 | Holly's Secret by Nancy Garden
Buy used from: $1.90 Holly Lawrence-Jones has always been comfortable with her two moms, until she starts middle school and decides to reinvent her image. This book is best for approx. grades 4-8.
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 | Earthshine by Theresa Nelson
Buy used from: $0.01 11-year-old Slim lives with her father and her father's partner, Larry, in this book, which deals with her father's death from AIDS. This is a sad, serious book most appropriate for middle schoolers.
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 | Families: A Celebration of Diversity, Commitment, and Love by Aylette Jenness
Buy used from: $0.09 This is a great non-fiction book for kids in the upper elementary and middle school grades to learn about diverse families. One lesbian mom family and one gay dad family are featured.
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 | Living in Secret by Cristina Salat
Buy new: $8.95 / Used from: $4.49 Unhappy and upset with their custody arrangement, 11-year-old Amelia runs away to San Francisco with her mother and her mother's girlfriend. This book is geared towards approx. grades 4-8.
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 | And Featuring Bailey Wellcom as the Biscuit by Peggy Durbin
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $9.48 This fiction book is about a young girl named Bailey who discovers that her mom is a lesbian and in a relationship with another woman. Geared towards approx. grades 4-8.
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 | Box Girl by Sarah Withrow
Buy new: $5.95 / Used from: $0.01 This middle-school age book is about 13-year-old Gwen, who has a gay dad. In the book, she deals with some homophobia expressed by a friend. Approx. grades 6-8.
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 | The Case of the Stolen Scarab (Candlestone Inn Mystery #1) (Candlestone Inn Mysteries) by Nancy Garden
Buy new: $8.95 / Used from: $1.98 Nikki and Travis investigate a mystery at their two moms' bed-and-breakfast. This book is best for kids approx. grades 3-6.
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 | The Trouble With Babies by Martha Freeman
Buy new: $15.95 / Used from: $0.01 This short novel contains a side character named Xavier who has two dads. This book is best for children approx. grades 1-5.
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 | The Trouble With Cats by Martha Freeman
Buy new: $15.95 / Used from: $0.08 This sequel also features Xavier, who has two dads. This book is best for children approx. grades 1-5
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 | So Hard to Say by Alex Sanchez
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $2.25 The main character Xio's dad may be gay. This book is best for approx. grades 6-8.
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 | Awake and Dreaming by Kit Pearson
Buy new: $7.99 The main character's best friend has a lesbian mom. This book is best for approx. grades 4-8.
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 | The Real Life Channel (Blue Works Novels) by Robert A. Black
Buy new: $12.14 One of the main characters, Sydney, has two dads. This book is best for approx. grades 6-8.
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 | Sonny's House of Spies (Richard Jackson Books (Atheneum Paperback)) by George Ella Lyon
Buy used from: $32.15 12-year-old Sonny discovers that both his father and uncle are gay. Probably best for approx. grades 6-8.
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 | Cissy Funk by Kim Taylor
Buy used from: $0.01 13-year-old Cissy discovers that her lesbian Aunt Vera may actually be her biological mother. Probably best for approx. grades 6-8.
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 | A Clear Spring (Girls First!) by Barbara Wilson
Buy new: $12.50 / Used from: $5.50 Though not strictly a gay-parent book, there's so little in this category I thought I'd throw it in. 11-year-old Willa spends the summer with her lesbian aunts. Approx. grades 4-8.
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 | My So-Called Family by Courtney Sheinmel
Buy new: $10.87 Some of the main characters half-siblings/friends have same-sex parents. Approx. grades 5-8.
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 | Libby on Wednesday by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Buy new: $5.50 / Used from: $0.01 This is not really a gay book, but middle-schooler Libby has an unconventional household. Another man lives with her, her dad, & grandparents, & she wonders what her classmates will think of it.
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 | The Slightly True Story Of Cedar B. Hartley by Martine Murray
Buy used from: $0.01 Although the main character does not have gay parents, her neighbors, the male couple next door, adopt a baby in this book. Approx. grades 5-8.
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 | Split Just Right by Adele Griffin
Buy used from: $0.01 Although the main character's biological dad is not gay, she has been raised by her mother and by two gay men who are close friends of the family. Appprox. grades 6-8.
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 | Strays Like Us by Richard Peck
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.01 One of the main characters, Will, has a dad who is dying of AIDS, but I'm not sure whether he is gay or not. Approx. grades 6-8.
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 | One Year Commencing by Kathy Stinson
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $0.01 The main character, 12-year-old Al has a lesbian mom, but this is assumed rather than stated outright. Approx. grades 5-8.
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 | Thriller and Me by Merrilee Moss
Buy new: $8.95 / Used from: $8.06 12-year-old Angelica finds out her dad is gay in this novel. Best for approx. grades 6-8.
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 | Raisin Rodriguez & the Big-Time Smooch by Judy Goldschmidt
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.79 The main character Raisin's crush, CJ, has two gay dads who get married in this book. Approx. grades 7-8.
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 | Will the Real Raisin Rodriguez Please Stand Up? (Raisin Rodriguez) by Judy Goldschmidt
Buy new: $11.04 / Used from: $1.94 CJ is also a character in this book. Approx. grades 7-8.
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 | How It Feels to Have a Gay or Lesbian Parent: A Book by Kids for Kids of All Ages by Judith E. Snow
Buy new: $59.85 / Used from: $16.77 Essays mostly by children whose parents divorced and then came out of the closet. Useful for those kids, grades 6-8, but not for kids born into GLBT families.
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 | Zack's Story: Growing Up With Same-Sex Parents (Meeting the Challenge) by Keith Elliot Greenberg
Buy used from: $0.74 This is another cool non-fiction book that explores the life of an 11-year-old boy named Zack who has two lesbian moms. Approx. for kids grades 2-8.
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 | Postcards from Buster - Buster's Outdoor Journeys
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $3.27 Not a book, but this DVD contains the two-mom episode, Sugartime. Great for kids ages 4-10.
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 | Postcards From Buster: Buster's Sugartime (L2): First Reader Series (Postcards from Buster) by Marc Brown
Buy new: $3.99 / Used from: $0.21 This is the book version of the two-mom episode "Sugartime." Best for approx. grades K-2.
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 | It's So Amazing! A Book About Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families by Robie H. Harris
Buy new: $15.63 / Used from: $8.00 This is a facts of life book that also includes information about how kids come to have two moms and/or two dads. Best for approx. grades 3-6.
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 | It's Not the Stork!: A Book About Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families and Friends (Robie Sex Books) by Robie H. Harris
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $10.37 Along the same lines, but for slightly younger kids. Probably more appropriate for kindergarten to grade 3.
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 | The Families Book: True Stories About Real Kids and the People They Live With and Love by Stephen J. Carrera
Buy used from: $0.01 This is another great non-fiction books for kids in upper elementary and middle school about diverse families. One of the stories is about a lesbian mom family.
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 | How Would You Feel If Your Dad Was Gay? by Ann Heron
Buy used from: $0.75 Michael and Jasmine have two gay dads and Noah has a lesbian mom in this elementary age story. The plot concerns all three having to deal with some homophobia at their school. Best for grades K-5.
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