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by SeoJin Ahn ![]() The Rainbow List is a bibliography of books with significant characters and content related to the LGBTQ youth and is created by the Rainbow Book List Committee. The following are eight books of varying lengths, projected demographics, and content. 1. Newman, Lesléa. Heather Has Two Mommies.Written by Lesléa Newman, illus. by Laura Cornell. 2015. 32p. Candlewick, $16.99 (9780763666316). 37 yrs. In which a child learns that not all families are alike, but love each other the same nonetheless. 2. *Silverberg, Cory. Sex is a Funny Word: A Book about
Bodies, Feelings, and YOU.Written by Cory Silverberg; illus. by Fiona Smyth. 2015. 159p. Seven Stories, $23.95 (9781609806064). Gr. 36. A sexed book that includes information about the gender binary and different, “nontraditional” sexualities. 3. Brugman, Alyssa. Alex As Well.2015. 224p. Henry Holt, $16.99 (9781627790147). Gr 912. A novel about an intersex teenager who decides to take her gender into her own hands. 4. Dawn, Nyrae. The History of Us.2015. 184p. Harmony Ink, $14.99 (9781634761796). Gr. 912. A gay jock on a roadtrip to document other LGBTQ people’s experiences. 5. Koehler, Christopher. Poz. 2015. 180p. Harmony Ink, $14.99 (9781632163684). Gr. 912. A former inthecloset teen, newly HIVpositive teenager living with the consequences of several casual flings. 6. Moskowitz, Hannah. Not Otherwise Specified.2015. 260p. Simon & Schuster, $11.99 (9781481405959). Gr. 812. A novel about a girl who does not fit exactly into a sexuality or any other label, but just floating somewhere in the middle. 7. *StetzWaters, Karelia. Forgive Me If I’ve Told You This Before.2014. 299p. Ooligan, $14.95 (9781932010732). Gr. 912. Written in lyrical language about life in 1992 Oregon when homosexuality was definitely sin and the main character realized she was definitely gay. 8. Hubert. Adrian and the Tree of Secrets.Written by Hubert, illus. by Marie Caillou, tr. by David Homel. 2015. 125p. Arsenal Pulp, $18.95 (9781551525563). Gr. 812. A French graphic novel about a gay boy with an oppressive mother who sends him to a strict Catholic school.
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