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• Gooseberry

  Gow, Robin,

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  Twelve-year-old nonbinary B forms a connection with an anxious stray dog, Gooseberry, prompting them to pursue their dream of becoming a dog trainer while navigating the complexities of trust and building a family in their newest foster home.

• Noah Frye Gets Crushed

  Horne, Maggie,

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  Twelve-year-old Noah Frye comes up with a foolproof plan to teach herself how to have a crush on a boy to fit in better with her friends--only to discover she's been looking in the wrong place, and her crush was right beside her all along...

• Linus and Etta Could Use a Win

  Huntoon, Caroline,

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  A hot-headed cynic befriends the new kid--a shy trans boy--when she takes on a bet to get him elected student body president.

• Murray Out of Water

  Tracy, Taylor,

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  This beautiful novel in verse explores one girl's struggle to regain her magic after a hurricane forces her to move away from her beloved ocean that, she believes, has given her special powers.

• Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston

  Symes-Smith, Esme,

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sam Makes a Splash

  Melleby, Nicole,

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  Eleven-year-old Sam, who lives with her siblings and mothers in a house on Sunrise Lagoon, tries to come up with a plan to save the family's charter boat business before the summer is over.

• Answers in the Pages

  Levithan, David,

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  When Donovan left his copy of The Adventurers on the kitchen counter, he didn't think his mom would read it--much less have a problem with it. It's just an adventure novel about two characters trying to stop an evil genius. But soon the entire town…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Deephaven

  Aldridge, Ethan M.,

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  Hoping for a fresh start at Deephaven Academy, Guinevere "Nev" Tallow instead finds something strange stalking its corridors and teams up with another first-year student to unravel the secrets of this exclusive boarding school and its forbidden east…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Camp QUILTBAG

  Melleby, Nicole,

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  After a bit of a rocky start at Camp QUILTBAG, an inclusive retreat for queer and trans kids, Abigail and Kai make a pact to help each other find their footing, all while navigating crushes, their queer identities, and a competition pitting cabin…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Too Bright to See

  Lukoff, Kyle,

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  It's the summer before middle school and eleven-year-old Bug's best friend Moira has decided the two of them need to use the next few months to prepare. For Moira, this means figuring out the right clothes to wear, learning how to put on makeup, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Almost Flying

  Arlow, Jake Maia,

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  Dalia only has two items on her summer bucket list: (1) finally ride a roller coaster and (2) figure out how to make a new best friend. But when her dad suddenly announces that he's engaged, Dalia's schemes come to a screeching halt. With Dalia's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Best Liars in Riverview

  Thompson, Lin,

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  While searching the woods that used to be their personal sanctuary, twelve-year-old Aubrey recalls the events and incidents preceding their best friend's disappearance and quietly questions their own gender identity.

• The Deepest Breath

  Grehan, Meg,

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  Struggling with her feelings for a female classmate, an eleven-year-old Irish girl tries to confide in her mother, the person she trusts most in the world.

• The Insiders

  Oshiro, Mark,

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  Twelve-year-old Héctor Muñoz, fleeing from bullies, discovers a magical closet that not only provides him sanctuary, but also unites him with two other kids facing similar problems at their own schools, helping them find friendship and strength in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Both Can Be True

  Machias, Jules,

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  Daniel and Ash cross paths when a pomeranian is about to be euthanized; the sensitive Dan rescues the dog and Ash offers to help on a day when they are female-presenting. As the friendship grows, Ash feels less and less able to be their full self --…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Obie Is Man Enough

  Bailar, Schuyler,

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  A coming-of-age story about transgender tween Obie, who didn't think being himself would cause such a splash.

• Candidly Cline

  Ormsbee, Kathryn,

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  Cline Alden's grandmother says that music is in the family's blood, but Cline's mother is dead-set against her daughter's dreams of becoming a country music singer; Cline is determined to find the money to attend a Young Singer-Songwriter Workshop…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A High Five for Glenn Burke

  Bildner, Phil,

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  After researching Glenn Burke, the first major league baseball player to come out as gay, sixth-grader Silas Wade slowly comes out to his best friend Zoey, then his coach, with unexpected consequences.

• The Best at It

  Pancholy, Maulik, 1974-

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  Rahul Kapoor is heading into seventh grade in a small town in Indiana. The start of middle school is making him feel increasingly anxious, so his favorite person in the whole world, his grandfather Bhai, gives him some well-meaning advice: Find one…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• To Night Owl From Dogfish

  Sloan, Holly Goldberg, 1958-

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  Unhappy about being sent to the same summer camp after their fathers start dating, Bett and Avery, two girls, age eleven, eventually begin scheming to get the couple back together after a break-up. Told entirely through letters, emails and text…Read moreRead more of this annotation