Lesbian For Kids Book Reviews

Latest Reviews:I really wanted to like this book, but the "activities" parts nearly ruined it for me. The book includes a timeline, lots of photos, LGBT Hero snapshots and good historical information about LGBT people throughout history. It discusses persecution against LGBT people and their struggle for rights. F......[Read More]

Book Introduction:Teens are more aware of sexuality and identity than ever, and they’re looking for answers and insights, as well as a community of others. In order to help create that community, YA authors David Levithan and Billy Merrell have collected original poems, essays, and stories by young adults in th......[Read More]

Book Introduction:An actor, a teacher, a doctor, a police officer, and eight others reflect the vitality and rich diversity of the lesbian and gay community in "Outspoken". All talk frankly about themselves and their careers, about coming out, and about leading a fulfilling life within and beyond the gay community.[Read More]

Book Introduction:Congratulations, fellow lesbo! You have just been invited to join the award-winning nationally acclaimed theater troupe as they move from the stage to the page. With all their wit intact, they declare, "you can use this book to make you laugh, to make your friends cry, to upset your parents, to educ......[Read More]

Latest Reviews: Sách hay cho thanh thiếu niên, và cả người lớn. [Read More]

Latest Reviews:I read this book because it was banned in New Jersey - not far from where I grew up. A high school library was asked to remove this from the shelves. I just wanted to see what caused all the fuss. I believe that the book should not have been banned.Yes, some of these issues have to be hard to deal w......[Read More]

Latest Reviews:Kissing the Witch is a quirky collection with the sub-title 'Old Tales in New Skins' - it contains thirteen re-imagined fairy tales by Irish writer Emma Donoghue. Donoghue's publishing credits include a non-fiction book on lesbian culture, and a lesbian sensibility is evident in this collection. Gay......[Read More]

Latest Reviews:this book changed my freakin' life. i was kicked out for being queer too, and i was fortunate to be a legal adult (18!) and fortunate to have friends and a lil' money in my savings account, so i didn't have to go through the fucked up shit a lot of these kids did. but. it still marked me, and i don'......[Read More]

Latest Reviews: I picked this up because Kirsty Logan of The Gracekeepers said that it was very influential for her. These are fairytale retellings with a feminist twist. They’re also stacked like Russian dolls, so at the end of one retelling you’ll have the ‘villain’ tell their backsto......[Read More]

Book Introduction:A Culturally Proficient Response to LGBT Communities is a guide for educators to collaboratively combat issues of discrimination, inequity, and bullying through the review of current policies, practices, and deeply held assumptions about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered (LGBT) communities. This......[Read More]

Book Introduction:Let’s Get This Straight reaches out to young people with one or more gay, lesbian, bi, or trans parents to provide them with the tools to combat homophobia, take pride in their alternative family structures, and speak out against injustice. This short but thorough book profiles forty-five dive......[Read More]

Book Introduction:Heartbroken following the breakdown of a long term relationship, crime writer Beth Augustine heads for the peace and tranquility of the idyllic town of St Ives in Cornwall, England. Desperate for much needed sleep she instead finds herself captivated by the youthful, exhuberant and challenging Fait......[Read More]

Latest Reviews: Opposites do attract. But similars stay together. Idk why I stopped reading this trilogy in Summer but I'm really happy and proud that I stuck with it right through the very end. Well first of all this is one of the best books from the trilogy!! I love how so many things had happened and not just o......[Read More]

Book Introduction:A book about a young child with two mothers. Tells the story of this lesbian-run family and what makes them special. A great book to read to small children to promote pride in having a unique and loving family.[Read More]

Book Introduction:Gay men and lesbians from all walks of life describe their personal experiences, travails, and triumphs.[Read More]

Book Introduction:Provides young readers with a close-up look at the issues confronting homosexuals in America today and examines the struggle of lesbians and gay men to protect their rights--including the right to serve in the armed forces.[Read More]

Book Introduction:Lesbians and Gays and Sports (Issues in Gay[Read More]

Latest Reviews: library? under a different title, same author [Read More]

Latest Reviews: This could have been an interesting look at how Christianity and being gay can go together - or not. However, the book ultimately was too overtly preachy, but with flawed logic. The narrator acted very unkindly toward her friend, which doesn't do much in the way of portr......[Read More]

Latest Reviews: I read about half of this a decade ago, moved, and never got back to it. It's quite good but it was written in 1996 - I think a few little things might have happened with civil rights since then... [Read More]