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• The Sun and the Star

  a Nico Di Angelo Adventure

  Riordan, Rick,

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  Nico, the son of Hades, and his boyfriend Will, the son of Apollo, travel to Tartarus, the deepest, darkest part of the Underworld as they attempt to rescue an old friend. As the son of Hades, Nico di Angelo has been through so much, from the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston

  Symes-Smith, Esme,

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  Trapped in a rigid hierarchy where girls learn magic and boys train as knights, twelve-year-old nonbinary Callie, who dreams of becoming a knight, and their new friends find themselves embedded in an ancient war, but in order to defeat the threats…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tiger Honor

  Lee, Yoon Ha,

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  "Sebin, a young tiger spirit from the Juhwang Clan, wants nothing more than to join the Thousand World Space Forces and, like their Uncle Hwan, captain a battle cruiser someday. But when Sebin's acceptance letter finally arrives, it's accompanied by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Flight of the Puffin

  Braden, Ann,

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  Told in multiple voices, seventh-grader Libby sets off a chain of events that brings hope and encouragement to four different individuals across the country who are dealing with bullies, acceptance, homelessness, and grief.

• You Be You!

  the Kid's Guide to Gender, Sexuality, and Family

  Branfman, Jonathan,

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  "You Be You! is an illustrated children's book for ages 5 and up that makes gender identity, sexual orientation and family diversity easy to explain to children. Throughout the book kids learn that there are many kinds of people in the world and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Answers in the Pages

  Levithan, David

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  "When Donovan left his copy of The Adventurers on the kitchen counter, he didn't think his mom would read it--much less have a problem with it. It's just an adventure novel about two characters trying to stop an evil genius. But soon the entire town…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The House That Whispers

  Thompson, Lin,

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  "Simon, an eleven-year-old coming to terms with his gender identity, is convinced that his grandmother's house is haunted"--

• Pride

  An Inspirational History of the LGBTQ+ Movement

  Caldwell, S. A. (Stella A.),

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  "The LGBTQ+ community is so much more than rainbow flags and the month of June. In this beautifully designed dynamic book, young readers will learn about groundbreaking events, including historic pushes for equality and the legalization of same-sex…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dear Mothman

  Gow, Robin,

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  After the death of his best friend and the only other trans boy at school, Noah starts writing letters expressing his feelings to the humanoid creature Mothman and risks everything when he treks into the woods to prove Mothman's existence.

• The Stonewall Riots

  Making a Stand for LGBTQ Rights

  Bongiovanni, Archie,

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  "Three teenagers - Natalia, Jax, and Rashad - are magically transported from their modern lives to the legendary Stonewall Inn in the summer of 1969. Escorted by Natalia's eccentric abuela (and her pet cockatiel, Rocky), the friends experience the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Ones Who Love You the Most

  Medina,

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  "Searching for their place in this world, 12-year-old Gabriela, who is dealing with depression and identity, finds the new year bringing them trans and queer friends and a YouTube channel that helps them find purpose in their journey"--

• The Anti-book

  Simon, Raphael (Children's author),

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  "Mickey finds a book that promises to erase whatever is written in it, and after filling the page with all the things and people he dislikes, he finds himself in the anti-world where everything familiar is gone"--

• In the Key of Us

  Lockington, Mariama,

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  While twelve-year-old Andi has suffered from anxiety attacks ever since her mother died ten months ago, Zora starting hurting herself whenever she feels out of control; they are both at Camp Harmony, an elite summer music camp, trying to deal with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Jude Saves the World

  Riley, Ronnie,

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  Twelve-year-old Jude Winters is dealing with ADHD while trying to figure out how to tell their old-fashioned grandparents about their nonbinary status--but now they have another problem: Stevie, a previously popular girl at school has been…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Deepest Breath

  Grehan, Meg,

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  Struggling with her feelings for a female classmate, an eleven-year-old Irish girl tries to confide in her mother, the person she trusts most in the world.--

• Ana on the Edge

  Sass, A. J.,

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  Twelve-year-old figure skater Ana strives to win her competitions while learning about gender identity--Ana's own and that of a new friend--and how to navigate the best path forward.--

• Spin With Me

  Polonsky, Ami,

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  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.-- Essie is not excited about moving to North Carolina for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Legend of Auntie Po

  Khor, Shing Yin,

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  "Aware of the racial tumult in the years after the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Mei tries to remain blissfully focused on her job, her close friendship with the camp foreman's daughter, and telling stories about Paul Bunyan--reinvented as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Different Kinds of Fruit

  Lukoff, Kyle,

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  "When Annabelle learns that her father shares something big--and surprising--in common with her new nonbinary friend, she begins to see herself, and her family, in a whole new light"--

• What Was Stonewall?

  Medina, Nico, 1982-

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  "In the early-morning hours of June 28, 1969, police arrived at the Stonewall Inn's doors and yelled, "Police! We're taking the place!" But the people in this New York City neighborhood bar, members of the LGBTQ community, were tired of being…Read moreRead more of this annotation