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If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

Amanda Hardy is the new girl at school. Like everyone, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. But Amanda is holding back. Even from Grant, the guy she's falling in love with. Amanda has a secret. At her old school, she used to be called Andrew. …and secrets always have a way of getting out. The story of trans girl and her journey, If I Was Your Girl is an insightful look at the discrimination, violence and prejudice many trans people experience within communities and families. For anyone who isn’t trans or doesn’t know anyone who is trans this book will answer questions you might have about the unique experience a trans teen may go through.

What We Left Behind by Robin Talley

Toni and Gretchen are the couple everyone envied in high school. They've been together forever. They never fight. They're hopelessly in love. When they separate for their first year at college, they're sure their relationship will stay rock solid. The reality of being apart, however, is very different. The story of two U.S. university students' changing relationship: their struggle to find their true gender identity, and how that may affect their love for each other.

Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley

It’s 1959. The battle for civil rights is raging. And it’s Sarah’s first day of school as one of the first black students at previously all-white Jefferson High. No one wants Sarah there. Not the Governor. Not the teachers. And certainly not the students – especially Linda, daughter of the town’s most ardent segregationist. A story of first love set against a backdrop of shocking racism and prejudice. Incredibly well written, this tense, riveting story seamlessly combines fiction with historical fact.