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.
Pride will be here before we know it, so get a jump on the celebration and check out some of these great new books for young children and middle-grade readers, with themes of LGBTQ Pride, history, and culture!
Whether you’re heading out to see the solar eclipse tomorrow or staying away from the fuss, check out these stellar LGBTQ-inclusive picture, chapter, and middle grade books that feature astronomy and space travel! (I was an astronomy major, so this was an especially fun list for me to pull together.)
This week brings us great new LGBTQ-inclusive reads including picture books, a chapter book, and middle grade titles!
Even as children’s books with LGBTQ representation continue to be banned, more and more continue to be published. I’m thrilled to announce that the Mombian Database of LGBTQ Family Books now has more than 1500 items in it, with nearly 300 added in the past year. Search and filter for what you want, and read my in-depth reviews!
Four new middle-grade books are full of haunted locales, strange powers, and queer characters of various identities. Supernatural adventures await!
2024 is starting off right, with some great LGBTQ-inclusive picture books and middle-grade titles. Here are a few of my early favorites.
Miss any of my year-end roundups covering this year’s best LGBTQ-inclusive books for kids and parents? Or any of my thematic roundups from earlier in the year? Catch them again here!
History, biography, family formation, health, and more—these LGBTQ-inclusive middle grade nonfiction books from 2023 cover a range of topics for tweens. Share them with the inquisitive youth in your life!
