Two-Spirit and Indigequeer books for teens from Multcolib TeensLike this list

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• Ready When You Are

  Lonesborough, Gary,

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  "It's a hot summer, and life's going all right for Jackson and his family on the Mish. It's almost Christmas, school's out, and he's hanging with his mates, teasing the visiting tourists, avoiding the racist boys in town. Just like every year,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Into the Bright Open

  a Secret Garden Remix

  Dimaline, Cherie, 1975-

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  A gay, Indigenous reworking of Frances Hodgson Burnett's The secret garden. Sent to live with an uncle after her father's death, Mary Craven at first finds the place and its Indigenous people strange. One night Mary discover Olive, her cousin, has…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Surviving the City. [Vol. 1]

  Spillett, Tasha, 1988-

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  Miikwan and Dez are best friends. Miikwan's Anishinaabe; Dez is Inninew. Together, the teens navigate the challenges of growing up in an urban landscape. However, when Dez's grandmother becomes too sick, Dez is told she can't stay with her anymore.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Surviving the City. Vol. 2, From the Roots Up

  Spillett, Tasha, 1988-

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  Miikwan and Dez's stories continue. On top of everything else in her life, Dez is coming into her identity as a Two-Spirit person. Miikwan is crushing on the school's new kid Riel and doesn't really understand what Dez is going through. Elder Linda…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rabbit Chase

  LaPensée, Elizabeth,

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  Anishinaabe culture and storytelling meet Alice in Wonderland in this coming-of-age graphic novel that explores Indigenous and gender issues through a fresh yet familiar looking glass.

• Elatsoe

  Little Badger, Darcie, 1987-

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  17-year-old Elatsoe ("Ellie" for short) can raise the ghosts of dead animals, a skill passed down through generations of her Lipan Apache family. Her beloved cousin has just been murdered, in a town that wants no prying eyes. But she is going to do…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sheine Lende

  a Prequel to Elatsoe

  Little Badger, Darcie, 1987-

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  "Shane works with her mother and their ghost dogs, tracking down missing persons even when their families can't afford to pay. When Shane's mother and a local boy go missing, after a strange interaction with a fairy ring. Shane, her brother, her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Snake Falls to Earth

  Little Badger, Darcie, 1987-

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  Fifteen-year-olds Nina and Oli come from different words--she is a Lipan Apache living in Texas and he is a cottonmouth from the Reflecting World--but their lives intersect when Oli journeys to Earth to find a cure for his ailing friend and they end…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Between the Pipes

  McLeod, Albert,

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  Thirteen-year-old Chase's life and identity should be simple. He's the goalie for his hockey team. He's a friend to Kevin and Jade. He's Kookum's youngest grandchild. He's a boy. He should like girls. But it's not that simple, and real strength and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Two Spirit Safe Space Alliance

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  NAYA's Two Spirit Safe Alliance provides a safe and supportive environment for 2SLGBTQ+ youth where they can connect with others who share similar experiences. Art and game nights, workshops, queer prom, and more!

• Fire Song

  Jones, Adam Garnet,

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  Shane tries to share his grief about his younger sister's suicide with his girlfriend, but she's too concerned with her own needs to offer him much comfort. What he really wants is to be able to turn to the one person on the rez whom he loves--his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time

  An Indigenous LGBT Sci-fi Anthology

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  An anthology of science fiction and urban fantasy stories starring First Nations and Metis characters with a LGBT and two-spirit theme.

• Love After the End

  An Anthology of Two-Spirit & Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction

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  This book showcases a number of new and emerging 2SQ (Two-Spirit and queer) Indigenous writers from across Turtle Island. The authors show how queer Indigenous communities can bloom and thrive through Utopian narratives that detail the vivacity and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Moonshot

  the Indigenous Comics Collection. Volume 2

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  Original comic book and graphic novel stories, including a Queer utopia, written by Indigenous authors from across North America.

• Apple

  Skin to the Core : a Memoir in Words and Pictures

  Gansworth, Eric, 1965-

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  The author recalls his childhood on a Tuscarora reservation, the way his early interest in art and pop culture (Batman, the Beatles) made him stand out among his peers, and his adulthood as a gay man after leaving the reservation.

• The Power of Style

  How Fashion and Beauty Are Being Used to Reclaim Cultures

  Allaire, Christian, 1992-

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  "As a fashion-obsessed Ojibwe teen, Christian Allaire rarely saw anyone that looked like him in the magazines or movies he looked to for inspiration. Now the Fashion and Style Writer for Vogue, he is working to change that--because clothes are never…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Summer of Bitter and Sweet

  Ferguson, Jenny, 1985-

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  18-year-old Louisa "Lou" (Métis) has enough confusion in front of her this summer. She'll be working in her family's ice-cream shack with her newly ex-boyfriend--whose kisses never made her feel desire, only discomfort--and her former best friend,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We R Native

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  For Native youth, by Native youth. The site contains over 330 health and wellness pages that have been reviewed by Native youth and topical experts. We R Native is housed at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board.