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Started as a way to explain to eir family what it means to be nonbinary and asexual, Gender Queer is more than a personal story: it is a useful and touching guide on gender identity–what it means and how to think about it–for advocates, friends, and humans everywhere. You can also check out this title as an eBook on OverDrive/Libby.
Nine-year-old Oskar Schell has embarked on an urgent, secret mission that will take him through the five boroughs of New York. His goal is to find the lock that matches a mysterious key that belonged to his father who died in the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11.
In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah’s regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq.
Steinbeck’s brief novel offers a thought-provoking and difficult tale of friendship and loss. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby.
For Mike Muñoz, life has been a whole lot of waiting for something to happen. Not too many years out of high school and still doing menial work–and just fired from his latest gig as a lawn boy on a landscaping crew–he’s smart enough to know that he’s got to be the one to shake things up if he’s ever going to change his life. But how?
Maya Angelou’s debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. Poetic and powerful, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” will touch hearts and change minds for as long as people read. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby.
A classic African American novel of race, poverty, and longing to be something that you’re not. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby.
The House on Mango Street is the remarkable story of Esperanza Cordero, a young Latina girl growing up in Chicago, inventing for herself who and what she will become. Told in a series of vignettes-sometimes heartbreaking.
You can also check out this title as eBook on Overdrive/Libby or as eBook Spanish edition on Overdrive/Libby.