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• Marley's Pride

  Retener, Joëlle,

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  For Pre-Readers and Readers. Marley is a little nonbinary kid with big anxieties. Crowds? Pass. Loud noises? No, thanks. When their Zaza is up for an award at Pride, they want to go to the parade for the first time with their beloved…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• It's Pride, Baby!

  Wells, Allen R.,

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  For Pre-Readers and Readers. Join a queer family as they celebrate Black Pride in Washington, D.C. From painting posters to walking in a Pride Parade with neighbors to watching fireworks, this special day is packed with fun.

• Not He or She, I'm Me

  Wild, A. M.,

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  For Pre-Readers and Readers. The nonbinary experience is brightly illustrated as we follow our main character through their typical day. The story's bouncy and fun refrain reminds all readers of gender-neutral pronouns and affirms the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Grandad's Pride

  Woodgate, Harry,

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  For Pre-Readers and Readers. After Milly discovers a Pride flag in Grandad's attic, this adorable pair are motivated by the past to start a Pride parade in their small town. Activism and celebration go hand in hand as the town gathers to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle

  LaCour, Nina,

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  For Pre-Readers and Readers. When her mother goes on a business trip, a little girl, who loves to sit between Mama and Mommy at the table, misses her a lot and feels empty until Mommy finally comes home, filling the void with love.

• If You're a Drag Queen and You Know It

  Lil Miss Hot Mess,

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  For Pre-Readers and Readers. Drag queens sing verses of this popular song that encourages everyone to express their fabulousness by singing, posing, and twirling along.

• 'Twas the Night Before Pride

  McClintick Joanna,

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  For Pre-Readers and Readers. On the night before Pride, families everywhere are preparing to partake. As one family packs snacks and makes signs, an older sibling shares the importance of the march with the newest member of the family.

• The Rainbow Parade

  Neilson, Emily,

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  For Pre-Readers and Readers. A girl recounts her first time marching with her two moms at a Pride Parade.

• Sam Is My Sister

  Rhodes-Courter, Ashley, 1985-

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  For Pre-Readers and Readers. Evan, Sam, and Finn fish, climb trees, and play astronauts together, but when Sam wants to have long hair and wear dresses, Evan is confused until he learns what it means to be transgender.

• Kapaemahu

  Wong-Kalu, Hinaleimoana,

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  For Readers. Four individuals of dual male and female spirit bring their healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii, where they are beloved for their gentle ways and miraculous cures and where they imbue four giant boulders with their powers.

• The Flicker

  Edgmon, H. E.,

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  For Readers and Pre-Teens. Perfect for fans of The Marrow Thieves, Hatchet and The City of Ember, H.E. Edgmon's middle grade debut offers a bittersweet tale of hope and survival, a modern classic for the climate change generation. Expertly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Murray Out of Water

  Tracy, Taylor,

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  For Readers and Pre-Teens. Perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead, Natalie Lloyd, and Jasmine Warga, this beautiful novel in verse explores one girl's struggle to regain her magic after a hurricane forces her to move away from her beloved ocean…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lunar Boy

  Wibowo, Jessica,

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  For Readers and Pre-Teens. Lunar Boy is a must-have heartwarming queer coming-of-age graphic novel about a young boy from the moon who discovers a home in the most unlikely places, from debut twin creators Jes and Cin Wibowo.

• The Swifts

  a Dictionary of Scoundrels

  Lincoln, Beth,

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  For Readers and Pre-Teens. Taking the classic manor house whodunit for a wild ride, Lincoln mixes hidden rooms and agendas, a sprawling family with unusual naming practices, gender identity discoveries, high comedy and low punning, murder,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Camp Quiltbag

  Melleby, Nicole,

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  For Readers and Pre-Teens. After a bit of a rocky start at Camp QUILTBAG, an inclusive retreat for queer and trans kids, Abigail and Kai make a pact to help each other find their footing, all while navigating crushes, their queer…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Vanquishers

  Bayron, Kalynn,

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  For Readers and Pre-Teens. In an alternate San Antonio, there have been no known cases of vampirism since a group of masked vampire hunters called the Vanquishers wiped out the last horde of the undead twenty years ago, but twelve-year-old…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Moonflower

  Callender, Kacen,

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  For Readers and Pre-Teens. Moon—12, Black, nonbinary—is despondent, and that fact inspires every aspect of this metaphysical exploration of the effects of depression. Written in the first person, the novel buries readers in Moon’s forlorn…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston

  Symes-Smith, Esme,

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  For Readers and Pre-Teens. A 12-year-old nonbinary knight trapped in Helston's rigid hierarchy where girls learn magic and boys train as knights, Callie meets others like them and together they must first defeat the bigotry within the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Winnie Nash Is Not Your Sunshine

  Melleby, Nicole,

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  For Pre-Teens. Winnie Nash, who has been keeping her sexual orientation a secret, spends the summer with her grandma in New Jersey as she struggles with her family's expectations while yearning to embrace her true self and attend the Pride…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The House That Whispers

  Thompson, Lin,

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  For Pre-Teens. Simon, an eleven-year-old coming to terms with his gender identity, is convinced that his grandmother's house is haunted.