#yalgbtbooks

I am delighted that #YAlit author Jamie Deacon, who also writes about #LGBTQIA teens who struggle, included SCARS in their list of 10 YA LGBT+ Novels To Read For Mental Health Awareness Week. You can check out all their recommended books as well as the books they've written at http://www.jamiedeacon.com/10-ya-lgbt-novels-to-read-for-mental-health-awareness-week/ #yalgbtbooks #yalgbtq #YAlitmentalhealth #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #stigma #letstalkaboutit #letstalkaboutmentalhealth #youareenough #jamiedeacon #cherylrainfield #YAwriter #LGBTQwriter #booknerd #bookworm #ireadYA #survivor #feminist #YAlit #YAbooks #bookstagram #bookrecs #bookrecommendations #booklove https://www.instagram.com/p/BxcXRHhgpUf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=552qfbn85gkx

The top books challenged in 2018 were targeted especially for #LGBTQIA content & dealing with painful issues such as teen suicide. (sighing) The top challenged books include GEORGE by Alex Gino (transgender); A DAY IN THE LIFE OF MARLON BUNDO by Jill Twiss (LGBTQIA); THE HATE U GIVE by Angie Thomas (anti-cop, profanity, drug use - but I think the real reason is racism); THIRTEEN REASONS WHY by Jay Asher (teen suicide), THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN by Sherman Alexie; DRAMA by Raina Telgemeir (LGBTQIA); THIS DAY IN JUNE by Gayle E Pitman (LGBTQIA); TWO BOYS KISSING by David Levithan (LGBTQIA). As always - don't like a book? Don't read it. But don't prevent others who may need it, who might heal from it, from reading it. Article from SLJ: https://bit.ly/2GaoK4N #BannedBooks #Bookchallenges #lgbtqia #lgbtqiabooks #yalgbtbooks #yalgbtq #YAlit #kidlit #cherylrainfield #YAwriter #LGBTQwriter #booknerd #bookworm #ireadYA #survivor #feminist https://www.instagram.com/p/BwDBRWsnUSW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1xxdkmmj4nohw

What I’m currently reading. It’s so good, I am sad I’m almost done. #amreading #ya #lgbt #yalgbtbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/BpCjsNxAyH-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hs6ww51gkxbe