LGBTQ Children's Books (Baby to Middle Grade)

Juvenile / Middle Grade / School Age / Young Reader books featuring lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or trans, queer, questioning, asexual, nonbinary, genderfluid, genderqueer, pansexual, two spirit, demisexual, or other romantic and sexual orientations and gender identities. Not exhaustive or complete.

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Book cover for "The anti-book"
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1.5 stars
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"Mickey finds a book that promises to erase whatever is written in it, and after filling the page with all the things and people he dislikes, he finds himself in the anti-world where everything familiar is gone"--
Book cover for "Atana and the Firebird"
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"A mermaid, a firebird, and a witch become entangled with the mysterious and powerful Witch Queen, who may hold the key to each of their past in this epic middle grade fantasy by debut author Vivian Zhou."--Publisher's description.
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Battle dragons volume 1.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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To protect his friends and family, Abel must figure out what is worth fighting for when he partners with a stolen dragon, an action that has him riding in kin battles and keeping more secrets than a dragon has scales.
Book cover for "Dungeon critters"
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4.2 stars
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A middle-grade graphic novel about a gang of adorable animal friends on a D&D style dungeon crawl.
Book cover for "Emma and the love spell"
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lesbian mc
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"Twelve-year-old Korean American Emma uses her fickle witchy powers to keep her best friend's parents together so they do not move away."--
Book cover for "Into the tall, tall grass"
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4 stars
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Yolanda sets out with family and friends to help her grandmother and discovers long-buried secrets about a family curse and the healing power of the magic surrounding her.
Book cover for "Juniper Harvey and the vanishing kingdom"
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Eleven-year-old Juniper Harvey is having trouble coping in her new Florida town, but when the girl from her recurring fantasy dream appears in her room they have to figure out how to save Galatea's world from a war of rival gods--and deal with their mutual attraction.
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5 stars
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"Follows the story of Indu, a young trans boy from the moon, who deals with the culture shock, familial struggle, and first crushes that come with living on Earth in this touching coming-of-age story"--
Book cover for "The magic misfits"
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Magic misfits volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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Six young magicians and illusionists team up to save their small town from a crooked carnival owner and his goons.
Book cover for "The mossheart's promise"
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Twelve-year-old fairy Canary Mossheart knows this better than most. A few years ago, the mold took her papa, and even her famous, former-chosen-one Gran never found a cure. So when Ary's beloved mama falls ill, Ary decides it's taken enough. Armed with only a bucket and a prayer, she sneaks out to find a magical, underground lake whose healing waters are straight out of Gran's adventures. But when Ary gets there, the lake's bone dry, and instead of...
Book cover for "The mysterious disappearance of Aidan S. (as told to his brother)"
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Average Rating:
3 stars
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"Aidan disappeared for six days. Six agonizing days of searches and police and questions and constant vigils. Then, just as suddenly as he vanished, Aidan reappears. Where has he been? The story he tells is simply ... impossible. But it's the story Aidan is sticking to."--Provided by publlisher.
Book cover for "Secret of the shadow beasts"
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4.5 stars
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After her mother is nearly killed by an Umbra, twelve-year-old Nora Kemp leaves home to train to be a knight tasked with destroying the lethal shadow monsters.
Book cover for "Sir Callie and the champions of Helston"
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Sir Callie volume 1.
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"Trapped in a rigid hierarchy where girls learn magic and boys train as knights, twelve-year-old nonbinary Callie, who dreams of becoming a knight, and their new friends find themselves embedded in an ancient war, but in order to defeat the threats outside the kingdom they must first defeat the bigotry within."--
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Thousand worlds volume 2.
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
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Thirteen-year-old nonbinary tiger spirit Sebin must decide where their loyalties lie when their traitorous uncle hijacks the battle cruiser that happens to be Sebin's first assignment in the Cadet Program.
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4 stars
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"Every year, in the magical town of Ravenskill, Witchlings who participate in the Black Moon Ceremony are placed into covens and come into their powers as full-fledged witches. And twelve-year-old Seven Salazar can't wait to be placed in the most powerful coven with her best friend! But on the night of the ceremony, in front of the entire town, Seven isn't placed in one of the five covens. She's a Spare! Spare covens have fewer witches, are less powerful,...
Book cover for "Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor"
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Series:
Zachary Ying volume 1.
Average Rating:
3 stars
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After his augmented reality gaming headset is possessed by the spirit of the First Emperor of China, twelve-year-old Chinese American Zack Ying is compelled to travel across China to steal an ancient artifact, fight figures from Chinese history and myth, and seal a portal to prevent malicious spirits from destroying the human realm.