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• The Book of Radical Answers

  Real Questions From Real Kids Just Like You

  Taylor, Sonya Renee,

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  This guide to growing up is rooted in radical self-love and body empowerment, and answers real questions from kids about health, sex, gender, race, justice, and more.

• Queerfully and Wonderfully Made

  a Guide for LGBTQ+ Christian Teens

  Finke, Leigh,

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  Written by a group of queer adults, and featuring testimony from young LGBTQ+ Christians, Queerfully and Wonderfully Made looks to educate young queer people of faith and to help them stay safe, healthy, and secure. 12 & up

• Allies

  Real Talk About Showing Up, Screwing Up, and Trying Again

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  A collection of seventeen essays that explore what being an ally is, and how to show up for friends and strangers.

• Let's Talk About It

  the Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human

  Moen, Erika, 1983-

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  A graphic novel about sex, sexuality, gender, body, consent, and many other topics for teens.

• You Know, Sex

  Bodies, Gender, Puberty, and Other Things

  Silverberg, Cory,

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  Grounded in social justice, this text covers not only the big three of puberty-hormones, reproduction, and development-but also power, pleasure, and how to be a decent human being.

• Gender Identity

  Beyond Pronouns and Bathrooms

  Cook, Maria,

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  An informative book for middle schoolers to explore the history of LGBTQ rights movements, the context behind today's transgender "bathroom wars" and dozens of activities and research ideas for further learning.

• Queer Power!

  Icons, Activists & Game Changers From Across the Rainbow

  Dom & Ink,

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  Celebrate some of the LGBTQIA+ community's modern-day trailblazers, champions, and icons who have shaped, or are shaping, our world, from well-known public figures and allies to others you will wish you had heard of earlier. 12 & up

• The Trans Self-Care Workbook

  Lorenz, Theo

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  This book covers topics including body positivity and neutrality, coming out, gender euphoria and dysphoria, and navigating relationships with your friends and family.

• It's Totally Normal!

  An LGBTQIA+ Guide to Puberty, Sex, and Gender

  Mehta, Monica Gupta,

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  Mother and teen duo Monica and Asha Mehta work together to answer common questions. 12 & up

• Queer, There, and Everywhere

  27 People Who Changed the World

  Prager, Sarah, 1986-

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  History has been made by countless queer individuals--and you've likely never heard of many of them. Author and activist Sarah Prager delves deep into the lives of 27 people who fought, created, and loved on their own terms. 13 & up

• The Queer and Transgender Resilience Workbook

  Singh, Anneliese A.

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  This workbook will give you tools to challenge internalized negative messages, handle stress, build a community of support, and embrace your true self.

• Fine

  a Comic About Gender

  Ewing, Rhea,

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  A collection of dozens of interviews conducted over a decade to chart the murky waters of gender. This thought-provoking work will appeal to those seeking a robust, personal exploration of how gender shapes lives.

• Seeing Gender

  An Illustrated Guide to Identity and Expression

  Gottlieb, Iris,

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  Gottlieb explores gender in all its complexities while also digging into history and pop culture for the stories and people who have shaped the conversation. 14 & up

• The Awesome Autistic Guide for Trans Teens

  Purkis, Yenn, 1974-

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  This user-friendly guide is full of helpful explanations, tips and activities, plus examples of famous trans and gender divergent people on the autism spectrum.

• The DC Book of Pride

  a Celebration of DC's LGBTQIA+ Characters

  Axelrod, Jadzia,

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  Discover the rich history of DC's LGBTQIA+ Superheroes in this inspiring gift-title featuring detailed character profiles and comic book artwork. 12 & up

• Legendary Children

  the First Decade of RuPaul's Drag Race and the Last Century of Queer Life

  Fitzgerald, Tom (Thomas), 1966-

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  A definitive deep-dive into queer history and culture with hit reality show RuPaul's Drag Race as a touchstone.

• Gender Rebels

  30 Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender Expansive Heroes Past and Present

  Locke, Katherine,

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  A collection of queer lives throughout history. Short biographical profiles of historical and contemporary trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, and intersex people are interspersed with definitions of various terms and information about their usage.

• We Are Not Broken

  Johnson, George M. (George Matthew), 1985-

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  In this memoir, Johnson reflects on their childhood in New Jersey under the supervision of their larger-than-life grandmother. 12 & up

• Pauli Murray

  the Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist

  Stevens-Holsey, Rosita,

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  Written in verse, this inspiring biography chronicles the life of Pauli Murray, a queer civil rights activist who fought tirelessly for many of the rights and dignity of all. 10 & up

• Bless the Blood

  a Cancer Memoir

  Nehanda, Walela,

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  A young Black nonbinary activist copes with the enormity of a cancer diagnosis and medical racism, while facing the deep pain and deep love of the life they're trying to save. 14 & up