But right before he died, Khalid told King he should break off his friendship with Sandy because of a rumor that Sandy is gay.įig is only in grade 6, but she sometimes has to be the parent instead of a kid with her artist dad who has bipolar disorder. It would be super helpful if he could turn to his best friend Sandy in this time of grief. This magical realist story stars 12-year-old Kingston, who is sure his recently passed away brother Khalid has turned into a dragonfly. King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender But soon Sunny realizes it might be Quinn she wants to kiss, instead of any boy. Then she meets Quinn, who seems like she would be the perfect new best friend. Sunny is 12 years old and dealing with a lot of stuff, including a recent heart transplant, trying to find a new BFF, and looking for a boy to have her first kiss with. Here are 15 great LGBTQ middle grade books published in the last couple years. Fast forward to 2020 and it’s hard to imagine how I was thrilled at what are now comparatively meager offerings. It was really exciting to see three years ago how much queer and trans content was picking up in books for this age group. In 2017 I wrote Book Riot’s second round-up of LGBTQ middle grade in response to the first LGBTQ middle grade list in 2016.
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