This collection is intended for readers who are interested in LGBTQ+ stories of all kinds. Click on this link to access the discussion questions for all the books in this collection.
This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel Claude is five, and when he grows up, he wants to be girl. And so Poppy is born. But when the family moves, and decides not to tell anyone about Poppy's past, what will the repercussions be?
The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater Sasha and Richard's lives only intersect for 8 minutes a day, when they each ride the 57 bus to their respective schools. But when a freak act on one of those 8 minute bus rides leaves Sasha severely burned, how will their lives change, and how will they intersect?
Loveless by Alice Oseman Georgia, an eighteen-year-old starting college, has never been in love. Through tumultuous journeys in friendship and self-discovery, she learns what types of love and relationships really matter.
Tomorrow Will Be Different by Sarah McBride Sarah McBride grew up wanting to go into politics and maybe even become president one day, but when she came out as transgender, that dream felt a little less attainable. Tomorrow Will Be Different recounts Sarah's story of love and loss at a young age, the fight for trans equality, and her political journey to become the first trans state senator.
The Color Purple by Alice Walker Sisters Celie and Nettie, after being separated as children, hold onto their relationship through letters. The book, written solely in letters over 20 years, Celie and Nettie navigate their relationship with each other and the people around them, along with growth and struggle.
Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden When Annie and Liza find each other in the Metropolitan Museum of Art one day, they become fast friends. When their friendship blossoms into something more, they learn how to navigate their relationship and life with society trying to silence them on all sides.
Dreadnought by April Daniels Danny Tozer must navigate the resistance to her being transgender and her recent inheritance of the superpowers of the world's greatest superhero, Dreadnought. Danny must save the world, and save herself.