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East Library's Nashville Reads Picks 2023
YA Pride Month Picks - Comic Books
YA Summer Sun, Swoons, and Sagas
YA Pride Month Picks - Comic Books
YA Summer Sun, Swoons, and Sagas
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"A queer, black teenager finds herself stranded in a dangerous and unfamiliar place: an all-white Christian youth backpacking camp"--Amazon.com.
3) Hot comb
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"Hot Comb offers a poignant glimpse into Black women's lives and coming of age stories as seen across a crowded, ammonia-scented hair salon while ladies gossip and bond over the burn. The titular story "Hot Comb" is about a young girl's first perm--a doomed ploy to look cool and to stop seeming "too white" in the all-black neighborhood her family has just moved to. In "Virgin Hair" taunts of "tender-headed" sting as much as the perm itself. It's a...
5) Firebird
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"Caroline Kim is feeling the weight of sophomore year. When she starts tutoring infamous senior Kimberly Park-Ocampo--a charismatic lesbian, friend to rich kids and punks alike--Caroline is flustered . . . but intrigued Their friendship kindles and before they know it, the two are sneaking out for late-night drives, bonding beneath the stars over music, dreams, and a shared desire of getting away from it all. A connection begins to smolder . . ....
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11th-12th Grade Reading
BEST BOOKS 2021
Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023 | Right to Read Day | National Library Week 2024
BEST BOOKS 2021
Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023 | Right to Read Day | National Library Week 2024
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"A graphic novel about sex, sexuality, gender, body, consent, and many other topics for teens."--
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"Covering essential topics like sexuality, gender identity, coming out, and navigating relationships, this guide explains the spectrum of human experience through informative comics, interviews, worksheets, and imaginative examples. A great starting point for anyone curious about queer and trans life, and helpful for those already on their own journeys!"--Back cover.
12) Constellations
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In 1980s Troy, New York, nonbinary teenager Claire's stint in court-ordered rehab may be exactly what they need to unpack all the bad they have experienced--if they can stay sober in a world seemingly never made for them.
13) Apsara engine
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"In trans illustrator Bishakh Som's debut work of fiction, questions of gender, the body, and existential conformity are explored over the course of eight speculative and graphic short stories"--
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"In the second volume of Shimura Takako's superb coming-of-age story, our transgendered protagonists, Shuichi and Yoshino, have entered the sixth grade. Shuichi spends a precious gift of cash from his grandmother on a special present for himself, a purchase that triggers a chain of events in which his sister Maho learns his secret, and Shuichi inadvertently steals the heart of a boy Maho in interested in"--Publisher's web site.
18) Crossplay
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Friends and acquaintances at an anime convention confront their crushes, their hang-ups, and their identities in Niki Smith's erotic graphic novel about discovering who you're meant to be and who you're meant to love.
19) Claudine
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"Born as Claudine in a female-assigned body that doesnt reflect the man inside, this heart-wrenching story follows Claudine through life, pain, and the love of several women. Master shoujo mangaka Riyoko Ikeda explores gender and sexuality in early twentieth century France in this powerful tale about identity, culture, and self-acceptance"--Provided by publisher.
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