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Tag Archives: Lesbians
The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali
Khan, Sabina. The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali. New York: Scholastic Press, 2019. Seventeen-year-old Rukhsana is a budding mathematician and physicist preparing to go to Caltech on a full ride scholarship. She lives with her conservative Muslim parents and … Continue reading
When the Moon Was Ours
McLemore, Anna-Marie. When the Moon Was Ours. New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2016. When a town decides to topple their aging water tower, a little girl washes out with the gush of water. Only one little boy is brave enough … Continue reading
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Tagged Bacha Posh, Latinx, LCSH Gender nonconformity, Lesbians, Magical Realism, Pakistani, Trans Man, Trans Woman, Trans*, Young Adult Audience
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One True Way
Hitchcock, Shannon. One True Way. New York: Scholastic Press, 2018. Set in 1977, this engaging middle grade novel follows middle-schooler Allie as she develops a crush on a new friend and realizes she’s gay.
Juliet Takes a Breath
Rivera, Gabby. Juliet Takes a Breath. Riverdale, NY: Riverdale Ave Books, 2016. In this hilarious and insightful coming-of-age novel, “closeted Puerto Rican baby dyke from the Bronx” Juliet travels to Portland, Oregon to learn about feminism and queer culture, gets … Continue reading
Of Fire and Stars
Coulthurst, Audrey. Of Fire and Stars. New York: Balzer + Bray, 2016. Princess Dennaleia has been engaged to the prince of Mynaria since childhood, an arrangement that will strengthen the diplomatic alliance between their countries. Denna has been trained her … Continue reading
Pregnant Butch
Summers, A.K. Pregnant Butch: Nine Long Months Spent in Drag, a Graphic Memoir. Berkeley: Soft Skull Press, 2014. In 2005, two years after the birth of her son, A.K. Summers began working on a biographical comic about her experience being … Continue reading
Coffee Will Make You Black
Sinclair, April. Coffee Will Make You Black. New York: Avon Books, 1994. Jean “Stevie” Stevenson is a Black preteen growing up in a working-class family in South Chicago during a time when Black is not beautiful—the mid-1960s. Her stern mother … Continue reading
The Flower Girl Wore Celery
Gordon, Meryl G. (Writer) and Holly Clifton-Brown (Illustrator). The Flower Girl Wore Celery. Minneapolis: Kar-Ben Publishing, 2016. Emma has been invited to be a flower girl in her older cousin’s wedding. She’s excited, although a little confused. She’s been told … Continue reading
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Tagged Elementary School Audience, LCSH Jews, LCSH Lesbians, Lesbians, Preschool Audience, Queer Families
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Unbecoming
Downham, Jenny. Unbecoming. New York: Scholastic, 2016. In this ambitious and beautifully written novel, three women—a grandmother, a mother, and a teenage daughter—struggle with secrets and relationships. Katie is a pariah at school because she kissed her best friend, who … Continue reading
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Tagged Adult Audience, Autism, Disability, LCSH Alzheimer’s disease, LCSH Family Secrets, Lesbians, Young Adult Audience
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Leslea Newman Board Books
Newman, Lesléa (Author) and Carol Thompson (Illustrator). Daddy, Papa, and Me. New York: Tricycle Press, 2009. Newman, Lesléa (Author) and Carol Thompson (Illustrator). Mommy, Mama, and Me. New York: Tricycle Press, 2009.
