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Cinema love : a novel
by Jiaming Tang
After emigrating to New York City's Chinatown Old Second and Bao Mei reminisce about their secret past in a rural Chinese cinema that taught them to navigate forbidden love, societal pressures and an uncertain future.
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Road to ruin
by Hana Lee
One of the few who venture outside the domed cities on motorcycles powered by magic, magebike courier Jin-Lu rescues princess Yi-Nereen from her abusive family and the two of them flee across the wastelands, pursued by Yi-Nereen's father, her scheming betrothed and a bounty hunter with mysterious powers.
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The Z word
by Lindsay King-Miller
Trying to find her place in the queer community of San Lazara, Arizona, Wendy, when an infection turns people into violent, terrifying mindless husks, must team up with her friends and frenemies to stay alive, save Pride and track the zombie outbreak to its shocking source.
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Mean boys : a personal history
by Geoffrey Mak
Fusing personal essay and cultural critique, a critic and style expert chronicles his journey to join a global, influential elite until he's forced to confront the price of mistaking status for belonging in a world designed to make us want what's bad for us.
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My child is trans, now what? : a joy-centered approach to support
by Ben V Greene
With personal stories and experiences, key resources and emotional support, a full-time public speaker specializing in spreading awareness and understanding of the transgender community offers a judgment-free guide for parents and loved ones to help trans youth thrive.
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Death's country
by R. M. Romero
Moving to Miami, Andres, who made a deal with Death for new life, meets Renee and Llora and embarks on a polyamorous relationship, but when Llora falls into a coma, he and Renee journey into the underworld to retrieve her spirit, which comes with a high price.
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The girl in question
by Tess Sharpe
Embarking on a backpacking trip with her friends Wes and Iris, Nora, with her murderous stepfather on the loose, must rescue Wes's girlfriend who, mistaken for Nora, has been kidnapped and faces three problems: someone is lying, someone is keeping secrets and someone has to die.
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The last boyfriends rules for revenge
by Matthew Hubbard
A queer YA coming-of-age featuring three queer teenage boys in small town Alabama who set out to get revenge on their ex-boyfriends and end up fighting their school's anti-LGBTQ+ initiatives.
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The Lilies
by Quinn Diacon-Furtado
Trapped in a mysterious time loop on the day after a member of the Lilies Society disappears, four Archwell Academy students discover they each hold a clue that will unlock the truth about the Lilies, but they're each harboring a secret they would do anything to hide.
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Playing for keeps
by Jennifer Dugan
A baseball pitcher and a student umpire fall for one another against league regulations and must keep it secret.
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Thirsty : a novel
by Jas Hammonds
Having one goal: to join a sorority that promises lifelong connections to a network of powerful women of color, 18-year-old Blake finds courage in alcohol and as pledging intensifies, so does her drinking, and she must decide how far she's willing to go to achieve her dream.
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True love and other impossible odds
by Christina Li
Developing an algorithm to predict people's perfect matches, Grace Tang is confident it's accurate, but while trying to make things work with her own “perfect” match, she grows closer to co-worker Julia and questions who she's really attracted to.
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Sunhead
by Alex Assan
In this queer coming-of-age teen graphic novel by breakout talent Alex Assan, high schooler Rotem feels herself growing apart from her friends in a million inexpressible ways. But an unexpected connection with another student makes her feel more herself than ever before.
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Gooseberry
by Robin Gow
Twelve-year-old B, a young nonbinary person who wants to be a dog trainer someday, convinces their new foster parents to adopt a stray dog named Gooseberry, but training the dog ends up being much harder than they expected until they learn to trust each other.
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Just like my family
by Ashley Molesso
A joyful picture book celebrating inclusive families and breaking gender stereotypes.
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Linus and Etta could use a win
by Caroline Huntoon
Challenged by her ex-best friend to get Linus, a shy trans boy, elected as student body president, hotheaded cynic Etta wonders if she should come clean about the real origins of their connection when a true friendship develops between them.
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The ABCs of queer history
by Seema Yasmin
CELEBRATE THE ABCs OF LGBTQIA+. An alphabet book that highlights and celebrates queer history in the United States from A to Z, presenting bold ideas for big thinkers in every letter! A is for abundant, always, ally, and alive. F is for family, friendship, fluid, and free. O is for optimists, opportunity, open, and outspoken.
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Queer History A to Z : 100 Years of LGBTQ+ Activism
by Robin Stevenson
Presented in an A to Z format, this must-have resource for middle-grade readers discusses the history, identity and progress made by the LGBTQ+ community by detailing the people, events and places that have shaped queer history in North America. Illustrations.
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