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 "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 "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 "Dragon pearl"
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Series:
Thousand worlds volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.1 stars
Description:
Min, a thirteen-year-old girl with fox-magic, stows away on a battle cruiser and impersonates a cadet in order to solve the mystery of what happened to her older brother in the Thousand World Space Forces.

5. Drama

Book cover for "Drama"
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Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:
Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production of Moon over Mississippi as various relationships start and end, and others never quite get going.
Book cover for "Frog and Toad are friends"
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Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Five tales recounting the adventures of two best friends--Frog and Toad. Five tales recounting the adventures of two best friends - Frog and Toad.
Book cover for "Garlic & the vampire"
Star rating for Garlic & the vampire
Series:
Garlic volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
Description:
"Garlic feels as though she's always doing something wrong. At least with her friend Carrot by her side and the kindly Witch Agnes encouraging her, Garlic is happy to just tend her garden, where it's nice and safe. But when her village of vegetable folk learns that a bloodthirsty vampire has moved into the nearby castle, they all agree that, in spite of her fear and self-doubt, Garlic is the obvious choice to confront him"--Publisher marketing
Book cover for "Julián is a mermaid"
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Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Description:
While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train car. When Julián gets home, daydreaming of the magic he's seen, all he can think about is dressing up just like the ladies in his own fabulous mermaid costume: a butter-yellow curtain for his tail, the fronds of a potted fern...
Book cover for "Melissa"
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Average Rating:
3.3 stars
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"When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part . . . because she's a boy. With the help of her best friend, Kelly, George comes up with a...
Book cover for "Perfectly Norman"
Star rating for Perfectly Norman
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
Norman is thrilled to discover he grew a pair of wings overnight, but his excitement turns to doubt when he realizes he is now different from everyone else, causing him to question whether there is such thing as perfectly normal.
Book cover for "Picture day"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
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"Everyone knows the most stressful day of middle school is picture day! And that's exactly where this yearbook-worthy graphic novel series opener begins: with reinventing yourself, drama, popularity, and the friends who see you through."--
Book cover for "Pride puppy!"
Star rating for Pride puppy!
Average Rating:
3.4 stars
Description:
"A rhyming alphabet book featuring a family who have lost their dog at a Pride parade."--

13. Rick

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Average Rating:
2.3 stars
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Eleven-year-old Rick Ramsey has generally gone along with everybody, just not making waves, even though he is increasingly uncomfortable with his father's jokes about girls, and his best friend's explicit talk about sex; but now in middle school he discovers the Rainbow Spectrum club, where kids of many genders and identities can express themselves--and maybe among them he can find new friends and discover his own identity, which may just be to opt...
Book cover for "Time to party"
Star rating for Time to party
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"The party continues but the problems get bigger in this second installment of this original Dungeons & Dragons graphic novel series brought to you by New York Times bestselling author Molly Knox Ostertag and critically acclaimed illustrator Xanthe Bouma. Olivia loves being the Dungeon Master of her after-school club, creating a world with magic and epic battles with adventure around every corner. She's always felt at home in her game, but now--with...
Book cover for "Too bright to see"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
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In the summer before middle school, eleven-year-old Bug must contend with best friend Moira suddenly caring about clothes, makeup, and boys; a ghost haunting; and the truth about Bug's gender identity.