9 Intriguing Quotes from New LGBTQ Middle Grade Titles
The first middle grade book ever to be set at Family Week in Provincetown is out today! Here are some tantalizing quotes from that title and other recent ones I haven’t covered yet.
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12 LGBTQ Kids’ Books Featuring Libraries and Librarians
Today is National Library Workers Day, part of National Library Week, so here are some LGBTQ-inclusive picture and middle-grade books that show how librarians and libraries can have a positive impact on young people’s lives.
New Middle Grade Books With Trans and Nonbinary Protagonists Offer Insight and Adventure
The start of 2025 has seen a wide range of terrific new middle grade books starring transgender and nonbinary youth, in contemporary settings, a near-future community on Mars, and fantastical worlds of excitement and wonder. Share these with the young people in your lives.
16 Kids’ Books About Protests and Activism
A timely new picture book explores the role of protests in American history, so let’s take a look—and round up some other recent picture books and middle grade titles about protests and activism. They’re all queer-inclusive, but look at a wide variety of social justice movements and moments.
3 Recent LGBTQ-Inclusive Kids’ Books With STEM Themes
Today marks Stand Up for Science 2025, part of a movement to defend science as a public good. I’m therefore highlighting three recent kids’ books, each showing a different way that LGBTQ people, characters, and themes appear in STEM-related books.
6 Great New LGBTQ Kids’ Books Out Today
No theme today except great new books: a picture book about Pride, from a classic series; another about family diversity in nature; a chapter book with nonbinary representation; the young reader’s edition of Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider’s autobiography; a sweet middle grade graphic novel set in a fantasy world, and more.
9 Trans Stories for the National Day of Reading
Today is the 10th annual National Day of Reading: A Celebration of Trans Stories, so let’s celebrate with some terrific recent picture, chapter, and middle grade books with trans protagonists and role models to read today or any day!
2 New Queer-Inclusive Middle Grade Series Set at Magic Schools
Seeking books set at magic schools—but want them queer? Try these two new middle grade series! One stars a trans boy on a harsh ice world where magic means survival; the other brings us a Between World, spooky creatures, and normalized queer relationships. Read on for reviews and additional titles.
2 New Middle Grade Books Starring Young Queer Athletes
Today is National Girls & Women in Sports Day, so let’s celebrate with these two new middle grade titles starring young queer athletes—including what may be the first middle grade book to include a scene at a Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) game!
Near-Record Number of Books Selected for 2025 Rainbow Book List
The American Library Association has just announced its 2025 Rainbow Book List of over 175 librarian-approved titles “celebrating LGBTQIA+ youth and families.” Let’s look more closely at these books for children and teens, why they matter, and some exclusive charts showing trends over the years.