Activism

• *Joy, to the World by Lisa Bunker and Kai Shappley

Ailing Parents

• Starring Kitty by Keris Stainton

Boarding School

• Saddlehill Academy by Jessica Burkhart

Chronic Illness

• *The Year My Life Went Down the Toilet by Jake Maia Arlow (Crohn’s)
• *Will on the Inside by Nick Eliopulos (Crohn’s)

Coming Out

• In the Role of Brie Hutchens… by Nicole Melleby

Covid and its Aftermath

• *Just Shy of Ordinary by A.J. Sass – NB

Divorce and Coping

• Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow – B

Film and/or Theatre

• Star Crossed by Barbara Dee – B
• Starring Kitty by Keris Stainton
• Meow or Never by Jazz Taylor

First Crushes

• Almost Flying by Jake Maia Arlow
• *Playbook for Imperfect Planets by Erin Becker
• Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender

Grief and Mourning

• King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender (Brother)
• Dear Mothman by Robin Gow (Best Friend)
• Skating on Mars by Caroline Huntoon (Father)
• In the Key of Us by Mariama J. Lockington (Mother)
• Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff – T (Uncle)
• *Eli Over Easy by Phil Stamper (Mother)

Mental Health and Neurodiversity

• Moonflower by Kacen Callender
• Hurricane Season by Nicole Melleby
• The Trouble with Robots by Michelle Mohrweis
• The Best At It by Maulik Pancholy
• P.S. I Miss You by Jen Petro-Roy
• Ellen Outside the Lines by AJ Sass

Music

• Candidly Cline by Kathryn Ormsbee

Pride

• Small Town Pride by Phil Stamper

Questioning (Gender)

• Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff
• Ana on the Edge by A.J. Sass

Questioning (Sexuality)

• Star Crossed by Barbara Dee
• Rick by Alex Gino – A
• The Deepest Breath by Meg Grehan

Religion

• P.S. I Miss You by Jen Petro-Roy

Sports

• A High Five for Glenn Burke by Phil Bildner (Baseball)
• Saddlehill Academy by Jessica Burkhart (Horseback Riding)
• Skating on Mars by Caroline Huntoon (Ice Skating)
• *Five Second Violation by George M. Johnson (Basketball)
• The Derby Daredevils series by Kit Rosewater (text) and Sophie Escabasse (illustration) (Roller Derby)
• Ana on the Edge by A.J. Sass (Ice Skating)

Summer Camp

• Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow – B
• In the Key of Us by Mariama J. Lockington
• Camp QUILTBAG by Nicole Melleby and AJ Sass

Trans Parents

• Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff