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• Recommended Reading

  Coccia, Paul,

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  Curvaceous, clever, and an avid reader, seventeen-year-old bookseller Bobby Ashton never misses a main character moment. So when it comes to asking out his crush, he plans a romantic proposal grand enough to go down in local history. Unfortunately,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pride or Die

  a Novel

  Montblanc, C. L.,

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  When an LGBTQ+ club meeting coincides with an attack on the head cheerleader, seventeen-year-old Eleanora and the other club members must solve the crime themselves to clear their names and save the club from disappearing.

• Kirby's Lessons for Falling (in Love)

  Gao, Laura,

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  After Kirby Tan breaks her arm rock climbing, she joins the newspaper club where she meets and falls for astrology-obsessed Bex and then struggles to balance her queer identity with her obligations to family and community.

• Messy Perfect

  Boteju, Tanya,

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  The new school year brings an unwelcome surprise--the return of Cassie's former friend, Ben, who left a few years ago after a homophobic bullying incident Cassie knows she didn't do enough to prevent. Still harboring guilt from her inaction, Cassie…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• West Hollywood Monster Squad

  Grace, Sina

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  Marvin Matocho just wanted to have a simple night out with his friends at the local drag show. But when a mysterious pink snow starts to fall, Marvin finds himself the hero of his own story when Los Angeles suddenly becomes overrun by monsters.

• Renegade Girls

  a Queer Tale of Romance and Rabble-rousing

  Neus, Nora,

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  Inspired by the lives of journalist Nell Nelson and photographer Alice Austen, the story explores themes of social justice, journalism, and personal identity.

• Trans History: A Graphic Novel: From Ancient Times to the PresentDay

  Combs, Alex L.

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  Diversity in human sex and gender is not a modern phenomenon. Discover historical figures ranging from a controversial Roman emperor to a swashbuckling seventeenth-century conquistador to veterans of the Stonewall uprising.

• Hey, Mary!

  Wheeler, Andrew, 1976-

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  "When Mark, a good Catholic boy, realizes he has a crush on another boy in his school, he struggles to reconcile his feelings with his faith as the weight of centuries of shame and judgment--and his fear of his parents' response--presses on his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Low Orbit

  Lee, Kazimir, 1986-

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  Fifteen-year-old Azar feels stuck. Her mom's job forced them to move to Vermont, where Azar doesn't know anyone. Her only friends are the next-door neighbors: an aging sci-fi writer and his nonbinary teen, Tristan, fellow misfits in the small-town…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Strange Bedfellows

  Ries, Ariel Slamet,

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  Oberon Afolayan's life seems to be spiraling out of control and it seems like only a karmic inevitability when he wakes up one day with the ability to conjure his dreams in the real world. His newfound powers come with a facsimile of his high school…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Knucklehead

  Poems

  Keith, Tony, Jr.,

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  "While society often assigns the label 'knucklehead' to kids with attitude problems, this poetry collection by a spoken word poet and hip-hop educator subverts that narrow way of thinking and empathizes with young people who are misunderstood and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Assassin's Guide to Babysitting

  Parker, Natalie C.,

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  Moments before she was murdered, Tru's mom pointed her to a famed recluse assassin who adopted and trained orphaned Tru. At seventeen, she's still hiding. Not even her closest friends know her true name or Talent, or that she's balancing high school…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beyond They/them

  20 Influential Nonbinary and Gender-diverse People You Should Know

  Dickson, Em,

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  Celebrates 20 trailblazing nonbinary, genderqueer, and two-spirit individuals who have left an indelible mark on music, sports, film and television, politics, and more.

• Shampoo Unicorn

  Lovett, Sawyer,

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  After a hit-and-run leaves Greg, a closeted jock, unconscious, Brian, the secret host of a popular podcast, uses his platform to investigate the crime and reveal harsh truths about their small town, which inspires others to show support and organize…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Traitorous Heart

  Cotter, Erin,

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  In 1572 France, seventeen-year-old Jacqueline "Jac" d'Argenson-Aunis navigates forbidden love, political intrigue, and a secret society of spies while matchmaking for her former lover and a despised king, as she uncovers hidden truths and unexpected…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Generation Queer

  Stories of Youth Organizers, Artists, and Educators

  Topping, Kimm,

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  "A collection of short biographies featuring young LGBTQ+ leaders working to make their world more inclusive."

• The Corruption of Hollis Brown

  Ancrum, K. (Kayla), 1991-

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  "After unknowingly making a deal at the crossroads, Hollis finds himself losing control of his body and mind. Walt, the ghost making a home inside him, has a deep and violent history rooted in the town Hollis grew up in and he has unfinished…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Say a Little Prayer

  Voris, Jenna,

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  Riley quietly left the church a year ago when she realized there was no place for a bi girl in her congregation. It's just her luck, then, that she's sent to the principal's office for slapping a girl talking smack about her sister and, in order to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• On the Wings of La Noche

  Torres, Vanessa L.,

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  Seventeen-year-old Noche, who serves as an avian guide to the afterlife, suffers inner turmoil between falling for a new boy in town and letting go of her late girlfriend's soul.

• I Can't Even Think Straight

  Atta, Dean,

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  A queer biracial teen confronts issues of race, privilege, class, and sexuality on his journey to falling in love. A novel in verse by the Stonewall Award-winning author of The Black Flamingo.