Maddox Lyons and Jessica Verdi’s I’m Not A Girl (2020)
I’m Not A Girl (2020), co-written by Maddox Lyons and Jessica Verdi and illustrated by Dana Simpson, is the story of a transgender boy who develops clarity and confidence about […]
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jlmiller1
I teach literature, writing, gender studies, and interdisciplinary studies in Arlington, TX. My current research explores LGBTQ+ children's picture books. I blog about children's literature at https://raisethemrighteous.wordpress.com.
Brad Meltzer’s I am Billie Jean King (2019)
Written by Brad Meltzer and illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos, I am Billie Jean King, is a timely biography of activist and athlete Billie Jean King. Much of the text deals […]
Daniel Errico’s The Bravest Knight Who Ever Lived (1999)
The Bravest Knight Who Ever Lived (1999), written by Daniel Errico and illustrated by Shiloh Penfield, follows Cedric, a young quick-witted boy who begins life on a pumpkin farm as […]
Margaret Baker-Street’s Michael and Me (2014)
Margaret Baker-Street’s Michael and Me (2014) is a first-person narrative focused on a second-grade boy named Brian and his reaction to a classmate’s gender transition. The story opens at the […]
Michael Genhart’s Rainbow (2019)
Written by Michael Genhart, PhD and illustrated by Anne Passchier, Rainbow: A First Book of Pride (2019) is a colorful celebration of rainbow families that introduces very young readers to […]
Ilyasah Shabazz & Renée Watson’s Betty Before X (2018)
Ilyasah Shabazz & Renée Watson’s Betty Before X reads like the labor of love it clearly is. Both intimate and deliberately political, Shabazz and Watson humanize a larger than life […]
Kate Moore’s The Radium Girls (2020)
I just finished Kate Moore’s young reader’s edition of The Radium Girls. Wow! I was emotionally engaged from beginning to end. Moore tells the story of hundreds of young women […]
Leah Henderson’s Mamie on the Mound: A Woman in Baseball’s Negro Leagues (2020)
Mamie on the Mound: A Woman in Baseball’s Negro Leagues, written by Leah Henderson and illustrated by George Doutsiopoulos, is a wonderful biography of a fascinating character, but that’s not […]
Vivian Kirkfield’s Making Their Voices Heard: The Inspiring Friendship of Etta Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe (2020)
Making Their Voices Heard: The Inspiring Friendship of Etta Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe does a wonderful job bringing two women and their friendship to life while exploring the ways race […]
Annette Bay Pimentel’s All the Way to the Top: How One Girl’s Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything (2020)
All the Way to the Top: How One Girl’s Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything is the book that has been missing from my collection. That makes it an […]
