Kids Book Index
Cat Clarke
Liv works to change his middle school’s strict dress code while trying to decide how to come out as transgender. His effort to wear clothes that fit his identity is tied to the larger challenge of telling others who he is. Told with humor, the story follows Liv’s campaign against the school rule and his search for a way to share this part of himself.
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The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime that Changed Their LivesDashka SlaterDashka Slater recounts a real incident on a bus in Oakland, California, involving two teenagers. An agender teenager was burned by another teenager during the ride. The informational account draws on many sources and presents the viewpoints of different people connected to the event. It addresses gender, racism, poverty, and the justice system, and includes an author’s note, a timeline of gender-neutrality milestones, and statistics on U.S. juvenile incarceration.CONTEMPORARY CONCERNSOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Lines We CrossRanda Abdel-FattahMichael enjoys spending time with friends and using graphic-design software. His parents bring him to demonstrations run by an anti-immigrant organisation, where speakers denounce refugees arriving in the country. At first, their views seem reasonable to Michael. The story places his ordinary interests and family life alongside the hostility expressed at those rallies, centring questions of tolerance, refugees, and prejudice.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Far from the Tree: How Children and Their Parents Learn to Accept One Another…Our Differences Unite Us (Young Adult Edition)Andrew Solomon, Laurie CalkhovenThis young adult edition explores families in which children and parents have significant differences and face extraordinary challenges together. It considers how they can love and accept one another in families affected by Down syndrome, autism, schizophrenia, deafness, and transgender identity, among other experiences. The book includes notes, suggestions for further reading, and an index. Its focus is on family relationships, difference, acceptance, and the challenges that can arise when relatives’ lives and identities do not match expectations.CONTEMPORARY CONCERNSOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details