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…
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1. The Other Boy
By: M.G. Hennessey
3.44
Format: 213 pages, ebook
A heartfelt and timely middle grade story about a transgender boy's journey toward acceptance and e… read more
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- transgender
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
2. Ellen Outside the Lines
By: A.J. Sass
4.37
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A novel about a neurodivergent thirteen-year-old navigating changing friendships, a school trip, an… read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Not every person fits neatly into categories. Life doesn't always stick to a planned itinerary."-A.J. Sass, Ellen Outside the Lines
3. Mascot
By: Charles Waters
4.02
Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition
What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- sports
4. Homebody
By: Theo Parish
4.43
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
In their comics debut, Theo Parish masterfully weaves an intimate and defiantly hopeful memoir abou… read more
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- transgender
- lgbt
- young adult
- contemporary
- queer
"Being openly queer can feel intimidating. But every day just by being yourself you inspire the people around you. You don't have to be an influencer to influence!"-Theo Parish, Homebody
"There is no one way to be transgender, just like there is no one way to be cisgender. We are all just trying to find a place to call our own. We are all deserving of comfort and safety, a place to ca…"-Theo Parish, Homebody
"Living authentically in a world that takes every opportunity to squeeze you uncomfortably into a box of someone else's design...that is the most radical act of self love. Blossoming in an environment…"-Theo Parish, Homebody
"Words are important. They allow us to communicate how we think and feel. Words help us to understand and to be understood. So, finally grasping the language you've been reaching for, to explain this …"-Theo Parish, Homebody
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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
6. The Canyon's Edge
By: Dusti Bowling
4.22
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A novel in verse about a young girl's struggle for survival after a climbing trip with her father g… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
7. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- sports
- audiobook
8. Chester Keene Cracks the Code
By: Kekla Magoon
3.86
Format: 293 pages, Hardcover
Cracking the code isn't all it's cracked up to be in this scavenger hunt adventure from a Coretta S… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
9. 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
- audiobook
10. 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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- 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
11. Canto Contigo
By: Jonny Garza Villa
4.27
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
When a Mariachi star transfers schools, he expects to be handed his new group's lead vocalist spot—… read more
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- audiobook
- transgender
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
12. 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
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- audiobook
- 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)
13. 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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- 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
14. Salt the Water
By: Candice Iloh
3.37
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Cerulean Gene is free everywhere except school, where they’re known for repeatedly challenging auth… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
15. 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
16. 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
17. Falling Short
By: Ernesto Cisneros
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. Isaac and Marco a… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- sports
- audiobook
18. 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)
19. Hazel's Theory of Evolution
By: Lisa Jenn Bigelow
4.27
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for fans of The Thing About Jellyfish and Raymie Nightingale, this tender middle grade nove… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"The sky was dusty blue. A soft breeze came through the screen. Crickets chirped, and I heard the distant whistle of a train."-Lisa Jenn Bigelow, Hazel's Theory of Evolution
"Hope was a huge hill you climbed higher every day. And when something went wrong, it was like getting pushed off a cliff. The higher you’d climbed, the farther you fell, and the more broken you were …"-Lisa Jenn Bigelow, Hazel's Theory of Evolution
20. 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
- transgender
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- sports
- queer
21. Anybody Here Seen Frenchie?
By: Leslie Connor
4.16
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A big-hearted, beautiful, and funny novel told from multiple viewpoints about neurodiversity, frien… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
22. Green
By: Alex Gino
3.73
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of MELISSA, a new book putting a non-binary kid named Green at center s… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
23. Golden Arm
By: Carl Deuker
4.02
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
In this riveting story about baseball and brotherhood, a boy from the wrong side of the tracks find… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- sports
- audiobook
24. Mid-Air
By: Alicia D. Williams
4.34
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wa… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- sports
- audiobook
25. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
26. A Million Quiet Revolutions
By: Robin Gow
4.19
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
For as long as they can remember, Aaron and Oliver have only ever had each other. In a small town w… read more
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- audiobook
- transgender
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"I feel like the only way to exist as a queer person is to hide."-Robin Gow, A Million Quiet Revolutions
"It’s hard to search for someone like yourself when you’re not even sure who you are."-Robin Gow, A Million Quiet Revolutions
27. Erik vs. Everything
By: Christina Uss
3.79
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Meet Erik Sheepflattener. Each member of his modern-day Viking-heritage family has a motto to live … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
28. Kneel
By: Candace Buford
4.14
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The system is rigged. For guys like Russell Boudreaux, football is the only way out of their sma… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- sports
- audiobook
29. Beating Heart Baby
By: Lio Min
4.20
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Lio Min’s Beating Heart Baby is a love letter to internet friendships, anime, and indie rock When a… read more
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- audiobook
- transgender
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
30. The Minus-One Club
By: Kekla Magoon
3.98
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the Coretta Scott King and Printz Honor-winning author of How It Went Down , Light It Up , and… read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
31. I'm from Here Too
By: Kashmira Sheth
4.06
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Kashmira Sheth's eloquent verse novel follows an Indian American Sikh boy through a year of change,… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
