King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic Gold)
By: Kacen Callender
4.32
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Twelve-year-old Kingston James is sure his brother Khalid has turned into a dragonfly. When Khalid …
Want to Read $ 5.99"Burst and swirl and fly around, their wings shining with all the colors of the universe."-Kacen Callender, King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic Gold)
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1. Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
By: Chris Crutcher
3.94
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Sarah Byrnes and Eric Calhoune have been friends for years. When they were children, his weight and… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
" I believe there is important shit to be dealt with. "-Chris Crutcher, Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
" And I think if you're going to be with somebody, you owe it to them to show yourself. "-Chris Crutcher, Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
"From a distance,' he says, 'my car looks just like every other car on the freeway, and Sarah Byrnes looks just like the rest of us. And if she's going to get help, she'll get it from herself or she'l…"-Chris Crutcher, Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
2. Endangered (Ape Quartet #1)
By: Eliot Schrefer
4.75
Format: 2112 pages, Hardcover
The compelling tale of a girl who must save a group of bonobos--and herself--from a violent coup. T… read more
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3. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground
By: Rita Williams-Garcia
4.04
Format: None pages, ebook
A National Book Award Longlist title that has earned 5 starred reviews! "This slim novel strikes a … read more
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4. Too Bright to See
By: Kyle Lukoff
4.13
Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition
A haunting ghost story about navigating grief, growing up, and growing into a new gender identity … read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- queer
"I've only known what that truth is for a morning, but can't imagine waiting another second to start the rest of my life as myself."-Kyle Lukoff, Too Bright to See
5. Invisible
By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez
4.16
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
For fans of Twins and Allergic, a must-have graphic novel about five very different students who ar… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
6. Tumble
By: Celia C. Pérez
4.16
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author of The First Rule of Punk, a dazzling novel about a young girl who co… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
7. Cookies & Milk
By: Shawn Amos
4.04
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
It’s a summer of family, friendship, and fun fiascos in this semi-autobiographical novel that’s as … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- audiobook
8. Starfish
By: Lisa Fipps
4.46
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Ellie is tired of being fat-shamed and does something about it in this debut novel-in-verse. Eve… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"I'm a starfish, taking p all the room I want."-Lisa Fipps, Starfish
"I'm a starfish, taking up all the room I want."-Lisa Fipps, Starfish
"DNA doesn't make you family. Love does. Actions do."-Lisa Fipps, Starfish
"No matter what others say or do, embrace what makes you, you."-Lisa Fipps, Starfish
9. King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic Gold)
By: Kacen Callender
4.32
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Twelve-year-old Kingston James is sure his brother Khalid has turned into a dragonfly. When Khalid … read more
Want to Read $ 5.99Similar categories in Kacen Callender's King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic Gold) book and Kacen Callender's King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic Gold)
- audiobook
- magical realism
- childrens
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Burst and swirl and fly around, their wings shining with all the colors of the universe."-Kacen Callender, King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic Gold)
10. Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)
By: Darcie Little Badger
4.00
Format: 362 pages, Hardcover
Imagine an America very similar to our own. It's got homework, best friends, and pistachio ice crea… read more
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- audiobook
- magical realism
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- queer
"Everyone loves pill-bugs. They're the insect version of hedgehogs."-Darcie Little Badger, Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)
"It's hard to know that you're flying too high until the feathers start dropping."-Darcie Little Badger, Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)
"She's say his name and tell his story. Maybe, someday, he'd follow the words home."-Darcie Little Badger, Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)
"She'd say his name and tell his story. Maybe, someday, he'd follow the words home."-Darcie Little Badger, Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)
11. The Parker Inheritance
By: Varian Johnson
4.18
Format: 331 pages, Hardcover
The letter waits in a book, in a box, in an attic, in an old house in Lambert, South Carolina. It's… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
"Brandon said. “I guess I like boy books."-Varian Johnson, The Parker Inheritance
"It’s just … I don’t think there’s such a thing as boy books or girl books. I think there are people books."-Varian Johnson, The Parker Inheritance
"His eyes widened and his mouth dropped open a little. "You like puzzle books and you haven't read The Westing Game ?!' he yelled."-Varian Johnson, The Parker Inheritance
12. Iveliz Explains It All
By: Andrea Beatriz Arango
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Library Binding
How do you speak up when it feels like no one is listening? One girl takes on seventh grade while f… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"and it's important to stop, be kind to ourselves, and ask for help- ask for love."-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All
"But you have to be somewhere I can find. You understand? Somewhere I can find. I nod, because I know what he is saying and what he is not saying. He can't find me if I'm not here. (p. 113 of the hard…"-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All
"I am not okay, and sometimes I wish people wouldn't believe me when I say I am. I wish they would ask, just one more time, and I wish they wouldn't tiptoe around me like I'm a poem, so I could show t…"-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All
13. African Town
By: Irene Latham
4.29
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Chronicling the story of the last Africans brought illegally to America in 1860, African Town is a… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- audiobook
"Call me Cudjo." It's a strong name that means "born on Monday." Doesn't change who I am in de insde. I will always be Kossola, no matter what de white men call me."-Irene Latham, African Town
14. Bloom
By: Kenneth Oppel
3.96
Format: 313 pages, Hardcover
The invasion begins--but not as you'd expect. It begins with rain. Rain that carries seeds. Seeds t… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
15. Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1)
By: Chad Lucas
4.22
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A moving middle-grade debut for anyone who’s ever felt like they don’t belong. Brian has always … read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"And mayonnaise is the whitest food."-Chad Lucas, Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1)
"...you can love someone an awful lot and hurt them all the same"-Chad Lucas, Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1)
"What? Oh.’ My cheeks went warm. ‘I did it without thinking..’ Mom smiled. ‘I know. You do that sometimes, until you get self-conscious and stop. But you don’t need to hide the things that make you ha…"-Chad Lucas, Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1)
16. Obie Is Man Enough
By: Schuyler Bailar
4.41
Format: 338 pages, Hardcover
A coming-of-age story about transgender tween Obie, who didn't think being himself would cause such… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
17. Craig & Fred: A Marine, a Stray Dog, and How They Rescued Each Other: Young Reader's Edition
By: Craig Grossi
4.35
Format: 256 pages, ebook
A heartwarming story of a stray dog and a U.S. Marine who met under the unlikeliest circumstances i… read more
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18. Wayward Creatures
By: Dayna Lorentz
4.18
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In this animal friendship story, a troubled young boy befriends a wayward coyote after a forest fir… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
19. Troublemaker
By: John Cho
4.03
Format: 214 pages, Hardcover
An instant New York Times bestselller!An Indiebound bestseller!Troublemaker follows the events of t… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
20. The Prince and the Coyote
By: David Bowles
3.99
Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition
1418 – Pre-Columbian Mexico Fifteen-year old crown prince Acolmiztli wants nothing more than to … read more
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- queer
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
21. The One Who Loves You the Most
By: Medina
3.92
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
I have never felt like I belonged to my body. Never in the way rhythm belongs to a song or waves be… read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
