Books for children and youth

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The books below feature trans or non-binary main characters. Find more books for kids about diverse families, sexuality, orientation, and gender at The Rainbow Owl. Thanks to Lindsay Russel of BC Libraries Association for your contributions to this list!

Please support books written by trans authors! Indicated by * .

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Books for adults [icon icon=”arrow-circle-o-right”]

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Elementary

From the stars in the sky to the fish in the sea
Kai Cheng Thom* [icon icon="external-link"]

Who are you?
Brook Pessin-Whedbee [icon icon="external-link"]

It's ok to sparkle!
Avery Jackson* [icon icon="external-link"]

Introducing Teddy
Jessica Walton [icon icon="external-link"]

I am Jazz
Jessica Herthel & Jazz Jennings* [icon icon="external-link"]

Are you a boy or a girl?
Sarah Savage [icon icon="external-link"]

Can I tell you about Gender Diversity?
CJ Atkinson* [icon icon="external-link"]

My new daddy
Lilly Mossiano* [icon icon="external-link"]

My new mommy
Lilly Mossiano* [icon icon="external-link"]

Be who you are!
Jennifer Carr [icon icon="external-link"]

One of A Kind, Like Me/Único como yo
Laurin Mayeno [icon icon="external-link"]

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Middle School

George
Alex Gino* [icon icon="external-link"]

The other boy
M.G. Hennessey [icon icon="external-link"]

Gracefully Grayson
Ami Polonsky [icon icon="external-link"]

The pants project
Cat Clarke [icon icon="external-link"]

Lily and Dunkin
Donna Gephart [icon icon="external-link"]

They She He Me: Free to Be!
Maya Christina Gonzalez and Matthew SG [icon icon="external-link"]

It Feels Good to Be Yourself
Theresa Thorn [icon icon="external-link"]

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High School Fiction

If I was your girl
Meredith Russo* [icon icon="external-link"]

Dreadnaught
April Daniels* [icon icon="external-link"]

Fierce femmes and notorius liars
Kai Cheng Thom* [icon icon="external-link"]

I am J
Cris Beam [icon icon="external-link"]

Symptoms of being human
Jeff Garvin [icon icon="external-link"]

When the moon was ours
Anna-Marie McLemore [icon icon="external-link"]

Beautiful music for ugly children
Kirstin Cronn-Mills [icon icon="external-link"]

Lizard radio
Pat Schmatz [icon icon="external-link"]

The art of being normal
Lisa Williamson [icon icon="external-link"]

I Wish You all the Best
Mason Deaver* [icon icon="external-link"]

Birthday: A Novel
Meredith Russo* [icon icon="external-link"]

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High School Non-Fiction

The Gender Quest Workbook: A Guide for Teens and Young Adults Exploring Gender Identity
Rylan Jay Testa PhD, Deborah Coolhart PhD LMFT, and Jayme Peta MA MS [icon icon="external-link"]

Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out
Susan Kuklin [icon icon="external-link"]

Before I Had the Words: On Being a Transgender Young Adult
Skylar Kergil* [icon icon="external-link"]

Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen
Jazz Jennings* [icon icon="external-link"]

Rethinking Normal: A Memoir in Transition
Katie Rain Hill* [icon icon="external-link"]

Some Assembly Required: The Not-So-Secret Life of a Transgender Teen
Arin Andrews* [icon icon="external-link"]

A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns
Archie Bongiovanni* and Tristan Jimerson [icon icon="external-link"]

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