Kids Book Index
Elizabeth Santiago
Fourteen-year-old Taína Perez, known as Ty, begins without knowledge of her Taíno heritage. She learns that she descends from a long line of Taíno women and uncovers family history that reaches back centuries in Puerto Rico. This new understanding gives her strength to support her family and community in the present. Taína seeks peace and justice for the people and places she cares about.
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Ode to My First CarRobin GowAfter damaging her car, Claire takes a job in a nursing home to pay for the repairs. Claire, who is bisexual, meets Lena, an elderly lesbian woman. Lena shares stories about growing up gay in the 1950s and 1960s, and Claire recognizes connections between their lives. As Claire spends time with Lena, she becomes more confident in her identity. The book is written in verse and includes occasional black-and-white illustrations.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
An Improbable SeasonRosalyn EvesThalia, Kalliope, and Charis travel to London during the Regency era for their first social Season and debut balls. Each arrives with a goal beyond marriage: Thalia wants to publish poetry, Charis hopes to join the scientific elite, and Kalliope plans to make an impression on fashionable society. The three young women bring intellectual and artistic ambitions to London, but the season develops differently from what they had anticipated.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Other Pandemic: An AIDS MemoirLynn CurleeIn this photo-illustrated memoir, Lynn Curlee recalls childhood and young adulthood before moving to New York City in the early 1970s. He describes finding friends, community, love, and an artistic career as a young gay man. The book follows the growing alarm around HIV/AIDS, the deaths of people in his circle and wider community, and the fear, grief, anger, public ignorance, and government inaction experienced by gay and LGBTQ communities during the epidemic.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details