Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston
By: Esme Symes-Smith
4.43
Format: 389 pages, Hardcover
In a magical medieval world filled with dragons, shape-shifters, and witches, a twelve-year-old her…
Want to Read $ 8.99"Fear is not an excuse for abuse."-Esme Symes-Smith, Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston
"Fear is not an excuse for abuse."-Esme Symes-Smith, Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston
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1. 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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- middle grade
- queer
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- lgbt
"Not every person fits neatly into categories. Life doesn't always stick to a planned itinerary."-A.J. Sass, Ellen Outside the Lines
2. Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston
By: Esme Symes-Smith
4.43
Format: 389 pages, Hardcover
In a magical medieval world filled with dragons, shape-shifters, and witches, a twelve-year-old her… read more
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- transgender
- lgbt
- dragons
- adventure
- graphic novels
- middle grade
- magic
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
"Fear is not an excuse for abuse."-Esme Symes-Smith, Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston
3. The Year My Life Went Down the Toilet
By: Jake Maia Arlow
4.19
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A hilariously honest book about surviving middle school while navigating a chronic illness from the… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
- lgbt
4. The Baker and the Bard
By: Fern Haught
3.62
Format: 147 pages, Paperback
Author-artist Fern Haught weaves an enchanting, gentle fantasy tale of friendship, determination, a… read more
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- lgbt
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- middle grade
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- queer
5. The Wicked Bargain
By: Gabe Cole Novoa
4.19
Format: 368 pages, None
El Diablo is in the details in this Latinx pirate fantasy starring a transmasculine nonbinary teen … read more
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- queer
- fantasy
- transgender
- lgbt
6. Camp QUILTBAG
By: Nicole Melleby
4.10
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed authors of Hurricane Season and Ana on the Edge, an unforgettable story about th… read more
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- transgender
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- middle grade
- fiction
- queer
7. The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
By: Andrew Joseph White
4.52
Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition
Mors vincit omnia. Death conquers all. London, 1883. The Veil between the living and dead has th… read more
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- transgender
- lgbt
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
"He's...he's doing the same thing I do. His hands are fluttering. Like mine. Oh God, he's like me."-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
"I should not have to keep fixing the damage done to us. It would be so easy to not hurt us and the Speakers can't even do that. It's more work to hurt us. It's more work to be cruel - and yet they co…"-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
"I do not get to savor the masculine cut of my clothes, or the illusion of short hair, or the feeting joy of my skin feeling like mine. Instead, I have to worry if my boyhood is convincing enough to k…"-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
"My name is Daphne.' Daphne? In that moment, it's as if I've peeled the skin away from the chest of a patient, revealing a beating heart. A boy could not say that name as if terrified the syllables wi…"-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
8. Different Kinds of Fruit
By: Kyle Lukoff
4.08
Format: 313 pages, Hardcover
In this funny and hugely heartfelt novel from a Stonewall Award winner, a sixth-grader’s life is tu… read more
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- transgender
- lgbt
- middle grade
- fiction
- queer
9. The Mossheart's Promise
By: Rebecca Mix
4.20
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling YA author Rebecca Mix comes the first book in a breathtaking middle… read more
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- lgbt
- adventure
- middle grade
- magic
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- fantasy
10. The Ojja-Wojja
By: Magdalene Visaggio
3.73
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
The first in a new graphic novel series from indie comic stars Magdalene Visaggio and Jenn St-Onge … read more
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- fantasy
- queer
11. Cross My Heart and Never Lie (Cross My Heart, #1)
By: Nora Dåsnes
4.34
Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition
In this fresh, sensitive, diary-style graphic novel, 12-year-old Tuva's questions about becoming a … read more
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- queer
12. Dear Mothman
By: Robin Gow
4.25
Format: 313 pages, Hardcover
Poet and author Robin Gow’s moving middle-grade novel in verse Dear Mothman is about a young trans … read more
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- fiction
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- queer
13. The Partition Project
By: Saadia Faruqi
4.23
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
In this engaging and moving middle grade novel, Saadia Faruqi writes about a contemporary Pakistani… read more
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- middle grade
14. First Test Graphic Novel (Protector of the Small, #1)
By: Devin Grayson
4.25
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
This eagerly awaited graphic novel adaptation of the iconic fantasy novel, First Test, reimagines t… read more
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- graphic novels
- middle grade
- magic
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- fantasy
15. The Otherwoods
By: Justine Pucella Winans
3.96
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The Otherwoods is calling. And it won't be ignored. Some would call River Rydell a 'chosen one':… read more
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16. Ink Girls
By: Marieke Nijkamp
3.96
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Every secret is a story waiting to happen. From New York Times bestselling author Marieke Nijka… read more
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- adventure
- graphic novels
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- fantasy
17. The Curse of Eelgrass Bog
By: Mary Averling
4.21
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Dark secrets and unnatural magic abound when a twelve-year-old girl ventures into a bog full of mon… read more
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18. Jude Saves the World
By: Ronnie Riley
4.23
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Twelve-year-old Jude struggles with some things: focusing at school, feeling like everything rests … read more
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- middle grade
- queer
- transgender
- lgbt
19. The Civil War of Amos Abernathy
By: Michael Leali
4.30
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A heartfelt debut novel about a boy's attempt to find himself in the history he loves--perfect for … read more
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- queer
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"Just because a bunch of mostly white men hammered history into one shape, it doesn’t mean they got it right."-Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy
"Maybe, if we want things to change, we have to stop waiting. Maybe we just need to do something about it ourselves."-Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy
"As long as there are people on the planet, life will be unfair, but that doesn’t mean we have to put up with hatred or bigotry."-Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy
"Most all my life, I have blindly accepted what was written in history books and taught in classes. I didn’t think to ask if there was more to the story."-Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy
20. Summer Vamp
By: Violet Chan Karim
4.21
Format: 235 pages, None
What happens when a very human kid ends up at the wrong summer camp—FOR VAMPIRES?! This quirky and … read more
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21. Lunar Boy
By: Jacinta Wibowo
4.25
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
For fans of The Witch Boy and Squished, Lunar Boy is a must-have heartwarming coming-of-age graphic… read more
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- graphic novels
- middle grade
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