Growing Up Trans: In Our Own Words
By: Lindsay Herriot
4.33
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
What does it mean to be young and transgender today? Growing Up Trans shares stories, essays, art …
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1. Strega Nona
By: Tomie dePaola , Castellanos Prada Ruth de
4.26
Format: 44 pages, Hardcover
When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the t… read more
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- childrens
"In a town in Calabria, a long time ago, there lived an old lady everyone called Strega Nona, which meant "Grandma Witch"."-Tomie dePaola, Strega Nona
2. In Real Life
By: Cory Doctorow , Jen Wang
3.81
Format: 175 pages, Paperback
Anda loves Coarsegold Online, the massively-multiplayer role-playing game where she spends most of … read more
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"– Here, take this. It'll give you a boost. – You spent 90 gold on this?? – 90 gold is nothing when you're the baddest bitch in the virtual universe."-Cory Doctorow, In Real Life
"– I understand the world can be cruel place and there are people out there counting on naive kids like you to take advantage of. Don't just think because it's video games people can't get hurt."-Cory Doctorow, In Real Life
"Most of the people you see going to work today are LARPing (live-action role playing) an incredibly boring RPG (role-playing game) called "professionalism" that requires them to alter their vocabular…"-Cory Doctorow, In Real Life
"When I was an activist in the 1980s, ninety-eight percent of my time was spent stuffing envelopes and writing addresses on them. The remaining two percent was the time we spent figuring out what to p…"-Cory Doctorow, In Real Life
3. Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story
By: David Alexander Robertson
3.79
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
A school assignment to interview a residential school survivor leads Daniel to Betsy, his friend's … read more
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- middle grade
4. Fatty Legs
By: Christy Jordan-Fenton , Margaret Pokiak-Fenton , None
4.11
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The moving memoir of an Inuit girl who emerges from a residential school with her spirit intact. Ei… read more
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5. Dreadnought (Nemesis, #1)
By: April Daniels
4.23
Format: 121 pages, Paperback
Danny Tozer has a problem: she just inherited the powers of Dreadnought, the world's greatest super… read more
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6. Queer: The Ultimate LGBT Guide for Teens
By: Christian Robinson , None , None
1.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
Teen life is hard enough with all of the pressures kids face, but for teens who are LGBT (lesbian, … read more
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7. I Hope You're Listening
By: Tom Ryan
3.84
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
In her small town, seventeen year-old Delia “Dee” Skinner is known as the girl who wasn’t taken. Te… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
"It's our story. We should tell it together"-Tom Ryan, I Hope You're Listening
8. Almost American Girl
By: Robin Ha
4.22
Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition
A teen graphic novel memoir about a Korean-born, non-English-speaking girl who is abruptly transpla… read more
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- nonfiction
"But now that I am finally leaving, I see everything through rose-colored glasses"-Robin Ha, Almost American Girl
9. If You'll Have Me
By: Eunnie
4.44
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
“Super sweet and totally heartwarming!”—Alice Oseman, bestselling author of Heartstopper and Lovele… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
10. Between Perfect and Real
By: Ray Stoeve
3.99
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Ray Stoeve’s Between Perfect and Real is a moving YA debut about a trans boy finding his voice—and … read more
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- queer
- transgender
- lgbt
"Not that I hate my body. There are just parts of it that aren't what they should be."-Ray Stoeve, Between Perfect and Real
"Burlesque involves stripping... It's also historically been a way of satirizing or commenting on politics, making people laugh, showing off your sexuality or your body- it's hella queer."-Ray Stoeve, Between Perfect and Real
11. Galaxy: The Prettiest Star
By: Jadzia Axelrod
4.10
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
It takes strength to live as your true self, and one alien princess disguised as a human boy is abo… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
12. Beatrice and Croc Harry
By: Lawrence Hill
3.80
Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition
One of Canada's most celebrated author's debut novel for young readers Beatrice, a young girl of u… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
"Friends are like books. You carry them with you forever, regardless of mundane impediments like geography."-Lawrence Hill, Beatrice and Croc Harry
13. The King of Jam Sandwiches
By: Eric Walters
4.34
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
★ “Tug at the heartstrings and tickle the funny bone…This warm tale is definitely one for the keepe… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- mental health
14. Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1)
By: Lewis Hancox
4.28
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
A groundbreaking memoir about being a trans teen, in the vein of FUN HOME and FLAMER... and at the … read more
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- nonfiction
- queer
- transgender
- lgbt
15. This Place: 150 Years Retold
By: Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm
4.38
Format: 287 pages, Paperback
In graphic novel format, Indigenous writers explore the untold stories of the past, present, and fu… read more
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- nonfiction
- anthologies
16. From the Roots Up (Surviving the City, #2)
By: Tasha Spillett
4.27
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
Dez and Miikwan’s stories continue in this sequel to Surviving the City. Dez’s grandmother has … read more
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- queer
- lgbt
17. Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality
By: Eliot Schrefer
4.35
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
This groundbreaking illustrated YA nonfiction title from two-time National Book Award finalist and … read more
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- nonfiction
- queer
- lgbt
"Traditions are just peer pressure from dead people."-Eliot Schrefer, Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality
18. Belle of the Ball
By: Mari Costa
4.14
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A young adult graphic novel about high school wallflower Belle Hawkins, who ends up in a love trian… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
19. Eight Days
By: Teresa Toten
3.85
Format: 298 pages, Paperback
Governor General's award-winning author Teresa Toten's story about one girl's transformative eight-… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- mental health
20. Just Lizzie
By: Karen Wilfrid
4.35
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In this beautifully written contemporary middle grade debut, an eighth grader's study of asexuality… read more
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- middle grade
- queer
- lgbt
"How do you “start"-Karen Wilfrid, Just Lizzie
"I thought having a name for myself, asexual, would be the answer. It isn’t, though. I don’t just want to know myself. I want other people to know me, understand me, believe me. So that I can actually…"-Karen Wilfrid, Just Lizzie
"Sarah Nan takes me by the wrist and pulls me away. 'Lizzie, you were talking to a boy !' 'It's no big deal,' I tell her. Maybe it was--because it didn't feel like talking to a boy. It felt like talki…"-Karen Wilfrid, Just Lizzie
" Asexual . The prefix 'a-' means 'not.' Hasn't my life always been about what I'm not? Not pretty, not athletic, not interested, not ready--but now here's this word that tells me that what I am not i…"-Karen Wilfrid, Just Lizzie
21. Junior High (Tegan and Sara #1)
By: Tegan Quin
4.07
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
AN INDIE BESTSELLER From indie-pop twin-sister duo Tegan and Sara comes a contemporary middle grad… read more
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- middle grade
- queer
- lgbt
22. There Are Trans People Here
By: H. Melt
4.19
Format: 100 pages, Paperback
There are trans people here in the past, the present, and the future. H. Melt's writing centers the… read more
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- poetry
- transgender
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- queer
23. Sorry For Your Loss
By: Joanne Levy
4.11
Format: 245 pages, Paperback
Evie Walman is not obsessed with death. She does think about it a lot, though, but only because her… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
"Someone else’s grief is not for you to solve."-Joanne Levy, Sorry For Your Loss
"But even though I didn’t think he liked me very much, at least he hadn’t called me any names or told me I smelled like death. So that was an improvement."-Joanne Levy, Sorry For Your Loss
"I took some comfort in thinking about how when I grew up and became a funeral director like my parents, I wouldn’t have to worry about my clients being mean to me. Because they’d already be dead."-Joanne Levy, Sorry For Your Loss
"Part of being a good funeral director— and even a good friend—is knowing that someone may not want to be consoled. They may not welcome your words of support, and you need to respect that. Someone el…"-Joanne Levy, Sorry For Your Loss
24. Magical Boy Volume 2: A Graphic Novel (Magical Boy, 2)
By: The Kao
4.52
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A breathtakingly imaginative fantasy series starring Max—a high schooler chosen to become the next … read more
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- queer
- transgender
- lgbt
25. Almost Flying
By: Jake Maia Arlow
4.32
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this unabashedly queer middle grade debut, a week-long amusement park road trip becomes a true r… read more
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- middle grade
- queer
- lgbt
26. On My Way to Liberation
By: H. Melt
4.22
Format: 28 pages, Paperback
How do you imagine trans liberation while living in a cis world? On My Way To Liberation follows a … read more
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- poetry
- queer
- transgender
- lgbt
27. Growing Up Trans: In Our Own Words
By: Lindsay Herriot
4.33
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
What does it mean to be young and transgender today? Growing Up Trans shares stories, essays, art … read more
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- poetry
- childrens
- transgender
- lgbt
- middle grade
- anthologies
- mental health
- nonfiction
- essays
- queer
28. The Bear House
By: Meaghan McIsaac
3.88
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
In a gritty medieval world where the ruling houses are based on the constellations, betrayal, intri… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
29. Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans
By: Sammy Lisel
4.51
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Becoming who you are is a journey, and all journeys start somewhere. In a collection of stories … read more
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- transgender
- lgbt
- anthologies
- nonfiction
- queer
30. Fred & Marjorie: A Doctor, a Dog, and the Discovery of Insulin (Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12)
By: Deborah Kerbel
4.10
Format: 56 pages, Hardcover
"Readers will want to dig deeper into this true story of canine heroes and lifesaving science." — … read more
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- nonfiction
- middle grade
- childrens
31. On the Line
By: Paul Coccia
3.79
Format: None pages, Paperback
Thirteen-year-old basketball star Jordan Ryker feels like his life is falling apart . All Jordie wa… read more
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- middle grade
- lgbt
