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Books we've read and we like
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Books we haven't read yet
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Middle Novels
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| The Geography Club, Brent Hartinger (2003) |
A group of gay and lesbian teens finds mutual support when they form a "geography club" at their high school
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Friends and Family: True Stories of Gay America's straight allies, Woog (1999)
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A collection of stories about straight allies fighting for LGBT rights that include children and teachers
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Am I Blue? Coming Out From the Silence, Bauer (1994)
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A collection of short stories about gay youth by established YA authors |
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Totally Joe, James Howe
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A thirteen year old boy writes an alphabiography- life from A to Z- and explores issues of friendship, family, and the challenges of being a gay teenager.
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So Hard to Say, Alex Sanchez
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Xio, a Mexican-American girl, and Frederick, new to her school become friends, but Xio's crush on Frederick prompts him to confront his feelings of confusion and face the fear that he might be gay
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The Misfits, James Howe
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Four misfit students create a third party for the student council elections to represent all students who have ever been called names.
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Queer 13: Lesbian and Gay Writers recall 7th grade, Chase (1999) |
25 stories of experiences of LGBT youth at age 13 |
"X: A Fabulous Child's Story" from Prejudice Story Collection
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In a scientific experiment, a baby is raised without a gender
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"Am I Blue" by Bruce Coville from Am I Blue? Coming Out From the Silence, Bauer
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A questioning boy's "fairy godfather" shows him gay people in the world by turning them blue for one day
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"We Might As Well Be Strangers," by M.E. Kerr from Am I Blue? Coming Out From the Silence, Bauer
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A lesbian girl looks for support from her Jewish grandmother
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| "Holding" by Lois Lowry from Am I Blue? Coming Out From the Silence, Bauer |
A straight boy helps his father deal with his partner's death and learns to stand up for him
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"Running," from Am I Blue? Coming Out From the Silence, Bauer
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A questioning girl connects to her sister's lesbian friend, home from recent trip to Europe
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"Parents Night," from Am I Blue? Coming Out From the Silence, Bauer
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A lesbian girl comes out to her parents before working at the GSA booth at her school's parents night
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