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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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When her mother goes on a business trip, a little girl, who loves to sit between Mama and Mommy at the table, misses her a lot and feels empty until Mommy finally comes home, filling the void with love.
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Eleven-year-old Liv fights to change the middle school dress code requiring girls to wear a skirt and, along the way, finds the courage to tell his moms he is meant to be a boy.
Technically, Olivia is not a girl, even though he was born as a girl. He's transgender. Liv knows he was always meant to be a boy. But at Bankridge Middle School, the dress code means he can't wear pants. Only skirts. So Operation: Pants Project begins! To Liv, this isn't...
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Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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Hazel knows a lot about the world. That's because when she's not hanging with her best friend, taking care of her dog, or helping care for the goats on her family's farm, she loves reading through dusty encyclopedias. But even Hazel doesn't have answers for the questions awaiting her as she enters eighth grade. What if no one at her new school gets her, and she doesn't make any friends? What's going to happen to one of her moms, who's pregnant again...
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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When Heather goes to playgroup, at first she feels bad because she has two mothers and no father, but then she learns that there are lots of different kinds of families and the most important thing is that all the people love each other.
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House on Sunrise Lagoon volume 3
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Twelve-year-old Habor spends more time at her dad's house as she attends an elite basketball league, and as she improves her jump shot and makes new connections, she becomes torn between staying with her dad and her beloved Sunrise Lagoon.
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Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Perfect for reading aloud with its rhyming, rhythmic text, this picture book finds two mommies sharing a perfect day with their little one, from visiting animals on a farm to bedtime snuggles.
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"What a happy day! Zachary’s baby sister will have her naming ceremony. In the temple! With his moms, the congregation, and all their friends! He’s so excited he can barely contain it. On the walk from their home, they meet neighbor after neighbor who want to know the baby’s name. But – not yet! – his mothers tell him. The tradition is to have a great reveal at the ceremony. So they invite each neighbor to come along. A colorful, diverse...
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Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Although not thrilled when her summer plans are upended for a surprise cross-country train trip with her family and embarrassed because one of her moms is writing a tell-all book about the trip, twelve-year-old Sara Johnston-Fischer finds herself changing along with the landscape outside the train windows.
11) My footprints
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English
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Every child feels different in some way, but Thuy feels "double different." She is Vietnamese American and she has two moms. Thuy walks home one winter afternoon, angry and lonely after a bully's taunts. Then a bird catches her attention and sets Thuy on an imaginary exploration.
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Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
©[2020]
Language
English
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Shoshanna Greenburg loves her job at the bookstore, Once Upon, until Jake Kaplan joins the staff, a handsome non-reader who challenges her for a bonus she needs.
Shoshanna Greenberg loves working at Once Upon, her favorite local bookstore. With her moms fighting at home, the store has become a welcome escape. When her boss announces a holiday bonus to the person who sells the most books, Shoshanna sees an opportunity to get her car fixed. The only...
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Series
Spyglass sisterhood volume 2
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Rachel, who is very shy, gets help from friends Ellie, Alyssa, and Kiara to run for seventh-grade class representative and to seek the owner of a dog she found.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Eighteen months after Vivien, his beloved transgender girlfriend, slipped into a coma after a suicide attempt, eighteen-year-old Miles begins healing while photographing her empty shoes against the stark landscapes of Iceland. Told through a series of instant messages.
Author
Series
House on Sunrise Lagoon volume 1
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"If you want to get to know eleven-year-old Samantha Ali-O'Connor, you need to know three things: One, she isn't the only one of her siblings who is adopted, but she is the only one whose name isn't inspired by the ocean. Two, she and Harbor always compete with each other to be the best Oldest Sibling-and just about everything else. And three, she is determined to prove she's a real Ali-O'Connor by taking over the family business, repairing and chartering...
17) Love, Penelope
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Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Fifth-grader Penny writes a series of letters to her future sibling, including facts about their Oakland, California, home, questions about whether their moms will ever marry, and especially that he or she is loved.
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Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Eleven-year-old April Jackson loves playing the drums, almost as much as she loves her best friend, Zee, a violin prodigy. They both dream of becoming professional musicians one day. When Zee starts attending a new school that will nurture his talent, April decides it's time for her to pursue her dreams, too, and finally take drum lessons. She knows she isn't very good to start, but with Zee's support, she also knows someday she can be just as good...
Author
Series
House on Sunrise Lagoon volume 2
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"If you want to get to know Marina Ali-O'Connor, you need to know three things: One, despite her name, Marina is secretly afraid of the water. Two, she wanted to be one of the Oldest Siblings, but is stuck smack dab in the middle. Three, she's pretty certain she's the Extra Ali-O'Connor kid-the forgotten one. When Boom, a budding filmmaker exactly Marina's age, moves in across the lagoon, she decides that Marina's quest to become someone's favorite...
20) Verona comics
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Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Told in two voices, cellist Jubilee and anxiety-ridden Ridley meet at a comic con where both of their families have booths, and begin a relationship they must hide from their parents.
They meet one fateful night at a comic convention prom-- in costumes. Jubilee and Ridley can't help falling for each other. And learn that Jubilee's stepmom owns an indie comic shop-- and Ridley's parents own the biggest comic-store chain in the country. But the feud...
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