Good GLBT Children’s Books
If you’re looking for good young adult and children’s books that focus on GLBT themes, you’re in luck - the American Library Association, specifically its Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table, has released its first set of “Stonewall awards,” which recognize both fiction and non-fiction books. According to the press release, “The GLBTRT is a unit of the American Library Association. The GLBTRT was founded in 1970 as the Task Force on Gay Liberation. We are the nation’s first gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender professional organization. Each year, we present the Stonewall Book Awards (one for literature, one for non-fiction) to the best books with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered themes.” They describe the winners as such:
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Round Table (GLBTRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2008 Stonewall Book Awards. Ellis Avery, author of “The Teahouse Fire,� published by Riverhead Books, is the winner of the Barbara Gittings Book Award in Literature, and Mark Doty, author of “Dog Years: A Memoir,� pubished by HarperCollins Publishers, is the winner of the Israel Fishman Book Award for Nonfiction.
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Set against the background during the opening of Japan to the West, “The Teahouse Fireâ€? draws the reader into the world of Aurelia Bernard, an American orphan who finds refuge in the household of a Japanese tea master. Avery’s complex historical novel weaves the transformation of Japanese culture and tradition with Aurelia’s coming of age and emerging sexuality.“Dog Years: A Memoirâ€? is, on its surface, the story of the day-to-day life of Doty, his partner and their two dogs. In spare and unsentimental prose, Doty reflects on love and loss and takes the reader through his process of grieving for his human and canine companions.
The website contains the finalists as well as the winners noted above, so it’s a good place to find some new reads.
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