Let’s roll into the holidays with 10 intriguing quotes from some of the year’s best LGBTQ middle grade books—they’re out of context to prevent spoilers, but I hope they stir your interest in these fun, insightful, and inspiring titles.
Moving tales of self-growth and finding family, epic adventures of magic and mystery, sweet stories of friendships and crushes, and combinations of the above: the LGBTQ-inclusive middle grade novels of 2024 are a wide-ranging lot. Here are some favorites.
At a time when representation matters more than ever, I’m proud to announce that the Mombian Database of LGBTQ Family Books now has more than 1,700 entries, with about 300 added in the past year and 100 since June. Search and filter by topic and identity, and read my in-depth reviews!
Sometimes the only thing better than a good book is a good book series. Middle grade readers will love to reengage with the compelling characters and worlds of the many LGBTQ-inclusive novels that had sequels come out this year!
This week marks the midst of the Jewish High Holidays, so here are some of my favorite LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books from 2024 with Jewish protagonists and themes. They make great reading at any time of year!
Five new middle-grade graphic novels are full of fun, queerness, and young people navigating change, exploring crushes, and finding their strengths with a little help from family and friends.
Today’s two new LGBTQ-inclusive middle-grade novels are each very different, but both have themes of challenging injustice: In one, a group of students creatively fight a book ban at their school; in the other, a nonbinary and a disabled protagonist duo have a sword-swinging fantasy adventure to save their realm.
Pack up your duffel, we’re going to camp! Several new, queer-inclusive, camp-themed middle grade books are just the excuse I need to round up a whole cabin’s worth of such novels and graphic novels from recent years, featuring diverse types of camps and campers! Give a rucksack full of them to your favorite tween!
The great middle grade titles keep rolling in, and this week we have a two-girl crush, a summer camp graphic novel with a nonbinary protagonist (and a crush), a nonbinary kid making a place for themself (with a little help from some friends), and an autobiography of Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya.
The wave of great new LGBTQ-inclusive middle grade books keeps on coming! Here are some recent ones that show a range of adventure, humor, self-exploration, interpersonal drama, and queer identities.
