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1) The 57 bus
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Parsippany Library (Main Library) - Teen/YA Nonfiction
YA 364.15 SLA
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YA 364.15 SLA
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Lake Hiawatha Library - Teen/YA Nonfiction
YA 364.15 SLA
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YA 364.15 SLA
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"One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter. One moment that changes both of their lives forever. If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but they inhabited different worlds. Sasha, a white teen, lived in the middle-class foothills and attended a small private school. Richard, a black teen, lived in the crime-plagued...
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Parsippany Library (Main Library) - Teen/YA Fiction
YA FICTION SHARPE
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YA FICTION SHARPE
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Lake Hiawatha Library - Teen/YA Fiction
YA FICTION SHARPE
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YA FICTION SHARPE
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Penny and Tate have often clashed, despite their mothers' epic friendship; but now that they are living in the same house, beset by medical crises and Penny's problems dealing with the trauma of her father's death, they have to come to terms with their true feelings for each other.
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Parsippany Library (Main Library) - Teen/YA Fiction
YA FICTION SASS
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YA FICTION SASS
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Micah is rich, dreamy, and charming. As the āPrince of Chicago,āāthe son of local celebrity sports radio host known as the King of Chicagoāhe has everything going for him. Unfortunately, heās also the prince of imaginary meet-cutes, since heās too nervous to actually ask boys out. Instead, Micah draws each crush to share on Instagram with a post about their imaginary dates. Ninety-nine āboyfriendsā later, his account is hugely popular,...
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Parsippany Library (Main Library) - Juvenile Fiction
J FICTION GINO
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J FICTION GINO
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Lake Hiawatha Library - Juvenile Fiction
J FICTION GINO
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J FICTION GINO
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Middle school student Sam is comfortable with their nonbinary identity, and their family has accepted it too (as long as they do their homework and chores), so when their history teacher assigns as a project coming up with a proposal for the new statue honoring a historical Staten Islander (there is a contest involved) they and their friend TJ decide to focus on Alice Austen, a lesbian photographer, whose house on Staten Island is a museum--but they...
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A first book by the prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist shares personal essays that chronicle his childhood, adolescence and college years as a Black queer youth, exploring subjects ranging from gender identity and toxic masculinity to structural marginalization and Black joy.
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Presents a collection of seventeen essays that explore what being an ally is, needing an ally, and showing up for friends and strangers.
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Parsippany Library (Main Library) - Juvenile Fiction - Picture Books
PICTURE BOOK RICHARDSON
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PICTURE BOOK RICHARDSON
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Lake Hiawatha Library - Juvenile Fiction - Picture Books
PICTURE BOOK RICHARDSON
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PICTURE BOOK RICHARDSON
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At New York City's Central Park Zoo, two male penguins fall in love and start a family by taking turns sitting on an abandoned egg until it hatches. Based on a true story.
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Parsippany Library (Main Library) - Teen/YA Fiction
YA FICTION TAMAKI
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YA FICTION TAMAKI
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Lake Hiawatha Library - Teen/YA Fiction
YA FICTION TAMAKI
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YA FICTION TAMAKI
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In this contemporary retelling of Anne of Green Gables, Anne Shirley, a queer, half-Japanese disco superfan, moves to a town that seems too small for her big personality and where she becomes embroiled in a series of dramatic and unfortunate events.
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Parsippany Library (Main Library) - Juvenile Fiction
J FICTION LEVITHAN
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J FICTION LEVITHAN
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Lake Hiawatha Library - Juvenile Fiction
J FICTION LEVITHAN
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J FICTION LEVITHAN
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"When Donovan left his copy of 'The Adventurers' on the kitchen counter, he didn't think his mom would read it--much less have a problem with it. It's just an adventure novel about two characters trying to stop an evil genius. But soon the entire town is freaking out about whether the book's main characters are gay, Donovan's mom is trying to get the book removed from the school curriculum, and Donovan is caught in the middle"--Provided by publisher....
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Aristotle and Dante volume 1
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Parsippany Library (Main Library) - Teen/YA Fiction - Summer/Reading List
YA FICTION SAENZ
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YA FICTION SAENZ
6 available
Parsippany Library (Main Library) - Teen/YA Fiction - Summer/Reading List
YA FICTION SAENZ
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YA FICTION SAENZ
4 available
Lake Hiawatha Library - Teen/YA Fiction - Summer/Reading List
YA FICTION SAENZ
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YA FICTION SAENZ
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Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.
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Aristotle and Dante volume 2
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Parsippany Library (Main Library) - Teen/YA Fiction
YA FICTION SAENZ
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YA FICTION SAENZ
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Lake Hiawatha Library - Teen/YA Fiction
YA FICTION SAENZ
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YA FICTION SAENZ
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"Aristotle and Dante continue their journey to manhood in this achingly romantic, tender tale set against the backdrop of the AIDS epidemic in 1980s America. In Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, two boys fell in love. Now they must learn what it means to stay in love-and to build their relationship in a world that doesn't seem to want them to exist. In their senior year at two different schools, the boys find ways to spend...
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This is the story of a courageous drag queen who saves the day, and brings two communities together. The young narrator thinks it's awesome that his Uncle and his Auntie are the same person. Uncle Leo is an accountant, and is great at helping with math homework. Auntie Lotta is a fabulous performer, and loves to sing and dance with her nephew. One day Lotta's family comes to watch her perform at the local Pride parade. Suddenly, a dog breaks free...
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"In this memoir, Christine Suggs explores a trip they took to Mexico to visit family, as Christine embraces and rebels against their heritage and finds a sense of belonging"--
"Sixteen-year-old Christine takes their first solo trip to Mexico to spend a few weeks with their grandparents and tiĢa. At first, Christine struggles to connect with family they don't yet share a language with. Seeing the places their mom grew up--the school she went to,...
14) Bathe the cat
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Parsippany Library (Main Library) - Juvenile Fiction - New
PICTURE BOOK MCGINTY
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PICTURE BOOK MCGINTY
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Parsippany Library (Main Library) - Juvenile Fiction - Picture Books
PICTURE BOOK MCGINTY
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PICTURE BOOK MCGINTY
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Dad has posted a list of chores for the family to do before grandma comes, including bathing the cat; but the cat does not want a bath, so she mixes up the instructions, and soon the family is mowing the floor, vacuuming the lawn, mopping the baby--and the house is in chaos.
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Throughout history, courageous people like Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and RuPaul have paved the way for a safer, more inclusive for LGBTQ individuals, and it's thanks to them that people just like Desmond can be free to be who they really are. In Be Amazing, drag kid Desmond is Amazing walks you through the history of the LGBTQ community, all the while encouraging you to embrace your own uniqueness and ignore the haters.
16) Be who you are
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Parsippany Library (Main Library) - Juvenile Fiction - Picture Books
PICTURE BOOK PARR
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PICTURE BOOK PARR
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Lake Hiawatha Library - Juvenile Fiction - Picture Books
PICTURE BOOK PARR
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PICTURE BOOK PARR
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Picture book encouraging kids to be proud of what makes them unique, where they come from, and how they express themselves and see the world.
17) Be you!
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"Discover a joyful reminder of the ways that every child is unique and special, from the beloved creator of The Dot, Happy Dreamer, and New York Times bestseller, The Word Collector. Here, Reynolds reminds readers to "be your own work of art." To be patient, persistent, and true. Because there is one, and only one, YOU."--Amazon.
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Fifteen-year-old Jack and sixteen-year-old Wilhelm, assistants to--and captives of--rival magicians, fall in love against the backdrop of Seattle's 1908 world's fair, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.
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Teen activist and trailblazer Jazz Jennings--named one of "The 25 most influential teens" of the year by Time--shares her very public transgender journey, as she inspires people to accept the differences in others while they embrace their own truths.
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What is gender? What are gender stereotypes? What's the difference between being a tomboy or an effeminate man and being transgender? What are your options when you feel like your physical sex is out of sync with who you are? Explore the answers to these questions and more with an in-depth look at what it means to be transgender. Learn from the personal experiences of people who have taken steps to transition from the sex they were assigned at birth...