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• Ana on the Edge

  Sass, A. J.

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  Children. Figure skater Ana-Marie Jin is struggling with finances and a much-hated "princess" competition theme. When a new trans friend mistakes her for a boy, she begins to discover her own nonbinary identity.

• Cattywampus

  Van Otterloo, Ash

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  Children. Nothing makes Delpha McGill's skin crawl more than rules, but magic is strictly off-limits in Howler's Hollow. Naturally, she's itching to use her family's secret book of hexes to banish her mama's money troubles. She just has to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A High Five for Glenn Burke

  Bildner, Phil,

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  Children. When Silas does a school presentation on former Major League Baseball player Glenn Burke, it’s more than a report on the inventor of the high five. Burke was a Black gay baseball player in the 1970s—and for Silas, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I'm Not a Girl

  A Transgender Story

  Lyons, Maddox • Verdi, Jessica

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  Children. No matter how many times Hannah tells the people in his life that he is not a girl, no one seems to listen. After Hannah learns the term “transgender” from some friends, he's finally able to understand his feelings about his own…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Kenzie Kickstarts a Team

  Rosewater, Kit • Escabasse, Sophie

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  Children. In this new illustrated series for middle-grade readers, best friends Kenzie (aka Kenzilla) and Shelly (aka Bomb Shell) start their own roller derby team and chase their dreams.

• My Maddy

  Pitman, Gayle E.,

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  Children. Not all parents are Mommies or Daddies—some are a little bit of both, and some are none at all! This picture book introduces us to a child's nonbinary parent—their Maddy. Includes excellent back matter and resources for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Rainbow

  Neal, DeShanna • Neal, Trinity

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  Children. On one quiet day in the warm, loving Neal home, playtime leads to an important realization: Trinity wants long hair like her dolls. To help her daughter fully express herself, Trinity's mother gets to work making a special wig…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pepper's Rules for Secret Sleuthing

  McDonald, Briana,

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  Children. Pepper Blouse's penchant for sleuthing ended any hope of the girl she likes returning her feelings. Despite her decision to lay low for a while, however, she can't help but be drawn into the mystery of how her Great Aunt Florence…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rick

  Gino, Alex

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  Children. Rick's never questioned much, including anything about his own identity. Now in middle school, he finds himself drawn to the Rainbow Spectrum club: a place for students of all genders and identities to gather. As Rick bonds with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Snapdragon

  Leyh, Kat

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  Children. Snap needs a favor from Jacks, the town witch, and begins helping out with her strange work. As Snap gets to know her, she realizes that Jacks may in fact have real magic—and an unlikely connection to Snap's family's past.

• Rainbow Revolutionaries

  Fifty LGBTQ+ People Who Made History

  Prager, Sarah

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  Children. Explore the vibrantly illustrated histories of fifty pioneering LGBTQ+ people from around the world.

• All Boys Aren't Blue

  A Memoir-Manifesto

  Johnson, George M.

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  Teen. From getting his teeth kicked out by bullies at age five, to flea marketing with his loving grandmother, to his first sexual relationships, Johnson reflects on his experiences of the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys.

• The Black Flamingo

  A Novel

  Atta, Dean

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  Teen. In this novel in verse, a boy growing up in London comes to terms with his identity as a mixed-race gay teen and finds his wings as a drag artist: The Black Flamingo.

• Cemetery Boys

  Thomas, Aiden

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  Teen. When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his true gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo by setting out to find the ghost of his murdered cousin and setting it free.

• Elatsoe

  Darcie Little Badger

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  Teen. Elatsoe can raise the ghosts of dead animals, a skill passed down through generations of her Lipan Apache family. The picture-perfect facade of her hometown masks gruesome secrets, and she must rely on her wits to protect her family.

• Felix Ever After

  Callender, Kacen

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  Teen. Felix Love has never been in love and is painfully aware of the irony. He desperately wants to know what it’s like but secretly fears that he’s one marginalization too many—Black, queer, and transgender—to ever get his own…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Fire Never Goes Out

  A Memoir in Pictures

  Stevenson, ND

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  Teen. In a collection of essays and personal mini-comics that span eight years of her young adult life, author-illustrator Noelle Stevenson charts the highs and lows of being a creative human in the world.

• The Henna Wars

  Jaigirdar, Adiba

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  Teen. Nishat's home life has been tense ever since she came out. Her parents don't believe Muslim girls should be lesbians. Meanwhile, at school, Nishat finds herself going head-to-head against her crush when they open competing henna…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Here the Whole Time

  Martins, Vitor

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  Teen. When Felipe, who is very insecure about his weight, is forced to spend winter break with his long-term crush, he must face his unresolved issues head-on.

• I'll Be the One

  Lee, Lyla

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  Teen. When plus-size Skye Shin auditions for a televised K-Pop competition in LA, she's determined to make it all the way and prove that fat girls really can dance, no matter what her mother says.