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Children's books with a LGBTQ theme

Last Updated: 9-Sep-2015

This guide lists children's books and young adult literature in Cubberley Education Library by or about lesbians, gays, bisexual, transgender or queer people.

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Table of Contents

Recently received

None of the above / I.W. Gregorio.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3607 .R483 N66 2015
Ages 14-18; Gr.9-12
Roland Humphrey is wearing a what? / written by Eileen Kiernan-Johnson ; [illustrations designed by Katrina Revenaugh].
1st ed. Boulder, Colo. : Huntley Rahara Press, c2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » HQ1075 .K54 2012
Gr.2-4
Cover image of Morris Micklewhite and the tangerine dress
Morris Micklewhite and the tangerine dress / Christine Baldacchino ; pictures by Isabelle Malenfant.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PR9199.3 .B3498 M67 2014
Ages 3-7; Gr.PrK-3; Stonewall award honor book, 2015
Gabi, a girl in pieces / by Isabel Quintero.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3617 .U5897 G33 2014
Lexile measure HL820L; Ages 14 and up; Gr.9-12
Cover image of Beyond Magenta
Beyond magenta : transgender teens speak out / Susan Kuklin.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » HQ77.9 .K85 2014
Lexile measure HL600L; Ages 13 and up; Gr.9-12
Openly straight / Bill Konigsberg.
1st ed. New York, N.Y. : Arthur A. Levine Books, 2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3611 .O58473 O64 2013
Ages 12 and up; Gr.9-12; Guided reading Z+
Better Nate than ever / Tim Federle.
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, ©2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3606 .E334 B48 2013
Lexile measure 930; Ages 10-14; Gr.5-8
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Kissing Kate / Lauren Myracle.
New York : Speak, 2004.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3613 .Y73 K57 2004
Lexile measure 710; Book level 4.1: ages 13 and up, gr. 7-12
Two boys kissing / David Levithan.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3562 .E922175 T96 2013
Lexile measure 780; Ages 13 and up, gr. 9-12
October mourning : a song for Matthew Shepard / Lesléa Newman.
1st ed. Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick, c2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3564 .E91628 O38 2012
Ages 13 and up, gr. 8-12
Cover image of The miseducation of Cameron Post
The miseducation of Cameron Post / Emily M. Danforth.
1st ed. New York : Balzer + Bray, c2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3604 .A524 M57 2012
Lexile measure 1120, Ages 14 and up, gr. 9-12
Antonio's card / story, Rigoberto González ; illustrations, Cecilia Concepción Alvarez = La tarjeta de Antonio / cuento, Rigoberto González ; ilustraciones, Cecilia Concepción Alvarez.
San Francisco, Calif. : Children's Book Press, c2005.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3557 .O4695 A68 2005
Book level 3.2; Ages 5-9, gr. 1-5
Daddy, papa, and me / by Leslea Newman ; illustrated by Carol Thompson.
1st ed. Berkeley : Tricycle Press, c2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3564 .E91628 D33 2009
Awards: American Library Association Stonewall Book Awards Honor Book, 2010.; Ages 1-
Mommy, mama, and me / by Lesléa Newman ; illustrated by Carol Thompson.
1st ed. Berkeley : Tricycle Press, c2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3564 .E91628 M66 2009
Awards: American Library Association Stonewall Book Awards Honor Book, 2010.; Ages 1-4

Other books

Cover image of The accidental adventures of India McAllister
The accidental adventures of India McAllister / written and illustrated by Charlotte Agell.
1st ed. New York : Henry Holt, 2010.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3551 .G4352 A57 2010
Lexile measure 690; Ages 8-11; Book level 4.2, gr. 3-5
Almost perfect / Brian Katcher.
1st ed. New York : Delacorte Press, c2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3611 .A7883 A63 2009
Awards: Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Award, Lexile measure 620; Book level 4.5; Ages 14 and up, gr. 9-12
Am I blue? : coming out from the silence / edited by Marion Dane Bauer.
New York : HarperTrophy, c1994 [i.e. 1995?]
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS509 .H57 A4 1995
Lexile measure 760; Ages 13 and up; Book level 5.4, gr. 8-12
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Annie on my mind / Nancy Garden.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux paperback ed. New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2007.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3557 .A711266 A66 2007
Lexile measure 1000; ages 12-18; general fiction, gr. 9-12
Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe / Benjamin Alire Sáenz.
1st ed. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3569 .A27 A75 2012
Lexile measure 380; Ages 15 and up, gr. 9-12
Bait / Alex Sanchez.
1st ed. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3619 .A515 B35 2009
Lexile measure 630; Ages 12 and up, gr. 7-12
Dangerous angels : the Weetzie Bat books / Francesca Lia Block.
1st ed. New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, c1998.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3552 .L617 D36 1998
Ages 14 -up, gr. 9-12
Freak show / James St. James.
1st ed. New York : Dutton Children's Books, c2007.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3569 .T1229 F74 2007
Lexile measure 660; Ages 13-up; Book level 4.2, gr. 9-12
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Gravel queen / Tea Benduhn.
1st ed. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2003.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3602 .E466 G73 2003
Ages 12-up; Book level 4.6, gr. 9-12
Grl2grl : short fictions / by Julie Anne Peters.
1st ed. New York : Little Brown & Co., 2007.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PZ7 .P44158 .G75 2007
Ages 15-18
Hero / Perry Moore.
New York : Hyperion, c2007.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3613 .O5663 H47 2007
Lexile Measure 880; ages 12-18, gr. 9-12
Huntress / Malinda Lo.
1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3612 .O2 H86 2011
Lexile measure 860; Ages 14 and up, gr. 8-12
Jack / A.M. Homes.
1st ed. New York : Macmillan, c1989.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PZ7 .H7453 J3 1989
Lexile measure 810; Book level 4.7
Cover image of Luna
Luna : a novel / by Julie Anne Peters.
1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2004.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3566 .E75534 L86 2004
Lexile measure 500; ages 15-18; book level 3.5; general fiction, gr. 9-12
The Manny files / Christian Burch.
1st ed. New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2006.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3602 .U7295 M36 2006
Ages 9-12; Book level 5.2, gr. 6-9
My heartbeat / Garret Freymann-Weyr.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 2002.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3573 .E994 M9 2002
Lexile measure 700; Ages 15-18; grade level 5.6; General Fiction, gr. 9-12
My most excellent year : a novel of love, Mary Poppins, & Fenway Park / by Steve Kluger.
New York : Dial Books, c2008.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3561 .L82 M9 2008
Lexile measure 1030; ages 12-up; book level 6.1, gr. 8-12
The perks of being a wallflower / Stephen Chbosky.
New York : Pocket Books, c1999.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3553 .H3469 P47 1999
Lexile measure 720; Ages 15-18; Grade level 6.1; Mystery and suspense
Cover image of Putting makeup on the fat boy
Putting makeup on the fat boy / Bil Wright.
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3573 .R4938 P88 2011
Awards: Stonewall Book Award, 2012; Lexile 820; Book level 5.4; Ages 12 and up; realistic fiction, gr. 7-12
The realm of possibility / David Levithan.
1st Knopf trade pbk. ed. New York : Knopf, 2006.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3562 .E922175 R43 2006
Ages 12-18; Book level 5.2; General fiction, gr. 9-12
Someday this pain will be useful to you / Peter Cameron.
1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2007.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3553 .A4344 S66 2007
Lexile measure 1010; Ages 14-up; Book level 6, gr. 9-12
The vast fields of ordinary / Nick Burd.
New York : Speak, 2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3602 .U7353 V37 2011
Lexile measure HL 730; Ages 14 and up
Cover image of Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Will Grayson, Will Grayson / John Green & David Levithan.
1st ed. New York : Dutton, c2010.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3607 .R43293 W55 2010
Ages 12-18; Book level 5.1; Realistic fiction, gr. 9-12