Friday, April 23, 2021

Books with LGBTQIA+ characters, themes, true stories and/or histories

To celebrate National Day of Silence today, April 23rd I want to highlight some of the amazing books out there that celebrate, highlight, and tell the stories of the LGBTQIA+ community.  

If you have a book you like to recommend, please let me know!  

The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater

I am J by Cris Beam

King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender

Rick by Alex Gino

George by Alex Gino

Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan

The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper

A Queer History of the United States for Young People 

Every year there are the Stonewall Book Awards, including the Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Literature Award that goes to books that have exceptional merit relating to the LGBTQIA+ experience. You can find this year's awards here, and find past years awards linked on that page as well. 

We have many more titles that celebrate the LGBTQIA+ experience, lives, and history in our library so don't hesitate to ask for more and I can get you a list!

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