Book Lists
Featured Book List
Great titles for isolation.
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
Faithful by Alice Hoffman
Other Minds: the octopus, the sea, and the deep origins of consciousness by Peter Godfrey-Smith
After the End by Clare Mackintosh
Goodnight Mind: turn off your noisy thoughts and get a good night’s sleep by Colleen Carney
Albatross by Terry Fallis
Fleischman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Ankner
Teen Books Featuring LGBTQAI+ Characters
Fiction
Kids Books Featuring LGBTQA+ Characters
Picture Books
I am Jazz by Jessica Herthel
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson
A Family is a family is a family by Sara O’Leary
Morris Micklewhite & the Tangerine Dress by Christine Baldacchino
Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
I am Love by Susan Verde
A Plan for Pops by Heather Smith
Harriet Gets Carried Away by Jessie Sima
Stella Brings the Family by Miriam B. Schiffer
Chapter Books
My Life as a Diamond by Jenny Manzer
The Best Man by Richard Peck
George by Alex Gino
Drama by Raina Telgemeier
The Boy in the Dress by David Walliams
The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher by Dana Alison Levy
Nonfiction
Pride: Celebrating Diversity & Community by Robin Stevenson
Pride Festivals by Heather C. Hudak
World War II Fiction for Kids
World War II is a huge, fascinating, and important topic to explore. Check out some of these titles to start the conversation and to connect with characters whose journeys reflect the experiences of real people.
–The Bicycle Spy by Yona Zeldis McDonough
–Our Castle by the Sea by Lucy Strange
–Camp X by Eric Walters
–The War that Saved my Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
–Allies by Alan Gratz
–Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
–Room for One More by Monique Polak
–Daniel’s Story by Carol Matas
–Hero on a Bicycle by Shirley Hughes
–The Sound of Freedom by Kathy Kacer
–Broken Strings by Eric Walters & Kathy Kacer
Fictional Families for Kids
Family: complicated, sweet, the people who shape us. These novels help kids explore family dynamics and have a little fun along the way.
–The Vanderbeekers of 141st St by Karina Yan Glaser
–The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
–The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue
–The Lost Girl by Anne Ursu
–The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher by Dana Alison Levy
–Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes
–The Story of Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson
–One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Poignant & Heart-Warming Reads
Titles on this list are sure to warm your heart and uplift your spirits.
-The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg
-The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick
-The Library of Lost & Found by Phaedra Patrick
-The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
-The Little French Bistro by Nina George
-Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson
-Ellie and the Harpmaker by Hazel Prior
-Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
-When You Read This by Mary Adkins
-84 Charing Cross Rd by Helene Hanff
-Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
-The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce