LGBTQ+ Book Review: Too Bright To See

How I Came to Write the Book “Jazz Mergirl” about Jazz Jennings By J e r n i An unexpected and puzzling thing happened to me back in 2015. I wrote a nonfiction book titled Jazz Mergirl, the true story of Jazz Jennings and others who are transgender. (Jazz’s nickname...

LGBTQ+ Book Review: Ana on the Edge

Ana on the Edge by A. J. Sass, published by Little Brown, 2020 The author A. J. Sass dedicates this book:To anyone who’s ever answered “no” when asked, “Are you a boy or a girl?” – or even just thought it silently to yourself. I see you. Twelve-year-old...

LGBTQ+ Book Review: Max and Friends

LGBTQ+ Book Review: Max and Friends Review by: by Cameron Parkins While presented in picture book format, these books are broken into short chapters, so they are excellent beginning-to-read books for early readers.  Book 1 takes place in kindergarten, Book 2 could be...

LGBTQ+ Book Review: Meet Cute Diary

Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee Published by Quill Tree Books, 2021 Review by: by Cameron Parkins Sixteen-year-old Noah Ramirez is trans and triracial, white, Japanese, and Afro-Caribbean. Noah is living in Denver, Colorado for the summer with college age brother Brian,...