Diverse Books: LGBTQIA+

111 records found. Displaying 1 - 24.

Ace of Hearts

From the Series Lorimer Real Love

Everyone around Alvin seems to be obsessed with one thing—sex. Alvin finds it uncomfortable to think and talk about it and he knows he isn't ready. His friends, however, think that all Alvin… Read More →

  • Lexile: 800
  • ATOS: 5.4
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2020

Alice + Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis

Alice + Freda Forever is a gut-wrenching story of love, death, and the dangers of intolerance."—Bustle In 1892, America was obsessed with a teenage murderess, but it wasn't her crime that… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1210
  • Copyright: 2014
4 titles

All Kinds of People (Early Bird Stories ™) — Hardcover Set

From the Series All Kinds of People (Early Bird Stories ™)

In these delightful, illustrated stories, diverse young narrators explore different cultures by comparing and contrasting their own lives to their friends' and neighbors' lives.… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2022
  • Hardcover
  • List Price: $117.28
  • Your Price: $87.96
  • 4 titles

Artie and the Wolf Moon

“A heartfelt, magical family drama you can really sink your teeth into.” —Nilah Magruder, M.F.K. After sneaking out against her mother's wishes, Artie Irvin spots a massive wolf—then watches… Read More →

  • Lexile: 520
  • ATOS: 2.4
  • Dewey: 741.5/973
  • Copyright: 2021
5 titles

Athletes Who Made a Difference — Hardcover Set

From the Series Athletes Who Made a Difference

This graphic nonfiction series presents true sports stories of grit, leadership, and resistance. Dynamic visuals highlight impactful events on and off the field, as legendary athletes inspire Read More →

  • Copyright: 2024
  • Hardcover
  • List Price: $153.25
  • Your Price: $114.94
  • 5 titles
Fall 2025

Ban This!: How One School Fought Two Book Bans and Won (and How You Can Too)

“Each demand to ban a book is a demand to deny each person’s constitutionally protected right to choose and read books that raise important issues and lift up the voices of those who are… Read More →

  • Dewey: 025.2/13
  • Copyright: 2025

Biphobia: Deal with it and be more than a bystander

From the Series Lorimer Deal With It

Prejudice and discrimination affect people with different sexual identities than the standard poles of "gay" and "straight." This reader-directed exploration of biphobia/bierasure helps… Read More →

  • Lexile: 850
  • Dewey: 306
  • Copyright: 2023

Brooklyn, Burning

When you're sixteen and no one understands who you are, sometimes the only choice left is to run. If you're lucky, you find a place that accepts you, no questions asked. And if you're really… Read More →

  • Lexile: 760
  • ATOS: 4.8
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2011

Charming

From the Series Lorimer Real Love

Seventeen-year-old Char loves music, but never considered a singing career until her singing went viral online. Now instead of participating in the Gay Lesbian Alliance, Char devotes herself… Read More →

  • Lexile: 520
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2019

Cinders

From the Series Lorimer Real Love

After seventeen-year-old Ash's mother dies, Ash is left with her mother's boyfriend and his children. They bully her by posting embarrassing pictures and making her do their homework. Ash's… Read More →

  • Lexile: 570
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2019

Confessions of a Teenage Drag King

From the Series Lorimer Real Love

Seventeen-year-old Lauren is trying to navigate the tricky waters of teen romance. From high school to the drag show and back, Lauren must keep up their two personas—Ren, a drag king, and… Read More →

  • Lexile: 600
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2020
Fall 2024

Dancehall Rebel

What do you do when the musical culture you love comes with a legacy of intolerance? Denise is a teen who was raised on Jamaican dancehall music; her dad is a leading local DJ who has imbued… Read More →

  • Lexile: 820
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2024

Different Can Be Great: All Kinds of Families

From the Series All Kinds of People (Early Bird Stories ™)

Makayla's family is about to change with her baby brother's arrival. She goes on a mission to see how families are each unique. Readers discover how families are different and that different… Read More →

  • Lexile: 510
  • Dewey: 306.85
  • Copyright: 2022

Distant Stars: Book 3

From the Series Life on Earth

In the final volume of the Life on Earth trilogy, celebrated cartoonist MariNaomi concludes her tale of growing up, falling in and out of love, and possible alien interventions. Shy,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 420
  • Dewey: 741.5/973
  • Copyright: 2020
Fall 2025

Dogs Don't Break Hearts

From the Series Lorimer Real Love

After being gaslit by his ex-boyfriend and losing his friends’ trust, Beck volunteers at a pet shelter, where he finds canine comfort and a new romance. In this gentle romance, teen Beck,… Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2025

Double Play

From the Series Lorimer Sports Stories

Allie loves baseball. It's the one thing that has been consistent in her lately complicated life. Allie's father left recently, and now Allie has a new family—her mother's new girlfriend,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 700
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2013
Spring 2025

Either Way: The Story of a Gay Kid

2017 National Indie Excellence Award Winner for LGBTQ Fiction for Children and Young Adults From day one I knew there was something different about me. Cael sets out to find out who he… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2016
Spring 2025

Evelyn Hooker and the Fairy Project

From the Series Extraordinary Women in Psychology

"She's another Eleanor Roosevelt. You've got to meet her."—Sam From This evocative biography tells the story of Evelyn Hooker, the extraordinary woman behind the research, advocacy, and… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2021

Everything Together: A Second Dad Wedding

When Jeremiah arrives in Minneapolis to spend the summer with his Dad, everything feels odd. His dad's fiancé, Michael, has buried the apartment in piles of DIY wedding decorations. His best… Read More →

  • Lexile: 600
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2022
Spring 2025 4 titles

Extraordinary Women in Psychology — Hardcover Set

From the Series Extraordinary Women in Psychology

These biographies of trailblazing women psychologists uncover ground-breaking research and tireless advocacy that has had great impact but remains relatively unknown. Loaded with backmatter… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2024
  • Hardcover
  • List Price: $69.96
  • Your Price: $52.47
  • 4 titles

Fight Like a Girl: 50 Feminists Who Changed the World

Nearly every day there's another news story or pop cultural anecdote related to feminism and women's rights. #YesAllWomen, conversations around consent, equal pay, access to contraception,… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2016

Forsooth

Thirteen-year-old Calvin knows he's destined to be a star. . . if he can just stop making embarrassing mistakes onstage, like getting stuck on a single line—"Forsooth!"—and then falling off… Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2023

Frida Kahlo: Artist and Activist

From the Series Gateway Biographies

Decades after her death, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo remains an icon for Chicanos as well as for the feminist and LGBTQ+ movements. Read about her life as an artist and political activist. Read More →

  • Lexile: 900
  • ATOS: 5.9
  • Dewey: 700.92
  • Copyright: 2020
Spring 2025

From Silence to Solidarity: The Fight for LGBTQ+ Rights

From the Series Spotlight on Social Justice

The modern LGBTQ+ community has made significant progress in gaining legal rights and social acceptance compared to decades and centuries ago. However, even as progress has been made, many… Read More →

  • Dewey: 323.3/264
  • Copyright: 2025