

Recent political winds have pushed LGBTQIA+ issues to the forefront of cultural discussions, but rarely does the discussion include the perspectives of queer young people living in a society that seems all too ready to pretend they don’t exist, or worse, attempts to reshape their identities to appease people who have never had their best interests at heart. foster care system, and statistic after statistic show this is especially true for queer teens of color. It’s a sad reality that too many children fall through the cracks of an inept U.S. Polydoros, Aden Ring of Solomon. Inkyard, 2023 See this month’s Big Picture, below, for review. Oshiro, Mark Into the Light. Tor Teen, 2023 Kemp, Laekan Zea An Appetite for Miracles. Little, 2023 Hatke, Ben Reynard’s Tale: A Story of Love and Mischief written and illus. by Lauren Gibaldi and Eric Smith. Candlewick, 2023 9-12Įsbaum, Jill Stinkbird Has a Superpower illus. by Jennifer Harney. Little, 2023 Įagar, Lindsay The Family Fortuna. Candlewick, 2023

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