[aisle] YA book diverse, ideally LGBRQ+, hopeful

[Beth Goodrum]

You Should See Me In A Crown - Leah Johnson, it’s an Lincoln Award winner.

Last Night At The Telegraph Club - Malinda Lo (another Lincoln winner, may
not be incredibly uplifting but I found the history surrounding it
interesting)


On Mon, Jun 13, 2022 at 2:16 PM Rasmussen, Megan via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> *57 Bus* is an absolutely great book, but it deals with some very heavy,
> difficult topics to get to the hopeful message at the end.
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> If you’re looking for something that has LGBTQ+ characters that is also a
> bit lighter (but still rich), I recommend Becky Albertalli’s work. She
> wrote *Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda*, a book that deals with some
> heavy topics but with humor and love. She has quite a few other works that
> are written with positivity, hope, and the experience of someone who has
> clinically worked with LGBTQ+ kids (she was a clinical psychologist). She’s
> also co-written with Adam Silvera.
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> *From:* AISLE <aisle-bounces at list.railslibraries.info> *On Behalf Of *Dawn
> Scuderi via AISLE
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> Hi!
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> Nonfiction... The 57 Bus.
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> On Mon, Jun 13, 2022 at 11:15 AM Lala Lala via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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> Hi High School Librarians!
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> I'm looking for a YA book that has diversity including a LGBTQ+ character
> that, ultimately is a wholesome, hopeful story.
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> Thank you,
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> Lori
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