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The other boy book cover

The other boy

M. G Hennessey

jFICTION Hennesse M. G.
Fiction, LGBTQ+, Kids

Hiding his transgender identity behind a veneer of an everyday student who loves baseball and working on his graphic novel, Shane is threatened with exposure by a classmate and begins a painful journey toward acceptance and empathy.

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The misadventures of the family Fletcher

Dana Levy

eBOOK
Fiction, LGBTQ+, Humor, Kids

Relates the adventures of a family with two fathers, four adopted boys, and a variety of pets as they make their way through a school year, Kindergarten through sixth grade, and deal with a grumpy new neighbor.

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P.S. I miss you

Jen Petro-Roy

jFICTION Petro-Roy Jen
Fiction, LGBTQ+, Kids

Forbidden to contact her pregnant sister after her strict Catholic parents send her to stay with a great-aunt, Evie secretly sends her letters, writing about their family, her life, and the new girl in school, June, who may be more than a friend.

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Ivy Aberdeen's letter to the world

Ashley Herring Blake

eBOOK
Fiction, LGBTQ+, Kids

"Twelve-year-old Ivy Aberdeen's house is destroyed in a tornado, and in the aftermath of the storm, she begins to develop feelings for another girl at school"--

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The mighty heart of Sunny St. James

Ashley Herring Blake

eBOOK
Fiction, Kids, LGBTQ+

"Twelve-year-old Sunny St. James must navigate heart surgery, reconnections with a lost mother, the betrayal of a former best friend, first kisses, and emerging feelings for another girl"--

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The best man

Richard Peck

eAUDIO
Fiction, LGBTQ+, Kids

"Archer has four important role models in his life--his dad, his grandfather, his uncle Paul, and his favorite teacher, Mr. McLeod. When Uncle Paul and Mr. McLeod get married, Archer's sixth-grade year becomes one he'll never forget"--

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Star-crossed

Barbara Dee

jFICTION Dee Barbara
LGBTQ+, Fiction, Romance, Kids

When Mattie is cast as Romeo in an eighth-grade play, she is confused to find herself increasingly attracted to Gemma, a new classmate who is playing Juliet.

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Princess Princess ever after

Katie (Cartoonist) O'Neill

jGRAPHIC NOVEL O'Neill
Fiction, LGBTQ+, Historical Fiction, Graphic Novels, Kids

When the heroic princess Amira rescues the kind-hearted princess Sadie from her tower prison, neither expects to find a true friend in the bargain. Yet as they adventure across the kingdom, they discover that they bring out the very best in the other person. They'll need to join forces and use all the know-how, kindness, and bravery they have in order to defeat their greatest foe yet: a jealous sorceress with a dire grudge against Sadie. Join Sadie and Amira, two very different princesses with very different strengths, on their journey to figure out what happily ever after really means and how they can find it with each other.

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Love, Penelope

Joanne Rocklin

jFICTION Rocklin Joanne
Fiction, LGBTQ+, Kids

Fifth-grader Penny writes a series of letters to her future sibling, including facts about their Oakland, California, home, questions about whether their moms will ever marry, and especially that he or she is loved.

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Lily and Dunkin

Donna Gephart

eBOOK
Fiction, LGBTQ+, Kids

"Lily Jo McGrother, born Timothy McGrother, is a girl. But being a girl is not so easy when you look like a boy. Especially when you're in the eighth-grade. Norbert Dorfman, nicknamed Dunkin Dorfman, is bipolar and has just moved from the New Jersey town he's called home for the past thirteen years. This would be hard enough, but the fact that he is also hiding from a painful secret makes it even worse. One summer morning, Lily Jo McGrother meets Dunkin Dorfman, and their lives forever change"--

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