Category Archives: LGBTQIA+

Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick

Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick. Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2023.  9781665902373  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Stevie has … Continue reading

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Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli

Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli. Balzer + Bray, 2023. 9780063045873 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book?  Imogen takes her allyship seriously, attending Pride … Continue reading

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Bianca Torre is Afraid of Everything by Justine Pucella Winans

Bianca Torre is Afraid of Everything by Justine Pucella Winans. Clarion Books, 2023. 9780358721642  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Mystery / Romance What did you like about the book? Bianca Torre … Continue reading

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Door by Door by Meeg Pincus, illustrated by Meredith McDean Gimbel

Door by Door: How Sarah McBride Became the First Openly Transgender Senator by Meeg Pincus, illustrated by Meredith McDean Gimbel. Random House/Crown Books, 2023. 9780593484654  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book Genre:  Biography … Continue reading

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You Need to Chill! by Juno Dawson, illustrated by Laura Hughes

You Need to Chill!  by Juno Dawson, illustrated by Laura Hughes. Sourcebooks, 2023. 9781728275529 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: ARC picture book (publication 5/23) What did you like about the book? Using rhyming … Continue reading

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Pardalita by Joana Estrela

Pardalita by Joana Estrela, translated by Lyn-Miller Lachmann.  Levine Querido, c2021, 2023. 9781646142569  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Paperback graphic novel Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? 16-year-old Raquel … Continue reading

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Lucha of the Night Forest by Tehlor Kay Mejia

Lucha of the Night Forest by Tehlor Kay Mejia. Make Me A World, Random House Children’s Books, 2023. 9780593378366 Rating: (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Fantasy What did you like about the book? … Continue reading

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Anne of Greenville by Mariko Tamaki

Anne of Greenville by Mariko Tamaki. Melissa de la Cruz Studio/Hyperion, 2022. 9781368078405 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? I have to admit I … Continue reading

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The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa

The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa. Random House Children’s, 2023. 9780593378014  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Historical fantasy  What did you like about the book? Mar had a great life … Continue reading

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The Moth Keeper by K. O’Neill

The Moth Keeper by K. O’Neill. RH Graphic, 2023. 9780593182277 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover graphic novel Genre:  Fantasy What did you like about the book? Anya decides to dedicate her life … Continue reading

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