[aisle] nonbinary representation in middle school books

Amon, Connie clamon at cps.edu
Tue Aug 24 17:05:08 CDT 2021


Amy Polonsky has a fairly new book titled: Spin with Me. One of the
characters identifies as nonbinary.

On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 1:50 PM Feeley, Francis via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> *Cemetery Boys* by AIden Thomas
> *Felix Ever After* by Kacen Callender
> *The Truth Is* by NoNieqa Ramos
> *Gender Queer* by Maia Kobabe (graphic novel)
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 12:57 PM Jamie Winchell via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> thank you all!
>>
>> Teacher Librarian
>> Percy Julian Middle School
>> pronouns: she/hers
>>
>> 'At least books belonged to me." -Rebecca Solnit
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 1:57 PM JENNIFER BRADY <JENNIFER.BRADY at psd150.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> you could check out books that have won the Stonewall Award
>>>
>>> https://www.ala.org/rt/rrt/award/stonewall/honored
>>> Stonewall Book Awards List | Round Tables
>>> <https://www.ala.org/rt/rrt/award/stonewall/honored>
>>> Stonewall Book Award Winners. Stonewall Honor Books in Literature. A
>>> Strange and Separate People, by Jon Marans (New York, NY: Chelsea Station
>>> Editions); ISBN: 9780983285151 ; Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky
>>> Club, by Benjamin Alire Saenz (El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press); ISBN:
>>> 9781935955320; The Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell, by William Klaber
>>> (Austin, Tex. : Greenleaf Book ...
>>> www.ala.org
>>>
>>>
>>> Jennifer Brady
>>>
>>> Library Manager
>>>
>>> Whittier Primary School
>>>
>>> 1619 W. Fredonia Ave.
>>>
>>> Peoria, Illinois 61606
>>>
>>> 309-672-6569
>>>
>>> she/her/hers
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Currently Reading: *The Good Earth *By Pearl S. Buck
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* AISLE <aisle-bounces at list.railslibraries.info> on behalf of
>>> Jamie Winchell via AISLE <aisle at list.railslibraries.info>
>>> *Sent:* Monday, August 23, 2021 12:13 PM
>>> *To:* AISLE-Share: Association of Illinois School Library Educators
>>> discussion list <aisle at list.railslibraries.info>
>>> *Cc:* Jamie Winchell <jwinchell at op97.org>
>>> *Subject:* [aisle] nonbinary representation in middle school books
>>>
>>> Please be cautious: This email was sent from outside of our district.
>>> ------------------------------
>>> Hi AISLE colleagues,
>>>
>>> I'm trying to keep my collection up to date with respect to nonbinary
>>> identities. What fiction and nonfiction resources do you recommend for the
>>> topic of nonbinary identity?
>>>
>>> Thank you !
>>> Jamie Winchell
>>> Teacher Librarian
>>> Percy Julian Middle School
>>> pronouns: she/hers
>>>
>>> 'At least books belonged to me." -Rebecca Solnit
>>>
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Connie Amon
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Galileo Scholastic Academy
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