Transgender & Non-Binary
Almost Perfect
Author: Brian Katcher
Description: Almost Perfect is about a cis-gendered male protagonist who falls for a transgender girl, and who then has a hard time coming to terms with his feelings for her.
Includes: #transgender #transfeminine #LGBTQIA #contemporary
Citation: Katcher, B. (2009). Almost Perfect. Delacorte Books for Young Readers.
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Dreadnought
Author: April Daniels
Description: Dreadnought is a superhero story about a transgender girl who has to live in a male body until her proximity to a superhero’s death transforms her body into the female form she has always wanted.
Includes: #ownvoices #transgender #transfeminine #LGBTQIA #transprotagonist #superhero
Citation: Daniels, A. (2017). Dreadnought. Diversion Publishing.
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For Today I Am A Boy
Author: Kim Fu
Description: For Today I Am A Boy is a coming of age contemporary novel about a Chinese American transgender girl whose family has many expectations of her, most of which have to do with traditional forms of masculinity.
Includes: #transgender #transfeminine #LGBTQIA #transprotagonist #asianamerican #chinese #immigrant
Citation: Fu, K. (2014). For Today I Am A Boy. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
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If I Was Your Girl
Author: Meredith Russo
Description: If I Was Your Girl is a coming of age love story about a transgender girl who is overcoming her feelings of being different.
Includes: #transgender #transfeminine #LGBTQIA #transprotagonist #contemporary
Citation: Russo, M. (2016). If I Was Your Girl. Flatiron Books.
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Lizard Radio
Author: Pat Schmatz
Description: Lizard Radio is about a nonbinary gender non-conforming teen who is sent to a camp where mysterious things happen.
Includes: #nonbinary #transgender #LGBTQIA #contemporary #mystery #transprotagonist #nonbindaryprotagonist
Citation: Schmatz, P. (2015). Lizard Radio. Candlewick Press.
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Mask Of Shadows
Author: Linsey Miller
Description: Mask Of Shadows is a fantasy novel about a genderfluid non-binary protagonist who is a thief and dreams of a new life.
Includes: #nonbinary #transgender #LGBTQIA #nonbinaryprotagonist #fantasy #magic
Citation: Miller, L. (2017). Mask Of Shadows. Sourcebook Fire.
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Miles Away From You
Author: A.B. Rutledge
Description: Miles Away From You is a contemporary novel about a cis-gendered male protagonist who is in love with a transgender girl. After the transgender girl’s suicide attempt, she has been on life support for three years and now the protagonist is not sure who he is without her. Told through one sided instant messages to her, the novel is about what it takes to move on from first love.
Includes: #transgender #transfeminine #LGBTQIA #contemporary #maleprotagonist #mentalhealth
Citation: Rutledge, A.B. (2018). Miles Away From You. HMH Books for Young Readers.
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Spy Stuff
Author: Matthew J. Metzger
Description: Spy Stuff is about a transgender boy who is worried that no one will ever want to date him.
Includes: #ownvoices #transgender #LGBTQIA #transmasculine #transprotagonist #contemporary
Citation: Metzger, M.J. (2016). Spy Stuff. JMS Books LLC.
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The Brilliant Death
Author: Amy Rose Capetta
Description: The Brilliant Death is a fantasy novel with multiple protagonists, one who is a nonbinary shape-shifter and one who is must fully change their gender to be able to protect their family. They have to save their kingdom together with the help of magic.
Includes: #transgender #nonbinary #transmasculine #LGBTQIA #fantasy #magic #transprotagonist #nonbinaryprotagonist
Citation: Capetta, A.R. (2018). The Brilliant Death. Viking.
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When The Moon Was Ours
Author: Anna-Marie McLamore
Description: When The Moon Was Ours is a magical realist novel about two best friends, one of whom is a nonbinary character, as they fight to protect their magical secrets from a group of witches.
Includes: #nonbinary #LGBTQIA #latinx #magicalrealism #magic #fantasy
Citation: McLamore, A. (2016). When The Moon Was Ours. Thomas Dunne Books.
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