Pride Reads for Children and Teens

Picture Books & Storytime

Red: A Crayon’s Story

by Michael Hall

The Boy & The Bindi 

by Vivek Shraya

 

Harriet Gets Carried Away

by Jessie Sima

Jacob’s New Dress

by Sarah Hoffman

 

My Footprints

by Bao Phi

 

Pride Colors 

by Robin Stevenson

 

 

Stella Brings The Family

Miriam B. Schiffer

 

This Day In June

by Gayle E. Pitman

Juvenile Fiction

The Best at It

by Maulik Pancholy

 

Felix Yz

by Lisa Bunker

 

George

by Alex Gino

 

Hurricane Child

by Kacen Callender

 

Hurricane Season

by Nicole Melleby

 

Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World

by Ashley Herring Blake

 

The Moon Within

by Aida Salazar

 

Zenobia July

by Lisa Bunker

 

Juvenile Nonfiction

Gay & Lesbian History For Kids 

by Jerome Pohlen

 

I Am Jazz

by Jessica Herthel & Jazz Jennings

 

It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity

by Theresa Thorn

 

Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag

by Rob Sanders

 

Stonewall: A Building. An Uprising. A Revolution

by Rob Sanders 

 

What Was Stonewall?

by Nico Medina

 

Who Are You?: The Kid’s Guide to Gender Identity

by Brook Pessin-Whedbee

 

Who Was Andy Warhol?

by Kirsten Anderson

 

Who Is Elton John?

by Kirsten Anderson

 

Who Was Harvey Milk?

by Corinne A. Grinapol

 

Who Was Sally Ride?

by Megan Stine

 

 

YA Fiction

Almost Perfect

by Brian Katcher

 

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

 

Ashes to Asheville 

by Sarah Dooley

 

The Black Flamingo

by Dean Atta

 

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue

by Mackenzi Lee

 

Girl Mans Up 

by M-E Girard

 

Highly Illogical Behavior 

by John Corey Whaley

 

It’s Not Like It’s a Secret 

by Misa Sugiura

 

Juliet Takes a Breath

by Gabby Rivera

 

Mooncakes

by Suzanne Walker

 

Pet

by Akwaeke Emezi

 

Picture Us In the Light

by Kelly Loy Gilbert

 

Saving Montgomery Sole 

by Mariko Tamaki

 

This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story 

by Kacen Callender

 

Wonders of the Invisible World

by Christopher Barzak

 

YA Nonfiction

 

Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out

by Susan Kuklin

 

A Queer History of the United States for Young People: ReVisioning History for Young People

by Michael Bronski & Richie Chevat 

 

Queer: The Ultimate LGBT Guide for Teens 

by Kathy Belge & Marke Bieschke

 

Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights

by Ann Bausum

 

This Book Is Gay 

by Juno Dawson & David Levithan