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LGBTQ+ Kids & Teens Spring 2024
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The good hair day
by Christian Trimmer
With the help from his loving and observant family, a little boy gets a birthday present that gives him the confidence to be himself and let his hair down.
Available on hoopla and Cloud Library
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The fairest in the land
by Lesléa Newman
When Annabelle and Benjamin play dress-up they both want to be the bride, the ballerina, and the princess which causes a problem until the two friends realize they can both be whoever they want to be.
Available on hoopla and Cloud Library
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Not he or she, I'm me
by A. M. Wild
A child gets ready for a wonderful day. They gleefully get dressed, hug their parents, go to school, and play with friends. All the while, unapologetically reminding themselves that they are and can only be themselves. The nonbinary experience is brightly illustrated as we follow our main character through their typical day.
Available on Cloud Library
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Green
by Alex Gino
Finding their voice, nonbinary middle-schooler Green fights for gender-free casting in their school's production of The Wizard of Oz.
Available on hoopla and Cloud Library
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Just Lizzie
by Karen Wilfrid
Feeling left behind since her friends became more interested in dating than dolls, eighth grader Lizzie, who has zero interest in boys, girls or even “flirting,” learns about asexuality in science class, which leads her on a journey of self-discovery and self-advocacy.
Available on Cloud Library
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Sylvia Rivera
by Claudia Romo Edelman
Relates the story of transgender Latina Sylvia Rivera, an influential gay liberation and transgender rights activist who fought especially for transgender people of color and, with Marsha P. Johnson, founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), a group devoted to providing services and advocacy for homeless LGBTQ+ people.
Available on Cloud Library
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Godly heathens : a novel
by H. E. Edgmon
Nonbinary Seminole teen Gem Echols is rescued by a strange new girl who reveals they are reincarnated gods who've known and loved each other across lifetimes—and who have made enemies, including the Goddess of Death.
Available on Cloud Library
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Gwen & Art are not in love
by Lex Croucher
Forced to spend the summer together at Camelot in the run up to their nuptials, Arthur and Gwendoline, betrothed since birth, discover they make better allies than enemies as they cover for each other so they can pursue their real romantic interests.
Available on Libby and Cloud Library
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Brooms
by Jasmine Walls
Mississippi, 1930s. Magic simmering beneath the surface, kept in check by unjust laws and societal expectations. But for six extraordinary women, the roar of enchanted engines and the thrill of the forbidden broom race offer a chance to rewrite their destinies.
Available on hoopla and Cloud Library
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Beholder
by Ryan La Sala
The only survivor of a NYC penthouse party massacre where dead bodies were arranged into disturbingly elegant sculpture, Athan becomes the prime suspect and, desperate to prove his innocence, must confront an ancient evil compelling its victims toward violence, chaos and self-destruction.
Available on Cloud Library
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Cupid's revenge
by Wibke Brueggemann
Unlike her friend Teddy, sixteen-year-old Tilly is not looking for a girlfriend, but when Teddy forms a crush on Katherine Cooper-Bunting, his co-star in their community theater production, Tilly finds herself also swooning over her.
Available on Cloud Library
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Being ace : an anthology of queer, trans, femme, and disabled stories of asexual love and connection
by Madeline Dyer
Discover the infinite realms of asexual love across sci-fi, fantasy, and contemporary stories. From a wheelchair user racing to save her kidnapped girlfriend to a slayer whose virgin blood keeps attracting monsters, the stories of this anthology are anything but conventional. Whether adventuring through space or surviving haunted cemeteries, no two aces are the same in these 14 unique works that highlight asexual romance, aromantic love, and identities across the asexual spectrum.
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