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Beyond the Shelves: Pride Month Book Picks for Kids
Beyond the Shelves: A Podcast from the Des Moines Public Library
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We're celebrating Pride Month on Beyond the Shelves! Jes and Sarah have combed through our catalog and found some of the best titles for kids this month. These books tell LGBTQ+ stories and celebrate sexuality and gender orientation. Happy Pride!
Show Notes
Book Picks
- Kid/Picture Books
- The Good Hair Day, by Christian Trimmer (he/him) and illustrated by J Yang (he/him)
- Free to be Fabulous!, by David McMullin (he/him) and illustrated by Robbie Cathro (he/him)
- Strong, by Rob Kearney (he/him) & Eric Rosswood (he/him) and illustrated by Nidhi Chanani (she/her)
- ABC-Deconstructing Gender, by Asley Molesso (she/her) and Chess Needham (he/him)
- Middle Grade Books
- Paige Not Found, by Jen Wilde (she/they)
- Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston, by Esme Symes-Smith (they/them)
- Just Lizzie, by Karen Wilfrid (she/her)
- Cross My Heart and Never Lie, by Nora Dåsnes (she/her)
- Teen Books
- Canto Contigo, by Jonny Garza Villa (they/them)
- Escaping Mr. Rochester, by L.L. McKinney (she/her)
- Icarus, by K. Ancrum (she/her)
- This Day Changes Everything, by Edward Underhill (he/him)
- The Princess and the Grilled Cheese, by Deya Muniz (they/them)
What We're Reading
- Jes
- God of the Woods, by Liz Moore
- Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk, by Kathleen Hanna
- Poppy War, by RF Kuang
- In Universes, by Emet North
- Sarah
- Winter's Orbit, by Everina Maxwell
- The Ministry of Time, by Kaliane Bradley
- The Catch, by Amy Lea
- You, Again, by Kate Goldbeck
What's Happening at DMPL?
- Summer Reading Challenge is Underway!
- AViD Presents: Jasmine Guillory
- Thursday, June 13 | 7PM | Central
- Moderated by Denise Williams
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