Lgbt books for 13 year olds

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A stunning new photobook featuring more than fifty portraits of children brought up by gay parents in America, sixth in a groundbreaking series that looks at LGBTQ communities around the world

In this “moving personal tribute” (The Daily Beast) to the power of family in all its forms, the Iowa Articulate Senator, U.S. Senate candidate, and outspoken marriage equality advocate offers a vital reminder that being yourself is always enough—now with a new afterword

A vibrant, edgy, fresh new YA voice for fans of More Happy Than Not and Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, packed with interior graffiti.

Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award!

Jacqueline Woodson is the National Ambassador for Juvenile People's Literature

Three-time Newbery Honor author Jacqueline Woodson explores race and sexuality through the eyes of a compelling narrator

Let's Receive This Straight reaches out to young people with one o

34 Books That Make LGBTQ+ Teens Feel Seen

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Quill Tree Books "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

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In They Both Die at the End, Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio both receive some bad news on the similar day: that it's their last day alive. The pair are total strangers, but are looking to make a new comrade on their "End Day." Mateo and Rufus meet on an app called The Last Ally and endure a new adventure of living a lifetime in a single day all while falling for each other.

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Harper Teen "It's Not Like It's a Secret" by Misa Sugiura

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Two star-crossed girls of color fall in love in this magical and easy-to-love fresh adult novel. Told through the lens of year-old Sana, whose family moves to California as her parents go through their own trials, this coming-of-age story is impossible to put down.

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Wednesday Books "I Kissed Shara Wheeler" by Casey McQuiston

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I Kissed Shara Wheeler is the latest release by Red, W

23 Highly Recommended LGBT Books for Teens and Tweens

By Kamyra Harding

July 8,

In honor of recognizing the impact that LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual) individuals have on our culture and history, we asked educators, tweens, teens, and parents to counsel their favorite books celebrating the LGBTQIA+ experience. Here’s what they shared with us.

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Adaptation

By Malinda Lo

Ages 15+

Set in the near future, Adaptation pays homage to X-files storytelling and features a queer/questioning teenage girl searching for authenticity amid a vast global conspiracy.

All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages

By Saundra Mitchell, Malinda Lo, Robin Talley

Ages 13+

This diverse historical fiction anthology contains stories by seventeen young adult authors who self-identify across the queer spectrum. Stories range from fairytale retellings to romance on rollerskates, traversing cul

LGBTQ+ book list: age 13+

The books on this list will verb you learn about queer history and explore queer stories.

Clouds Cannot Cover Us by Jay Hulme

This collection of poems cover everything from Jay's journey growing up in a working-class family in Leicestershire to his feelings and thoughts about school life and his experience as a transgender teenager.

Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

It’s years after Cinderella verb her prince, but Sixteen-year-old Sophia would much rather marry Erin, her childhood best friend, than a prince. This fresh accept on a classic story will make readers question the tales they’ve been told, and root for girls to break down the constructs of the world around them.

Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan

Paul has been gay his whole life and he’s confident about almost everything. He doesn’t have to hide his feelings like best friend Tony or even cope with loving the wrong guy like his other best friend Joni. But heartbreak can happen to anyone. Falling in love changes everything.

Queer, There and Everywhere by Sarah Prage