Dawson, Juno, and David Levithan. This Book Is Gay. 1st ed., Naperville, Illinois, Sourcebooks Fire, 2015
Lesbian. Gay. Bisexual. Transgender. Queer. Intersex. Straight. Curious. This book is for everyone, regardless of gender or sexual preference. This book is for anyone who's ever dared to wonder. This book is for YOU.

This candid, funny, and uncensored exploration of sexuality and what it's like to grow up LGBTQ also includes real stories from people across the gender and sexual spectrums, not to mention hilarious illustrations.

Green, John. You Are Not Alone: Stories by Young Teens Who Have Experienced the Death of a Sibling. Portland, Oregon, Inkwater Press, 2019
Stories by young teens who have experienced the death of a sibling. Each author in this book writes with authenticity as they honor their deceased sibling. You Are Not Alone is meant to provide support to other young readers who may be grieving the death of someone they loved. John Green, the New York Times best-selling author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down, wrote the foreword to You Are Not Alone. John writes, “Warning: this book will probably make you cry. This book will also make you smile as you read about the ways people honor their lost loved ones, and the warm memories they carry on with them.”

Johnson, Angela. Looking for Red. New York, New York, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2003
Twelve-year-old Mike -- short for Michaela -- loves the ocean. The sights, sounds, and smells of her coastal home are embedded in her very soul. But Michaela loves her brother, Red, even more. Then one day Red disappears. One minute he's there, the next...gone. No warning. No time to prepare. And Mike must come to terms with that loss or risk never finding comfort in what remains of the life she and her brother once shared.

Kuklin, Susan. Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out (Hardback) - Common. Somerville, MA, Candlewick, 2014
Author and photographer Susan Kuklin met and interviewed six transgender or gender-neutral young adults and used her considerable skills to represent them thoughtfully and respectfully before, during, and after their personal acknowledgment of gender identity. Portraits, family photographs, and candid images grace the pages, augmenting the emotional and physical journey each youth has taken.

Lacourrege, Megan, and Joshua Wichterich. My Sibling Still: For Those Who’ve Lost a Sibling to Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Death. New York, New York, Bowker, 2019
My Sibling Still is written as a love letter from a sibling lost to miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death to any surviving siblings. It walks through the emotions that a child and his or her family may experience following a loss while also depicting the loving presence of the deceased child in the family’s life. With gentle words and comforting pictures, this book offers a beautiful way for the entire family to remember and honor any lost little ones. My Sibling Still is accessible whether the loss happened years ago or yesterday, whether a sibling was born at the time of the loss or came afterwards. Most of all, with an affirming message of hope through suffering, it reminds us that our relationships with the little ones who have gone before us continue after death.

Lecesne, James, and Sarah Moon. The Letter Q: Queer Writers’ Notes to Their Younger Selves. Reprint, New York, New York, Arthur A. Levine Books (Scholastic), 2014
A collection of letters from sixty-four gay authors and illustrators writing to their younger selves.

In this anthology, sixty-three award-winning authors make imaginative journeys into their pasts, telling their younger selves what they would have liked to know then about their lives as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgendered people. Through stories, in pictures, with bracing honesty, these are words of love and understanding, reasons to hold on for the better future ahead. They will tell you things about your favorite authors that you never knew before. And they will tell you about yourself.

Roe, Gary. Teen Grief: Caring for the Grieving Teenage Heart (Good Grief Series). Wellborn Texas, Healing Resources Publishing, 2017
While trying to make sense of an increasingly confusing and troubled world, teens get hit, again and again, with moves, separations, divorces, rejections, substance abuse, domestic violence, sexual abuse, illness, disability, and death. Edgy, fun-loving, tech-driven, and seemingly indestructible, their souls are shaking by the gnawing questions that surface from deep inside them. Written at the request of parents, teachers, coaches, and school counselors, Teen Grief is chocked full of insight and guidance for helping teens navigate the turbulent waters of loss.

Santana McCleary, Carol, and Naomi Santana. The Day My Daddy Lost His Temper: Empowering Kids That Have Witnessed Domestic Violence (The Empowering Kids Series). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014
The Empowering Kids Series is a collection of empathically reflective stories told from the perspective of young children. These books are meant to be used by parents and mental health providers to facilitate the child’s verbalization of their feelings and experiences, thereby advancing the healing process and are aimed at validating the readers’ experiences and feelings, thereby reducing feelings of shame and isolation.