LGBTQIA+ Noteworthy classics

Books of merit featuring LGBTQIA characters and experiences published before June 1, 2021. For new releases, please see our PRIDE list here. 

What Are Your Words?: A Book About Pronouns By Katherine Locke, Anne Passchier (Illustrator) Cover Image

What Are Your Words?: A Book About Pronouns (Hardcover)

By Katherine Locke, Anne Passchier (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780316542067
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - May 25th, 2021
Love Makes a Family By Sophie Beer Cover Image

Love Makes a Family (Board book)

By Sophie Beer
$11.99
ISBN: 9780525554226
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Published: Dial Books - December 24th, 2018
Baby's First Words By Barefoot Books, Christiane Engel (Illustrator) Cover Image

Baby's First Words (Board Books)

By Barefoot Books, Christiane Engel (Illustrator)
$7.99
ISBN: 9781782858720
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Published: Barefoot Books - October 1st, 2019
Daddy, Papa, and Me By Leslea Newman, Carol Thompson (Illustrator) Cover Image

Daddy, Papa, and Me (Board book)

By Leslea Newman, Carol Thompson (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9781582462622
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Published: Tricycle Press - June 9th, 2009
Mommy, Mama, and Me By Leslea Newman, Carol Thompson (Illustrator) Cover Image

Mommy, Mama, and Me (Board book)

By Leslea Newman, Carol Thompson (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9781582462639
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Published: Tricycle Press - June 9th, 2009
The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish By Lil Miss Hot Mess, Olga de Dios Ruiz (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish (Hardcover)

By Lil Miss Hot Mess, Olga de Dios Ruiz (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780762467655
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Published: Running Press Kids - May 5th, 2020
Worm Loves Worm By J. J. Austrian, Mike Curato (Illustrator) Cover Image

Worm Loves Worm (Hardcover)

By J. J. Austrian, Mike Curato (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062386335
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Published: Balzer + Bray - January 5th, 2016
Uncle Bobby's Wedding By Sarah S. Brannen, Lucia Soto (Illustrator) Cover Image

Uncle Bobby's Wedding (Hardcover)

By Sarah S. Brannen, Lucia Soto (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781499810080
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Published: little bee books - May 12th, 2020
Ho'onani: Hula Warrior By Heather Gale, Mika Song (Illustrator) Cover Image

Ho'onani: Hula Warrior (Hardcover)

By Heather Gale, Mika Song (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780735264496
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Published: Tundra Books - October 1st, 2019
Prince & Knight By Daniel Haack, Stevie Lewis (Illustrator) Cover Image

Prince & Knight (Hardcover)

By Daniel Haack, Stevie Lewis (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781499805529
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Published: little bee books - May 1st, 2018
Papa, Daddy, & Riley By Seamus Kirst, Devon Holzwarth (Illustrator) Cover Image

Papa, Daddy, & Riley (Hardcover)

By Seamus Kirst, Devon Holzwarth (Illustrator)
$14.99
ISBN: 9781433832390
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Published: Magination Press - May 5th, 2020
Julián Is a Mermaid By Jessica Love, Jessica Love (Illustrator) Cover Image

Julián Is a Mermaid (Hardcover)

By Jessica Love, Jessica Love (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780763690458
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Published: Candlewick - April 23rd, 2018
Max on the Farm By Kyle Lukoff, Luciano Lozano (Illustrator) Cover Image

Max on the Farm (Hardcover)

By Kyle Lukoff, Luciano Lozano (Illustrator)
$17.95
ISBN: 9781478868637
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Published: Reycraft Books - May 29th, 2020
When Aidan Became a Brother By Kyle Lukoff, Kaylani Juanita (Illustrator) Cover Image

When Aidan Became a Brother (Hardcover)

By Kyle Lukoff, Kaylani Juanita (Illustrator)
$19.95
ISBN: 9781620148372
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Published: Lee & Low Books - June 4th, 2019
Plenty of Hugs By Fran Manushkin, Kip Alizadeh (Illustrator) Cover Image

Plenty of Hugs (Hardcover)

By Fran Manushkin, Kip Alizadeh (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780525554011
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Published: Dial Books - April 14th, 2020
Be Who You Are By Todd Parr Cover Image

Be Who You Are (Hardcover)

By Todd Parr
$18.99
ISBN: 9780316265232
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - October 25th, 2016
Who Are You?: The Kid's Guide to Gender Identity By Brook Pessin-Whedbee, Naomi Bardoff (Illustrator) Cover Image

Who Are You?: The Kid's Guide to Gender Identity (Hardcover)

By Brook Pessin-Whedbee, Naomi Bardoff (Illustrator)
$18.95
ISBN: 9781785927287
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Published: Jessica Kingsley Publishers - December 21st, 2016
My Maddy By Gayle E. Pitman, Violet Tobacco (Illustrator) Cover Image

My Maddy (Hardcover)

By Gayle E. Pitman, Violet Tobacco (Illustrator)
$14.99
ISBN: 9781433830440
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Published: Magination Press - May 25th, 2020
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And Tango Makes Three: Book and CD By Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell, Henry Cole (Illustrator), Neil Patrick Harris (Read by) Cover Image

And Tango Makes Three: Book and CD (Paperback)

By Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell, Henry Cole (Illustrator), Neil Patrick Harris (Read by)
$9.99
ISBN: 9781481449946
Availability: Backordered
Published: Little Simon - June 2nd, 2015
Jerome by Heart By Thomas Scotto (Text by (Art/Photo Books)), Olivier Tallec (Artist), Claudia Bedrick (Translator) Cover Image

Jerome by Heart (Hardcover)

By Thomas Scotto (Text by (Art/Photo Books)), Olivier Tallec (Artist), Claudia Bedrick (Translator)
$16.95
ISBN: 9781592702503
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Published: Enchanted Lion Books - April 3rd, 2018
It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity By Theresa Thorn, Noah Grigni (Illustrator) Cover Image

It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity (Hardcover)

By Theresa Thorn, Noah Grigni (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781250302953
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Published: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) - June 4th, 2019
Drum Roll, Please By Lisa Jenn Bigelow Cover Image

Drum Roll, Please (Paperback)

By Lisa Jenn Bigelow
$9.99
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ISBN: 9780062791153
Published: HarperCollins - May 14th, 2019
Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World By Ashley Herring Blake Cover Image

Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World (Paperback)

By Ashley Herring Blake
$7.99
ISBN: 9780316515474
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - March 26th, 2019
Hurricane Child (Scholastic Gold) By Kacen Callender Cover Image

Hurricane Child (Scholastic Gold) (Paperback)

By Kacen Callender
$8.99
ISBN: 9781338129311
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Published: Scholastic Press - October 1st, 2019
Rick By Alex Gino Cover Image

Rick (Hardcover)

By Alex Gino
$17.99
ISBN: 9781338048100
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Published: Scholastic Press - April 21st, 2020
One True Way By Shannon Hitchcock Cover Image

One True Way (Paperback)

By Shannon Hitchcock
$8.99
ISBN: 9781338181746
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Published: Scholastic Press - May 28th, 2019
Birdie and Me By J. M. M. Nuanez Cover Image

Birdie and Me (Hardcover)

By J. M. M. Nuanez
$16.99
ISBN: 9780399186776
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Published: Kathy Dawson Books - February 18th, 2020
The Witch Boy: A Graphic Novel (The Witch Boy Trilogy #1) By Molly Knox Ostertag Cover Image

The Witch Boy: A Graphic Novel (The Witch Boy Trilogy #1) (Paperback)

By Molly Knox Ostertag
$12.99
ISBN: 9781338089516
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Published: Graphix - October 31st, 2017
The Best at It By Maulik Pancholy Cover Image

The Best at It (Hardcover)

By Maulik Pancholy
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062866417
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Published: Balzer + Bray - October 8th, 2019
Rainbow Revolutionaries: Fifty LGBTQ+ People Who Made History By Sarah Prager, Sarah Papworth (Illustrator) Cover Image

Rainbow Revolutionaries: Fifty LGBTQ+ People Who Made History (Hardcover)

By Sarah Prager, Sarah Papworth (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062947758
Availability: Backordered
Published: HarperCollins - May 26th, 2020
Melissa (previously published as GEORGE) By Alex Gino Cover Image

Melissa (previously published as GEORGE) (Paperback)

By Alex Gino
$8.99
ISBN: 9781338843415
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Published: Scholastic Press - April 19th, 2022
The List of Things That Will Not Change By Rebecca Stead Cover Image

The List of Things That Will Not Change (Hardcover)

By Rebecca Stead
$16.99
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ISBN: 9781101938096
Published: Wendy Lamb Books - April 7th, 2020
The Deepest Breath By Meg Grehan Cover Image

The Deepest Breath (Hardcover)

By Meg Grehan
$16.99
ISBN: 9780358354758
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Published: Clarion Books - February 16th, 2021
Obie Is Man Enough By Schuyler Bailar Cover Image

Obie Is Man Enough (Hardcover)

By Schuyler Bailar
$17.99
ISBN: 9780593379462
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Published: Crown Books for Young Readers - September 7th, 2021
You Should See Me in a Crown By Leah Johnson Cover Image

You Should See Me in a Crown (Paperback)

By Leah Johnson
$10.99
ISBN: 9781338503296
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Published: PUSH - June 1st, 2021
The Black Flamingo By Dean Atta Cover Image

The Black Flamingo (Hardcover)

By Dean Atta
$18.99
ISBN: 9780062990297
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Published: Balzer + Bray - May 26th, 2020
A High Five for Glenn Burke By Phil Bildner Cover Image

A High Five for Glenn Burke (Hardcover)

By Phil Bildner
$17.99
ISBN: 9780374312732
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - February 25th, 2020
A Phoenix First Must Burn: Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope By Patrice Caldwell (Editor) Cover Image

A Phoenix First Must Burn: Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope (Hardcover)

By Patrice Caldwell (Editor)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781984835659
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Published: Viking Books for Young Readers - March 10th, 2020
Verona Comics By Jennifer Dugan Cover Image

Verona Comics (Hardcover)

By Jennifer Dugan
$17.99
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ISBN: 9780525516286
Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers - April 21st, 2020
The Fascinators By Andrew Eliopulos Cover Image

The Fascinators (Hardcover)

By Andrew Eliopulos
$18.99
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ISBN: 9780062888044
Published: Quill Tree Books - May 12th, 2020
Pet By Akwaeke Emezi Cover Image

Pet (Hardcover)

By Akwaeke Emezi
$17.99
ISBN: 9780525647072
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Published: Make Me a World - September 10th, 2019
Full Disclosure By Camryn Garrett Cover Image

Full Disclosure (Hardcover)

By Camryn Garrett
$18.99
ISBN: 9781984829955
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Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers - October 29th, 2019
Only Mostly Devastated: A Novel By Sophie Gonzales Cover Image

Only Mostly Devastated: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Sophie Gonzales
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250315892
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Published: Wednesday Books - March 3rd, 2020
Redwood and Ponytail: (Novels for Preteen Girls, Children’s Fiction on Social Situations, Fiction Books for Young Adults, LGBTQ Books, Stories in Verse) By K.A. Holt Cover Image

Redwood and Ponytail: (Novels for Preteen Girls, Children’s Fiction on Social Situations, Fiction Books for Young Adults, LGBTQ Books, Stories in Verse) (Hardcover)

By K.A. Holt
$18.99
ISBN: 9781452172880
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Published: Chronicle Books - October 1st, 2019
The State of Us By Shaun David Hutchinson Cover Image

The State of Us (Hardcover)

By Shaun David Hutchinson
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062950314
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Published: HarperTeen - June 2nd, 2020
The Henna Wars By Adiba Jaigirdar Cover Image

The Henna Wars (Hardcover)

By Adiba Jaigirdar
$17.99
ISBN: 9781624149689
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Published: Page Street YA - May 12th, 2020
All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto By George M. Johnson Cover Image

All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto (Hardcover)

By George M. Johnson
$18.99
ISBN: 9780374312718
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - April 28th, 2020
The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali By Sabina Khan Cover Image

The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali (Paperback)

By Sabina Khan
$10.99
ISBN: 9781338582154
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Published: PUSH - June 2nd, 2020
The Music of What Happens By Bill Konigsberg Cover Image

The Music of What Happens (Paperback)

By Bill Konigsberg
$10.99
ISBN: 9781338215519
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Published: Scholastic Inc. - May 5th, 2020
19 Love Songs By David Levithan Cover Image

19 Love Songs (Hardcover)

By David Levithan
$17.99
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ISBN: 9781984848635
Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers - January 7th, 2020
Stay Gold By Tobly McSmith Cover Image

Stay Gold (Hardcover)

By Tobly McSmith
$18.99
ISBN: 9780062943170
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Published: HarperTeen - May 26th, 2020
All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages By Saundra Mitchell, Malinda Lo, Robin Talley Cover Image

All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages (Paperback)

By Saundra Mitchell, Malinda Lo, Robin Talley
$11.99
ISBN: 9781335146816
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Published: Inkyard Press - May 26th, 2020
Out Now: Queer We Go Again! By Saundra Mitchell, Will Kostakis, Fox Benwell Cover Image

Out Now: Queer We Go Again! (Hardcover)

By Saundra Mitchell, Will Kostakis, Fox Benwell
$20.99
ISBN: 9781335018267
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Published: Inkyard Press - May 26th, 2020
Burn By Patrick Ness Cover Image

Burn (Hardcover)

By Patrick Ness
$18.99
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ISBN: 9780062869494
Published: Quill Tree Books - June 2nd, 2020
Heartstopper #1: A Graphic Novel By Alice Oseman, Alice Oseman (Illustrator) Cover Image

Heartstopper #1: A Graphic Novel (Paperback)

By Alice Oseman, Alice Oseman (Illustrator)
$14.99
ISBN: 9781338617436
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Published: Graphix - May 5th, 2020
Princess Princess Ever After By K. O'Neill, K. O'Neill (Illustrator) Cover Image

Princess Princess Ever After (Paperback)

By K. O'Neill, K. O'Neill (Illustrator)
$9.99
ISBN: 9781620107140
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Published: Oni Press - March 3rd, 2020
Where We Go From Here By Lucas Rocha, Larissa Helena (Translated by) Cover Image

Where We Go From Here (Hardcover)

By Lucas Rocha, Larissa Helena (Translated by)
$18.99
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ISBN: 9781338556247
Published: PUSH - June 2nd, 2020
Camp By L. C. Rosen Cover Image

Camp (Hardcover)

By L. C. Rosen
$17.99
ISBN: 9780316537759
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - May 26th, 2020
If I Was Your Girl By Meredith Russo Cover Image

If I Was Your Girl (Paperback)

By Meredith Russo
$11.99
ISBN: 9781250078414
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Published: Flatiron Books - June 26th, 2018
Tell Me How You Really Feel By Aminah Mae Safi Cover Image

Tell Me How You Really Feel (Hardcover)

By Aminah Mae Safi
$17.99
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ISBN: 9781250299482
Published: Feiwel & Friends - June 11th, 2019
The Falling in Love Montage By Ciara Smyth Cover Image

The Falling in Love Montage (Hardcover)

By Ciara Smyth
$17.99
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ISBN: 9780062957115
Published: HarperTeen - June 9th, 2020
The Gravity of Us By Phil Stamper Cover Image

The Gravity of Us (Hardcover)

By Phil Stamper
$17.99
ISBN: 9781547600144
Availability: Backordered
Published: Bloomsbury YA - February 4th, 2020
The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures By ND Stevenson, ND Stevenson (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures (Hardcover)

By ND Stevenson, ND Stevenson (Illustrator)
$19.99
ISBN: 9780062278272
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Published: Quill Tree Books - March 3rd, 2020
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me By Mariko Tamaki Cover Image

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (Paperback)

By Mariko Tamaki
$17.99
ISBN: 9781626722590
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Published: First Second - May 7th, 2019
Tarnished Are the Stars By Rosiee Thor Cover Image

Tarnished Are the Stars (Hardcover)

By Rosiee Thor
$18.99
ISBN: 9781338312270
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Published: Scholastic Press - October 15th, 2019
I Felt a Funeral, In My Brain By Will Walton Cover Image

I Felt a Funeral, In My Brain (Paperback)

By Will Walton
$10.99
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ISBN: 9781338608304
Published: PUSH - June 2nd, 2020
A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns (Quick & Easy Guides) By Archie Bongiovanni, Tristan Jimerson, Archie Bongiovanni (Illustrator) Cover Image

A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns (Quick & Easy Guides) (Paperback)

By Archie Bongiovanni, Tristan Jimerson, Archie Bongiovanni (Illustrator)
$9.99
ISBN: 9781620104996
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Published: Limerence Press - June 12th, 2018
The Moon Within (Scholastic Gold) By Aida Salazar Cover Image

The Moon Within (Scholastic Gold) (Paperback)

By Aida Salazar
$7.99
ISBN: 9781338283389
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Published: Scholastic Inc. - May 5th, 2020
King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic Gold) By Kacen Callender Cover Image

King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic Gold) (Paperback)

By Kacen Callender
$8.99
ISBN: 9781338129342
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Published: Scholastic Press - May 3rd, 2022
Seeing Gender By Iris Gottlieb, Kacen Callender (Foreword by) Cover Image

Seeing Gender (Paperback)

By Iris Gottlieb, Kacen Callender (Foreword by)
$19.99
ISBN: 9781797211978
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Published: Chronicle Books - April 26th, 2022
The Summer of Bitter and Sweet By Jen Ferguson Cover Image

The Summer of Bitter and Sweet (Hardcover)

By Jen Ferguson
$19.99
ISBN: 9780063086166
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Published: Heartdrum - May 10th, 2022
I Kissed Shara Wheeler: A Novel By Casey McQuiston Cover Image

I Kissed Shara Wheeler: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Casey McQuiston
$19.99
ISBN: 9781250244451
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Published: Wednesday Books - May 3rd, 2022