Welcome back!
And
to those of you who never went away, it’s nice to see you again. Today
is the first day of our students’ new school year and we are excited to
tell you about the books we’ve been reading. Before we get started,
though, we’d like to share with you a list we’ve all been waiting for:
Andrea Swenson’s recommended titles for NYC LGBTQ youth and their
allies. Andrea recently shared on our NYC listserv that she created
this list in conjunction with a Collaborative Collection Development
Grant she received for books related to and for the LGBTQ students and
allies in our communities. In her own words:
“My
lists have some very specific goals: they are meant to go in NYC urban
public school libraries; they are meant to be appealing to as many
students as possible students, GLBTQ or allies; they need to fit a wide
range of reading levels; and they need to be easily purchased from a
library vendor. I will be leaving off some award-winners, either to
provide diversity of characters, or because I don’t think they’re as
appealing as some other books. I reached out to experts around the
country and in New York City for advice & suggestions. I know that
making lists is always challenging, so I don’t expect to please
everyone!”
If you don’t know Andrea, please allow me to tell you that her school
library is a true sanctuary for LGBTQ youth; a beacon and model for the
rest of us. Without further ado, here it is!
--Jessica Fenster-Sparber
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