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Our Booklists
The book suggestion lists were created by teen staff members at
Martin Library. If there is a genre you think we should create a list for,
send an e-mail to
teens@yorklibraries.org.
Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual, Transgender
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Annie on My Mind - Nancy Garden
Liza puts aside her feelings for Annie
after the disaster at school, but eventually she allows love to
triumph over the ignorance of people. |
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High school sophomore Paul says, "There isn’t really a gay scene or
a straight scene in our town. They got all mixed up a while back,
which I think is for the best." And, as he observes at the end of
the story, "It's a wonderful world." Paul has both gay and straight
friends, and they all hang out together at terrific bookstores and
concerts, and advise one another on the sometimes troubled progress
of their various romances. |
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Fifteen-year-old Regan's life, which has
always revolved around keeping her older brother Liam's
transsexuality a secret, changes when Liam decides to start the
process of "transitioning" by first telling his family and friends
that he is a girl who was born in a boy's body. |
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A group of gay and lesbian teenagers
finds mutual support when they form the Geography
Club at their high school. |
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Three high school seniors, a jock with a
girlfriend and an alcoholic father, a closeted gay, and a flamboyant
gay rights advocate, struggle with family issues, gay bashers, first
sex, and conflicting feelings about each other. |
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A Really Nice Prom Mess - Brian Sloan
Gay high school senior Cameron Hayes endures a disastrous prom night
when forced to take a girl as his date, and after fleeing the dance
in disguise, he finds himself involved in a surprising on-stage
performance, a high-speed police chase, and unexpected revelations. |
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The Realm of Possibility - David Levithan
A variety of students at the same high
school describe their ideas, experiences, and relationships in a
series of interconnected free verse stories. |
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Life is fabulous for
Jonathan Parish. He's seventeen, out and proud, and ready to party
through senior year with his posse of best girlfriends. But the year
starts off with the wrong kind of bang when Jonathan -- in an
inebriated lapse of judgment -- sleeps with a friend of his...a
girl
friend! When word gets around that hot-but-previously-unavailable
Jonathan might be on the market, suddenly going back into the closet
becomes Jonathan's only way to get what he's after -- a trip to see
Kylie Minogue. |
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descriptions are from the book jackets as listed on
BarnesandNoble.com
Last updated on
Thursday, September 4, 2008 |
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