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Desirée Peterson is a librarian at Durham County Library in Durham, North Carolina. In addition to her duties as a librarian, she manages the Digging Durham Seed Library. She is passionate about encouraging children and adults to read, LGBTQ+ rights, and gardening.

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June 30, 2024

Este grupo de libros me han sido recomendados, han ganado premios o tengo años escuchando de ellos, todos escritos por personas que hablan español sobre la experiencia LGBTQ. Pride Spanish Books Square 2.jpg En la casa de los sueños (In the Dream House) por Carmen Maria Machado nos habla de una mujer aprende a vivir con el abuso que sufrió a manos de otra mujer. En cada capítulo se usan distintos tropos, como una casa embrujada, bildungsroman (maduración personal) y erótica, de una forma ingeniosa e inspirada. El ingenio y la jocosidad de Machado crean un balance con el sombrío tema de la...

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June 30, 2024

The following is a pile of books that came recommended, won awards, or are books I've heard about for years, all written for Spanish speakers and about the LGBTQ experience. In Las Aventuras de China Iron, author Gabriela Cabezon Camara rewrites Martín Fierro from a feminist, LGBTQ, and postcolonial perspective. China Iron travels across Argentina by covered wagon, learning about the cultures, languages, and environment along the way.

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Parenting & Families

June 20, 2024

House in the Cerulean Sea House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune is an absolute gem of a novel! Linus Baker works as a type of social worker who examines orphanages for magical youth. When he is given a unique assignment that challenges his internal biases, he finds himself outgrowing the world he left behind. The sweet, clean romance takes a back seat to the themes of racism and found family. I listen to this book every time I need a pick-me-up. Don't Call Us Dead Don't Call Us Dead by Danez Smith is the type of poetry that you read over and over again, line by line, taking your time and...

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Parenting & Families

June 13, 2024

Publishers, over the last decade, have increasingly invested in LGBTQ books for teens. There are so many stories out there now, and so many good ones. Choosing only five was almost impossible, until I decided to go with a few older books that have really stuck with me. So, here are five young LGBTQ books that live rent-free in my head and in my heart.

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5 Picture Books to Help Parents Introduce LGBTQ Topics with Their Kids

Parenting & Families

June 10, 2024

"My Shadow is Pink" by Scott Stuart is about a little boy who likes things he "isn't supposed" to like, like dressing up and princesses. But his dad shows him that everyone has a shadow they sometimes want to hide, and that it's okay to like what we like.

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5 increíbles libros LGBTQ+ en español

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Five Picture Books to Help Parents Introduce LGBTQ Topics with Their Kids