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Fairest: A Memoir by Meredith TalusanThe award-winning journalist and activist presents a coming-of-age memoir that describes her experiences as a Filipino boy with albinism, a white immigrant Harvard student, a transgender woman and an artist whose work reflects illusions in race, disability and gender.
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Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation by Hannah GadsbyA multi-award-winning comedian takes readers through the defining moments in her life that led to the creation of Nanette and her powerful decision to tell the truth—no matter the cost.
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CJ Hauser expands on her viral essay sensation, "The Crane Wife," in a brilliant collection of essays that echo the work of Cheryl Strayed in their revelatory observations of romantic love. CJ Hauser uses her now-beloved title essay as an anchor around which to explore the narratives of romantic love we are taught and which we tell ourselves, and the need to often rewrite those narratives to find an accurate version of ourselves in them.
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Leaving Isn't The Hardest Thing: Essays by Lauren HoughThe author, who has had many identities– an airman in the U.S. Air Force, a cable guy, a bouncer at a gay club– recounts her childhood growing up in the infamous cult The Children of God, in this searing and extremely personal collection of essays.
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Countries of Origin by Javier FuentesA celebrated Manhattan pastry chef working at a French restaurant turns down a position at the Four Seasons, terrified that his status as an undocumented immigrant will be discovered ultimately deciding to leave it all behind and return to Spain.
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First Time For Everything: A Novel by Henry FryA newly single, recently-evicted, young, gay man moves in with a flamboyant non-binary artist and his extravagant friends living in an East London “commune” and embarks on a voyage of personal discovery including dating, career changes and therapy.
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With Teeth by Kristen ArnettStruggling to create a picture-perfect queer family, Sammie Lucas, scared of her own son, must pick up the pieces when his hostility finally spills over into physical aggression, in this thought-provoking portrait on the limitations of marriage, parenthood and love.
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All My Mother's Lovers: A Novel by Ilana MasadShattered by revelations about the recently deceased mother who never entirely accepted her sexuality, a gay woman tracks down the men in her mother's hidden second life while coming to terms with new understandings about monogamy.
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The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot SchreferEarth's population is divided between only two existing countries which cannot manage to cooperate in any way, until a distress signal arrives from Titan's first settler. Neither country can afford to rescue her on their own if they act separately. Ambrose wakes up on board the Coordinated Endeavour under strange circumstances: he doesn't remember the launch, the ship's OS is voiced by his mother, strangers have been aboard, and Kodiak, the only other person on this mission, has barricaded himself away from sight. But nothing will stop Ambrose from making this mission succeed-- not when the settler he's rescuing is his sister.
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Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee"Noah Ramirez thinks he's an expert on romance. He has to be for his popular blog, the Meet Cute Diary, a collection of trans happily ever afters. There's just one problem; all the stories are fake ... When a troll exposes the blog as fiction, Noah's world unravels. The only way to save the Diary is to convince everyone that the stories are true, but he doesn't have any proof. Then Drew walks into Noah's life, and the pieces fall into place"
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Puddin' by Julie MurphyWhen circumstances put Millie Michalchuk and Callie Reyes together over the course of a semester, the girls realize they have more in common than they ever imagined.
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The Luis Orgega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes"Ariana Ruiz wants to be noticed. But as an autistic girl who never talks, she goes largely ignored by her peers--despite her bold fashion choices. So when cute, popular Luis starts to pay attention to her, Ari finally feels seen. Luis's attention soon turns to something more, and they have sex at a party--while Ari didn't say no, she definitely didn't say yes. Before she has a chance to process what happened and decide if she even has the right to be mad at Luis, the rumor mill begins churning--thanks, she's sure, to Luis's ex-girlfriend, Shawni. Then Ari finds a mysterious note in her locker that eventually leads her to a group of students determined to expose Luis for the predator he is. To her surprise, she finds genuine friendship among the group, including her growing feelings for the very last girl she expected to fall for. But in order to take Luis down, she'll have to come to terms with the truth of what he did to her that night--and risk everything to see justice done"
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Obie Is Man Enough by Schuyler BailarDiving into a new swim team, transgender tween Obie is determined to prove he can be one of the fastest boys in the water—to his coach, his bullies and his biggest competition: himself.
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The Whispers by Greg HowardBelieving in fairies that grant wishes if given proper tributes, 11-year-old Riley wishes for help with many difficult challenges, from being bullied to an unrequited crush, before the disappearance of his mother compels him to seek out the fairies he hopes will bring her back home.
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The Breakaways by Cathy G JohnsonAn introverted fifth-grader with a vivid imagination is recruited by a popular older student onto a ragtag soccer team where, despite limited athletic performance, teammates form strong bonds that challenge their notions of loyalty, identity, friendship and unity.
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The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor"Aware of the racial tumult in the years after the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Mei tries to remain blissfully focused on her job, her close friendship with the camp foreman's daughter, and telling stories about Paul Bunyan--reinvented as Po PanYin (Auntie Po), an elderly Chinese matriarch"
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A Is For Activist by Innosanto Nagara"A is for Activist is an ABC board book written and illustrated for the next generation of progressives: families who want their kids to grow up in a space that is unapologetic about activism, environmental justice, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, and everything else that activists believe in and fight for. The alliteration, rhyming, and vibrant illustrations make the book exciting for children, while the issues it brings up resonate with their parents' values of community, equality, and justice. This engaging little book carries huge messages as it inspires hope for the future, and calls children to action while teaching them a love for books"
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The Boy & The Bindi by Vivek ShrayaWhen Ammi teaches her son about the significance of the dot she wears on her forehead, he insists that he wants to wear a bindi, too
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Jack (not Jackie)
by Erica Silverman
Susan loves her baby sister, Jackie, but as Jackie grows older and behaves more and more like a boy Susan must adjust to having a brother, Jack, instead
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My Shadow Is Purple by Scott Stuart"My dad has a shadow that's blue as a berry, and my mum's is as pink as a blossoming cherry. There's only those choices, a 2 or a 1. But mine is quite different, it's both and it's none. A book about being true to yourself...This story considers gender beyond binary in a vibrant spectrum of color"
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