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2) You rule!
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Handprint Books, an imprint of Chronicle Books
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English
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"A book about measuring the immeasurables in life!"--
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"Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence and a garden, a fancy group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn't exist. The identity comes first: Evie Porter. Once she's given a name and location by her mysterious boss Mr. Smith, she learns everything there is to know about the town and the people in it. Then the mark: Ryan Sumner. The last piece of the puzzle...
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Chronicle Books
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English
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Seeing Gender is an of-the-moment investigation into how we express and understand the complexities of gender today. Deeply researched and fully illustrated, this book demystifies an intensely personal--yet universal--facet of humanity. Illustrating a different concept on each spread, queer author and artist Iris Gottlieb touches on history, science, sociology, and her own experience. This book is an essential tool for understanding and contributing...
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Findaway World, LLC
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English
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Poet, writer, and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. makes his debut with a powerful YA memoir in verse, tracing his journey from being a closeted gay Black teen battling poverty, racism, and homophobia to becoming an openly gay first-generation college student who finds freedom in poetry. Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo, George M. Johnson, and Jacqueline Woodson. Im terrified that the Boogeyman is gonna hear what Ive been thinking about certain...
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Roaring Brook Press
Edition
First edition.
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English
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Reeling from a family tragedy, seventeen-year-old Mark finds his escape in a purple, sequenced, puff-sleeved princess dress, which becomes an unexcepted outlet for his grief as well as a path towards love and self-expression.
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Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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First edition.
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English
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Publisher Annotation: Set against the backdrop of Tehran and Los Angeles, this tale of intergenerational trauma and love is an ode to the fragile bonds of family, the hidden secrets of history, and all the beautiful moments that make us who we are today.
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The great scholar, W. E. B. Du Bois, once wrote about what he called "Double Consciousness," a sensitivity that every African American possesses in order to survive. From an early age, Ailey fights a battle for belonging that's made all the more difficult by a hovering trauma. To come to terms with her own identity, Ailey embarks on a journey through her family's past. In doing so Ailey must learn to embrace her full heritage, a legacy of oppression...
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Delacorte Press
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First edition.
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English
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"A rom com about a gamer girl with a secret identity and the online bestie she's never met IRL--until she unwittingly transfers to his school"--
Kiki Siregar is a gamer girl with confidence to boot. She can't help but be totally herself... except when she's online. She plays anonymously as a guy to avoid harassment from other male players. Even her online best friend who plays under the username Sourdawg doesn't know her true identity. It's not like...
15) Becoming Charley
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Alfred A. Knopf Books
Edition
First edition.
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English
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Unlike all the other caterpillars, Charley sometimes wonders what it would be like to be a fawn or a waterfall. So when the day comes to form her chrysalis, Charley must decide who she will become.
16) Patchwork
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Putnam, G. P. Putnam's Sons
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English
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"An ode to the richly varied tapestry of experiences and identities that make every child unique"--
17) We still belong
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Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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English
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"Wesley's hopeful plans for Indigenous Peoples' Day (and asking her crush to the dance) go all wrong-until she finds herself surrounded by the love of her Indigenous family and community at the intertribal powwow"--
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Dial Books for Young Readers
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English
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"Pedro Martin's grown up in the U.S. hearing stories about his legendary abuelito, but during a family road trip to Mexico, he connects with his grandfather and learns more about his own Mexican identity in this moving and hilarious graphic memoir"--
19) Dark cloud
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Kids Can Press
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English
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Written with compassion and care, a thoughtful story about a little girl who visualizes her depression as a way of learning to cope. Abigail has a dark cloud. It follows her everywhere. It can be a ball of worries, a swirl of fog or a long shadow. But it's always with her, getting in the way of things. Her dark cloud makes the other children distant and messes with her grand jeté during ballet class. It even takes away her appetite for birthday cake....
20) Big
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Little, Brown and Company
Edition
First edition.
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English
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Praised for acting like a big girl when she is small, as a young girl grows, "big" becomes a word of criticism, until the girl realizes that she is fine just the way she is.
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