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• Melissa

  Gino, Alex,

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  When people look at Melissa, they think they see a boy named George. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. Melissa thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Alice Austen Lived Here

  Gino, Alex,

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Too Bright to See

  Lukoff, Kyle,

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  In the wake of his uncle's death, a transgender boy on the cusp of middle school grapples with grief, friendship, and identity.

• Thanks a Lot, Universe

  Lucas, Chad,

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  Two boys in Halifax, Nova Scotia, grow close as they encounter adolescent struggles and life changes. Chronic overthinker Brian already faces severe social anxiety and isolation from his peers when his 13th birthday starts off about as badly as a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hurricane Child

  Callender, Kheryn

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  Born on Water Island in the Virgin Islands during a hurricane, which is considered bad luck, twelve-year-old Caroline falls in love with another girl--and together they set out in a hurricane to find Caroline's missing mother.

• The Deepest Breath

  Grehan, Meg,

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  Stevie, 11, knows a lot of things. She knows how old whales live to be, she knows that her dad lives far away (but it's OK), and she knows Morse code is good for getting rid of nightmares. She likes knowing things; it makes her feel safe and in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Science of Being Angry

  Melleby, Nicole,

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  Eleven-year-old Joey navigates family, friendships, and her first crush, while looking for answers to why she feels so angry sometimes and by searching for the donor her moms chose.

• The Best Man

  Peck, Richard, 1934-

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  Archer has four important role models in his life--his dad, his grandfather, his uncle Paul, and his favorite teacher, Mr. McLeod. When Uncle Paul and Mr. McLeod get married, Archer's sixth-grade year becomes one he'll never forget.

• Murray Out of Water

  Tracy, Taylor,

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  A magical preteen explores her identity in the wake of a life-changing storm.

• Mallory in Full Color

  Leahy, Elisa Stone,

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  Mallory Marsh is an expert at molding into whatever other people want her to be. Her true thoughts and feelings only come out in her sci-fi webcomic, which she publishes anonymously as Dr. BotGirl. But juggling all the versions of herself gets…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Puzzleheart

  Reese, Jenn,

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  When nonbinary twelve-year-old Perigee tries to reunite their dad with his estranged mother, they end up facing off against their grandmother's mysterious sentient "puzzle house," which has a dangerous agenda all its own.

• Ciel

  Labelle, Sophie, 1988-

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  Ciel is excited to start high school. A gender non-conforming trans kid, Ciel has a YouTube channel and dreams of getting a better camera to really make their mark. Ciel can always rely on their best friend, Stephie, a trans girl who also happens to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ghost Girl

  Carter, Brooke, 1977-

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  In this partially illustrated early chapter book, ten-year-old nonbinary Sly works to solve riddles and locate the spell that can save them, their grandmother and a ghost girl from being stuck forever in an enchanted mirror.

• This Would Make a Good Story Someday

  Levy, Dana Alison,

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  Sara Johnston-Fischer had plans for her pre-middle-school summer break. It was going to be a vacation of improvement—until her moms announced she'd instead be joining them and her sisters on a cross-country train trip. Being stuck in close quarters…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lotterys Plus One

  Donoghue, Emma, 1969-

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  Once upon a time, two couples with Jamaican, Mohawk, Indian, and Scottish ethnic roots won the lottery and bought a big house where all of them, four adults and seven adopted and biological children, could live together in harmony--but change is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

  Blake, Ashley Herring,

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  A heart transplant kicks off a summer of self-discovery for rising seventh-grader Sunny St. James, whose greatest fear was dying before her first kiss. Blessed with a new heart and a new BFF in Quinn, a recent transplant to Juniper Island, she's on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Best at It

  Pancholy, Maulik, 1974-

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  Rahul Kapoor is heading into seventh grade in a small town in Indiana. The start of middle school is making him feel increasingly anxious, so his favorite person in the whole world, his grandfather Bhai, gives him some well-meaning advice: Find one…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Star-crossed

  Dee, Barbara,

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  When Mattie is cast as Romeo in an eighth-grade play, she is confused to find herself increasingly attracted to Gemma, a new classmate who is playing Juliet. Mattie is chosen to play Romeo opposite her crush in the eighth grade production of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• To Night Owl From Dogfish

  Sloan, Holly Goldberg, 1958-

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  An entire country lies between anxious New Yorker Avery Bloom and adventurous Bett Devlin, but there's something powerful connecting them: their dads are in love. At first horrified at the prospect of becoming—gulp—sisters, the two surprise…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Camp Prodigy

  Palmer, Caroline (Comics creator),

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  A heartwarming middle grade graphic novel following two nonbinary kids who navigate anxiety and identity all while having fun and forming friendships at their summer orchestra camp.