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Tag: Transgender
“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.
Book Review: Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee
Can Noah, who runs a blog of trans meet cutes, find his own swoon-worthy meet cute?
Book Review: Between Perfect and Real by Ray Stoeve
A powerful, heartfelt, well-written story of identity, community, and friendship. A necessary addition to collections.
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Book Review: Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
Black, queer, and trans Felix explores love, friendship, and possibly retribution in this powerful #OwnVoices story of identity and self-worth.
Book Review: Love and Other Curses by Michael Thomas Ford
Though this novel is funny and highly readable, the tragic trans narrative makes it one to skip.
Monsters united can never be defeated: sentimental queer horror YA, a guest post by Hal Schrieve
Author Hal Schrieve writes about the way that queer people and many others are seen as monsters; the threat of breaking violent systems through survival, solidarity, and love; and hir forthcoming novel, Out of Salem, a Teen Zombie Werewolf Witchy Faerie fantasy murder mystery.
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Book Review: Super Late Bloomer: My Early Days in Transition by Julia Kaye
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 the June 2018 School Library Journal. ★Super Late Bloomer: […]
Book Review: The Gender Identity Workbook for Kids: A Guide to Exploring Who You Are by Kelly Storck, Noah Grigni
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, which originally appeared in the April 2018 School Library Journal. The Gender Identity Workbook for […]
#ProtectTransKids: A Reading List
If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo A new kind of big-hearted novel about being seen for who you really are. Amanda Hardy is the new girl in school. Like anyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. But Amanda is keeping a secret, and she’s determined not to get […]
Dr. Bully, a guest post by M.G. Hennessey
Today we are happy to share this post from author M.G. Hennessey as part of our Social Justice in YA Lit Project. Her book, The Other Boy, came out in 2016 and is about 12-year-old Shane, who is transgender. You can find out more about the #SJYALit Project here or by searching the hashtag here […]
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