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I was born XO, which does not stand for hugs and kisses. Lots of things became chaotic when I was born. I had something called omphalocele, which means my intestines were sticking out through a hole in my stomach where my belly button should have been. I was rushed to surgery before my mom was […]
Greg Howard's agenda? Write good books in which queer kids feel seen and represented. Give queer kids their happily ever afters. And most importantly, give them hope. That's it.
Author Shelley Sackier joins us to talk about the vital task of connecting readers with books that help provide solace, unity, sureness, and the message that they are not alone.
The first time I saw myself, I got scared. I was twelve and I’d brought my plate of lentils and rice into the living room in order to sit beside my dad as he watched the news. And there she was: a girl like me. On television. The girl had on a blue hijab exactly […]
Things I Never Learned in Library School: On Being a Teen Librarian 2 Weeks After the Election of Donald Trump
Things I Didn't Learn in Library School, Things I Never Learned in Library School
|I knew eventually something like this would happen, I just didn’t think it would be so soon. The call came on Friday. A co-worker, her nephew took his own life. He was both black and gay and he saw the writing on the wall and he was scared. He read the news, he heard the […]
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