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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Teen
TEEN FICTION LO
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TEEN FICTION LO
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"Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the question took root, but the answer was in full bloom the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club. America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. With deportation looming over her father--despite...
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Heartstopper volume 1
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - Teen Graphic Novels
TEEN GN HEARTSTO
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TEEN GN HEARTSTO
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"Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. Shy and softhearted Charlie Spring sits next to rugby player Nick Nelson in class one morning. A warm and intimate friendship follows, and that soon develops into something more for Charlie, who doesn't think he has a chance. But Nick is struggling with feelings of his own, and as the two grow closer and take on the ups and downs of high school, they come to understand the surprising and...
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - AUDIOBOOK3
TEEN CD FICTION MCQUISTO
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TEEN CD FICTION MCQUISTO
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"Chloe Green is so close to winning. After her moms moved her from SoCal to Alabama for high school, she's spent the past four years dodging gossipy classmates and the puritanical administration of Willowgrove Christian Academy. The thing that's kept her going: winning valedictorian. Her only rival: prom queen Shara Wheeler, the principal's perfect progeny. But a month before graduation, Shara kisses Chloe and vanishes. On a furious hunt for answers,...
4) The prophets
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Floor
FICTION JONES
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FICTION JONES
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Oak Park Public Library Maze Branch - Adult Fiction
FICTION JONES
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FICTION JONES
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 3rd Floor - Large Type
LT FICTION JONES
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LT FICTION JONES
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"A singular and stunning debut novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that threatens their existence"-- Provided by publisher.
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"Reese almost had it all: a loving relationship with Amy, an apartment in New York City, a job she didn't hate. She had scraped together what previous generations of trans women could only dream of: a life of mundane, bourgeois comforts. The only thing missing was a child. But then her girlfriend, Amy, detransitioned and became Ames, and everything fell apart. Now Reese is caught in a self-destructive pattern: avoiding her loneliness by sleeping with...
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 3rd Floor - Memoir and Biography
B BROOME
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B BROOME
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Oak Park Public Library Maze Branch - Memoir and Biography
B BROOME
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B BROOME
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Punch Me Up to the Gods introduces a powerful new talent in Brian Broome, whose early years growing up in Ohio as a dark-skinned Black boy harboring crushes on other boys propel forward this gorgeous, aching, and unforgettable debut. Brian's recounting of his experiences--in all their cringe-worthy, hilarious, and heartbreaking glory--reveal a perpetual outsider awkwardly squirming to find his way in. Indiscriminate sex and escalating drug use help...
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Juliet Milagros Palante is leaving the Bronx and headed to Portland, Oregon. She just came out to her family and isn't sure if her mom will ever speak to her again. But Juliet has a plan, sort of, one that's going to help her figure out this whole "Puerto Rican lesbian" thing. She's interning with the author of her favorite book: Harlowe Brisbane, the ultimate authority on feminism, women's bodies, and other gay-sounding stuff. Will Juliet be able...
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In the early 1990s, when gay teenager Cameron Post rebels against her conservative Montana ranch town and her family decides she needs to change her ways, she is sent to a gay conversion therapy center.
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Teen Nonfiction
TEEN 306.76 LAN
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TEEN 306.76 LAN
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 3rd Floor
306.76 LAN
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306.76 LAN
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Jo Langford offers a complete guide to sexual and social development, safety, and health for LGBTQ youth and those who love and support them. Written from a practical perspective, the author explores the realities of teen sexuality, particularly that of trans teens, and provides guidance and understanding for parents and kids alike.
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - Kids Nonfiction
J 306.76 CLE
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J 306.76 CLE
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"What do Frank Ocean, Sally Ride, George Takei, and Sharice Davids all have in common? They're all proud LGBTQ Americans! Featuring people from a variety of occupations and backgrounds, this collection of 25 short biographies demonstrates the diversity, accomplishments, and pride within the American LGBTQ community."--Amazon.
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 3rd Floor
261.8357 ROD
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261.8357 ROD
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"After decades of bouncing between hope and despair, Evangelical, Baptist-raised Julie Rodgers found herself making a powerful public statement that her former self would have never said: ""I support same-sex marriage in the church."" When Rodgers came out to her family as a junior in high school, she still believed that God would sanctify her and eventually make her straight. Wanting so intensely to be good, she spent her adolescent and early adult...
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Featuring contributions from Eric Bell, Katherine Locke and A.J. Sass, this first LGBTQA+ anthology for middle-grade readers presents stories of queer fantasy, historical and contemporary stories for every letter of the acronym.
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A guide that helps LGBT teens come out to friends and family, navigate their new LGBT social life, figure out if a crush is also queer, and rise up against bigotry and homophobia.
14) My moms love me
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - Kids Toddlers
E MEMBRINO
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E MEMBRINO
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Oak Park Public Library Dole Branch - Kids Picture Books
E MEMBRINO
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E MEMBRINO
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Oak Park Public Library Maze Branch - Kids Picture Books
E MEMBRINO
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E MEMBRINO
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Two mommies share a perfect day with their little one in this joyful padded board book! From visiting animals on a farm and sharing a car ride sing-along, to a sudsy bath-time and bedtime snuggles galore, love and warmth beam out of every page of this book. Rhyming, rhythmic text from author Anna Membrino is the perfect storytime read-aloud, paired alongside luminous, glowing illustrations from artist Joy Hwang Ruiz. A soft padded cover with rounded...
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 3rd Floor
700.453 LOR
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700.453 LOR
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16) Hopepunk
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"After her sister runs away, teenager Hope Cassidy rebels against her conservative family by starting a rock band with her former crush, Danny, who is kicked out of his house when he comes out to his family"-- Provided by publisher.
Growing up in a conservative Christian household, Hope Cassidy spent her whole life being told that the devil speaks through Led Zeppelin. Her sister, Faith, can't be honest about dating the record shop cashier, Mavis....
17) Growing up LGBTQ
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"Growing Up LGBTQ explores what life is like for adolescents in the LGBTQ community, including topics like coming out, bullying and discrimination in school, and mental health. It also examines the creation of community and found family for LGBTQ people. Features include a glossary, further readings, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards"--Publisher's website.
18) Queer heroes
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Profiles notable LGBTQ figures and highlights their contributions to society and their community, including Martina Navratilova, Frida Kahlo, Alan Turing, David Bowie, and K.D. Lang.
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Teen
TEEN FICTION OUT
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TEEN FICTION OUT
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A follow-up to the critically acclaimed All Out anthology, Out Now features seventeen new short stories from amazing queer YA authors. Vampires crash prom ... aliens run from the government ... a president's daughter comes into her own ... a true romantic tries to soften the heart of a cynical social media influencer ... a selkie and the sea call out to a lost soul. Teapots and barbershops ... skateboards and VW vans ... Street Fighter and Ares's...
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - Kids Nonfiction
J 306.76 PRA
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J 306.76 PRA
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Oak Park Public Library Maze Branch - Kids Nonfiction
J 306.76 PRA
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J 306.76 PRA
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Rainbow Revolutionaries brings to life the vibrant histories of fifty pioneering LGBTQ+ people from around the world. Through Sarah Prager's (Queer, There, and Everywhere) short, engaging bios, and Sarah Papworth's bold, dynamic art, readers can delve into the lives of Wen of Han, a Chinese emperor who loved his boyfriend as much as his people, Martine Rothblatt, a trans woman who's helping engineer the robots of tomorrow, and so many more!