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• Ana on the Edge

  Sass, A. J.,

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  Fiction. Twelve-year-old figure skater Ana strives to win her competitions while learning about gender identity--her own and that of a new friend--and how to be true to herself. Other formats available.

• Pepper's Rules for Secret Sleuthing

  McDonald, Briana,

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  Fiction. Amateur detective Pepper Blouse, a rising seventh-grader, cannot resist investigating when her Great Aunt Florence passes away under mysterious circumstances.

• George

  Gino, Alex,

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  Fiction. When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. Other formats available.

• The Best at It

  Pancholy, Maulik, 1974-

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  Fiction. Twelve-year-old Rahul Kapoor, an Indian-American boy growing up in small-town Indiana, struggles to come to terms with his identity, including that he may be gay. Other formats available.

• Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World

  Blake, Ashley Herring,

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  Fiction. 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.

• Zenobia July

  Bunker, Lisa,

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  Fiction. Zenobia July is starting a new life. She used to live in Arizona with her father; now she's in Maine with her aunts. She used to spend most of her time behind a computer screen, now she's coming out of her shell. People used to tell her she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cattywampus

  Van Otterloo, Ash,

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  Fiction. Magic is strictly forbidden in the McGill house, but Delpha McGill has found the family book of spells, and plans to use it to make things a little easier for herself and her mother. Other formats available.

• Hazel's Theory of Evolution

  Bigelow, Lisa Jenn,

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  Fiction. Hazel doesn't have answers for the questions awaiting her as she enters eighth grade. What if no one at her new school gets her, and she doesn't make any friends? What's going to happen to one of her moms, who's pregnant again after having…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Deepest Breath

  Grehan, Meg,

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  Fiction. Struggling with her feelings for a female classmate, an eleven-year-old Irish girl tries to confide in her mother, the person she trusts most in the world.

• Alan Cole Is Not a Coward

  Bell, Eric, 1985-

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  Fiction. Hoping to keep his older brother Nathan silent about his secret crush on another boy at their school, twelve-year-old Alan agrees to a ruthless sibling competition involving nearly impossible tasks--from standing up to their demanding…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• King and the Dragonflies

  Callender, Kacen,

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  Fiction. In a small but turbulent Louisiana town, one boy's grief takes him beyond the bayous of his backyard, to learn that there is no right way to be yourself. Other formats available.

• The Stonewall Riots

  Coming Out in the Streets

  Pitman, Gayle E,

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  Nonfiction. This book is about the Stonewall Riots, a series of spontaneous, often violent demonstrations by members of the gay (LGBTQ+) community in reaction to a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Queer Heroes

  Sicardi, Arabelle,

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  Biography. Profiles notable LGBTQ figures and highlights their contributions to society and their community, including Martina Navratilova, Frida Kahlo, Alan Turing, David Bowie, and K.D. Lang.

• Sewing the Rainbow

  the Story of Gilbert Baker and the Rainbow Flag

  Pitman, Gayle E,

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  Biography. Gilbert Baker always knew he wanted a life full of color and sparkle. In his small, gray, flat Kansas hometown, he helped his grandma sew and created his own art whenever he could.

• Gay & Lesbian History for Kids

  the Century-long Struggle for LGBT Rights, With 21 Activities

  Pohlen, Jerome,

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  Nonfiction. Given today's news, it would be easy to get the impression that the campaign for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equality is a recent development, but it is only the final act in a struggle that started more than a century…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Snapdragon

  Leyh, Kat,

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  Graphic Novel. Graphic novel about a young girl who befriends her town's witch and discovers the strange magic within herself. Other formats available.

• The Deep & Dark Blue

  Smith, Niki,

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  Graphic Novel. When a political coup causes them to flee, Hawke and Grayson assume new identities as Hanna and Grayce to find the Communion of Blue, an order of magical women, and the twins hatch a plan to avenge their family and retake their home.

• The Breakaways

  Johnson, Cathy G,

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  Graphic Novel. When a popular student encourages her to join the soccer team, Faith signs up even though she has never played the game and learns about loyalty and friendship. Other formats available.