Sylvia Aguilar Zeleny
Author
Description
"Julia's best friend is her diary. She calls it "My Everything" -- twelve-years-old at its beginning and fifteen at the end; a girl at the beginning, a young woman at its end, knowing more than she ever wanted to know. Julia tells her diary everything about growing up in Ju�arez. At first, her family loses their house and their car, then suddenly her father is making lots of money. The family has a new car and a new house. It doesn't make sense....
2) Wonnie
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"Wonnie is a brave girl who came out at just thirteen years old. She found support in her parents and taught herself to live life to its fullest. Wonnie belongs to a friendly LGBT community in Philadelphia. She produces Come Out!, a podcast that has become a platform for gay-lesbian-trans teens. Her love life is also at its peak, and Rebecca, Wonnie's girlfriend, wants to get married. Funny, romantic and honest, this novel follows a day in the life...
3) Alex
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"Alex has two dreams: to become a farmer and a man. There's only one problem: Alex is a girl who believes she was born in the wrong body. She has never shared the truth about herself, not even with her best friend, until now. Alex is about to discover the meaning of the word trans and that her dream can become real. This novel explores the challenging life of a small town transsexual"--cover.
4) Mikala
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"Mikala is a native Hawaiian growing up in New Jersey with her grandparents. Although they are loving parents, they have their own dreams and hopes for Mikala. First on this list is her dating a guy from her own culture. Two problems: Mikala likes girls, and she hates everything that has to do with Hawaii. Mikala is forced to lie to her grandparents while writing fantasies in her diary. She and Soledad, her only lesbian friend, sneak out to New York...
5) Maria
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"While living in Santa Barbara and attending a private school, Maria's life was comfortably boring. Then her sister died, her father lost his job, and the whole family was forced to start over. When they move to the barrio in East L.A. to live with Maria's grandma, Maria recovers her roots and becomes empowered. She can't continue hiding that she is a lesbian when she meets Natalia, a grumpy chola who smells like sugar and turns Maria's life upside...
6) Tom
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"After spending a summer at a Teen Mental Health Clinic, sixteen-year-old Tom accepts that he is gay. He attends a new school where he has made friends, is on the swim team, and most importantly, found love. Tom's secret relationship with Sean, the most popular guy in school, saves him from the cruelty of his mother and the indifference of his father. But when everything falls apart, Tom must face his inner demons alone"--
7) Leroy
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"Seventeen-year-old Leroy wants to study art and become a painter. Although he has good relationships with his family and friends, Leroy is far from being happy. With his older brother now in jail, Leroy feels even more trapped by his big secret. He is gay and doesn't dare come out and disrupt an already difficult time for his family. Leroy goes on an incredible--yet painful and terrifying--journey from Dallas to Taos, and from fear to love"--
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