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141) The rainbow parade
Author
Language
English
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Description
One day in June, Mommy, Mama, and Emily take the train into the city to watch the Rainbow Parade. The three of them love how all the people in the street are so loud, proud, and colorful, but when Mama suggests they join the parade, Emily feels nervous. Standing on the sidewalkis one thing, but walking in the parade? Surely that takes something special. This joyful and affirming picture book about a family's first Pride parade, reminds all readers...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A young, queer Palestinian American woman pieces together her great-aunt's secrets in this sweeping debut, a family saga confronting questions of sexual identity, exile, and lineage. In a Pacific Northwest hospital far from the Rummani family's ancestral home in Palestine, the heart of a stillborn baby begins to beat and her skin turns a vibrant, permanent cobalt blue. On the same day, the Rummanis' centuries-old soap factory in Nablus is destroyed...
143) Lucky Red: a novel
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
""Some years ago, in Dodge, I was a sporting woman. I didn't mind whoring--it can be good work in the right house--but it demands a great deal of keeping still, and I'm one of those itchy, fidgety sorts who's always looking out the window or glancing toward the door, so it was only a matter of time until I had to move on." In the Spring of 1877, Bridget--sixteen years old and already disillusioned after caring for her alcoholic father--is orphaned...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Twenty-six and broke, Skye didn't think twice before selling her eggs and happily pocketing the cash. Now approaching forty, Skye moves through life entirely--and unrepentantly--on her own terms, living out of a suitcase and avoiding all manner of serious relationships. Her personal life might be a mess, and no one would be surprised if she died alone in a hotel room, but at least she's free to do as she pleases. But then a twelve-year-old girl shows...
145) Cavedweller
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
A Georgia woman who abandoned her family to become a singer in California, returns 10 years later. It happens after Delia Byrd's new man dies in an accident, leaving her with a child. The novel describes the family's adjustment, including that of her teen daughters.
146) Behind the scenes
Author
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Business consultant Rose Josten might not have officially reached "pug lady" middle age, but she's already got the pugs--along with their little Gucci coats and trash-lovin' appetites. Still, life is good, with her work, her sisters, and a secret hobby creating incredibly tactile (if surprisingly sexy) mindfulness videos. So why does it feel like it's not quite enough? Which is exactly when Ash Stewart enters camera left, and Rose's world suddenly...
148) In the key of us
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"While twelve-year-old Andi has suffered from anxiety attacks ever since her mother died ten months ago, Zora starting hurting herself whenever she feels out of control; they are both at Camp Harmony, an elite summer music camp, trying to deal with their problems and also the stress of competition--but as the summer passes they find themselves increasingly drawn to each other, and maybe not just as friends." --
149) Playing for keeps
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"A baseball pitcher and a student umpire fall for one another against league regulations and must keep it secret."--
Author
Series
Bright Falls ; 3
Publisher
Berkley Romance
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Everyone around Iris Kelly is in love. Her best friends are all coupled up, her siblings have partners that are perfect for them, and her parents are still blissfully married. And she's happy for all of them, truly. Iris doesn't want any of that-dating, love, romance. She'll stick to her commitment-free hookups, thanks very much, except no one in her life will just let her be. Everyone wants to see her settled down, but she holds firmly to her no...
151) Prism
Author
Publisher
Naiad Press
Pub. Date
1981.
Language
English
Description
"Who said 'life begins at 40? For Eldora it began at 60, when she met Ann, a closeted dyke who had retired from her job and traded the hustle of big city life for the solitude of a small town to live out her remaining years"--Review on lower cover.
152) Amora: stories
Author
Publisher
Amazon Crossing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"From an emerging talent comes an exquisite collection of stories exploring the complexity of love between women, each a delicate piece in a mosaic transcending the boundaries of literary romance. Amora dares explore the way women love each other - the atrophy and healing of the female spirit in response to sexual desire and identity. These thirty-three short stories and poems, crafted with a deliberate delicacy, each capture the candid, private moments...
153) Fiebre tropical
Author
Publisher
The Feminist Press at the City University of New York
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In this novel told in Spanglish, fifteen-year-old Francisca is uprooted from her life in Bogotá, Colombia, and moves with her family to Miami, Florida, where she is ushered into an evangelical church and falls in love with the pastor's daughter." --
154) Permafrost
Author
Publisher
And Other Stories
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Permafrost's no-bullshit lesbian narrator is an uninhibited lover, a no-hope employee, and a some-time suicidal student of her own dislocated self. As she tries to break out of the roles set for her by a controlling, overprotective mother, a relentlessly positive sister, and a society which imposes a gut-wrenching pressure to conform, she contemplates the so-called will to live when that life is given, rather than chosen. Attempting to bridge the...
Author
Publisher
Berkley Romance
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Sparks fly between two women pitted against each other in this delectable new romantic comedy by Taleen Voskuni, author of Sorry, Bro. Twenty-seven-year-old Nazeli "Ellie" Gregorian enjoys the prestige of her tech marketing job but hates the condescending Patagonia-clad tech bros, her micromanaging boss, and her ex-boyfriend, who she's forced to work with every day. When Ellie's lovingly overbearing parents ask her to attend PakCon--a food packaging...
Author
Publisher
The Dial Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"At her day job in a Christian bakery and with her conservative family, Amy plays the role of a straight, church-going young woman-exactly what's expected in mid-2010s Tulsa, Oklahoma, the "Buckle of the Bible Belt." But at night, she tends bar at the only place in town that truly feels like home: Ruby Red's, a lovably grungy queer bar with a group of regulars who have become her chosen family. Amy's spent a lifetime learning how to walk this fine...
157) Billy's boy
Author
Publisher
Wildcat Press
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
John William, a California kid who never knew his father, searches for himself and the parent he never met.
158) Palomino
Author
Publisher
Persea Books
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
Two women test the limits of their love as they seek to reveal themselves and the events of the past in remote western Australia.
159) Ritu weds Chandni
Author
Publisher
Yali Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"This vibrant picture book sets the story of a same-sex couple struggling to gain acceptance against the colorful backdrop of an Indian wedding. Ayesha is excited to attend her cousin Ritu's wedding. She can't wait to dance at the baraat ceremony! But not everyone is happy that Ritu is marrying her girlfriend Chandni. Some have even vowed to stop the celebrations. Will Ayesha be able to save her cousin's big day? Centering Ayesha's love for her cousin...
160) Mortal follies
Author
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A young noblewoman must pair up with an alleged witch to ward off a curse in this sapphic romance set 1814"--
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