September Community Curation - Utah FAM
September book picks are curated by Utah Friends, Allies, and Mentors (FAM), a non-profit that empowers Utah educators to foster LGBTQ+ inclusive environments where all students thrive. Each month a different local organization or small business curates a shelf at Under the Umbrella bookstore with 5% of the proceeds going directly to them or an organization of their choosing. This includes in-person, online and audiobooks versions of each if available!
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This Is Our Rainbow
16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us
By Katherine Locke & Nicole Melleby
Narrated by: Socks Whitmore, Jeremy Carlisle Parker, Imani Russell, Em Grosland, Meli Grant, Angel Pean, Michael Crouch & Elsa Lepecki Bean
Length: 7 hours 28 minutes
The first LGBTQA+ anthology for middle-graders featuring stories for every letter of the acronym, including realistic, fantasy, and sci-fi stories by authors like Justina Ireland, Marieke Nijkamp, Alex Gino, and more!
A boyband fandom becomes a conduit to coming out. A former bully becomes a first-kiss prospect. One nonbinary kid searches for an... Read more »
These Witches Don't Burn
These Witches Don't Burn: Book #1
By Isabel Sterling
Narrated by: Kristen DiMercurio
Length: 9 hours 47 minutes
"Infused with page-turning suspense, bittersweet romance, shocking twists, and tragic turns, Sterling has written a standout debut." --Dana Mele, author of People Like Us
Hannah's a witch, but not the kind you're thinking of. She's the real deal, an Elemental with the power to control fire, earth, water, and air. But even though she lives in... Read more »
Redwood and Ponytail
By K.A. Holt
Narrated by: Tessa Netting & Cassandra Morris
Length: 4 hours 52 minutes
A universal story of finding a way to be comfortable in your own skin: Kate and Tam meet, and both of their worlds tip sideways. At first, Tam figures Kate is your stereotypical cheerleader; Kate sees Tam as another tall jock. And the more they keep running into each other, the more they surprise each other. Beneath Kate's sleek ponytail and... Read more »
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
By Junauda Petrus
Narrated by: Junauda Petrus, Bahni Turpin & JD Jackson
Length: 9 hours 20 minutes
A Coretta Scott King Honor Book
Told in two distinct and irresistible voices, Junauda Petrus's bold and lyrical debut is the story of two black girls from very different backgrounds finding love and happiness in a world that seems determined to deny them both.
Port of Spain, Trinidad. Sixteen-year-old Audre is despondent, having just found out... Read more »
Felix Ever After
By Kacen Callender
Narrated by: Logan Rozos
Length: 8 hours 23 minutes
A Stonewall Honor Book * A Time Magazine Best YA Book of All Time
From Stonewall and Lambda Awardāwinning author Kacen Callender comes a revelatory YA novel about a transgender teen grappling with identity and self-discovery while falling in love for the first time.
Felix Love has never been in loveāand, yes, heās painfully aware of the irony. He...
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The Pants Project
By Cat Clarke
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 4 hours 10 minutes
A Transformer is a robot in disguise. Liv is a boy in disguise. Itās that simple. Liv knows he was always meant to
be a boy, but with his new schoolās terrible dress code, he canāt even wear pants. Only Skirts. Operation: Pants
Project begins! The only way for Liv to get what he wants is to go after it himself. But to Liv, this isnāt just a
mission...
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Rick
By Alex Gino
Length: 3 hours 27 minutes
From the award-winning author of GEORGE, the story of a boy named Rick who needs to explore his own identity apart from his jerk of a best friend.
Rick's never questioned much. He's gone along with his best friend Jeff even when Jeff's acted like a bully and a jerk. He's let his father joke with him about which hot girls he might want to... Read more »
The Best at It
By Maulik Pancholy
Narrated by: Maulik Pancholy
Length: 6 hours 22 minutes
Stonewall Honor Book!
From award-winning actor Maulik Pancholy comes a hilarious and heartfelt middle grade debut about a gay Indian American boy coming into his own. One ofĀ Time Out'sĀ āLGBTQ+ books for kids to read during Pride Monthā, this is perfect for fans of Tim Federleās Nate series.
Rahul Kapoor is heading into seventh grade in a small...
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The Insiders
By Mark Oshiro
Narrated by: Avi Roque
Length: 9 hours 47 minutes
The Insiders
“Middle school can be hard, especially for marginalized kids - kids of color, queer and trans kids, kids for whom being themselves means standing out in a way that's not always safe. Mark Oshiro's middle grade debut gives these kids the chance to fight back with the help of a magical room (think Room of Requirement) that brings them exactly what they need - each other.”
Miriasha, Phoenix Books