Browse Items · Windows and Mirrors: Diversity in Books for Young Readers

Clarke, Hannah Abigail

Hannah Abigail Clarke's first novel isThe Scapegracers. It is sequeled by The Scratch Daughters. They have been published in Lunch Ticket, PRISM international, Dream Pop Press, Portland Review, Gothic Nature Journal, Eidolon, and Chaleur…

Tags: author; LGBTQ+ (author); non-binary (author); white (author)

Weinstein, Norah

University of California, Berkley and USC School of Law graduate Norah Weinstein currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and children. She is an attorney and one of two co-CEOs of Baby2Baby, a non-profit organization she and her friend Kelly…

Tags: attorney; author; co-CEO; Jewish (author); unspecified sexuality (author); white (author); woman (author)

Màs, Alicia

Alicia Màs is a freelance illustrator and graphic designer from Elche, Spain. She studied fine arts in Valencia before completing a teaching master's degree and moving to London.

Tags: artist; graphic designer; illustrator; unspecified sexuality (illustrator); white (illustrator); woman (illustrator)

The Scapegracers

Sideways Pike is a teenage lesbian witch who finds an unlikely friendship in the three most popular girls of her school. Together, the diverse group of friends form a powerful coven in which they explore friendship, love, and magic.

Tags: Asian (primary character); Black/African (primary character); boy/man (secondary characters); girl/woman (primary character); girl/woman (secondary characters); human (primary character); human (secondary characters); language: English; LGBTQ+ (primary character); LGBTQ+ (secondary characters); white, assumed (secondary characters); white, confirmed (primary character); young adult fiction

Kaleidoscope

An unnamed protagonist must continue life without his friend James. A fantastical story about love, friendship, and grief between two teenage boys. Non-linear storytelling told through recollections of memories and dreams. Biblical and mythological…

Tags: boy/man (primary character); boy/man (secondary characters); human (primary character); human (secondary characters); language: English; middle grade book (ages 8-12); unspecified sexuality (primary character); unspecified sexuality (secondary characters); white, assumed (primary character); white, assumed (secondary characters)

Vespertine

Grey sisters are nuns that purify and cleanse the bodies of the dead so their souls can pass on. The protagonist, Artemisia, is training to become one. But when her covent is threatened by possessed soldiers, she awakens an ancient spirit, the…

Tags: girl/woman (primary character); human (primary character); language: English; non-human (secondary characters); unspecified gender (secondary characters); unspecified sexuality (primary character); unspecified sexuality (secondary characters); white, assumed (primary character); young adult fiction

What About Will

Trace Reynolds is a white-Puerto Rican 12-year-old who has always looked up to his 17-year-old brother Will. But when Will suffers from a traumatic brain injury during a football game, their family starts to fall apart. Will's depression, anger…

Tags: boy/man (primary character); boy/man (secondary characters); cognitive/neurological disability/condition (secondary character); girl/woman (secondary characters); human (primary character); human (secondary characters); language: English; Latinx (secondary characters); middle grade book (ages 8-12); multiracial (primary character); multiracial (secondary characters); unspecified sexuality (primary character); unspecified sexuality (secondary characters)

Kinew, Wab

Wab Kinew is the best-selling andaward-winning author ofGo Show the World and The Reason You Walk. Heis a former musician, journalist, and CBC broadcaster and is currently both the MLA for Fort Rouge and the Leader of the Manitoba NDP.

Tags: author; Indigenous (author); man (author); politician; straight (author)

Potters, Rebecca

A multidisciplinary individual, Potters is an author and editor of sexual and gender identity journals and children’s books. With a focus on inclusivity and body neutrality, Potters works to spread positivity throughout her works.

Tags: author; white (author); woman (author)

Bodies Are Cool

This playful picture book celebrates a variety of body types, genders, hair types, and skin colours. It uses friendly images to deliver lessons on body positivity and inclusivity.

Tags: Arab (secondary characters); Asian (secondary characters); Black/African (secondary characters); boy/man (secondary characters); brown skin (secondary characters); girl/woman (secondary characters); group (characters); language: English; multiracial (secondary characters); non-binary (secondary characters); picture book; transgender (secondary characters); unspecified gender (secondary characters); unspecified sexuality (secondary characters); white, assumed (secondary characters)

Feder, Tyler

Feder is based in Chicago. Her work explores emotion, feminism, and pop culture.

Tags: author; illustrator; Jewish (author); Jewish (illustrator); unspecified sexuality (author); unspecified sexuality (illustrator); woman (author); woman (illustrator)

For All Time

Together, Tamar and Fayard live through a thousand lives and have seen the ups and downs of life. Through all these lives lived, one thing never changed, which is their passionate love for one another. The problem is they can never see how their love…

Tags: Black/African (primary character); Black/African (secondary characters); boy/man (secondary characters); girl/woman (primary character); human (primary character); human (secondary characters); language: English; straight (primary character); straight (secondary characters); young adult fiction

Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven

Raven and Garfield have both experienced traumatic life events and have their own hidden secrets. They meet for the first time in Nashville as both try and seek answers from Slade Wilson. A YA romance story about trust and acceptance.

Tags: boy/man (secondary characters); comic book; girl/woman (primary character); language: English; non-human (primary character); non-human (secondary characters); straight (primary character); straight (secondary characters)

Holding Up the Universe

Libby Strout is dubbed "America's Fattest Teen," but after her mom's death, she hopes to start the new school year as the girl who can do anything no matter her weight. Jack Masselin has the skill of fitting in except he can't recognize faces, and…

Tags: boy/man (secondary characters); girl/woman (primary character); human (primary character); human (secondary characters); language: English; straight (primary character); straight (secondary characters); white, assumed (primary character); white, assumed (secondary characters); young adult fiction

Garcia, Kami

Kami Garcia is #1 New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author and comic book writer who lives in Maryland, USA. She is a former professional artist, teacher, and reading specialist with an MA in education. Kami also conducts book…

Tags: author; unspecified sexuality (author); white (author); woman (author)

Stohl, Margaret

Margaret Stohl is a bestselling author who is well known for her Marvel Black Widow series. Beautiful Creatures was her first book which was co-written with Kami Garcia and nominated for two awards. In addition to her literary career, Margaret holds…

Tags: author; unspecified sexuality (author); white (author); woman (author)

Mother Goose Goes to India

A colourfully illustrated book which combines timeless nursery rhymes with an introduction to Indian culture.

Tags: Asian (secondary characters); boy/man (secondary characters); girl/woman (secondary characters); human (secondary characters); language: English; non-human (primary character); picture book

Unplugged

Jett Baranov attends Oasis, a "wellness" camp that forces him to "unplug" from technology. Although unimpressed at first, Jett soon finds that Oasis is a place of friendship, mystery, adventure, and chaos!

Tags: boy/man (primary character); boy/man (secondary characters); girl/woman (secondary characters); human (primary character); human (secondary characters); language: English; middle grade book (ages 8-12); unspecified sexuality (primary character); unspecified sexuality (secondary characters); white, assumed (primary character); white, assumed (secondary characters)

Browse Items (414 total)