Rainbow Project Book List

About the Rainbow Project Book List
The Rainbow Project Book List is list of recommended books dealing with gay, lesbian, bisexual, trangendered and questioning issues and situations for children up to age 18.

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NameTitleYear
Just Kill MeJust Kill Me2017 - Selection
The Family Fletcher Takes Rock IslandThe Family Fletcher Takes Rock Island2017 - Selection
The Great American WhateverThe Great American Whatever2017 - Selection
UnbecomingUnbecoming2017 - Selection
Boy RobotBoy Robot2017 - Selection
Jess, Chunk, and the Road Trip to InfinityJess, Chunk, and the Road Trip to Infinity2017 - Selection
Look Both WaysLook Both Ways2017 - Selection
Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden FruitGeorgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit2017 - Selection
Weird Girl and What’s His NameWeird Girl and What’s His Name2017 - Selection
Pride: Celebrating Diversity and CommunityPride: Celebrating Diversity and Community2017 - Selection
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Hammer of ThorMagnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Hammer of Thor2017 - Selection
The Hidden OracleThe Hidden Oracle2017 - Selection
The Other BoyThe Other Boy2017 - Selection
Girl Mans UpGirl Mans Up2017 - Selection
Lily and DunkinLily and Dunkin2017 - Selection
Princess Princess Ever AfterPrincess Princess Ever After2017 - Selection
And I DarkenAnd I Darken2017 - Selection
The RootThe Root2017 - Selection
This Song Is (Not) for YouThis Song Is (Not) for You2017 - Selection
When the Moon Was OursWhen the Moon Was Ours2017 - Selection
Every Heart a DoorwayEvery Heart a Doorway2017 - Selection
How Many Letters are in Goodbye?How Many Letters are in Goodbye? 2017 - Selection
Introducing Teddy: A Gentle Story About Gender and FriendshipIntroducing Teddy: A Gentle Story About Gender and Friendship2017 - Selection
I'm a GirlI'm a Girl2017 - Selection
Home at LastHome at Last2017 - Selection
Symptoms of Being HumanSymptoms of Being Human2017 - Selection
DrylandDryland2017 - Selection
Worm Loves WormWorm Loves Worm2017 - Selection
The Steep and Thorny WayThe Steep and Thorny Way2017 - Selection
Honor GirlHonor Girl2017 - Selection
Lumberjanes Volume 3: A Terrible PlanLumberjanes Volume 3: A Terrible Plan2017 - Selection
The Imitation Game: Alan Turing DecodedThe Imitation Game: Alan Turing Decoded2017 - Selection
The Secret Loves of Geek Girls: Expanded EditionThe Secret Loves of Geek Girls: Expanded Edition2017 - Selection
Beyond: The Queer Sci-Fi and Fantasy AnthologyBeyond: The Queer Sci-Fi and Fantasy Anthology2017 - Selection
The Gender Quest Workbook: A Guide for Teens & Young Adults Exploring Gender IdentityThe Gender Quest Workbook: A Guide for Teens & Young Adults Exploring Gender Identity2017 - Selection
The V-WordThe V-Word2017 - Selection
Being Jazz: My life as a (Transgender) TeenBeing Jazz: My life as a (Transgender) Teen2017 - Selection
LGBTQ+ Athletes Claim the Field: Striving for EqualityLGBTQ+ Athletes Claim the Field: Striving for Equality2017 - Selection
Saving Alex: When I Was Fifteen I Told My Mormon Parents I Was Gay, and That’s When My Nightmare BeganSaving Alex: When I Was Fifteen I Told My Mormon Parents I Was Gay, and That’s When My Nightmare Began2017 - Selection
Highly Illogical BehaviorHighly Illogical Behavior2017 - Selection
You Know Me WellYou Know Me Well2017 - Selection
The Inside of OutThe Inside of Out2017 - Selection
Saving Montgomery SoleSaving Montgomery Sole2017 - Selection
Under ThreatUnder Threat2017 - Selection
BeastBeast2017 - Selection
Drag TeenDrag Teen2017 - Selection
If I Was Your GirlIf I Was Your Girl2017 - Selection
Juliet Takes a BreathJuliet Takes a Breath2017 - Selection
Seven Ways We LieSeven Ways We Lie2017 - Selection
Gena/FinnGena/Finn2017 - Selection
Without AnnetteWithout Annette2017 - Selection
True Letters from a Fictional LifeTrue Letters from a Fictional Life.2017 - Selection
Big Bob, Little BobBig Bob, Little Bob2017 - Selection
We Are the AntsWe Are the Ants2017 - Selection
PozPoz2016 - Selection
Sex is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOUSex is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU2016 - Selection
Red: A Crayon’s StoryRed: A Crayon’s Story2016 - Selection
Heather Has Two MommiesHeather Has Two Mommies2016 - Selection
FamiliesFamilies2016 - Selection
Stella Brings the FamilyStella Brings the Family2016 - Selection
Zak’s SafariZak’s Safari2016 - Selection
GeorgeGeorge2016 - Selection
Gracefully GraysonGracefully Grayson2016 - Selection
The MarvelsThe Marvels2016 - Selection
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens AgendaSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda2016 - Selection
The Five Stages of Andrew BrawleyThe Five Stages of Andrew Brawley2016 - Selection
Cut Both WaysCut Both Ways2016 - Selection
Fans of the Impossible LifeFans of the Impossible Life2016 - Selection
Forgive Me If I’ve Told You This BeforeForgive Me If I’ve Told You This Before2016 - Selection
BreakthroughBreakthrough2016 - Selection
SuperMutant Magic AcademySuperMutant Magic Academy2016 - Selection
Gay & Lesbian History for Kids: The Century-Long Struggle for LGBT Rights, with 21 ActivitiesGay & Lesbian History for Kids: The Century-Long Struggle for LGBT Rights, with 21 Activities2016 - Selection
Under the LightsUnder the Lights2016 - Selection
Wonders of the Invisible WorldWonders of the Invisible World2016 - Selection
The Darkest Part of the ForestThe Darkest Part of the Forest2016 - Selection
Alex As WellAlex As Well2016 - Selection
Lair of DreamsLair of Dreams2016 - Selection
Adrian and the Tree of SecretsAdrian and the Tree of Secrets2016 - Selection
We Are All Made of MoleculesWe Are All Made of Molecules2016 - Selection
Playing a PartPlaying a Part2016 - Selection
Anything Could HappenAnything Could Happen2016 - Selection
What We Left BehindWhat We Left Behind2016 - Selection
More Happy Than NotMore Happy Than Not2016 - Selection
Lizard RadioLizard Radio2016 - Selection
Carry OnCarry On2016 - Selection
StrangerStranger2016 - Selection
When Everything Feels Like the MoviesWhen Everything Feels Like the Movies2016 - Selection
Not Otherwise SpecifiedNot Otherwise Specified2016 - Selection
About a Girl: A NovelAbout a Girl: A Novel2016 - Selection
Hold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper StoryHold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper Story2016 - Selection
The Porcupine of TruthThe Porcupine of Truth2016 - Selection
The Bane ChroniclesThe Bane Chronicles2016 - Selection
The History of UsThe History of Us2016 - Selection
Willful MachinesWillful Machines2016 - Selection
No One Needs to KnowNo One Needs to Know2016 - Selection
None of the AboveNone of the Above2016 - Selection
Screaming DivasScreaming Divas2015 - Selection
One Man GuyOne Man Guy2015 - Selection
Not Your Mother’s MeatloafNot Your Mother’s Meatloaf2015 - Selection
I am JazzI am Jazz2015 - Selection
Secret CitySecret City2015 - Selection
Rethinking Normal: A Memoir in TransitionRethinking Normal: A Memoir in Transition2015 - Selection
Some Assembly Required: The Not-So-Secret Life of a Transgender TeenSome Assembly Required: The Not-So-Secret Life of a Transgender Teen2015 - Selection
This Day in JuneThis Day in June2015 - Selection
This Day in JuneThis Day in June2015 - Selection
We Are the Youth: Sharing the Stories of LGBT Youth in the United StatesWe Are the Youth: Sharing the Stories of LGBT Youth in the United States2015 - Selection
Sweet ToothSweet Tooth2015 - Selection
Grasshopper JungleGrasshopper Jungle2015 - Selection
The Book of DavidThe Book of David2015 - Selection
Far from YouFar from You2015 - Selection
I’ll Give You the SunI’ll Give You the Sun2015 - Selection
Tell Me Again How a Crush Should FeelTell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel2015 - Selection
Cinnamon Toast and the End of the WorldCinnamon Toast and the End of the World2015 - Selection
AfterworldsAfterworlds2015 - Selection
Everything Leads To YouEverything Leads To You2015 - Selection
The Gender BookThe Gender Book2015 - Selection
Tomboy: A graphic memoirTomboy: A graphic memoir2015 - Selection
Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine DressMorris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress2015 - Selection
Not Every PrincessNot Every Princess2015 - Selection
Five, Six, Seven, Nate!Five, Six, Seven, Nate!2015 - Selection
Better Nate than EverBetter Nate than Ever2014 - Selection
Love in the Time of Global WarmingLove in the Time of Global Warming2014 - Selection
FreakboyFreakboy2014 - Selection
The CullingThe Culling2014 - Selection
LeapLeap2014 - Selection
If You Could Be MineIf You Could Be Mine2014 - Selection
Rapture Practice: My One-Way Ticket to Salvation: A True StoryRapture Practice: My One-Way Ticket to Salvation: A True Story2014 - Selection
My New Gender Workbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Achieving World Peace Through Gender Anarchy and Sex PositivityMy New Gender Workbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Achieving World Peace Through Gender Anarchy and Sex Positivity2014 - Selection
Branded by the Pink TriangleBranded by the Pink Triangle2014 - Selection
Fat AngieFat Angie2014 - Selection
Tyler BuckspanTyler Buckspan2014 - Selection
HomoHomo2014 - Selection
ArchenemyArchenemy2014 - Selection
If I LieIf I Lie2014 - Selection
The Summer PrinceThe Summer Prince2014 - Selection
Openly StraightOpenly Straight2014 - Selection
2011 rainbow project booklist2011 - Selection
2010 rainbow project booklist2010 - Selection
Rainbow books 20092009 - Selection
Howe, JamesTotally Joe2008 - Selection
Davis, WillMy Side of the Story2008 - Selection
Cameron, PeterSomeday This Pain Will Be Useful to You2008 - Selection
Berman, SteveVintage: A Ghost Story2008 - Selection
Alvarado, T. I.Wanted2008 - Selection
Trachtenberg, RobertWhen I Knew2008 - Selection
Bachtell, TomWhen I Knew2008 - Selection
Miller, Calvin CraigNo Easy Answers: Bayard Rustin and the Civil Rights Movement2008 - Selection
Marcus, EricWhat If Someone I know Is Gay: Answers to Questions about What It Means to be Gay and Lesbian2008 - Selection
Selvadurai, ShyamSwimming in the Monsoon Sea2008 - Selection
Peters, Julie AnneBetween Mom and Jo2008 - Selection
Limb, SueGirl Nearly 16, Absolute Torture2008 - Selection
Larochelle, DavidAbsolutely, Positively Not2008 - Selection
Hobbs, BinnyEmma and Meesha My Boy: A Two Mom Story2008 - Selection
Hartinger, BrentThe Order of the Poison Oak2008 - Selection
Garden, NancyHear Us Out!: Lesbian and Gay Stories of Struggle, Progress, and Hope,1950 to the Present2008 - Selection
Cole, HenryAnd Tango Makes Three2008 - Selection
Parnell, PeterAnd Tango Makes Three2008 - Selection
Richardson, JustinAnd Tango Makes Three2008 - Selection
Lindenbaum, PijaMini Mia and Her Darling Uncle2008 - Selection
Dyssegaard, Elisabeth KallickMini Mia and Her Darling Uncle2008 - Selection
Demoe, AllysonRyan's Mom Is Tall2008 - Selection
Jopling, HeatherRyan's Mom Is Tall2008 - Selection
Demoe, AllysonMonicka's Papa Is Tall2008 - Selection
Jopling, HeatherMonicka's Papa Is Tall2008 - Selection
Alvarez, Cecilia ConcepcionAntonio's Card/La Tarjeta de Antonio2008 - Selection
Gonzalez, RigobertoAntonio's Card/La Tarjeta de Antonio2008 - Selection
Burch, ChristianThe Manny Files2008 - Selection
Hyde, Catherine RydeBecoming Chloe2008 - Selection
Goobie, BethHello, Groin2008 - Selection
Baez, JohnThe Gay and Lesbian Guide to College Life2008 - Selection
Rouse, WadeAmerica's Boy: A Memoir2008 - Selection
Patterson, RomaineThe Whole World Was Watching: Living in the Light of Matthew Shepard2008 - Selection
Hinds, PatirckThe Whole World Was Watching: Living in the Light of Matthew Shepard2008 - Selection
Keen, LisaOut Law: What LGBT Youth Should Know about Their Legal Rights2008 - Selection
Hear Me Out: True Stories of Teens Educating and Confronting Homophobia2008 - Selection
Levithan, DavidThe Full Spectrum: A New Generation of Writing2008 - Selection
Merrill, BillyThe Full Spectrum: A New Generation of Writing2008 - Selection
Cart, MichaelThe Heart Has Its Reasons: Young Adult Literature with Gay/Lesbian/Queer Content, 1969-20042008 - Selection
Jenkins, Christine A.The Heart Has Its Reasons: Young Adult Literature with Gay/Lesbian/Queer Content, 1969-20042008 - Selection
Carlip, HillaryQueen of the Oddballs and Other True Stories From a Life Unaccording to Plan2008 - Selection
Bechdel, AlisonFun Home: A Family Tragicomic2008 - Selection
Beam, ChrisTransparent: Love, Family, and Living the T with Transgender Teenagers2008 - Selection
Wittlinger, EllenParrotfish2008 - Selection
Humphreys, HelenWild Dogs2008 - Selection
Vickers, LuBreathing Underwater2008 - Selection
Steinhofel, AndreasThe Center of the World2008 - Selection
Jaffa, AlisaThe Center of the World2008 - Selection
St. James, JamesFreak Show2008 - Selection
Sanchez, AlexGetting It2008 - Selection
Rucka, GregGotham Central: Half a Life2008 - Selection
Lark, MichaelGotham Central: Half a Life2008 - Selection
Peters, Julie Annegrl2grl2008 - Selection
Peters, Julie AnneFar from Xanadu2008 - Selection
Noyes, KatiaCrashing America2008 - Selection
Moore, PerryHero2008 - Selection
Levithan, DavidWide Awake2008 - Selection
Considine, KaitlynEmma and Meesha My Boy: A Two Mom Story2008 - Selection