Queer / LGBTQ Books I Have Read


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Book cover for "Alice Austen lived here"
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Average Rating:
3.7 stars
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"Middle school student Sam is comfortable with his nonbinary identity, and his family has accepted it too (as long as he does his homework and chores), so when his history teacher assigns as a project coming up with a proposal for the new statue honoring a historical Staten Islander (there is a contest involved) he and his friend TJ decide to focus on Alice Austen, a lesbian photographer, whose house on Staten Island is a museum--but they have to...
Book cover for "All moms"
Star rating for All moms
Average Rating:
3 stars
Description:
Some moms are silly, some are sporty or crafty, but all moms are incredible
Book cover for "Always the almost"
Star rating for Always the almost
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
Sixteen-year-old trans boy Miles Jacobson's New Year resolutions include winning back his ex-boyfriend and winning the Widewest's biggest classical piano competition, but when a new, proudly queer boy moves to town, Miles reconsiders who he was and who he is now.
Book cover for "And Tango makes three"
Star rating for And Tango makes three
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
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At New York City's Central Park Zoo, two male penguins fall in love and start a family by taking turns sitting on an abandoned egg until it hatches.
Book cover for "Ander & Santi were here"
Star rating for Ander & Santi were here
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Nonbinary teen Ander is ready to leave their family's taquería and focus on their art, but when Santi, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, begins to work at the restaurant, the two teens spark a romance made complicated by immigration police.
Book cover for "Anne of Greenville"
Star rating for Anne of Greenville
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
In this contemporary retelling of Anne of Green Gables, Anne Shirley, a queer, half-Japanese disco superfan, moves to a town that seems too small for her big personality and where she becomes embroiled in a series of dramatic and unfortunate events.
Book cover for "The apartment house on Poppy Hill"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
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Nine-year-old Ella considers herself the official greeter, tour guide, and is generally in charge of 1106 Wildflower Place, but the elusive Robinsons who live on the top floor are a mystery--one which Ella is determined to solve, and bring the elderly couple into the community of the apartment building on Poppy Hill.
Book cover for "Aristotle and Dante dive into the waters of the world"
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Average Rating:
3.6 stars
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"Aristotle and Dante continue their journey to manhood in this achingly romantic, tender tale set against the backdrop of the AIDS epidemic in 1980s America. In Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, two boys fell in love. Now they must learn what it means to stay in love-and to build their relationship in a world that doesn't seem to want them to exist. In their senior year at two different schools, the boys find ways to spend...
Book cover for "Bathe the cat"
Star rating for Bathe the cat
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
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Dad has posted a list of chores for the family to do before grandma comes, including bathing the cat; but the cat does not want a bath, so she mixes up the instructions, and soon the family is mowing the floor, vacuuming the lawn, mopping the baby--and the house is in chaos.
Book cover for "Be dazzled"
Star rating for Be dazzled
Average Rating:
3 stars
Description:
Seventeen-year-old Raffy is determined to win a cosplay competition that could lead to art school admission and respect for his talent, but being paired with his main competitor, ex-boyfriend Luca, complicates things.
Book cover for "Beauty queens"
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Average Rating:
4.9 stars
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When a plane crash strands thirteen teen beauty contestants on a mysterious island, they struggle to survive, to get along with one another, to combat the island's other diabolical occupants, and to learn their dance numbers in case they are rescued in time for the competition.
Book cover for "Bobby and the big valentine"
Star rating for Bobby and the big valentine
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Bobby decides to make Eddie, his favorite person, a valentine as big as his feelings for him, but on Bobby's way to deliver the card, he begins to worry that Eddie might not feel the same way.
Book cover for "Boy meets boy"
Star rating for Boy meets boy
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
Description:
When Paul falls hard for Noah, he thinks he has found his one true love, but when Noah walks out of his life, Paul has to find a way to get him back and make everything right once more. Paul's simple high-school life is confused by his desire for another boy who seems unattainable, until Paul's friends help him find the courage to pursue him.
Book cover for "Bye bye, binary"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
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"Our little bundle of joy has arrived--to dismantle gender norms! A board book about gender expression and being true to oneself"--
Book cover for "Call me Max"
Star rating for Call me Max
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Series:
Max and friends volume 1.
Average Rating:
3 stars
Description:
"When Max starts school, the teacher hesitates to call out the name on the attendance sheet. Something doesn't seem to fit. Max lets her know the name he wants to be called by--a boy's name. This begins Max's journey as he makes new friends and reveals his feelings about his identity to his parents. Written with warmth and sensitivity by trans writer Kyle Lukoff, this book is a sweet and age-appropriate introduction to what it means to be transgender"--...
Book cover for "A church for all"
Star rating for A church for all
Average Rating:
3 stars
Description:
"Celebrates a diverse community on a Sunday morning at an inclusive church that welcomes all people regardless of age, class, race, gender identity, and sexual orientation. Come to the church for all!"--
Book cover for "The color of love"
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"Grace and her classmates each pick a color that they think represents the color of love and share what love looks like to them"--
Book cover for "Daddy & Dada"
Star rating for Daddy & Dada
Average Rating:
1 stars
Description:
"A little girl explains how families, including hers, come in many shapes and sizes--some with a mom and a dad, some with two dads, some with two moms, and more"--
Book cover for "Daddy and me"
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Average Rating:
4 stars
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"Whether you love to cook with your papa, read with your dada, go to the park with your bába, or stargaze with your appa, everything is better with daddy. This adorable board book celebrates dads and all the wonderful ways they make our lives special."--Provided by publisher.
Book cover for "The diablo's curse"
Star rating for The diablo's curse
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
"Dami, a nonbinary former demonio, must cancel every deal they have ever made in order to tether their soul to earth and remain human, but first they must help a boy named Silas find Captain Kidd's treasure and break a family curse"--