Alex Gino
1) Melissa
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Language
English
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"When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part ... because she's a boy. With the help of her best friend, Kelly, George comes up with a plan....
2) George
Author
Publisher
Galera Junior
Pub. Date
2016
Language
Portuguese
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Quando as pessoas olham para George, acham que veem um menino. Mas ela sabe que não é um menino. Sabe que é menina. George acha que terá que guardar esse segredo para sempre: ser uma menina presa em um corpo de menino. Até que sua professora anuncia que a turma irá encenar "A teia de Charlotte", e George quer muito ser Charlotte, a aranha e protagonista da peça. Mas a professora diz que ela nem pode tentar o papel porque... é um menino. Com...
3) Rick
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Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Eleven-year-old Rick Ramsey has generally gone along with everybody, just not making waves, even though he is increasingly uncomfortable with his father's jokes about girls, and his best friend's explicit talk about sex; but now in middle school he discovers the Rainbow Spectrum club, where kids of many genders and identities can express themselves--and maybe among them he can find new friends and discover his own identity, which may just be to opt...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Middle school student Sam is comfortable with their nonbinary identity, and their family has accepted it too (as long as they do their homework and chores), so when their history teacher assigns as a project coming up with a proposal for the new statue honoring a historical Staten Islander (there is a contest involved) they and their friend TJ decide to focus on Alice Austen, a lesbian photographer, whose house on Staten Island is a museum--but they...
5) Green
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Green, a non-binary middle-schooler, comes into their own in no small part by fighting for gender-free casting in their school's production of The Wizard of Oz.
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Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
When her new baby sister is born deaf, Jilly makes an online connection with a fellow fantasy fan, who happens to be black and deaf, and begins to learn about the many obstacles that exist in the world for people who are different from her.
Publisher
Wednesday Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In How I Resist, readers will find hope and support through voices that are at turns personal, funny, irreverent, and instructive. Not just for a young adult audience, this incredibly impactful collection will appeal to readers of all ages who are feeling adrift and looking for guidance.