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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The Rainbow Project is a joint committee of ALA’s Social Responsibilities Round Table and GLBT Round Table. Each year they produce a list of recommend GLBTQ
(Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and queer people) books for children birth through 18 years old. The list is available on the
<a href="http://glbtrt.ala.org/rainbowbooks/archives/953">Rainbow Project blog</a> currently in alphabetically order, however a fully annotated and grade/age categorized list with be coming soon. The list has been cut and pasted below for your convenience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Katie Anderson, Library Development Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</a>, 503-378-2528<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2 align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><u>2012 Rainbow List</u></strong><o:p></o:p></h2>
<p><strong>*Beam, Cris. </strong><em><b>I Am J. </b></em><strong>New York: Little Brown, 2011. 352p. $16.99. ISBN: 9780316053617</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Belge, Kathy and Marke Bieschke. <em>Queer: The Ultimate Guide for Teens. </em>
San Francisco: Zest, 2011. 208p. $14.99. ISBN: 9780981973340<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Belgue, Nancy. <em>Soames on the Range. </em>New York: HarperTrophy, 2011. 203p. $14.99. ISBN: 9780002007689<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Berman, Steve, editor. <em>Speaking Out. </em>Valley Falls: Bold Strokes Books, 2011.288p. $13.95. ISBN: 9781602825666<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong>*Bray, Libba. </strong><em><b>Beauty Queens</b></em><strong>. New York: Scholastic, 2011. 400p. $18.99 ISBN: 9780439895972</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong> *Brezenoff, Steve. </strong><em><b>Brooklyn Burning. </b></em><strong>Minneapolis: Carolrhod Lab, 2011. 202p. $17.95. ISBN: 9780761375265</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Carr, Jennifer. <em>Be Who You Are. </em>Bloomington: AuthorHouse, 2010. Unpaged. $20.99. ISBN: 978-1452087252<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Cook, Trish, and Brendan Halpin. Notes from the Blender. New York: EgmontUSA, 2011. 240p. $16.99 ISBN: 9781606841402<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Cooper, Michelle. <em>The FitzOsbornes in Exile. “The Montmaray Journals.”</em> New York: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2011. 464p. $17.95. ISBN: 978-0375858659<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><em>Dear Bully: Seventy Authors Tell Their Stories. </em>Megan Kelly Hall and Carrie Jones, ed.<em>
</em>HarperCollins, 2011. 384p. $9.99. ISBN: 978-0062060976<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Donley, Jan. <em>The Side Door. </em>Midway: Spinsters Ink, 2010. 234p. $14.95. ISBN: 978-1935226123<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Farrey, Brian. <em>With or Without You. </em>New York: Simon Pulse, 2011. 368p. $8.99. ISBN: 978-1442406995<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong>*Goode, Laura. </strong><em><b>Sister Mischief. </b></em><strong>Sommerville: Candlewick, 2011. 367p. $16.99. ISBN: 978-0763646400</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Hopkins, Ellen. <em>Perfect. </em>New York: Simon & Schuster, 2011. 640p. $18.99. ISBN: 978-1416983248<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><em>It Gets Better. </em>Dan Savage and Terry Miller, ed. New York: Dutton, 2011. 338p. $21.95. ISBN: 978-0525952336<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><em><b> </b></em><strong>*Lo, Malinda. </strong><em><b>Huntress.</b></em><strong> New York: Little Brown, and Young, 2011. 384p. $17.99. ISBN: 978-0316040075</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Lynch, Jane. <em>Happy Accidents. </em>New York: Hyperion, 2011. 256p. $25.99. ISBN: 978-1401341763<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Mourian, Tomas. <em>Hidden.</em> New York: Kensington Publishing House, 2011. 304p. $15.00 ISBN: 978-0758251312<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong>*Myracle, Lauren. </strong><em><b>Shine. </b></em><strong>New York: Abrams, 2011. 376p. $16.95. ISBN: 978-0810984172.</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong> *Newman, Leslea. </strong><em><b>Donovan’s Big Day. </b></em><strong>Illustrated by Mike Dutton. New York: Tricycle Press, 2011. 32p. $15.99. ISBN: 978-1582463322</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Pasfield, Scott. <em>Gay in America: portraits. </em>New York: Welcome Books, 2011. 223p. $45.00. ISBN: 978-1599621043<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong> *Peters, Julie Ann. </strong><em><b>She Loves You, She Loves You Not.
</b></em><strong>New York: Little Brown for Young Readers, 2011. 278p. $17.99. ISBN: 978-0316078740</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Reardon, Robin. <em>The Evolution of Ethan Poe. </em>New York: Kensington, 2011. 352p. $15.00. ISBN: 9780758246806<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Reardon, Robin. <em>A Question of Manhood. </em>New York: Kensington, 2010. 352p. $15.00. ISBN: 978-0758246790<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong>*Ryan, Patrick. </strong><em><b>Gemini Bites. </b></em><strong>New York: Scholastic, 2011. 240p. $17.99. ISBN: 978-0545221283</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Sanchez, Alex. <em>Boyfriends with Girlfriends. </em>New York: Simon & Schuster. 224p. $16.99. ISBN: 978-1416937739<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Takako, Shimura. <em>Wandering Son, Volume 1. </em>Translated by Matt Thorn. Lake City Way: Fantagraphic Books, 2011. 192p. $19.99. ISBN: 978-1606994160.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Torres, Justin. <em>We the Animals. </em>New York: Houghton Miffling Harcourt, 2011. 144p. $18.00. ISBN: 978-0547576725<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><em>Welcome to Bordertown: new stories and poems of the borderlands. </em>Holly Black and Ellen Kushner, ed. New York: Random House, 2011. 517p. $19.99. ISBN: 978-0375967054<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><em> </em>Wilkinson, Lili. Pink. New York: HarperCollins Children’s Books, 2011. 310p. 310p. $16.99. ISBN: 9780061926532<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong>*Wright, Bil. </strong><em><b>Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy. </b></em><strong>New York: Simon & Schuster, 2011. 240p. $16.99. ISBN: 978-1416939962</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><em>Zombies vs. Unicorns. </em>Holly Black, ed.<em> </em>New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2010. 432p. $16.99. ISBN: 978-1416989530<o:p></o:p></p>
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