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LGBTQ+ Literature in the TEACH Studio Collection

An overview to LGBTQ+ Literature for children and young adults. Includes reference materials and titles of historical interest.

Elementary Fiction

Elementary Fiction

Drama by Raina Telgemeier
Call Number: Y 741 T

Publication Date: 2012

2013 Stonewall Honor Book
Five, Six, Seven, Nate! by Tim Federle
Call Number: Y FED

Publication Date: 2014

Sequel to "Better Nate than Ever"
Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle
Call Number: Y FED

Publication Date: 2013

2014 Stonewall Honor Book
George by Alex Gino
Call Number: Y GIN

Publication Date: 2015

2016 Stonewall Book Award (Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's Book Award)
2016 Lambda Literary Award (Children's/Young Adult)
Gracefully Grayson by Ami Polonsky
Call Number: Y POL

Publication Date: 2014
Riding Freedom by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Call Number: Y RYA

Publication Date: 1998

This is a fictionalized version of the life of Charley Parkhurst--consider pairing it with Verla Kay's biographical picture book about Parkhurst, ROUGH TOUGH CHARLEY (on the picture book page).

Elementary Nonfiction

Elementary Nonfiction

Sex Is a Funny Word
by Cory Silverberg & Fiona Smyth
Call Number: Y 613 S

Publication Date: 2015

While "sex" is in the title, this is a book about bodies, consent, safety, joy, and gender.
Respecting the Contributions of LGBT Americans
by Anna Kingston
Call Number: Y 306 K

Publication Date: 2012

Elementary Fiction with Adult LGBTQ+ Representation

Elementary Fiction with Two-Mom Families, Two-Dad Families, or Other Adult LGBTQ+ Representation

The Accidental Adventures of India McAllister
by Charlotte Agell
Call Number: Y AGE

Publication Date: 2010
I, Emma Freke by Elizabeth Atkinson
Call Number: Y ATK

Publication Date: 2010
The War That Saved My Life
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Call Number: Y BRA

Publication Date: 2015

2016 Schneider Family Book Award (Middle School)
2016 Newbery Honor Book
My Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer
by Jennifer Gennari
Call Number: Y GEN

Publication Date: 2012
The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher
by Dana Alison Levy
Call Number: Y LEV

Publication Date: 2015
Best Friend Next Door
by Carolyn Mackler
Call Number: Y MAC

Publication Date: 2015
Luv Ya Bunches by Lauren Myracle
Call Number: Y MYR

Publication Date: 2009