Personal & social issues: sexuality & relationships (Children's&YA) books

Eleven-year-old Joey navigates family, friendships, and her first crush, while looking for answers to why she feels...  Read More >>

A history of the AIDS crisis in the early 1980s spotlights the heroic efforts of AIDS activists who fought for medical...  Read More >>

When an urban legend rumored to trap people inside subway tunnels seems to be behind mysterious disappearances in...  Read More >>

A glittering celebration of queer families puts Pride gently in perspective--honoring those in the LGBTQ+ community...  Read More >>

A Stonewall Book Award Honor * A Sid Fleishman Humor Award Honor Funny and full of heart, this debut graphic novel...  Read More >>

STONEWALL HONOR BOOK ● From the author of the critically acclaimed novel For Black Girls Like Me and the Schneider...  Read More >>

In this acclaimed novel, which received two starred reviews, Pluto tries to figure out how to go back to being the...  Read More >>

""Celebrating the culture and achievements of the LGBTQ+ community,...  Read More >>

""When Annabelle learns that her father shares something big--and surprising--in common with her new nonbinary friend,...  Read More >>

Despite her parents' divorce, her father's coming out as gay, and his plans to marry his boyfriend, ten-year-old...  Read More >>

When her mother goes on a business trip, a little girl, who loves to sit between Mama and Mommy at the table, misses...  Read More >>

""Ellen, an autistic thirteen-year-old, navigates a new city, shifting friendships, a growing crush, and her queer...  Read More >>

""Ebullient readers struggling with being mindful of others and true to their always-on selves should find reassurance...  Read More >>

""Messy Roots is a laugh-out-loud, heartfelt, and deeply engaging story of their journey to find themself--as an...  Read More >>

When a cyberbully posts embarrassing rumors about other students at school, Drew, to protect her own secret, puts...  Read More >>

""Contains the following content: drug and alcohol addiction, physical abuse, Islamophobia, mentions of repressed...  Read More >>

Perfect for reading aloud with its rhyming, rhythmic text, this picture book finds two mommies sharing a perfect...  Read More >>

Melanie Gate, a foundling with a peculiar talent for opening the unopenable, agrees to accompany a gearling automaton...  Read More >>

Stonewall Book Award Winner Lambda Literary Award Finalist Charlotte Huck Honor Book Love, Violet by Charlotte...  Read More >>

""Thorndike Press Large Print Striving Reading Collection.""  Read More >>

After witnessing a violent attack at school, Manuel struggles with anxiety but his cell phone camera helps him find...  Read More >>

A must-read for fans of Julie Murphy and Ashley Herring Blake, this queer coming-of-age story from critically acclaimed...  Read More >>

""A transgender boy prepares for the first day of school and introduces himself to his family and friends for the...  Read More >>

Welcome to 2048. Every graduate of the B.E.S.T. Program can receive a bionic enhancement as a rite of passage in...  Read More >>

The first LGBTQA+ anthology for middle-graders featuring stories for every letter of the acronym, including realistic,...  Read More >>