Kids Book Index
Kosoko Jackson
Andre receives a liver transplant that gives him the same ability to travel through time that his organ donor possessed. That ability may put him in danger as a Black teenager. Across the past and present, he is torn between two loves: one in his own time and another in an earlier one. The book combines romance with time travel and medical transplantation.
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Cheer Up!: Love and PompomsCrystal FrasierAnnie is a smart, antisocial lesbian beginning her senior year of high school. Pressured to join the cheerleading squad to make friends and strengthen her college applications, she enters a new social setting. On the squad, Annie reconnects with Bebe, a transgender girl and former friend who is working through relationships with family and school. Their renewed friendship develops alongside Annie’s experience on the team.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Growing Up Trans: In Our Own WordsLindsay Herriot, Kate FryTrans youth aged eleven to eighteen contribute stories, essays, artwork, and poetry to this collection. Across varied literary forms and art media, they address self-care, dysphoria, transphobia, acceptance, and issues at school. Their work presents their own experiences of being young and transgender. A glossary and additional resources accompany the contributions. The book brings together identity, school experiences, creative expression, and questions of acceptance.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
You Don’t Have to Be Everything: Poems for Girls Becoming ThemselvesDiana WhitneyThis thematically organized poetry collection gathers work from sixty-eight voices. Its poems share experiences intended to accompany girls as they move from adolescence into adulthood. Contributors include Amanda Gorman, Sharon Olds, Kate Baer, and other poets. The collection addresses complex feelings through many poetic perspectives. Color illustrations appear throughout the book, which brings together poetry, self-development, and the changing experiences of young women.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details