Alex Gino

A bright, bold debut about a girl who was born a boy, but refuses to let that stand in the way of her dream. More than anything else, George wants to play Charlotte in her fourth-grade class's production of Charlotte's Web. The problem is, her teacher won't let her, because George is a boy. But George isn't about to let that squash her dream. With the help of her best friend, George must learn to stand up for her wish -- and brave a few bullies along the way. Transcending all categories and genres,George is a pertinent and poignant middle-grade read for kids of all backgrounds.

Previously published as George

Melissa 

Eleven-year-old Rick Ramsey has generally gone along with everybody, just not making waves, even though he is increasingly uncomfortable with his father's jokes about girls, and his best friend's explicit talk about sex; but now in middle school he discovers the Rainbow Spectrum club, where kids of many genders and identities can express themselves--and maybe among them he can find new friends and discover his own identity, which may just be to opt out of sex altogether.

Rick

Alex Gino, the Lambda Literary Award-winning author of George, is back with another sensitive tale based on increasingly relevant social justice issues.

You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P!

From the award-winning author of George, a phenomenal novel about queerness past, present, and future. Sam is very in touch with their own queer identity. They're nonbinary, and their best friend, TJ, is nonbinary as well. Sam's family is very cool with it... as long as Sam remembers that nonbinary kids are also required to clean their rooms, do their homework, and try not to antagonize their teachers too much. The teacher-respect thing is hard when it comes to Samâ (TM)s history class, because their teacher seems to believe that only Dead Straight Cis White Men are responsible for history. When Samâ (TM)s home borough of Staten Island opens up a contest for a new statue, Sam finds the perfect non-DSCWM subject: photographer Alice Austen, whose house has been turned into a museum, and who lived with a female partner for decades. Soon, Sam's project isn't just about winning the contest. It's about discovering a rich queer history that Sam's a part of -- a queer history that no longer needs to be quiet, as long as there are kids like Sam and TJ to stand up for it.

Alice Austen Lived Here

BE WHO YOU ARE. When people look at Melissa, they think they see a boy named George. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. Melissa thinks she’ll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. Melissa really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part... because she's a boy. With the help of her best friend, Kelly, Melissa comes up with a plan. Not just so she can be Charlotte -- but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all.

Melissa (formerly published as GEORGE)

Marla Frazee

Gordon Korman

Kwame Alexander

Tom Angleberger

Grace Lin

Brian Selznick

Rita Williams-Garcia

Gail Carson Levine

Candace Fleming

Linda Sue Park

Thanhha Lai

Elissa Brent Weissman

R. J. Palacio

Chris Grabenstein

Peter Lerangis

Kathi Appelt

Dan Santat

Chris Gall

Tim Federle

Cynthia Leitich Smith

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Ashley Bryan

Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Yuyi Morales

Rohmann, Eric

From award-winning author Elissa Brent Weissman comes a collection of quirky, smart, and vulnerable childhood works by some of today’s foremost children’s authors and illustrators—revealing young talent, the storytellers they would one day become, and the creativity they inspire today. Everyone’s story begins somewhere… For Linda Sue Park, it was a trip to the ocean, a brand-new typewriter, and a little creative license. For Jarrett J. Krosoczka, it was a third grade writing assignment that ignited a creative fire in a kid who liked to draw. For Kwame Alexander, it was a loving poem composed for Mother’s Day—and perfected through draft after discarded draft. For others, it was a teacher, a parent, a beloved book, a word of encouragement. It was trying, and failing, and trying again. It was a love of words, and pictures, and stories. Your story is beginning, too. Where will it go?

Your Favorite Authors and Illustrators Share Fun, Inspiring, and Occasionally Ridiculous Things They Wrote and Drew as Kids

Our Story Begins

"Allow me to introduce you to a remarkable book, full of love, wonder, hope, and the importance of getting to be who you were meant to be. You must read this." - David Levithan, author of Every Day and editor of George. GEORGE is stunning debut about a girl who was born a boy but refuses to let that stand in the way of her dream.

Melissa

From award-winning author Alex Gino comes a groundbreaking novel for children about how important the past can be those trying to create a different future. Sam is very in touch with their own queer identity. They're nonbinary, and their best friend, TJ, is nonbinary as well. Sam's family is very cool with it ... as long as Sam remembers that nonbinary kids are also required to clean their rooms, do their homework, and try not to antagonize their teachers too much. The teacher-respect thing is hard when it comes to Sam's history class, because their teacher seems to believe that only Dead Straight Cis White Men are responsible for history. When Sam's home borough of Staten Island opens up a contest for a new statue, Sam finds the perfect non-DSCWM subject: photographer Alice Austen, whose house has been turned into a museum, and who lived with a female partner for decades. Soon, Sam's project isn't just about winning the contest. It's about discovering a rich queer historythat Sam's a part of - a queer history that no longer needs to be quiet, as long as there are kids like Sam and TJ to stand up for it.

Melissa (formerly Published As GEORGE)

David Levithan

Lucas Rocha

Um kit com 3 romances juvenis LGBT. George Quando as pessoas olham para George, veem um menino. Mas ela sabe que é menina. George acha que terá que guardar esse segredo para sempre: ser uma menina presa em um corpo de menino. Até que sua professora anuncia que a turma irá encenar "A teia de Charlotte", e George quer muito ser a aranha protagonista. Mas a professora diz que ela não pode porque... é um menino. Com a ajuda da sua melhor amiga, George elabora um plano, e todos saberão que ela pode ser Charlotte. Dois garotos se beijando Rodeados por uma multidão, Craig e Harry estão tentando quebrar o recorde mundial do beijo mais longo. Eles não são mais um casal, mas já foram. Peter e Neil são um casal. Seus beijos são diferentes. Avery precisa decidir como contar para Ryan que é transexual, mas está com medo de não ser aceito. Cooper passa suas noites em claro, no computador, criando vidas falsas online e seduzindo homens que jamais conhecerá na vida real. Cada um desses meninos tem uma situação diferente. Mas no centro de todas essas histórias está o amor e a coragem para lutar por um mundo sem preconceitos. Você tem a vida inteira As vidas de Ian, Victor e Henrique são entrecortadas pelo diagnóstico do HIV. Victor fica inseguro ao descobrir que Henrique, com quem está começando uma relação, é soropositivo. Depois de fazer um teste onde o resultado é negativo, Victor conhece Ian, que, como ele, que acabou de receber uma notícia que pode mudar sua vida. No impulso de ajudá-lo, Henrique entrelaça os destinos dos três. Lucas Rocha narra, a partir das três perspectivas, os medos e as esperanças de quem convive com HIV. Uma história que não é sobre culpa ou estar doente, e sim sobre nunca esquecer que ainda temos a vida inteira.

Kit Gay

George

"When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part ... because she's a boy. With the help of her best friend, Kelly, George comes up with a plan. Not just so she can be Charlotte -- but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all"--

Alex Gino

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