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These picks from throughout the library could help you earn the Peacock Badge for this year's Summer Reading Challenge on Beanstack!
A handful of these books come from the children's or adult shelves. Every teen is different, and we encourage them to explore hard topics at any level they choose.
May is Foster Care Month. Monroe Public Library has partnered with Green County Human Services to bring information to our patrons about becoming a foster parent. Here are some additional resources from our shelves.
Books for big kids and teens:
 Some Assembly Required, Arin Andrews, YA 306.76 AND * Becoming an Ally to the Gender-Expansive Child, Anna Bianchi, Parents' +155.33 BIA A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns, Archie Bongiovanni, YA GN BON Felix Ever After, Kacen Callender, YA F CAL *ª Pet, Akwaeke Emezi, YA F EME *ª This Is How It Always Is, Laurie Frankel, F FRA *ª How to They/Them, Stuart Getty, 306.76 GET George, Alex Gino, +F GIN *ª I Am Jazz!, Jessica Herthel & Jazz Jennings, ++ HER *  Gender Queer, Maia Kobabe, GN KOB * Beyond Magenta, Susan Kuklin, YA 306.768 KUK * Something that May Shock and Discredit You, Daniel M. Lavery, 814 ORT * Julián Is a Mermaid, Jessica Love, ++ LOV * When Aidan Became a Brother, Kyle Lukoff, ++ LUK Tomorrow Will Be Different, Sarah McBride, 306.768 MCB Dark and Deepest Red, Anna-Marie McLemore, YA F MCL *ª Redefining Realness, Janet Mock, 306.768 MOC The Bold World, Jodie Patterson, 306.874 PAT *ª Who Are You? The Kid's Guide to Gender Identity, Brook Pessin-Whedbee, +305.3 PES  Ana on the Edge, A.J. Sass, +F SAS Apsara Engine, Bishakh Som, GN SOM She/He/They/Them: Understanding Gender Identity, Rebecca Stanborough, +305.3 STA Fairest, Meredith Talusan, 305.3 TAL Cemetery Boys, Aiden Thomas, YA F THO * It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book about Gender Identity, Theresa Thorn, +305.3 THO * Beyond the Gender Binary, Alok Vaid-Menon, YA 305 VAI * A note from Laura: As gender identity has become a much more freely-discussed topic, more books on the subject have been published. This updated list includes many authors who are transgender and nonbinary, and more resources for readers of all ages who are exploring their own gender identity.
Gryffindor • bravery, daring, nerve Parable of the Talents, Octavia E. Butler, SF BUT PAR-2 * Ready Player One, Ernest Cline, F CLI *ª Founding Brothers, Joseph J. Ellis, 973.4092 ELL As You Wish, Cary Elwes, 791.4372 ELW *ª Goliath, Tom Gauld, GN GAU When the Men Were Gone, Marjorie Herrera Lewis, F LEW *ª A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, F MAR SON-1 *ª Ms Marvel: No Normal, G. Willow Wilson, YA GN MSM V1 * In the Heart of the Sea, Nathaniel Philbrick, 910.9164 PHI *ª The Lost Hero, Rick Riordan, +F RIO 1 *ª An Ember in the Ashes, Sabaa Tahir, LP TAH EMB-1 *ª The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas, YA THO *ª Code Name Verity, Elizabeth Wein, YA WEI * Hufflepuff • hard work, patience, Loyalty Limping Through Life, Jerry Apps, 921 APPS * To All the Boys I've Loved Before, Jenny Han, YA HAN *ª The Heart of Things, John Hilderbrand, 977 HIL * The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Marie Kondo, 648 KON *ª The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Alexander McCall Smith, M MCC NO1-1 *ª Seconds, Bryan Lee O'Malley, GN OMA The Boy in the Black Suit, Jason Reynolds, YA REY *ª Alice and the Fly, James Rice, YA RIC * The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot, 616.027 SKL *ª Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too, Jonny Sun, GN SUN The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien, SF TOL *ª My Pantry, Alice Waters, 641.5944 WAT American Born Chinese, Gene Luen Yang, YA GN YAN Ravenclaw • Intelligence, Knowledge, Wit Hark! A Vagrant, Kate Beaton, GN BEA Stories of Your Life and Others, Ted Chiang, SF CHI * The Bone Collector, Jeffery Deaver, F DEA RHY-1 * Andrew's Brain, E.L. Doctorow, F DOC *ª Ella Minnow Pea, Mark Dunn, F DUN * Old World Murder, Kathleen Ernst, M ERN ELL-1 *ª Moonwalking with Einstein, Joshua Foer, 153.41 FOE *ª Goodbye for Now, Laurie Frankel, F FRA *ª The Girl from Everywhere, Heidi Heilig, YA HEI *ª Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, 153.4 KAH *ª A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle +F LEN *ª I'll Give You the Sun, Jandy Nelson, YA NEL * Brown Girl Dreaming, Jacqueline Woodson, +811.54 WOO *ª Slytherin • Ambition, Cunning, Resourcefulness The Diviners, Libba Bray, YA BRA *ª Once Upon a River, Bonnie Jo Campbell, F CAM A Study in Charlotte, Brittany Cavallaro, YA CAV *ª My Brilliant Friend, Elena Ferrante, LP FER NEA-1 *ª Choose Your Own Autobiography, Neil Patrick Harris, 921 HARRIS *ª Steal Like an Artist, Austin Kleon, 153.35 KLE * The Dinner, Herman Koch, F KOC *ª Crazy Rich Asians, Kevin Kwan, F KWA *ª The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, John Le Carré, F LEC *ª Born a Crime, Trevor Noah, 921 NOAH * Across the Universe, Beth Revis, YA REV *ª Nimona, Noelle Stevenson, YA GN STE *ª The Family Fang, Kevin Wilson, F WIL |
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