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Gender Identity (updated)

11/17/2020

 
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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 *

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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

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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.
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Read Your Hogwarts House

12/19/2019

 

Gryffindor • bravery, daring, nerve

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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

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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

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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

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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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Extremely Cute, presented by Laura the Librarian

12/9/2019

 
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Hark! A Vagrant, Kate Beaton, GN BEA
Raisin, the Littlest Cow, Miriam Busch, ++ BUS
Royal Wedding, Meg Cabot, F CAB PRI-11 *ª
Narwhal, Unicorn of the Sea, Ben Clanton, +GN CLA 1 *
Just Like Beverly, Vicki Conrad, +813 CON
Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword, Barry Deutsch, + GN DEU 1 *
Horrible Bear!, Ame Dyckman & Zachariah OHora, ++ DYC
Ariol: Just a Donkey Like You and Me, Emmanuel Guibert & Marc Boutavant, +GN GUI 1
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Jenny Han, YA HAN *ª
The Amazing Crafty Cat, Charise Mericle Harper, +GN HAR 1

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Kristy’s Great Idea, Ann M. Martin & Raina Telgemeier, + GN MAR 1 *
Binny for Short, Hilary McKay, +F MCK BIN 1
Red, White & Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston, R MCQ *ª
Best Frints in the Whole Universe, Antoinette Portis, ++ POR
School’s First Day of School, Adam Rex & Christian Robinson, ++ REX
My Boyfriend Is a Bear, Pamela Ribon & Cat Farris, GN RIB
Not Quite Narwhal, Jessie Sima, ++ SIM *
Everyone’s a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too, Jonny Sun, GN SUN
Check Please #Hockey, Ngozi Ukazu, GN UKA 1 *


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Gender Identity

12/9/2019

 
This list was updated in 2020. Take a look!
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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
Raising My Rainbow, Laurie Duron, 306.7662 DUR
This Is How It Always Is, Laurie Frankel, F FRA *ª
Gender Revolution, DVD 305.3 GEN
George, Alex Gino, +F GIN *ª
Red: A Crayon's Story, Michael Hall, ++ HAL *

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I Am Jazz!, Jessica Herthel & Jazz Jennings, ++ HER *
Being Jazz, Jazz Jennings, YA 306.768 JEN ª
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Gender Queer, Maia Kobabe, GN KOB *
Beyond Magenta, Susan Kuklin, YA 306.768 KUK *
Julián Is a Mermaid, Jessica Love, ++ LOV *
Amateur, Thomas Page McBee, 155.332 MCB
Tomorrow Will Be Different, Sarah McBride, 306.768 MCB
Redefining Realness, Janet Mock, 306.768 MOC

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Gumballs, Erin Nations, GN NAT
Transgender Children and Youth, Elijah C. Nealy, 306.768 NEA
Becoming Nicole, Amy Ellis Nutt, 306.768 NUT *
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
The Trans Generation, Ann Travers, 306.768 TRA
Raising Ryland, Hillary Whittington, 306.76 WHI



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