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Ander & Santi Were Here: A Novel

Jonny Garza Villa - Wednesday Books
Format: Hardcover

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe meets The Sun is Also a Star in this YA contemporary love story from Jonny Garza Villa, Ander and Santi Were Here, about a nonbinary Mexican American teen falling for the shy new waiter at their family's taqueria.. Finding home....
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Paper Planes

Jennie Wood - Mad Cave Studios
Format: Paperback

After a life altering incident, Dylan and Leighton are sent to a summer camp for troubled youth. Can Dylan and Leighton save their friendship and protect their future while trying to survive camp?. Former best friends Dylan Render and Leighton Worthington attempt to successfully navigate...
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The Wicked Bargain

Gabe Cole Novoa - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

El Diablo is in the details in this Latinx pirate fantasy starring a transmasculine nonbinary teen with a mission of revenge, redemption, and revolution.. On Mar León de la Rosa's sixteenth birthday, el Diablo comes calling. Mar is a transmasculine nonbinary teen pirate hiding a magical...
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Bianca Torre Is Afraid of Everything

Justine Pucella Winans - ‎Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

Murder most fowl? In this sardonic and campy YA thriller, an anxious, introverted nonbinary teen birder somehow finds themself investigating a murder with their neighbor/fellow anime lover, all while falling for a cute girl from their birding group...and trying not to get killed next. Sixteen-year-old...
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Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution

KACEN CALLENDER - Amulet Books
Format: Book

Lark Winters wants to be a writer, and for now that means posting on their social media accounts--anything to build their platform. When former best friend Kasim accidentally posts a thread on Lark's Twitter declaring his love for a secret, unrequited crush, Lark's tweets are suddenly...

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The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester

Maya MacGregor - ‎Astra Young Readers
Format: Book

In this queer contemporary YA mystery, a nonbinary teen with autism realizes they must not only solve a 30-year-old mystery but also face the demons lurking in their past in order to live a satisfying life. Sam Sylvester has long collected stories of half-lived lives - of kids who died...

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The Hazards of Love Vol. 1: Bright World

Stan Stanley - Oni Press
Format: Paperback

Amparo's deal with the talking cat was simple: a drop of blood and Amparo's name to become a better person. Their mother and abuela would never worry about them again, and they'd finally be worthy of dating straight-A student Iolanthe. But when the cat steals their body, becoming...
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The Honeys

RYAN LA SALA - PUSH
Format: Book

Mars has always been the lesser twin, the shadow to his sister Caroline's radiance. But when Caroline dies under horrific circumstances, Mars is propelled to learn all he can about his once-inseparable sister who'd grown tragically distant. Mars's genderfluidity means he's...

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Symptoms of Being Human

Jeff Garvin - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover

A sharply honest and moving debut perfect for fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Ask the Passengers.Riley Cavanaugh is many things: Punk rock. Snarky. Rebellious. And gender fluid. Some days Riley identifies as a boy, and others as a girl. But Riley isn't exactly out yet. And between...
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The Heartbreak Bakery

A. R. Capetta - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

"What's done is done."Unless, of course, it was done by my brownies. Then it's getting undone.Syd (no pronouns, please) has always dealt with big, hard-to-talk-about things by baking. Being dumped is no different, except now Syd is baking at the Proud Muffin, a queer...
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Lakelore

Anna-Marie McLemore - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

In this young adult novel by award-winning author Anna-Marie McLemore, two non-binary teens are pulled into a magical world under a lake - but can they keep their worlds above water intact Everyone who lives near the lake knows the stories about the world underneath it, an ethereal landscape...
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Mooncakes

Suzanne Walker - Lion Forge
Format: Paperback

"Mooncakes is spellbinding. It had everything I love in a story -- magic that felt inventive, characters that became my friends, and a romance that felt truly authentic. It was one of those books that I was sad to see end. Luckily, I can always reread." -- Tillie Walden, creator...
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Even If We Break

Marieke Nijkamp - Sourcebooks Fire
Format: Hardcover

"Immersive and captivating. Thrilling in every sense of the word." -- KAREN M. MCMANUS, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us is Lying and One of Us is NextFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Marieke Nijkamp comes a shocking new thriller about a group of friends...
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Can't Take That Away

Steven Salvatore
Format: Book

Carey Parker dreams of being a diva, and bringing the house down with song. But despite their talent, emotional scars from an incident with a homophobic classmate and their grandmother's spiraling dementia make it harder and harder for Carey to find their voice.

Then...

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Spellhacker

M. K. England - HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

From the author of The Disasters, this genre-bending YA fantasy heist story is perfect for fans of Marie Lu and Amie Kaufman.In Kyrkarta, magic - known as maz - was once a freely available natural resource. Then an earthquake released a magical plague, killing thousands and opening the door...
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I Wish You All the Best

Mason Deaver - Push
Format: Hardcover

When Ben De Backer comes out to their parents as nonbinary, they're thrown out of their house and forced to move in with their estranged older sister, Hannah, and her husband, Thomas, whom Ben has never even met. Struggling with an anxiety disorder compounded by their parents' rejection,...
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AQuick&EasyGuidetoThey/ThemPronouns

Archie Bongiovanni - Limerence Press
Format: Paperback

A quick, easy and important educational comic guide to using gender-neutral pronouns."A great, simple look at the importance of using correct pronouns; extremely accessible to those for whom gender-neutral language is a new concept." -- School Library Journal (starred review)...
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Somebody Told Me

Siegert, Mia - CAROLRHODA LAB

An unflinching exploration of trauma, identity, and integrity through the lens of a bigender teen's experience. After an assault, bigender seventeen-year-old Aleks/Alexis is looking for a fresh start--so they voluntarily move in with their uncle, a Catholic priest. In their new bedroom,...
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Beyond Gender Binaries: The History of Trans, Intersex, and Third-Gender Individuals (History of the LGBTQ Rights Movement)

Rita Santos - Rosen Young Adult
Format: December 30

While transgender people have been called many different things by different cultures, they have always existed. This book traces the history of how transgender, third gender, and other varieties of gender-nonconforming individuals have functioned in various societies. It documents how different...
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Everything You Need to Know About Nonbinary Gender Identities

Anita Louise McCormick
Format: Hardcover


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Every Day

David Levithan - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING LOVE STORY SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!"[A] wise, wildly unique" (Entertainment Weekly) love story from the New York Times bestselling co-author of Nick and Norah's Infinite...
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Beyond the Gender Binary

Alok Vaid-Menon - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback

Pocket Change Collective was born out of a need for space. Space to think. Space to connect. Space to be yourself. And this is your invitation to join us. In Beyond the Gender Binary, poet, artist, and LGBTQIA rights advocate Alok Vaid-Menon deconstructs, demystifies, and reimagines the gender...
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