LGBT Pride Month : Book Recommendations
Celebrate LGBT Pride Month with these fabulous materials from Milwaukee Public Library!
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Looking for LGBT YA?
It’s Pride Month, and recently a certain online 'magazine' has attempted to tell people that no adult should ever read ‘Young Adult’ books. What more of a reason do you need to come check out a YA book with LGBT themes? Don’t let anyone tell you what not to read, just make sure to read and keep reading – your life is better with books,…
Read moreConspiracy and rebellion...
are central to Independent Study by Joelle Charbonneau, the second book in The Testing trilogy. Cia has finally made it to university. Only the best and brightest will be groomed as future leaders -and the rest get "redirected". The pressure is greater than ever to succeed, and Cia will need all the help she can get -if she can figure out who to trust. This…
Read moreBandette in Presto!
Bandette in Presto! by Paul Tobin, art by Colleen Coover Bandette, a très chic French thief, steals unique objects of art and literature from the undeserving rich like a modern day Robin Hood in this graphic novel. Using social media, her cute charm, and ninja abilities, Bandette is a fabulously fun role model perfect for any girl who prefers her heroes to wear sensible flats and…
Read moreWinger by Andrew Smith
Junior year at Pine Mountain Academy (PM) is going to be rough for fourteen-year-old Ryan Dean West. With a name like Ryan Dean, things don't come easy. Luckily, most of his rugby teammates called him Winger after his rugby position or Eleven after his jersey number. After Winger steals a teacher's cell phone to make long distance calls to his crush and friend Annie, he…
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