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

Sendak, Maurice

Maurice Sendak was a picturebook author and illustrator. He received many awards, including the Caldecott Medal in 1964, the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1970, and the National Medal of Arts in 1996. He co-authored and collaborated with numerous…

Tags: author; costume designer; illustrator; LGBTQ+ (author); man (author); set designer; white (author)

Madison, Megan

“Megan Madison is an early childhood educator, scholar and activist based in New York City. In addition to early childhood education, she works as an author and trainer facilitating anti-oppression workshops for teachers and families"…

Tags: author; Black/african (author); LGBTQ+ (author); woman (author)

Martins, Gabhi

The author behind the book adaptation of Netflix Series Gabby's Dollhouse!

Tags: author; Latinx (author); LGBTQ+ (author); woman (author)

Klune, TJ

TJ Klune is a New York Times Bestselling author and an ex-claims examiner for an insurance company. Klune describes himself as “Unapologetically Queer” and uses he/him pronouns. He is also open about his experiences with asexuality, queerness, and…

Tags: author; cognitive/neurological disability/condition (author); LGBTQ+ (author); man (author); white (author)

Lee, Emery

Emery Lee is a transmasc kidlit author, artist, creative writing graduate, and YouTuber. From a Black/Asian/Latinx background, e wants to diversify fiction and fight for equality. Emery uses neo-pronouns (e/em/eir) as well as he/him pronouns.

Tags: artist; author; LGBTQ+ (author); multiracial (author); transgender (author)

Silvera, Adam

Adam Silvera is a gay Puerto Rican author of young adult fiction novels who is known for his best-selling novels They Both Die at the End,More Happy Than Not,and Infinity Son.

Tags: author; Latinx (author); LGBTQ+ (author); man (author); young adult fiction

The Extraordinaries

This queer coming-of-age story follows Nick Bell, an ultimate fanboy with ADHD. Nick strives to be extraordinary to impress his biggest crush: Shadow Star, Nova City's mightiest hero. But, he finds that his best friend Seth could be the true love of…

Tags: boy/man (primary character); boy/man (secondary characters); cognitive/neurological disability/condition (author); cognitive/neurological disability/condition (primary character); girl/woman (secondary characters); human (primary character); human (secondary characters); language: English; LGBTQ+ (author); LGBTQ+ (primary character); LGBTQ+ (secondary characters); man (author); unspecified gender (secondary characters); white (author); white, assumed (primary character); white, assumed (secondary characters); young adult fiction

Meet Cute Diary

Self-proclaimed trans romance expert Noah Ramirez is known for his blog of trans love stories, “Meet Cute Diary.” When the fictionality of the stories is revealed, Noah, who is white and Japanese on his mom’s side and Afro-Caribbean on his dad’s,…

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

Jerreat-Poole, Adan

Jerreat-Poole is an author from Kingston, Ontario. Interested in fantasy and feminism, they "study disability and queerness in popular culture" ("Adan Jerreat-Poole").

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

Martin, Ann M.

Martin spent several years working as a teacher before becoming a children's book editor, and later, a children's book author. She is the author of the best-selling The Babysitters Club series, amongst many other works.

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

McQuiston, Casey

Casey McQuiston is an author of romance novels. She attended Louisiana State University and received a degree in journalism.

Tags: author; cognitive/neurological disability/condition (author); LGBTQ+ (author); non-binary (author); white (author)

Little Badger, Darcie

An asexual Lipan Apache writer and earth scientist. She received her PhD in Oceanography from Texas A&M University. A Snake Falls to Earth is Little Badger's second YA fantasy novel, and this novel was awarded a Newbery Honor.

Tags: author; earth scientist; Indigenous (author); LGBTQ+ (author); woman (author)

Rogerson, Margaret

An asexual YA fantasy writer and New York Times bestselling author of An Enchantment of Ravens and Sorcery of Thorns. She graduated from Miami University with a major in cultural anthropology and currently lives near Cincinnati, Ohio.

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

Johnson, George M.

Johnson, who resides in the NYC area, is the bestselling author of All Boys Aren't Blue. They also work as a journalist, activist, executive producer and writer.

Tags: Black/african (author); LGBTQ+ (author); non-binary (author)

Johnson, Leah

Johnson is a bestselling YA author, and 2021 Lambda Literary Emerging Writers Fellow. You Should See Me in a Crown is her debut YA novel. Though not relevant to the novel, she has ADHD.

Tags: Black/african (author); LGBTQ+ (author); professor; woman (author)

We Are Not Broken

A memoir covering family relationships, love, loss, queerness, and racism experienced during the author’s time growing up in New Jersey with their brother and cousins, as they are raised together by their grandmother, whose legacy the book…

Tags: Black/african (author); Black/African (primary character); Black/African (secondary characters); boy/man (secondary characters); girl/woman (secondary characters); human (primary character); human (secondary characters); language: English; LGBTQ+ (author); LGBTQ+ (primary character); non-binary (author); non-binary (primary character)

You Should See Me in A Crown

Living in a rich white town, high school senior and anxious introvert Liz Lighty loses her financial aid for college and runs for prom queen to win a scholarship. She grapples with school drama, romance, and family issues.

Tags: Black/african (author); Black/African (primary character); Black/African (secondary characters); boy/man (secondary characters); girl/woman (primary character); girl/woman (secondary characters); human (primary character); human (secondary characters); language: English; LGBTQ+ (author); LGBTQ+ (primary character); LGBTQ+ (secondary characters); straight (secondary characters); white, assumed (secondary characters)

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