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At Village Books, we believe in acceptance, inclusion, and respect for the diversity of human life. We strive to promote and advocate for equal rights. In honor of National Pride Month, you'll find throughout our store displays and shelftalkers highlighting books that explore themes of gender, sexuality, queerness, and communities. With these titles, our hope is to help expand visions of love, family, and selfhood in order to cultivate a safe and healthy space for LGBTQ+ community members to live, work, and thrive. Join us as we embrace and celebrate pride throughout our community.

Picture Book

My Mommies Built a Treehouse by Gareth Peter, illustrated by Izzy Evans available now, hardcover, Lantana Publishing

Building a treehouse is a big project. But when your mommies are there to help you, there’s nothing that can stop you! Ages 4-7

Middle Grade Fiction Obie Is Man Enough

by Schuyler Bailar available now, paperback, Yearling

A coming-of-age story about Obie, a competitive swimmer and transgender tween who didn’t think being himself would cause such a splash. Author Schuyler Bailar is an internationally renowned inspirational speaker, inclusion advocate, and diversity advisor. He holds a degree in cognitive neuroscience and evolutionary psychology from Harvard University, where he was also the first transgender athlete to compete in any sport on an NCAA Division I men’s team.

Camp QUILTBAG

by Nicole Melleby and A. J. Sass available now, hardcover, Algonquin Young Readers

Now in paperback! From the acclaimed authors of Hurricane Season and Ana on the Edge, an unforgettable story about the importance of and joy in finding a community. For fans of Alex Gino and Ashley Herring-Blake. Ages 8-12.

Educational and Fun Reads for Everyone!

Middle Grade Non-Fiction

Gender Identity for Kids : A Book About Finding Yourself, Understanding Others, and Respecting Everybody!

by Andy Passchier available in June, hardcover, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Help kids make sense of who they are and how they feel with this illustrated guide to understanding and answering questions about gender. Ages 7-10.

Different Kinds of Fruit

by Kyle Lukoff

available now, paperback, Dial Books

In this funny and hugely heartfelt novel from the Newbery Honor-winning author of Too Bright to See, a sixth-grader’s life is turned upside down when she learns her dad is trans. Ages 10-14

Short Story Anthology

This Is Our Rainbow:

16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us edited by Katherine Locke and Nicole Melleby available now, paperback, Yearling

The first LGBTQA+ anthology for middlegraders featuring stories for every letter of the acronym, including realistic, fantasy, and sci-fi stories by authors like Justina Ireland, Marieke Nijkamp, Alex Gino, and more! Ages 8-12.