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This guide is starting point for anyone seeking to learn about the resources available in the Teaching Materials Center. This includes: what general resources are available, how to find specific resources, and how to access materials.

Finding LGBTQIA+ Books for Children and Young Adults

Examples of LGBTQIA+ EASY Books

book cover for  Grandad's camper by Harry Woodgate

Grandad's Camper

TMC Easy WOO

book cover for Pride puppy! by Robin  Stevenson

Pride Puppy

TMC Easy STE

Jack (Not Jackie)

Jack (Not Jackie)

TMC Easy SIL

This Day in June

This Day in June

TMC Easy PIT

My Maddy

TMC Easy PIT

Jacob's New Dress

Jacob's New Dress

TMC Easy HOF

Carlos the Fairy Boy

 TMC Easy RIO

Prince & Knight

 TMC 398.2 HAA

Zak's Safari

Zak's Safari

TMC Easy TYN

I'm Not a Girl

TMC Easy LYO

Jerome By Heart

TMC Easy SCO

Introducing Teddy

Introducing Teddy

TMC Easy WAL

Papa, Daddy, and Riley

TMC Easy KIR
 

Our Subway Baby

TMC Easy MER

Pink Is for Boys

Pink Is for Boys

TMC Easy PEA

The Little Library

The Little Library

TMC Easy MCN

Daddy, Papa, and Me

Daddy, Papa, and Me

The story of a toddler's daily activities with two loving fathers.

Sparkle Boy

Sparkle Boy

TMC Easy NEW

Rainbow

Rainbow

TMC Easy GEN

Ogilvy

Ogilvy

TMC Easy UND

Made by Raffi

Made by Raffi

TMC Easy POM

Examples of LGBTQIA+ Fiction Books

Kings of B'more

Kings of B'more

TMC Fiction THO

like other girls

TMC Fiction LUN

Juliet Takes a Breath

Juliet Takes a Breath

TMC Fiction RIV

book cover for before we disappear by Shaun David Hutchinson

Before We Disappear

TMC Fiction HUT

Felix Ever After

TMC Fiction CAL

Pet

Pet

TMC Fiction EME

book cover for  Almost flying Arlow by Jake Maia Arlow

Almost Flying

TMC Fiction ARL

book cover for  Flamer by Mike Curato

Flamer

TMC 741.5 CUR

book cover for  The magic fish by Trung Le Nguyen

The Magic Fish

TMC 741.5 TRU

The Black Flamingo

TMC Fiction ATT

book cover for too bright to see by  Kyle Lukoff

Too Bright To See

TMC Fiction LUK

heres to us

Here's To Us

TMC Fiction ALB

If I Was Your Girl

If I Was Your Girl

TMC Fiction RUS

I'll Give You the Sun

I'll Give You the Sun

TMC Fiction NEL

Rick

Rick

TMC Fiction GIN

book cover for  Spin me right round by David Valdes Greenwood

Spin Me Right Round

TMC Fiction VAL

book cover for  Cinderella is dead by  Kalynn Bayron

Cinderella is Dead

TMC Fiction BAY

book cover for  She drives me crazy by Kelly Quindlen

She Drives Me Crazy

TMC Fiction QUI

Fascinators

Fascinators

TMC Fiction ELI

Some Girls Bind

Some Girls Bind

TMC Fiction JAM

Between Perfect and Real

TMC Fiction STO

Little & Lion

Little & Lion

TMC Fiction COL

As the Crow Flies

As the Crow Flies

TMC 741.5 GIL

Girl Mans Up

Girl Mans Up

TMC Fiction GIR

We Are Okay

We Are Okay

TMC Fiction LAC

A Song Only I Can Hear

A Song Only I Can Hear

TMC Fiction JON

Cemetary Boys

Cemetary Boys

TMC Fiction THO

Miss Meteor

Miss Meteor

 TMC Fiction MEJ

October Mourning

October Mourning

TMC Fiction NEW

Parrotfish

Parrotfish

TMC Fiction WIT

When the Moon was Ours

When the Moon was Ours

TMC Fiction MCL

Better Nate Than Ever

Better Nate Than Ever

TMC Fiction FED

When Kayla Was Kyle

When Kayla Was Kyle

TMC Fiction FAB

Full Disclosure

Full Disclosure

TMC Fiction GAR

Picture Us In The Light

Picture Us In The Light

TMC Fiction GIL

Vanilla

Vanilla

TMC Fiction MER

Hurricane Child

Hurricane Child

TMC Fiction CAL

The Bridge

The Bridge

TMC Fiction KON

Like a Love Story

Like a Love Story

TMC Fiction NAZ

Examples of LGBTQIA+ Nonfiction Books

Book cover for  Being you : a first conversation about gender by Megan Madison

Being You

TMC 305.3 MAD

Rainbow Revolutions

Rainbow Revolutions

TMC 306.76 LAW

The Rainbow Flag

The Rainbow Flag

TMC 306.76 FIS

Stonewall Riots

Stonewall Riots

TMC 306.76 PIT

Who Are You?

Who Are You?

TMC 305.3 PES

Laverne Cox

Laverne Cox

TMC 921 COX

Gay America

Gay America

TMC 306.76 ALS

Beyond Magenta

Beyond Magenta

TMC 306.76 KUK

Brave Face

Brave Face

TMC 921 HUT

High School

High School

TMC 920 QUI

It Gets Better

It Gets Better

TMC 306.76 IT

Striving for Equality

Striving for Equality

TMC 796.086 CRO

The 57 Bus

The 57 Bus

TMC 364.15 SLA

They Call Me a Hero

They Call Me a Hero

TMC 921 HER

LGBTQ Families

LGBTQ Families

TMC 306.874 APE

The Full Spectrum

The Full Spectrum

TMC 306.76 FUL

Sorted

Sorted

TMC 306.76 BIR

My Princess Boy

My Princess Boy

TMC 305.3 KIL

I Am Jazz

I Am Jazz

TMC 306.76 HER

The Gay Rights Movement

The Gay Rights Movement

TMC 306.76 BRA

GLBTQ

GLBTQ

TMC 306.76 HUE

Far from the Tree

Far from the Tree

TMC 362.4 SOL