LGBTQ

Tween

LGBTQ+ Books for Tweens

Explore this collection of LGBTQ+ books for tweens, where young hearts and minds can find solace, inspiration, and the courage to embrace their true selves.

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Baby & Toddler

Pre-K

Growing Reader

30 Great LGBTQ+ Picture Books for Kids

Everyone can benefit from the messages of unconditional love and acceptance in these picture books.

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Teen

Pride and Less Prejudice: LGBTQ+ Books for Teens

These LGBTQ+ YA stories are filled with characters experiencing everything from dystopian drama to summer love to messy breakups and more.

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Teen

Queer YA Romance Reads Teens Will Love

We're all for the rise of inclusive YA romance stories featuring love stories between teens of all sexual orientations and gender identities.

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Teen

YA Books That Center on Transgender and Nonbinary Teens

Discover young adult books in contemporary fiction, romance, sci-fi, and fantasy centered on teens with various gender expressions and identities.

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Tween

Teen

Banned & Challenged Books Every Tween and Teen Should Read

Ideas in books can ignite discovery, encourage empathy, and offer solace. With that in mind, here are 22 banned books worth reading for their ideas.

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Teen

A Reading Rainbow: YA Novels That Explore Sexuality and Sexual Identity

These funny, moving, and powerful YA books reflect the experiences and struggles of teens exploring sexuality and sexual identity for the first time.

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Pre-K

Brightly Storytime: Patience, Patches!

Can the rambunctious pup Patches learn to adjust when his moms bring home a new baby? Follow along with our latest Brightly Storytime to find out!

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All Ages

Books That Celebrate Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Kids

It’s so important that children see themselves represented in books, including transgender and gender-nonconforming character inclusion and stories that focus on these topics.

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All Ages

Ain’t Nothing But a Family Thing: Books About All Kinds of Families

From adoption to divorce to same-sex families, kids and parents can find books that explain how all sorts of families are formed in all sorts of ways.

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Teen

Pride is Much More Than a Month

Author James Brandon discusses the origins of Pride, his new young adult novel, "Ziggy, Stardust and Me," and why it's important to embrace LGBTQIA+ history.

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Growing Reader

Brightly Storytime: Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag

Read along with Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag, a picture book that tells the powerful history of LGBTQIA+ rights, gay pride, and the rainbow flag that's perfect for celebrating Pride Month.

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Tween

Why I Write Realistic and Relatable Young Rainbow Characters

I am not the first person to write about the importance of representation in kid lit, nor the thousandth, but as an out trans author of LGBTQIA+-themed middle grade titles, I do think I’m positioned to put my own inflection on the topic.

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Tween

The Importance of Queer Representation in Middle Grade Fiction

While the YA genre is burgeoning with queer representation, books for middle grade readers are still sadly lacking such characters, themes, and stories.

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