![]() ![]() 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. A CELEBRATION OF QUEERNESS PAST AND PRESENT: Sam is very in touch with their own queer identity.O Winner of the Children’s Stonewall Award O #1 banned book in children’s literature year after year O « “A testament to the power of intergenerational queer community.” –Publishers Weekly, Starred Review O «“Gino, author of 2015’s award-winning Melissa, crafts another tour-de-force about the ways in which modern LGBTQIA+ kids are connected to our community’s history…An essential story to non-LGBTQIA+ and LGBTQIA+ kids alike, offering a timeless reminder to readers of all ages: like Alice Austen, we lived-and continue to live-here and everywhere.” –Booklist, Starred Review ![]() A DEEPLY PERSONAL STORY: Alex Gino also grew up on Staten Island, and lived in one of Alice Austen’s former residences!.With astonishing queer representation, this celebration of queer history and community is incredibly timely as we as a society are reexamining how to shape and define our historical narratives. From the award-winning author of the groundbreaking novel Melissa (formerly published as George), a phenomenal novel about queerness past, present, and future.ALICE AUSTEN LIVED HERE by Alex Gino (Scholastic Press On Sale ApAges 9-12) ![]()
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