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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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How My Family Came to Be Daddy, Papa and Me, Aldrich (2003)
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The Different Dragon, Bryan (2006)
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ABC: A Family Alphabet Book, Combs (2000)
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King and King, DeHaan & Nijland (2000)
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Tanny's Meow, Ferro (2005)
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Wishing for Kittens, Ferro (2006) |
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Mother's Day on Martha's Vineyard, Ferro (2007)
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Molly's Family, Garden (2004) |
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Zack's Story: Growing Up with Same Sex Parents, Greenberg (1996) |
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The Harvey Milk Story, Krakow |
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Heather Has Two Mommies, Newman (2002) |
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Felicia's Favorite Story, Newman (2002) |
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And Tango makes three, Richardson & Parnell (2005)
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A book about a non-traditional family of penguins
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Middle Novels
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Empress of the World, Ryan (2001)
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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 |
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Outstanding Lives, Brelin & Tyrkus (1997)
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Profile of lesbians and gay men and their contributions to society |
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Passages of Pride: Lesbian and gay youth coming of age, Chandler (1995)
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Six teens tell their stories of coming out
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| Annie on My Mind, Garden (1982) |
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| GLBTQ: The survival guide for queer and questioning teens, Huegel (2003) |
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Here's What We'll Say, Lehmkuhl (2006)
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A story of growing up, coming out and being gay in the US airforce
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Wide Awake, Levithan (2006)
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Two Teenagers in Twenty, Writings by Gay and Lesbian Youth, Heron (1994)
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Teens tell their LGBT recognition and disclosure with friends and family
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Does Your Mama Know?, Moore (1998) |
An Anthology of black lesbian coming out stories |
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Queeries: Questions Lesbians and Gays Have for God, Piassa (2003) |
Emails youth have sent seeking spriritual connectedness and questions for God |
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Growing Up Gay/Growing Up Lesbian: A Literary anthology, Singer (1994) |
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Alone in the Trenches, Tuaolo (2006) |
The author's journey as a gay man in professional football |
For Faculty and Parents
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| The New Gay Teenager, Savin-Williams (2005) |
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Always My Child; Jennings (2003) |
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| Coming Out, Coming In, Goldman (2008) |
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My Child Is Gay, McDougall (1998) |
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As Nature Made Him: The boy who was raised as a girl, Colapinto (2000) |
This book takes a deep look at transgender youth |
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What if Someone I Know Was Gay, Marcus (2000)
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Addresses questions about gay and lesbian people
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Acting Out! Combating Homophobia through Teacher Activism |
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