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To celebrate Pride Month this June, I posted a Jewish LGBTQ+ kidlit recommendation each day on Facebook . Here are all of the recommendations with links to podcasts or reviews, for your #PrideMonth reading pleasure. #JewishBooksAreDiverseBooks June 1, 2023 Ellen Outside the Lines by A.J. Sass, a 2022 Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Middle Grade category, and a heartfelt novel about a Jewish neurodivergent thirteen-year-old navigating changing friendships, a school trip, and expanding horizons. A nonbinary friend and Ellen's questioning of her own gender and sexual identity are positive features of the story. June 2, 2023 Lion's Legacy by L.C. Rosen, book #1 in the Tennessee Russo YA series of Indiana Jones-inspired adventures. Gay Tennessee is on a quest to find the rings of the sacred band of Thebes, an army of gay couples in ancient Greece.  June 3, 2023 When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb, YA winner of the 2023 Sydney Taylor Book Award, the Stonewall Awa...

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST     |    READ THE TRANSCRIPT     |    BUY ANA / ELLEN / CAMP     🕮    It's June and that means LGBTQ+ Pride Month , the perfect time to talk to author A.J. Sass. Andrew Sass is known for writing middle grade books featuring respectful portrayals of trans and nonbinary characters, with neurodivergent and casual Jewish representation included as well. I was excited to talk with them about a few books: debut novel Ana on the Edge from 2020, Ellen Outside the Lines , which was a 2023 Sydney Taylor Honor Book, and the new Camp QUILTBAG , co-written with Nicole Melleby . I thoroughly enjoyed all of these thoughtful, funny, and heartfelt books. Over half of the books currently being challenged by bigoted extremists are targeted for their LGBTQ+ content . In support of the queer Jewish community, for Pride Month I will post an LGBTQ+ Jewish kidlit title each day in June on The ...