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Author
Series
Sunbearer duology volume 1
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 19
Description
As each new decade begins, the Sun’s power must be replenished so that Sol can keep traveling along the sky and keep the chaotic Obsidian gods at bay. Sol selects ten of the most worthy semidioses to compete in the Sunbearer Trials. The winner carries light and life to all the temples of Reino del Sol, but the loser has the greatest honor of all―they will be sacrificed to Sol, their body melted down to refuel the Sun Stones, protecting the world...
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julian notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train car. When Julian gets home, daydreaming of the magic he's seen, all he can think about is dressing up just like the ladies in his own fabulous mermaid costume: a butter-yellow curtain for his tail, the fronds of a potted fern for...
3) Lakelore
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Description
"In this young adult novel by award-winning author Anna-Marie McLemore, two non-binary teens are pulled into a magical world under a lake - but can they keep their worlds above water intact? Everyone who lives near the lake knows the stories about the world underneath it, an ethereal landscape rumored to be half-air, half-water. But Bastiǹ Silvano and Lore Garcia are the only ones who've been there. Bastiǹ grew up both above the lake and in the...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
Julián and his abuela are going to a wedding. Better yet, Julián is in the wedding. Weddings have flowers and kissing and dancing and cake. And this wedding also has a new friend named Marisol. It's not long before Julián and Marisol set off for some magic and mischief of their own, and when things take an unexpected turn, the pair learns that everything is easier with a good friend by your side.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 12
Description
"Anna-Marie McLemore's debut novel The Weight of Feathers was greeted with rave reviews, a YALSA Morris Award nomination, and spots on multiple "Best YA Novels" lists. Now, McLemore delivers a second stunning and utterly romantic novel, again tinged with magic. To everyone who knows them, best friends Miel and Sam are as strange as they are inseparable. Roses grow out of Miel's wrist, and rumors say that she spilled out of a water tower when she was...
6) The honeys
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 15
Description
"Mars has always been the lesser twin, the shadow to his sister Caroline's radiance. But when Caroline dies under horrific circumstances, Mars is propelled to learn all he can about his once-inseparable sister who'd grown tragically distant. Mars's genderfluidity means he's often excluded from the traditions--and expectations--of his politically-connected family. This includes attendance at the prestigious Aspen Conservancy Summer Academy where his...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Peanut just has their own unique way of doing things. Whether it's cartwheeling during basketball practice or cutting their own hair, this little guinea pig puts their own special twist on life. So when Peanut decides to be a rhythmic gymnast, they come up with a routine that they know is absolutely perfect, because it is absolutely, one hundred percent Peanut.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Description
"Chase Arthur is a hopeless romantic, but he's also struggling to figure out his gender identity and recover from an eating disorder. When Chase starts his freshman year of college, he has to navigate being away from home and missing his sister, finding his squad, and will have to learn to love--and be enough for--himself, while discovering what it means to truly live"--
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Cerulean Gene is free everywhere except school, where they’re known for repeatedly challenging authority. Raised in a free-spirited home by two loving parents who encourage Cerulean to be their full self, they’ve got big dreams of moving cross-country to live off the grid with their friends after graduation. But a fight with a teacher spirals out of control, and Cerulean impulsively drops out to avoid the punishment they fear is coming. Why wait...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"A child gets ready for a wonderful day. They gleefully get dressed, hug their parents, go to school, and play with friends. All the while, unapologetically reminding themselves that they are and can only be themselves. The non-binary experience is brightly illustrated as we follow our main character through their typical day. The story's bouncy and fun refrain reminds all readers of gender neutral pronouns and affirms the identities of non-binary...
11) I'm not a girl
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Based on a true transgender identity journey, follows a boy who is determined to be himself.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Elle Campbell is a non-binary seventh-grader who is excited their hero non-binary star Nuri Grena is coming to their town for a book signing--it was Nuri's story that inspired Elle to declare themselves and they are not about to let detention stop them and their friends from meeting Nuri.
13) Green
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"The story of a non-binary middle-schooler named Green who comes into their own in no small part by fighting for gender-free casting in their school's production of The Wizard of Oz." --publisher's website.
14) Both can be true
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Getting through a day of middle school can be hard for anyone. But for Ash, who cycles between genders, it's extra tricky. Sometimes Ash feels undoubtedly girl, but other times, 100 percent guy. An act as simple as walking into a bathroom, in full view of classmates, can feel like committing to one gender for life... and Ash isn't there yet. Might never be. Then there's Daniel. He cries. A lot. About animals, his parents' impending divorce, and his...
15) Quiver: a novel
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"Libby is the oldest child of six, going on seven, in a family that adheres to the "quiverfull" lifestyle: strict evangelical Christians who believe that they should have as many children as God allows because children are like arrows in the quiver of "God's righteous warriors." Meanwhile, her new neighbor, Zo is a gender fluid teen whose feminist, socialist, vegetarian family recently relocated from the city in search of a less stressful life because...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Nonbinary fourth grader Riley and their friends are all in for Dress Like Your Favorite Character Day, but when everyone at school asks Riley for costume advice, they discover that the key to being a costume visionary is active listening and a big imagination.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Middle school student Sam is comfortable with their nonbinary identity, and their family has accepted it too (as long as they do their homework and chores), so when their history teacher assigns as a project coming up with a proposal for the new statue honoring a historical Staten Islander (there is a contest involved) they and their friend TJ decide to focus on Alice Austen, a lesbian photographer, whose house on Staten Island is a museum--but they...
Author
Series
Sir Callie volume 2
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
Realizing that resistance to the inclusive culture they envisioned still remains, twelve-year-old nonbinary hopeful knight Callie and their friends continue to fight for the heart of their kingdom.
19) Ana on the edge
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Description
"Twelve-year-old figure skater Ana strives to win competitions while learning about gender identity--Ana's own and that of a new friend--and how to navigate the best path forward"--
20) The otherwoods
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Description
When twelve-year-old River's only friend is kidnapped and dragged to the terrifying spirit world of The Otherwoods, they have no choice but to face the world's monsters and their own fears to become the hero they were destined to be.