With the help of her best friend, Kelly, George comes up with a plan. Not just so she can be Charlotte -- but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all"
General Grehan
Grehan, Meg. The deepest breath. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019.
Summary: Stevie is eleven and loves reading and sea-creatures. She lives with her mum, and she's been best friends with Andrew since forever. Stevie's mum teases her that someday they'll get married, but Stevie knows that won't ever happen. There's a girl at school that she likes more. A lot more. Actually, she's a bit confused about how much she likes her. It's nothing like the way she likes Andrew. It makes her fizz inside.
General Hennessey
Hennessey, M. G. The other boy. New York, NY, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2019.
Summary: "Twelve-year-old Shane Woods is just a regular boy. He loves pitching for his baseball team, working on his graphic novel, and hanging out with his best friend, Josh. But Shane is keeping something private, something that might make a difference to his friends and teammates, to Josh, and his crush, Madeline. And when a classmate threatens to reveal his secret, Shane's whole world comes crashing down. It will take a lot of courage for Shane to ignore the hate and show the world that he's still the same boy he was before. And in the end, those who stand beside him may surprise everyone, including Shane"
General Howard
Howard, Greg. Middle school's a drag. New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2020.
Summary: In Charleston, South Carolina, a young business entrepreneur, newly out as gay, starts his own junior talent agency and signs a thirteen-year-old aspiring drag queen as his first client.
General Howe
Howe, James. Totally Joe. New York, Aladdin Mix, 2007.
Summary: As a school assignment, a thirteen-year-old boy writes an alphabiography--life from A to Z--and explores issues of friendship, family, school, and the challenges of being a gay teenager.
General Lucas
Lucas, Chad. Thanks a lot, universe. New York, Amulet Books, 2022.
Summary: "Brian has always been anxious, whether at home, or in class, or on the basketball court . . . but after he and his brother are placed in foster care, Brian starts having panic attacks . . . Ezra wants to help, but he worries if he's too nice to Brian, his friends will realize that he has a crush on him . . . But when Brian and his brother run away, Ezra has no choice but to take the leap and reach out. Both boys have to decide if they're willing to risk sharing parts of themselves they'd rather hide"
General Pancholy
Pancholy, Maulik. The best at it. New York, NY, Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
2020.
Summary: "Twelve-year-old Rahul Kapoor, an Indian-American boy growing up in small-town Indiana, struggles to come to terms with his identity, including that he may be gay"--Provided by publisher.
General Peck
Peck, Richard. The best man. New York, Dial Books for Young Readers, 2016.
Summary: Archer has four important role models in his life: his dad, his grandfather, his uncle Paul, and his favorite teacher, Mr. McLeod. When Uncle Paul and Mr. McLeod get married, Archer's sixth-grade year becomes one he'll never forget.
General Salazar
Salazar, Aida. The moon within. New York, NY, Scholastic Inc, 2020.
Summary: "Eleven-year-old (nearly twelve) Celi Rivera, who is a mix of Black-Puerto Rican-Indigenous Mexican is secretive about her approaching period, and the changes that are happening to her body. She is horrified that her mother wants to hold a traditional public moon ceremony to celebrate the occasion. She must choose loyalty to her life-long best friend who is contemplating an even more profound change of life or the boy she likes"
General Sanchez
Sanchez, Alex. So hard to say. New York, Simon Pulse, 2006, c2004.
Summary: Thirteen-year-old Xio, a Mexican American girl, and Frederick, who has just moved to California from Wisconsin, quickly become close friends, but when Xio starts thinking of Frederick as her boyfriend, he must confront his feelings of confusion and face the fear that he might be gay.
General Walton
Walton, Will. Anything could happen. New York, NY, Push, 2015.
Summary: "Tretch Farm lives in a very small town where everybody's in everybody else's business. Which makes it hard for him to be in love with his best friend, Matt Gooby. Matt has two gay dads, but isn't all that gay himself . . . which doesn't stop Tretch from loving him anyway. Things get even more complicated when a girl falls for Tretch, and Tretch doesn't know how to put her off without revealing everything to everyone. Meanwhile, his family is facing some challenges of its own, and it's going to take Tretch coming out and coming to peace with his situation for his life to move forward"
General Weyr
Weyr, Garret. My heartbeat. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co, 2002.
Summary: As she tries to understand the closeness between her older brother and his best friend, fourteen-year-old Ellen finds her relationship with each of them changing.
General Wittlinger
Wittlinger, Ellen. Parrotfish. New York, Simon & Schuster BFYR, 2010.
Summary: Grady, a transgendered high school student, yearns for acceptance by his classmates and family as he struggles to adjust to his new identity as a male.
General Woodson
Woodson, Jacqueline. The house you pass on the way. New York, Delacorte Press, 1997.
Summary: When fourteen-year-old Staggerlee, the daughter of a racially mixed marriage, spends a summer with her cousin Trout, she begins to question her sexuality to Trout and catches a glimpse of her possible future self.
McDonald, Briana. Pepper's rules for secret sleuthing. New York, Simon & Schuster Books for Young
Readers, 2021.
Summary: Amateur detective Pepper Blouse, a rising seventh-grader, cannot resist investigating when her Great Aunt Florence passes away under mysterious circumstances, but strictly following her mother's Detective Rulebook may not be the best plan.
Romance Garden
Garden, Nancy. Annie on my mind. New York, Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2007, c1982.
Summary: Liza begins to doubt her feelings for Annie after someone finds out about their relationship, and realizes, after starting college, that her denial of love for Annie was a mistake.
Romance Gephart
Gephart, Donna. Lily and Dunkin. New York, Delacorte Press, 2016.
Summary: "Lily Jo McGrother, born Timothy McGrother, is a girl. But being a girl is not so easy when you look like a boy. Especially when you're in the eighth-grade. Norbert Dorfman, nicknamed Dunkin Dorfman, is bipolar and has just moved from the New Jersey town he's called home for the past thirteen years. This would be hard enough, but the fact that he is also hiding from a painful secret makes it even worse. One summer morning, Lily Jo McGrother meets Dunkin Dorfman, and their lives forever change"
Romance LaCour
LaCour, Nina. Everything leads to you. New York, New York, Dutton Books, an imprint of Penguin
Group (USA) LLC, 2014.
Summary: While working as a film production designer in Los Angeles, Emi finds a mysterious letter from a silver screen legend which leads Emi to Ava who is about to expand Emi's understanding of family, acceptance, and true romance.
Romance Polonsky
Polonsky, Ami. Spin with me. New York, Square Fish/Farrar Straus Giroux, 2022.
Summary: Told in two voices, seventh-graders Essie, in North Carolina for just one semester, and Ollie, a non-binary, 'gender weird' classmate, develop a gentle romance while Essie ponders her label.
Sci-Fi Bunker
Bunker, Lisa. Felix Yz. New York, N.Y, Puffin Books, 2018.
Summary: Thirteen-year-old Felix Yz chronicles the final month before an experimental procedure meant to separate him from the fourth-dimensional creature, Zyx, with whom he was accidentally fused as a young child.
Sci-Fi Floreen
Floreen, Tim. Willful machines. New York, Simon Pulse, 2015.
Summary: In a near-future America, a sentient computer program named Charlotte has turned terrorist, but Lee Fisher, the closeted son of an ultraconservative President, is more concerned with keeping his Secret Service detail from finding out about his developing romance with Nico, the new guy at school, but when the spider-like robots that roam the school halls begin acting even stranger than usual, Lee realizes he is Charlotte's next target.
Sci-Fi Lee
Lee, Yoon Ha. Dragon Pearl. Los Angeles, Disney-Hyperion, 2020.
Summary: Min, a thirteen-year-old girl with fox-magic, stows away on a battle cruiser and impersonates a cadet in order to solve the mystery of what happened to her older brother in the Thousand World Space Forces.
Sports Bildner
Bildner, Phil. A high five for Glenn Burke. New York, Square Fish/Farrar Straus Giroux, 2020.
Summary: After researching Glenn Burke, the first major league baseball player to come out as gay, sixth-grader Silas Wade slowly comes out to his best friend Zoey, then his coach, with unexpected consequences.
Sports Sass
Sass, A. J. Ana on the edge. New York, Little, Brown and Co, 2021.
Summary: "Twelve-year-old figure skater Ana strives to win competitions while learning about gender identity--Ana's own and that of a new friend--and how to navigate the best path forward"
Supernatural Lukoff
Lukoff, Kyle. Too bright to see. New York, Dial Books for Young Readers, 2021.
Summary: In the summer before middle school, eleven-year-old Bug must contend with best friend Moira suddenly caring about clothes, makeup, and boys; a ghost haunting; and the truth about Bug's gender identity.
GRAPHIC
Graphic Ostertag
Ostertag, Molly. The girl from the sea. New York, NY, Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2021.
Summary: "Fifteen-year-old Morgan has a secret: She can't wait to escape the perfect little island where she lives. Because really, Morgan's biggest secret is that she has a lot of secrets, including the one about wanting to kiss another girl. Then one night, Morgan is saved from drowning by a mysterious girl named Keltie. The two become friends and suddenly life on the island doesn't seem so stifling anymore. But Keltie has some secrets of her own"
Graphic Alexander
Alexander, Damian. Other boys. New York, First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, 2021.
Summary: Starting a new school, seventh-grader Damian takes a vow of silence to avoid being bullied, making him wonder, if boys can be so cruel, why he has a crush on one?
Graphic Layne
Layne, Aliza. Beetle & the Hollowbones. New York, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2020.
Summary: "Twelve-year-old goblin and witch-in-training Beetle enlists her former best friend, Kat Hollowbones, to help stop Kat's sorceress aunt from demolishing the mall where Beetle's friend Blob Ghost is trapped"
Graphic Leyh
Leyh, Kat. Snapdragon. New York, First Second, 2020.
Summary: "Snap's town has a witch. At least, that's the rumor. In reality, Jacks is just a Crocs-wearing, internet-savvy old lady who sells the skeletons of roadkill online. It's creepy, sure, but Snap thinks it's kind of cool, too. Snap needs a favor from this old woman, though, so she begins helping Jacks with her strange work. Snap gets to know her and realizes that Jacks may in fact have real magic--and an unlikely connection to Snap's family's past"
Graphic North
North, Ari. Always human. New York, NY, Yellow Jacket, 2020.
Summary: "In the near-future, people use technology to give the illusion of all kinds of body modifications--but some people have 'Egan's Syndrome,' a highly sensitive immune system that rejects these 'mods' and are unable to use them. Those who are affected maintain a 'natural' appearance, reliant on cosmetics and hair dye at most to help them play with their looks. Sunati is attracted to Austen the first time she sees her and is drawn to what she assumes is Austen's bravery and confidence to live life unmodded. When Sunati learns the truth, she's still attracted to Austen and asks her on a date. Gradually, their relationship unfolds as they deal with friends, family, and the emotional conflicts that come with every romance"
Graphic Oseman
Oseman, Alice. Heartstopper #1. New York, NY, Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2020.
Summary: "Shy and softhearted Charlie Spring sits next to rugby player Nick Nelson in class one morning. A warm and intimate friendship follows, and that soon develops into something more for Charlie, who doesn't think he has a chance. But Nick is struggling with feelings of his own, and as the two grow closer and take on the ups and downs of high school, they come to understand the surprising and delightful ways in which love works"
Graphic Oseman
Oseman, Alice. Heartstopper #2. New York, NY, Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2020.
Summary: "Nick and Charlie are best friends, but one kiss has changed everything. In the aftermath, Charlie is sure that Nick isn't interested, but Nick is more confused than ever. Love works in surprising ways, and Nick comes to see the world from a new perspective. He discovers all sorts of things about his friends, his family... and himself"
Graphic Panetta
Panetta, Kevin. Bloom. New York, First Second, 2019.
Summary: "Now that high school is over, Ari is dying to move to the big city with his ultra-hip band, if he can just convince his dad to let him quit their struggling family bakery. Though he loved working there as a kid, Ari cannot fathom a life wasting away his days over rising doughs and hot ovens. But in the midst of interviewing candidates for his replacement, Ari meets Hector, an easy-going guy who loves baking as much as Ari wants to escape it. As they become closer over batches of breads, love begins to bloom . . . that is, if Ari doesn't ruin everything"
Graphic Sell
Sell, Chad. The cardboard kingdom. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.
Summary: ". . . A group of neighborhood children create[s] costumes from cardboard and use their imagination in adventures with knights, robots, and monsters"
Graphic Smith
Smith, Niki. The deep & dark blue. New York, Little, Brown and Co, 2020.
Summary: "After a terrible political coup usurps their noble house, Hawke and Grayson flee to stay alive and assume new identities, Hanna and Grayce. Desperation and chance lead them to the Communion of Blue, an order of magical women who spin the threads of reality to their will. As the twins learn more about the Communion, and themselves, they begin to hatch a plan to avenge their family and retake their royal home. While Hawke wants to return to his old life, Grayce struggles to keep the threads of her new life from unraveling, and realizes she wants to stay in the one place that will allow her to finally live as a girl"
Graphic Trung
Trung, Le Nguyen. The magic fish. New York, RH Graphic, 2020.
Summary: “Real life isn't a fairytale. But Tié̂n still enjoys reading his favorite stories with his parents from the books he borrows from the local library. It's hard enough trying to communicate with your parents as a kid, but for Tié̂n, he doesn't even have the right words because his parents are struggling with their English. Is there a Vietnamese word for what he's going through? Is there a way to tell them he's gay?”
Graphic Zabarsky
Zabarsky, Jessi. Witchlight. New York, RH Graphic, 2020.
Summary: "Sanja gets taken by Lelek, a witch, and they find themselves on an adventure to discover the truth about Lelek's powers and each other"
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NON-FICTION
305.3 Daw (Location: Social Issues)
Dawson, Juno. Understanding gender. New York, Rosen Pub.'s Rosen Central, 2020.
Summary: "Gender identity is not something that can be assessed based on a person's anatomy, but rather an internal sense of self. Societal norms are often an overwhelming burden for those who are attacked or pressured into fitting others' expectations of who they 'should' be rather than who they truly are. This volume introduces readers to gender concepts and accounts from LGBTQ+ activists"
305.3 Mcc (Location: LGBTQ)
McCormick, Anita Louise. Everything you need to know about nonbinary gender identities. New York, Rosen YA, 2020.
Summary: "Explains what it means to identify as nonbinary and discusses the challenges that come with having a gender identity that is not well understood. Readers will learn the difference between gender and birth sex, and discover the many variations of gender identity that fall under the umbrella of nonbinary. This volume also discusses coming out as nonbinary, gender dysphoria and transition, and resources available for teens dealing with issues surrounding gender identity"
306.7 Kuh (Location: LGBTQ)
Kuhn, Betsy. Gay power!. Minneapolis, Twenty-First Century Books, 2011.
Summary: On the night of June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City. They didn't expect much trouble. But the bar's customers decided to take a stand. They hurled rocks and bricks at the police and chanted "Gay Power." This uprising gave birth to a new liberation movement. This history explores the decades of discrimination and abuse that gay people endured in earlier eras, the liberation movement of the 60's and 70's, and the continuing fight for equal rights and recognition.
306.76 Als (Location: LGBTQ)
Alsenas, Linas. Gay America. New York, Amulet Books, 2008.
Summary: An examination of gay and lesbian life in the United States since the colonial period that discusses the Kinsey study, the McCarthy witch hunts of the 1950s, the Beat generation, gay marriage, and other related topics.
306.76 Bel (Location: LGBTQ)
Belge, Kathy. Queer. San Francisco, CA, Zest Books, 2011.
Summary: Addresses some of the challenges faced by gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender teens, offering advice on how to come out to family and friends, develop a social life, deal with homophobia, and other topics, and includes personal testimonies.
306.76 Bre (Location: LGBTQ)
Brezina, Corona. Coming out as transgender. New York, Rosen Pub, 2017.
Summary: "[A] guide to coming out to family and friends, this title provides transgender readers with insight about what steps to take when thinking about coming out. It addresses how to answer questions that friends and family might ask as well as the potential steps involved in a gender transition ... Readers also will learn how to fight back against transgender discrimination at school and in their community"--Provided by publisher.
306.76 Che (Location: LGBTQ)
Chevat, Richie. A queer history of the United States for young people. Boston, Beacon Press, 2019.
Summary: Chronicles the history of homosexuality in the United States from the Puritans through the twentieth century, examining the role of gays, lesbians, bisexual, and transgendered individuals in shaping American culture.
306.76 Fel (Location: LGBTQ)
Felix, Rebecca. #Pride. Minneapolis, Minn, Abdo & Daughters, an imprint of Abdo Pub, 2020.
Summary: "In this title, readers learn about the #Pride movement, from its beginnings at the Stonewall Riots to the LGBTQ rights movement, the first Pride Parade, the creation of the Rainbow flag, and legislation such as the Matthew Shephard Act and the 2015 Supreme Court ruling legalizing same sex marriage"--Provided by publisher.
306.76 Kle (Location: LGBTQ)
Klein, Rebecca T. Transgender rights and protections. New York, Rosen Pub, 2017.
Summary: "Examines the rights of the transgender community and the areas in which further action is still needed for their protection"--Amazon.com.
306.76 Kuk (Location: LGBTQ)
Kuklin, Susan. Beyond magenta. Somerville, Mass, Candlewick Press, 2015.
Summary: Six teens tell what it is like for them to be members of the transgender community.
306.76 Law (Location: LGBTQ)
Lawson, Jamie. Rainbow revolutions. Northampton, MA, Crocodile Books, USA, an imprint of Interlink Pub. Group, Inc, 2020.
Summary: "A[n] . . . illustrated children's book about the fight for queer rights. . . [covering] Stonewall, . . . the impassioned speeches of bold activists Karl Ulrichs and Audre Lorde and the birth of Pride and queer pop culture. [This] . . . middle grade children's book charts the dramatic rise of the LGBTQ+ rights movement, and celebrates the courageous individuals who stood up and demanded recognition"--Provided by publisher.
306.76 Pen (Location: LGBTQ)
Penne, Barbra. Transgender role models and pioneers. New York, Rosen Pub, 2017.
Summary: "Profiles a host of accomplished transgender people who have made their names in a wide range of fields, including sports, politics, activism, entertainment, and the arts"--Amazon.com.
306.76 Rod (Location: LGBTQ)
Rodi, Robert. Being transgender. Broomall, PA, Mason Crest, 2017.
Summary: Offers an in-depth look at what it means to be transgender; and discusses gender, gender stereotypes, and the differences between being a tomboy or an effeminate man and being transgender.
306.76 Sic (Location: LGBTQ)
Sicardi, Arabelle. Queer heroes. Minneapolis, MN, Wide Eyed Editions, 2019.
Summary: "Profiles notable LGBTQ figures and highlights their contributions to society and their community, including Martina Navratilova, Frida Kahlo, Alan Turing, David Bowie, and K.D. Lang"
306.76 Woo (Location: LGBTQ)
Woods, Sara. Identifying as transgender. New York, Rosen Pub, 2017.
Summary: A look at transgender people, covering gender identity, transphobia, mistreatment of trans people, and more.
362.19 Mey (Location: LGBTQ)
Meyer, Susan. Health issues when you're transgender. New York, Rosen Pub, 2017.
Summary: Discusses a range of health issues that affect transgender people, including mental and emotional health, gender dysphoria, hormone replacement therapy, and gender affirmation surgery.
92 Jennings (Location: Biography General)
Jennings, Jazz. Being Jazz. New York, Crown, 2016.
Summary: An autobiography of Jazz Jennings in which she shares her experiences of transitioning for male to female and becoming an advocate for transgender youth
920 Pra (Location: LGBTQ)
Prager, Sarah. Queer, there, and everywhere. New York, NY, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins
Publishers, 2017.
Summary: World history has been made by countless lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals -- and you've never heard of many of them. Queer author and activist Sarah Prager delves deep into the lives of 23 people who fought, created, and loved on their own terms. From high-profile figures like Abraham Lincoln and Eleanor Roosevelt to the trailblazing gender-ambiguous Queen of Sweden and a bisexual blues singer who didn't make it into your history books, these true stories uncover a rich queer heritage that encompasses every culture, in every era.
Poetry 811 New
Newman, Lesléa. October mourning. Somerville, Mass, Candlewick, 2012.
Summary: Relates, from various points of view, events from the night of October 6, 1998, when twenty-one-year-old Matthew Shepard, a gay college student, was lured out of a Wyoming bar, savagely beaten, tied to a fence, and left to die.
Short Stories Bauer
Am I blue?. New York, HarperCollins, 1995, c1994.
Summary: A collection of short stories about homosexuality by such authors as Bruce Coville, M.E. Kerr, William Sleator, and Jane Yolen.
Short Stories Thi
This is our rainbow. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
Summary: Featuring contributions from Eric Bell, Katherine Locke and A.J. Sass, this first LGBTQA+ anthology for middle-grade readers presents stories of queer fantasy, historical and contemporary stories for every letter of the acronym.