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Overall, an enlightening look at how understanding and celebrating gender diversity has been a long-held belief for many people and cultures throughout history.
How far would you go to convince yourself that everything is fine?
Choosing to end a series is choosing to give your characters to your audience.
Former friends learn what happens when they swallow down the fear and doubt and just take their shot.
https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2024/06/25/book-review-crushing-it-by-erin-becker/
More LGBTQ+ youth are feeling comfortable coming out at earlier ages, and that’s a wonderful thing. But for the many queer kids who still can’t—and for the LGBTQ+ adults who couldn’t—I ...
We Mostly Come Out at Night is a celebration of queer and trans lives that stands in stark defiance of those who seek to force us back into the closet.
https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2024/05/22/my-queer-agenda/
Teen librarian Rachel Strolle shares new YA LGBTQIA+ titles to help you read and build book rainbows for Pride (and all year round)
It’s crucial to empower teens to find their voice and their community while advocating for their rights. It’s just as crucial to highlight queer joy and friendship, especially when readers ar...
My mission is to create stories that teens can see themselves in and be entertained by so I can help them find a way through life despite what may have happened to them so far.
https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2024/04/22/this-above-all-a-guest-post-by-m-e-corey/
What a wonderful world we live in to see so much great representation in middle grade.
https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2024/04/19/take-five-lgbtqia-middle-grade-novels/