Book Queeries

All the books we read in our LGBTQ+ book club for teens, Book Queeries! Learn more and register to attend Book Queeries at https://bit.ly/book-queeries Updated 3/5/25.
 

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1. The fire never goes out: a memoir in pictures

Book cover for "The fire never goes out"
Author:
Stevenson, ND
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Boulder Reynolds Graphic Novel
GRAPHIC Fire
Description:
In a collection of essays and personal mini-comics that span eight years of her young adult life, author-illustrator Noelle Stevenson charts the highs and lows of being a creative human in the world. Whether it's hearing the wrong name called at her art school graduation ceremony or becoming a National Book Award finalist for her debut graphic novel, Nimona, Noelle captures the little and big moments that make up a real life, with a wit, wisdom, and...

2. Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American

Book cover for "Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American"
Author:
Gao, Laura
Formats:
Graphic Novel, Hoopla eComic
Description:
After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffalos and devouring stinky tofu, Laura immigrates to Texas, where her hometown is as foreign as Mars-at least until 2020, when COVID-19 makes Wuhan a household name. In Messy Roots, Laura illustrates her coming-of-age as the girl who simply wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school, and figure out why girls make her heart flutter. Insightful, original, and hilarious, toggling...