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The black flamingo

By Dean Atta. 2020

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
General fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, LGBTQ+ fiction, Award winning fictionPoetry
Human-narrated audio

Michael is a mixed-race gay teen growing up in London. All his life, he's navigated what it means to be…

Greek-Cypriot and Jamaican, but never quite feeling Greek or Black enough. As he gets older, Michael's coming out is only the start of learning who he is and where he fits in. When he discovers the Drag Society, he finally finds where he belongs, and the Black Flamingo is born

The deepest breath

By Meg Grehan. 2021

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
LGBTQ+ fiction, General fictionPoetry
Human-narrated audio

Eleven-year-old Stevie is an avid reader and knows a lot of things about a lot of things. She knows how…

to send Morse code through her bedroom wall to her mom. She knows the names of the constellations. And she knows that an octopus has three hearts and nine brains. Knowing things makes her feel safe, powerful, and in control should anything bad happen. But there's one more thing Stevie doesn't know, one thing she wants to understand above everything else, and one thing she isn't quite ready to share with her mom: the fizzy feeling she gets in her chest when she looks at her friend Chloe. What does it mean, and why isn't she ready to talk about it? In this poetic exploration of identity and anxiety, Stevie must confront her fears to find inner freedom, all while discovering it is our connections with others that make us stronger

This day in June

By Kristyna Litten, Gayle E. Pitman. 2014

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Holiday fiction, LGBTQ+ fiction, General fiction, Family storiesPoetry
Human-narrated audio

A rhyming Pride parade experience. Includes end matter to serve as a primer on LGBT history and culture and to…

explain references made in the story. Stonewall Book Award. For grades K-3. 2014

Keesha's house

By Helen Frost. 2003

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Family stories, General fiction, LGBTQ+ fictionPoetry
Human-narrated audio
Seven teens facing such problems as pregnancy, closeted homosexuality, and abuse each describe in poetic forms what caused them to leave home and where they found home again

Rumble

By Ellen Hopkins. 2014

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
General fiction, LGBTQ+ fiction, Christian fiction, Family stories, School storiesPoetry
Human-narrated audio

Matthew Turner doesn't have faith in anything. Not in family, which is falling apart after his younger brother's suicide. Not…

in friends who turn their backs. Not in a creator who lets bad things happen. No matter what his girlfriend Hayden says about faith and forgiveness, there's no way he will forgive those he blames. He's decided to "live large and go out with a huge bang". But when a horrific event plunges Matt into a dark place, he hears a rumble that wakes him up. For junior and senior high readers. Unrated

Nothing burns as bright as you

By Ashley Woodfolk. 2022

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
LGBTQ+ fiction, Multi-cultural fictionPoetry
Human-narrated audio

From acclaimed author Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You is an impassioned story about queer love, grief, and…

the complexity of female friendship that will keep your heart racing, and breaking, until the very last page. Two girls. One wild and reckless day. Years of tumultuous history unspooling like a thin, fraying string in the hours after they set a fire. They were best friends. Until they became more. Their affections grew. Until the blurry lines became dangerous. Over the course of a single day, the depth of their past, the confusion of their present, and the unpredictability of their future is revealed. And the girls will learn that hearts, like flames, aren't so easily tamed. It starts with a fire. How will it end?

The most dazzling girl in berlin

By Kip Wilson. 2022

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Historical fiction, LGBTQ+ fictionPoetry
Human-narrated audio

A fascinating historical novel about Hilde, an orphan who experiences Berlin on the cusp of World War II as she…

discovers her own voice and sexuality, ultimately finding a family when she gets a job at a gay cabaret, by award-winning author Kip Wilson. On her eighteenth birthday, Hilde leaves her orphanage in 1930s Berlin, and heads out into the world to discover her place in it. But finding a job is hard, at least until she stumbles into Café Lila, a vibrant cabaret full of expressive customers. Rosa, one of the club's waitresses and performers, immediately takes Hilde under her wing. As the café denizens slowly embrace Hilde, and she embraces them in turn, she discovers her voice and her own blossoming feelings for Rosa. But Berlin is in turmoil. Between the elections, protests in the streets, worsening antisemitism and anti-homosexual sentiment, and the beginning seeds of unrest in Café Lila itself, Hilde will have to decide what's best for her future . . . and what it means to love a place on the cusp of war

The education of Harriet Hatfield

By May Sarton. 1989

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
LGBTQ+ fiction, General fictionPoetry
Human-narrated audio

When publisher Victoria Chilton dies, Harriet Hatfield, her friend and companion for thirty years, decides to open a woman's bookstore.…

She envisions a place in which women can not only buy books, but also browse and talk with friends and neighbors over a cup of tea. However, soon after opening Hatfield House in a blue-collar suburb of Boston, Harriet is bombarded by anonymous threats and obscenities. 1989

It's not like it's a secret

By Misa Sugiura. 2017

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Family stories, LGBTQ+ fiction, General fiction, Multi-cultural fictionPoetry, Social issues, General non-fiction, Parenting
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

When sixteen-year-old Sana Kiyohara moves from Wisconsin to California for her father's job, she suspects her dad is cheating on…

her traditional Japanese mother. However, Sana is keeping her own secrets and falls for a beautiful and smart classmate. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2017

One of those hideous books where the mother dies

By Sonya Sones. 2004

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
LGBTQ+ fiction, Family stories, General fiction, Multi-cultural fictionPoetry
Human-transcribed braille

After her mother's death, fifteen-year-old Ruby leaves Boston and reluctantly moves to California where her father is a famous actor.…

Ruby has trouble adapting but gradually accepts the change while learning family secrets. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2004

The Poet X

By Elizabeth Acevedo. 2018

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Multi-cultural fiction, Friendship stories, LGBTQ+ fiction, Family storiesPoetry
Human-transcribed braille

A novel in verse. Frustrated by her Mami's religious aspirations for her, Xiomara copes by writing poetry. When her school…

starts a poetry club, Xiomara looks for a way to participate in this forbidden activity.

The Importance of Being Wilde at Heart

By R. Zamora Linmark. 2019

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY Audio (CD), DAISY Audio (Direct to Player), DAISY Audio (Zip), DAISY text (Direct to player), DAISY text (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip)
LGBTQ+ fiction, General fictionPoetry
Synthetic audio, Automated braille

Readers of Adam Silvera (They Both Die at the End) and Elizabeth Acevedo (The Poet X) will pull out the…

tissues for this tender, quirky story of one seventeen-year-old boy's journey through first love and first heartbreak, guided by his personal hero, Oscar Wilde. Words have always been more than enough for Ken Z, but when he meets Ran at the mall food court, everything changes. Beautiful, mysterious Ran opens the door to a number of firsts for Ken: first kiss, first love. But as quickly as he enters Ken's life, Ran disappears, and Ken Z is left wondering: Why love at all, if this is where it leads? Letting it end there would be tragic. So, with the help of his best friends, the comfort of his haikus and lists, and even strange, surreal appearances by his hero, Oscar Wilde, Ken will find that love is worth more than the price of heartbreak.

The Black Flamingo

By Dean Atta. 2019

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY Audio (CD), DAISY Audio (Direct to Player), DAISY Audio (Zip), DAISY text (Direct to player), DAISY text (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip)
LGBTQ+ fiction, General fictionPoetry
Synthetic audio, Automated braille

A boy comes to terms with his identity as a mixed-race gay teen - then at university he finds his…

wings as a drag artist, The Black Flamingo. A bold story about the power of embracing your uniqueness. Sometimes, we need to take charge, to stand up wearing pink feathers - to show ourselves to the world in bold colour. 'I masquerade in makeup and feathers and I am applauded.'

The Black Flamingo

By Dean Atta. 2019

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY Audio (CD), DAISY Audio (Direct to Player), DAISY Audio (Zip), DAISY text (Direct to player), DAISY text (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip)
LGBTQ+ fiction, General fictionPoetry
Synthetic audio, Automated braille

"Intensely moving and heart-warming" Cosmo"Bold" Guardian"I loved every word" Malorie Blackman This is not about being ready, it's not even…

about being fierce, or fearless, IT'S ABOUT BEING FREE.Michael waits in the stage wings, wearing a pink wig, pink fluffy coat and black heels. One more step will see him illuminated by spotlight. He has been on a journey of bravery to get here, and he is almost ready to show himself to the world in bold colours ... Can he emerge as The Black Flamingo? WINNER OF THE STONEWALL BOOK AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDALLONGLISTED FOR THE JHALAK BOOK PRIZE*The paperback edition has beautiful gold foil added to the striking cover design*

The Black Flamingo

By Dean Atta. 2019

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY Audio (CD), DAISY Audio (Direct to Player), DAISY Audio (Zip), DAISY text (Direct to player), DAISY text (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip)
LGBTQ+ fiction, General fictionPoetry
Synthetic audio, Automated braille

"Intensely moving and heart-warming" Cosmo"Bold" Guardian"I loved every word" Malorie Blackman This is not about being ready, it's not even…

about being fierce, or fearless, IT'S ABOUT BEING FREE.Michael waits in the stage wings, wearing a pink wig, pink fluffy coat and black heels. One more step will see him illuminated by spotlight. He has been on a journey of bravery to get here, and he is almost ready to show himself to the world in bold colours ... Can he emerge as The Black Flamingo? WINNER OF THE STONEWALL BOOK AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDALLONGLISTED FOR THE JHALAK BOOK PRIZE*The paperback edition has beautiful gold foil added to the striking cover design*

The Black Flamingo (Black Stories Matter)

By Dean Atta. 2019

DAISY Audio (CD), DAISY Audio (Direct to Player), DAISY Audio (Zip)
LGBTQ+ fiction, General fictionPoetry
Synthetic audio

Fiercely told, this is a powerful coming-of-age story told in verse, from one of the UK's leading poets, Dean Atta.…

Perfect for fans of Sarah Crossan and Poet X.A boy comes to terms with his identity as a mixed-race gay teen - then at university he finds his wings as a drag artist, The Black Flamingo. A bold story about the power of embracing your uniqueness. Sometimes, we need to take charge, to stand up wearing pink feathers - to show ourselves to the world in bold colour. (P) 2019 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

The Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin

By Kip Wilson. 2022

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY Audio (CD), DAISY Audio (Direct to Player), DAISY Audio (Zip), DAISY text (Direct to player), DAISY text (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip)
Family stories, Historical fiction, War stories, LGBTQ+ fictionPoetry
Synthetic audio, Automated braille

A fascinating historical novel about Hilde, an orphan who experiences Berlin on the cusp of World War II as she…

discovers her own voice and sexuality, ultimately finding a family when she gets a job at a gay cabaret, by award-winning author Kip Wilson.On her eighteenth birthday, Hilde leaves her orphanage in 1930s Berlin, and heads out into the world to discover her place in it. But finding a job is hard, at least until she stumbles into Café Lila, a vibrant cabaret full of expressive customers. Rosa, one of the club’s waitresses and performers, immediately takes Hilde under her wing. As the café denizens slowly embrace Hilde, and she embraces them in turn, she discovers her voice and her own blossoming feelings for Rosa. But Berlin is in turmoil. Between the elections, protests in the streets, worsening antisemitism and anti-homosexual sentiment, and the beginning seeds of unrest in Café Lila itself, Hilde will have to decide what’s best for her future . . . and what it means to love a place on the cusp of war. 

Only on the Weekends

By Dean Atta. 2022

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY Audio (CD), DAISY Audio (Direct to Player), DAISY Audio (Zip), DAISY text (Direct to player), DAISY text (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip)
Serious and literary fiction, LGBTQ+ fiction, General fiction, Friendship storiesPoetry
Synthetic audio, Automated braille

From the Stonewall Award–winning author of The Black Flamingo comes a romantic coming-of-age novel in verse about the beautiful—and sometimes…

painful—fallout of pursuing the love we deserve. The ideal next read for fans of Kacen Callender, Elizabeth Acevedo, and Becky Albertalli.Fifteen-year-old Mack is a hopeless romantic—likely a hazard of growing up on film sets thanks to his father’s job. Mack has had a crush on Karim for as long as he can remember and he can’t believe it when gorgeous, popular Karim seems into him too. But when Mack’s father takes on a new directing project in Scotland, Mack has to move away, and soon discovers how painful long-distance relationships can be. It’s awful to be so far away from Karim, and it’s made worse by the fact that Karim can be so hard to read.Then Mack meets actor Finlay on set, and the world turns upside down again. Fin seems fearless—and his confidence could just be infectious. Award-winning author Dean Atta crafts a beautifully nuanced and revelatory story in verse about the exquisite highs and lows of first love and self-discovery.

Only on the Weekends

By Dean Atta. 2022

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY Audio (CD), DAISY Audio (Direct to Player), DAISY Audio (Zip), DAISY text (Direct to player), DAISY text (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip)
LGBTQ+ fiction, General fictionPoetry
Synthetic audio, Automated braille

Mack. Karim. Finlay. Mack never thought he'd find love, let alone with two people. Will he make the right choice?…

And can love last for ever? A must-read queer love story for fans of Sex Education, written in verse by Dean Atta. Fifteen-year-old Mack is a hopeless romantic - he blames the films he's grown up watching. He has liked Karim for as long as he can remember, and is ecstatic when Karim becomes his boyfriend - it feels like love. But when Mack's dad gets a job on a film in Scotland, Mack has to move, and soon hediscovers how painful love can be. It's horrible being so far away from Karim, but the worst part is that Karim doesn't make the effort to visit. Love shouldn't be only on the weekends.Then, when Mack meets actor Finlay on a film set, he experiences something powerful, a feeling like love at first sight. How long until he tells Karim - and when will his old life and new life collide?

Nothing Burns as Bright as You

By Ashley Woodfolk. 2022

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY Audio (CD), DAISY Audio (Direct to Player), DAISY Audio (Zip), DAISY text (Direct to player), DAISY text (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip)
Multi-cultural fiction, General fiction, LGBTQ+ fictionPoetry
Synthetic audio, Automated braille

From acclaimed author Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You is an impassioned story about queer love, grief, and…

the complexity of female friendship that will keep your heart racing, and breaking, until the very last page. Two girls. One wild and reckless day. Years of tumultuous history unspooling like a thin, fraying string in the hours after they set a fire. They were best friends. Until they became more. Their affections grew. Until the blurry lines became dangerous. Over the course of a single day, the depth of their past, the confusion of their present, and the unpredictability of their future is revealed. And the girls will learn that hearts, like flames, aren’t so easily tamed. It starts with a fire. How will it end?

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