Transgender Day of Visibility 2022: Kids | Indian Prairie Public Library District

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Twelve-year-old Tennessee Lancaster, burdened by her ability to pry into folks' memories by touching their belongings and by her prideful family's secrets, finds solace in ghost hunting with her nonbinary crush inside a nearby forest in Howler's Hollow, but when the ghosts reveal that the forest's existence is threatened, Tennie must find the link between how they died and her own family's secrets.

2) This Is Our Rainbow

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Locke, Katherine

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The first LGBTQA+ anthology for middle-graders featuring stories for every letter of the acronym, including realistic, fantasy, and sci-fi stories by authors like Justina Ireland, Marieke Nijkamp, Alex Gino, and more!
A boyband fandom becomes a conduit to coming out. A former bully becomes a first-kiss prospect. One nonbinary kid searches for an inclusive athletic community after quitting gymnastics. Another nonbinary kid, who happens to...

3) Too bright to see

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Lukoff, Kyle

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Thorndike Press large print middle reader

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Large Print

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It's the summer before middle school and eleven-year-old Bug's best friend Moira has decided the two of them need to use the next few months to prepare. For Moira, this means figuring out the right clothes to wear, learning how to put on makeup, and deciding which boys are cuter in their yearbook photos than in real life. But none of this is all that appealing to Bug, who doesn't particularly want to spend more time trying to understand how to be...

4) Sylvia and Marsha start a revolution!: the story of the trans women of color who made LGBTQ+ history

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Ellison, Joy Michael

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""Someday girls like us will be able to wear whatever we want. People will call us by the names we choose. They'll respect that we are women. The cops will leave us alone and no one will go hungry." Sylvia and Marsha are closer than sisters. They are kind and brave and not afraid to speak their truth, even when it makes other people angry. This illustrated book introduces children to the story of Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson, the two transgender...

5) Obie is man enough

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Bailar, Schuyler

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"A coming-of-age story about transgender tween Obie, who didn't think being himself would cause such a splash"--

6) Growing up trans: in our own words

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"This illustrated nonfiction anthology is a collection of stories, essays, poetry and art by transgender youth."-- What does it mean to be young and transgender today? Written by trans youth from 11 to 18, this collection illustrates the trans experience through stories, essays, art and poetry. They tell of the challenges, big and small, of being a young trans person. It is also a toolkit for what understanding, acceptance, and support for the trans...

7) A kids book about: being transgender

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Parr, Gia

Series

Kids Book About

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"What's Inside? People often ask, what does it mean to be transgender? The truth is there isn't one answer. Gender is uniquely beautiful, and each person's experience is individual to them. But at its core, it's all about knowing who you are and having the courage, freedom, and support to live life being your truest self."--Back cover.

8) What are your words?: a book about pronouns

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Locke, Katherine

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Ari knows a lot of words for neighbors, including the pronouns each prefers, and with help from Uncle Lior, who always asks "What are your words," figures out which pronouns--and other words--fit best today.

9) Girl haven

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Sturges, Lilah

Series

Girl Haven

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eComic, Graphic Novel

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"Three years ago, Ash's mom left home and never returned, leaving behind a husband and child and a shed full of mystical curiosities related to the all-girl fantasy world she'd created as a child -- Koretris. One day Ash invites a new group of friends from Pride Club over, and they try one of the spells to enter Koretris. To their amazement, they're all transported to a magical realm filled with human-sized talking animals who are fiercely protective...

10) Ciel

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Labelle, Sophie

Series

Ciel volume 1

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"Ciel, a gender non-conforming transgender kid with a popular YouTube channel, navigates high school, friendship, and a long-distance relationship. A book for middle graders about a trans character that doesn't focus on the character's transition, or dwell exclusively on negative aspects of being trans."--

11) Ciel in all directions

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Labelle, Sophie

Series

Ciel volume 2

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"A sequel to Ciel -- life is anything but ordinary for non-binary trans teen Ciel. Catch the latest adventures of Ciel and their friends, Stephie and Liam. Ciel may have settled into high school with their best friend Stephie and new buddy Liam, but life is anything but ordinary for this non-binary trans kid! Between an important science project for school and their ever more popular YouTube channel, Ciel and their friends find themselves involved...

12) Another kind

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May, Cait

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"Six kids search for a new place to call home in this middle grade graphic novel debut by comic creators Cait May and Trevor Bream, for fans of Marvel's Runaways and The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag. Another Kind is not your average monster story. Tucked away in a government facility nicknamed the Playroom, six not-quite-human kids learn to control their strange and unpredictable abilities. Life is good -- or safe, at least -- hidden from the...