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Kaleidoscope Song by Fox Benwell
Title: Kaleidoscope Song Author: Fox Benwell Original Publication Date: September 19, 2017 Original Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Queer Representation: 1 lesbian protagonist, several lesbian gay and trans minor and supporting characters Page Length: 416 Likely the first and only young adult book to address queerness and the practice of corrective rape in South Africa Memorable Quote: “But everyone has a voice, and everyone sings. Oh, we all do it differently … But everybody has a song to sing, their own personal story leaked into the world. And mine is one of love. REVIEW: Neo has loved music as long as she can remember, but living in the poor South African township…
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Parrotfish by Ellen Wittlinger
Title: Parrotfish Author: Ellen Wittlinger Original Publication Date: 2007 Original Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Queer Representation: 1 Transmale protagonist Page Length: 287 One of the first QYA novels with a transgender protagonist. Memorable Quote: “People changed lots of other personal things all the time. They dyed their hair and dieted themselves to near death … Why was gender the one sacred thing we weren’t supposed to change? Who made that rule?” REVIEW: When Angela Katz-McNair came out as a lesbian, her parents and friends barely batted an eye. However when Angela comes out as transgender and asks to be called Grady from now on, everyone seems to have more trouble. Grady’s mother cannot…
