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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know if the book would have been pulled or not.

But I do now know that Karl Frisch thinks keeping this sort of material in school libraries is vital to the LGBTQIA+ committee and no elected democrat that I have (so far) found contradicts this view nor thinks that there is any problem with it.

Educational.[/quote]

What does the LGBTQ+ community say about the books?

Are these books supportive to students who may find themselves in similar situations as the characters?

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Many readers seem to love them.

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/42837514-gender-queer

"I am so happy and thankful for books such as this.Gender Queer, a graphic memoir by Maia Kobabe, is such an honest and open look at the author’s own path through understanding gender and sexuality. This is a beautiful book that will be useful to anyone looking to reflect on better understand non-binary gender, particularly as the telling is so full of careful nuance that looks at all the many avenues and aspects of non-binary identity and shows how discovering the language to assess identity is key in helping process yourself. "

"This is a really well done memoir that is very moving. Maia very tenderly examined eir life journey and interpersonal relationships, as well as really demonstrates a love for reading. I particularly enjoyed this as so much of my own journey to figuring my gender identity and sexuality came from reading. Shoutout to the poets, you gave me the words to understand myself."

"I needed this book 20 years ago. Words can not describe how much I love this book. It's a memoir about growing up and figuring out that one is non-binary and asexual. While I am not asexual, I am non-binary...and while I can look back on my life now and realize I have always been this way, it took until age 30 to find the words. To realize, i'm not a freak. I'm not wrong. I'm not confused (anymore-and if I had had the words and someone else saying "me too" I never would have had to be). That i'm not alone."

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35489159-lawn-boy

"Really good. Story of Mike Munoz, a 22-year-old on Bainbridge Island who lives in a trailer with his mother and behaviorally challenged older brother. He has no money and no prospects. His only asset is a capability with lawn care - a job from which he gets fired (it's a direction he chooses) within the first few chapters.

But it's really a book about discovering who you are and about finding the courage to pursue it. Uplifting, funny, and real, this book is one of my favorites for 2019."

"Someone else commented that it's like reading J.D. Salinger and a mix of John Updike with his vivid descriptions.
There is a lot that can be talked about with this book in terms of personal growth, class hieracrchies, and the protagonist who you don't know whether to dislike, feel sorry for, laugh at, or root for.
This is worth a read and it's a good reminder about what it really means to be happy in life."

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Not only to general readers like them, the professional review journals that librarians use to select books had positive things to say about them. Although I both quoted some and generally mentioned this above (to include who these reviewers are and pub titles) and the pro-get rid of all the books people ignored/chose to continue yelling instead of commenting about them.[/quote]

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