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My Invented Life by Lauren Bjorkman

I am also using this blog to point out interesting, thought/discussion-provoking passages in the books included in the donation package. The first book to get some attention is Lauren Bjorkman’s My...

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Luna by Julie Anne Peters

Next up on the book discussion docket is Luna by Julie Anne Peters. A little description: Told from the perspective of Regan, the sister of a transgender Male-To-Female (MTF) youth named Luna, this...

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Malinda Lo on Cross-Dressing and Queerness in Ash

Ash is another amazing book included in the Out Books donation, and while tackling the onslaught that is unread Google Reader feeds, I came across an insightful blog post written by Malinda Lo. Here...

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April Lurie’s The Less-Dead

First, a brief overview of April Lurie’s The Less-Dead: Set in Austin, Texas, this novel mixes murder, religion, and queer identity in an effort to demonstrate the importance of acceptance and love...

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Kirstin Cronn-Mills, Flux, & Other Nice Things

What do these amazing books have in common? A-They are all published by Flux out of the great Woodbury, Minnesota. B- They are all well-written, powerful pieces of Queer YA fiction. C- Flux donated...

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Cris Beam’s I AM J

  Good ole book description: This novel follows J in New York City as he comes out to family and friends as a female-to-male (FTM) transperson. J comes from a Jewish and Puerto Rican background and...

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Nancy Garden and Annie on My Mind

Enter Nancy Garden. A great writer, activist, historian, teacher, speaker. You name it. I’m here today to try to do justice to a classic in LGBTQ YA fiction. Annie on My Mind, first published in 1982,...

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SKIM

A set of donated Queer YA books can never really be complete without a kick-ass graphic novel, so I present Skim written by Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Jillian Tamaki. Here is a description to...

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