LGBTQIA+ Pride

In a tiny Beirut apartment, Raja and his mother live side by side. Raja relishes books, order and solitude, but his octogenarian mother views his desire for privacy as a personal affront.

An immortal, grumpy ghost hunter cursed to wander eternally outlives everyone he loves. When he takes a job as a cemetery groundskeeper to banish a vengeful spirit, he unexpectedly finds a found family and a reason to live. 

As Margit sets out to understand Sigrid and the secrets she has hidden, both sisters, in their own time and way, discover that reigniting their shared childhood imagination is the only way forward. Content warning for suicidality.

Dark secrets and unnatural magic abound when a 12-year-old girl ventures into a bog full of monsters to break a mysterious curse.

An exuberant celebration of Pride and LGBTQIA+ communities Join the dancing parade across pages of fabulous floats, rainbow garb, all-inclusive flags, and diverse people of all ages.

In a mysterious convent, a lower member of the Sacred Sisterhood, deemed an unworthy, dreams of ascending to the ranks of the Enlightened. When a stranger passes the convent walls, the narrator is increasingly haunted by questions about her own past, the environmental future and her present life.

In the final days of Pompeii, two boys-- Felix and Loren-- must grapple with closely-guarded secrets and untangle myth, magic and memory to escape the burning city alive.

The sole survivor of a zombie apocalypse is immune to the zombie virus and chooses to live alongside the undead-- including his zombified husband and daughter. He tries to maintain a peaceful, everyday family routine while protecting those precious to him.

Baker Justin Burke shares his favorite recipes for a variety of baked goods and his love for potluck dinners and the queer communities that host them.

A spilled drink at a Seattle bar introduces AJ-- who's ready to reinvent himself as a gay Asian man-- to K, John and Steve. AJ's "Boy Luck Club" helps him find love, pride and belonging-- until a brutal attack tests everything they know about friendship and family.

Faced with a difficult decision, Betty, a young, queer Palestinian American woman, finds answers in partially translated notebooks that reveal her late Aunt Nuha's complex life and struggle with her own sexuality, which she hid from the family, along with much more than that.

In this diary-style graphic novel, 12-year-old Tuva's questions about becoming a teenager are confusing-- so when her first crush turns out to be on another girl, it feels absolutely wonderful. Why does it become so complicated?

When Evander, a reclusive boy, inherits his guardian's estate-- which includes a sentient, carnivorous garden-- he must find out who killed his guardian before they come for him next.

Ever since sixth grade, Ashton Price and their best friend and enduring crush, Ivy Santos, have spent their summers together at theater camp. Now it's their last year before they part ways for high school, and Ash is determined to confess her feelings.

In the late 1980s, a coven of queer witches on New York's Fire Island strives to protect a young man facing a devastating tragedy.

A transgender boy prepares for the first day of school and introduces himself to his family and friends for the first time.

Soup loves cooking, especially with her wonderful coworkers at the Brazen Manticore. But when her toxic boss threatens to destroy the community she has worked so hard to build, she challenges him the only way she knows how: with a cooking competition.

Twelve-year-old B, a young nonbinary person who wants to be a dog trainer someday, convinces their new foster parents to adopt a stray dog named Gooseberry, but training the dog ends up being much harder than they expected until they learn to trust each other.

Eighth-grader Jasper feels abandoned when his brother Callan leaves for college, so he starts their promised fossil dig alone only to hear the voice of a saber-toothed tiger calling to him as he unleashes a monster he cannot control.

Mama loves warm summers and eating cherries while stargazing with Baba and Kiddo. But on her bluest of days, she can't do the things that other mamas do. Persevering with love, no matter what phase Mama is in, this family weathers the ups and downs of a loved one's illness.

Set in 16th century Korea, this queer, feminist reimagining of the Fox Maiden legend from Korean mythology follows Kai Song, who is determined to be a warrior as she must come to terms with her true identity and take control of her destiny after learning a deadly secret.

When the mayor of a small Alabama town starts targeting Pride events, bad boy Zeke begins hosting a series of "Pride Speakeasies."

Bumped from seventh grade directly to high school, 13-year-old Tara gets a dramatic jolt to reality. Thrust into a new, unfamiliar world, she navigates social pressures, the chaos of high school and her first crush, all while trying to figure out who she is and who she wants to be.

Twelve-year-old Piper Shapiro, a nonbinary middle schooler, struggles with the idea of change, so when their mom starts dating Gwinny, the mother of Piper's classmate Colton, Piper and Colton team up to try to break up the relationship, only to realize that change might not always be bad.

This picture book introduces the bisexual identity through different words that share "bi" to demonstrate that it can mean two or, sometimes, it can mean more than two.

During a stormy pride parade, a young child and their supportive father meet and help a nonbinary child feel comfortable in their own skin.

Olivio Kipling, known to his friends as O.K., has something to say: he loves George. Problem is, O.K.'s friends keep interrupting him when he tries to share his feelings.

The world has just 30 days before a rogue black hole destroys Earth. Husbands Don and Rodney embark on a cross-country road trip from Maine to Washington State in an old RV to settle deeply personal, unfinished business before the end.

Eighteen-year-old Natalie agrees to teach ASL to the lead singer of a popular boy band whose sister is losing her hearing. As a romance blossoms they must choose whether love and their dreams can survive the spotlight.

After a painful breakup, Alejandro, a gay teen brujo, struggles to move on, finding solace in his tarot cards and piano. When a time-traveling demon threatens his school's recital, Alejandro must focus on the future to save the concert and potentially find love again.

Beauty mogul and business owner Maxine Thomas has been suspended by her own board for a scandalous transgression. Awaiting the verdict on her future, she recalls the events that brought her to this moment, navigating power dynamics and insatiable ambition.

A young woman living in remote Austria has a chance encounter with a mysterious vampire named Carmilla. As they grow closer Carmilla becomes increasingly strange and volatile. 

Two teen girls from colliding parallel universes meet in a coffeeshop and fall in love.

In this intergenerational tale perfect for fans of Messy Roots and Illegal, the author combines historical research of the Guatemalan Civil War with his own experiences as a Guatemalan immigrant to tell a story of family, sacrifice, survival and hope.

When Lily realizes she has feelings for a girl in her math class, it threatens Lily's oldest friendships and even her father's citizenship status. Eventually, Lily must decide if owning her truth is worth everything she has ever known.

A narrative explanation of the phrase "friend of Dorothy," a phrase coined by the LGBTQ+ community in the United States starting in the 1940s.

When a high school tarot reader's latest client goes missing after a troubling reading, she must apply everything she's learned from her private investigator mother to solve a case of her own.

This picture book biography of legendary writer and activist James Baldwin introduces readers to a passionate Black man who discovered his true power in the written word, which opened the world to him as he fearlessly used his voice.

A simple spelling lesson leads to a life-changing moment for a young kindergartener as she navigates confusing traditional societal norms, discovers her own identity and finds her voice. 

Winnie Nash, who has been keeping her sexual orientation a secret, spends the summer with her grandma in New Jersey as she struggles with her family's expectations while yearning to embrace her true self and attend New York City's Pride Parade.

A simple spelling lesson leads to a life-changing moment for a young kindergartener as she navigates confusing traditional societal norms, discovers her own identity and finds her voice.  

Against the backdrop of the Great Depression, trace Lorena Hickok-- or Hick's-- rise from devastating childhood to renowned journalist, and follow the most significant friendship and romantic relationship of her life with first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt.

Yoshiki, a high schooler in a rural Japan, discovers that his best friend, Hikaru, died in the mountains and was replaced by a dangerous, supernatural entity.

Four best friends spend Family Week together at an annual gathering of LGBTQ+ families in Provincetown, MA-- the largest of its kind in the world.  

As Benji Zeb and his family work to hide their true identities as werewolves, Caleb the school bully reveals he's a werewolf, too, and needs Benji's help controlling his shifting, a situation that forces Benji to deal with his growing feelings for Caleb.

A two-spirit, nonbinary 10-year-old, Anang sets out to make a ribbon skirt, a piece of clothing typically worn by girls in the Anishinaabe tradition, for an upcoming powwow, finding support, community and confidence along the way.

Bee and her friends love parties, but her third grade class's upcoming Mother's Day celebration makes her feel all squirmy inside. Are she and her dads even allowed to go?

Beyond excited for his baby sister's naming ceremony in the temple, Zachary and his moms invite each neighbor to come along until it's finally time for him to reveal his sister's name-- a truly joyful moment for everyone!

Two girls in their senior year of high school, who are opposites in personality, start to develop romantic feelings for each other as one teaches the other how to cook

A multi-genre anthology that spotlights the transformative power of books while equipping teens to fight for the freedom to read, featuring the voices of 15 diverse, award-winning authors and illustrators.