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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

You can search for LGBTQIA+ Children's and young adult books using various different tools. Some of these include:

Examples of LGBTQIA+ EASY Books

my moms love me

My Moms Love Me

TMC Easy MEM

grandad's pride

Grandad's Pride

TMC Easy WOO

good hair day

Good Hair Day

TMC Easy TRI

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

TMC Easy TRE

love violet

Love, Violet

TMC Easy WIL

big wig

Big Wig

TMC Easy HIL

calvin by jr ford

Calvin

TMC Easy FOR

My Rainbow

My Rainbow

TMC Easy NEA

plenty of hugs

Plenty of Hugs

TMC Easy MAN

Rainbow Hands

Rainbow Hands

TMC Easy NAI

book cover for Pride puppy! by Robin  Stevenson

Pride Puppy

TMC Easy STE

strong

Strong

TMC Easy KEA

my sister daisy

My Sister Daisy

TMC Easy KAR

My Footprints

TMC Easy PHI

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

My Maddy

TMC Easy PIT

Our Subway Baby

TMC Easy MER

Daddy, Papa, and Me

Daddy, Papa, and Me

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

Rainbow

Rainbow

TMC Easy GEN

Ogilvy

Ogilvy

TMC Easy UND

Made by Raffi

Made by Raffi

TMC Easy POM

Examples of LGBTQIA+ Fiction Books

time out

Time Out

TMC Fiction HAY

she is a haunting

She Is A Haunting

TMC Fiction TRA

heartstopper

Heartstopper

TMC Fiction OSE

you cant call it gay club

Gay Club!

TMC Fiction GRE

Loveless

Loveless

TMC Fiction OSE

blackwater

Blackwater

TMC 741.5 ARR

nikhil out loud

Nikhil Out Loud

TMC Fiction PAN

as you walk on by

As You Walk on By

TMC Fiction WIN

camp quiltbag

Camp Quiltbag

TMC Fiction MEL

oibie is man enough

Obie is Man Enough

TMC Fiction BAI

man o war

Man o'War

TMC Fiction MCC

icebreaker

Icebreaker

TMC Fiction GRA

Kings of B'more

Kings of B'more

TMC Fiction THO

The honeys

The Honeys

TMC Fiction LAS

book cover for  Almost flying Arlow by Jake Maia Arlow

Almost Flying

TMC Fiction ARL

lakelore

Lakelore

TMC Fiction MCL

pumpkin

Pumpkin

TMC Fiction MUR

heartbreak boys

Heartbreak Boys

TMC Fiction GRE

Felix Ever After

TMC Fiction CAL

book cover for before we disappear by Shaun David Hutchinson

Before We Disappear

TMC Fiction HUT

self made boys

Self-Made Boys

TMC Fiction MCL

book cover for  Flamer by Mike Curato

Flamer

TMC 741.5 CUR

Pet

Pet

TMC Fiction EME

book cover for  The magic fish by Trung Le Nguyen

The Magic Fish

TMC 741.5 TRU

sasha masha

Sasha Masha

TMC Fiction BOR

frankie and bug

Frankie & Bug

TMC Fiction FOR

heres to us

Here's To Us

TMC Fiction ALB

The Black Flamingo

TMC Fiction ATT

book cover for too bright to see by  Kyle Lukoff

Too Bright To See

TMC Fiction LUK

Rick

Rick

TMC Fiction GIN

If I Was Your Girl

If I Was Your Girl

TMC Fiction RUS

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

Girl Mans Up

Girl Mans Up

TMC Fiction GIR

like other girls

Like Other Girls

TMC Fiction LUN

We Are Okay

We Are Okay

TMC Fiction LAC

Cemetary Boys

Cemetary Boys

TMC Fiction THO

Miss Meteor

Miss Meteor

 TMC Fiction MEJ

The Bridge

The Bridge

TMC Fiction KON

Examples of LGBTQIA+ Dewey Books

let me play

Let Me Play

TMC 796.08 BLU

 Door by door : how Sarah McBride became America's first openly transgender senator

Door by door

TMC 921 MCB

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

Being You

TMC 305.3 MAD

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

The 57 Bus

The 57 Bus

TMC 364.15 SLA

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

GLBTQ

GLBTQ

TMC 306.76 HUE