The players refuse to be led by a girl, the cheerleaders are mad about the changes to their traditions, and the fact that Robbie’s been not only replaced but outshined by a QB who wears a sports bra has more than a few Atherton Alligators in a rage. And when it turns out Jack is actually short for Jaclyn, all hell breaks loose. For both the team and the squad, watching Robbie get replaced by newcomer Jack Walsh is brutal. It may be an uphill battle, but it’s one that Amos is ready to fight.īuy it: Bookshop | Amazon | IndieBound Young Adult Home Field Advantage by Dahlia AdlerĪmber McCloud’s dream is to become cheer captain at the end of the year, but it’s an extra-tall order to be joyful and spirited when the quarterback of your team has been killed in a car accident. Soon Amos starts confiding in his newfound friend by writing letters in his journal-and hatches a plan to share Albert’s story with his divided twenty-first century town. Cashier, a Civil War soldier who might have identified as a trans man if he’d lived today. But when a cute new volunteer arrives at his Living History Park, Amos finds himself wondering if there’s something missing from history: someone like the two of them.Īmos is sure there must have been LGBTQ+ people in nineteenth-century Illinois. He’s been a historical reenactor nearly all his life. It’s about discovering a rich queer history that Sam’s a part of - a queer history that no longer needs to be quiet, as long as there are kids like Sam and TJ to stand up for it.īuy it: Bookshop | Amazon | IndieBound The Civil War of Amos Abernathy by Michael LealiĪmos Abernathy lives for history.
Soon, Sam’s project isn’t just about winning the contest. When Sam’s home borough of Staten Island opens up a contest for a new statue, Sam finds the perfect non-DSCWM subject: photographer Alice Austen, whose house has been turned into a museum, and who lived with a female partner for decades. The teacher-respect thing is hard when it comes to Sam’s history class, because their teacher seems to believe that only Dead Straight Cis White Men are responsible for history. Sam’s family is very cool with it… as long as Sam remembers that nonbinary kids are also required to clean their rooms, do their homework, and try not to antagonize their teachers too much. They’re nonbinary, and their best friend, TJ, is nonbinary as well. Sam is very in touch with their own queer identity. Middle Grade Alice Austen Lived Here by Alex Gino
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