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Tag: LGBTQIA+

June 23, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White

This is the best book about a trans six-winged Seraph bioweapon surviving an apocalyptic hellscape that you'll read this summer!

June 16, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

From Snow to Grow to Glow, a guest post by Naz Kutub

This book is my proudest accomplishment, and I hope that young, marginalized, underrepresented teens of the future who look like me won’t have to travel the world just to see themselves in a story.

June 7, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

“You Mean Not Everybody Feels Like This?”: Self-Discovery Through Writing, a guest post by Andrew Joseph White

When I was growing up, if I had a big feeling about something, books were the first place I turned…but there was nothing on the shelves that could have helped me learn about being queer, or trans, or autistic.

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Book Review: Game On: 15 Stories of Wins, Losses, and Everything in Between edited by Laura Silverman

January 13, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

This is actually more about games than sports---so expand whatever you're thinking of to include card games, outdoor neighborhood hiding games, board games, puzzles, amusement park games, Spin the Bottle, and more.

Book Review: Spin Me Right Round by David Valdes

January 5, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

A modern-day gay teen time travels back to 1985 and wonders if he can help change the past without changing his future.

Book Review: Fools In Love: Fresh Twists on Romantic Tales edited by Ashley Herring Blake and Rebecca Podos

December 7, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

This was an entertaining read with great diversity and inclusion.

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Book Review: The Insiders by Mark Oshiro

September 24, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

Oshiro's message is clear: nothing is better than being yourself. Not even a magical Room that appears just when you need it. A heartwarming and fun read.

Believing, a guest post by Mark Oshiro

September 20, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

The Insiders has many other secrets and surprises in its story (including how Héctor resolves the issue with his bullies). But this aspect is one I’m open about right from the start: I want kids to be believed.

Book Review: Summer in the City of Roses by Michelle Ruiz Keil

July 26, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

This is a standout book about runaways finding what they need in the strangest of ways. Just lovely.

Book Review: Singled Out: The True Story of Glenn Burke by Andrew Maraniss

July 7, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

When I’m reviewing books for professional publications, I stay quiet about them on social media. I’m always really excited once a review comes out to be able to talk about the book, finally! Here’s one of my most recent reviews, a STARRED review, which originally appeared in an issue of School Library Journal. Philomel. Mar. 2021. […]

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