EACH ONE-TIME CLASS SESSION WILL DISCUSS ONE BOOK. Students should read the book beforehand.

Calendar and more info about books here: http://www.erikarose.org

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This group is for transgender, gender-expansive, nonbinary, agender, queer, gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, or any other youths who fall under the LGBTQ spectrum to choose and discuss books. The group was created at the request of my LGBTQ+ Outschool student clubs.

Youths will interact via live video chat. Youths will read the books on their own prior to coming to the group. Discussion will center around characters, events, and relating these to youths' own experiences and using these to build connection with one another. I am flexible regarding age of students, as long as families feel the books covered are suitable for the student and are comfortable with students being part of a group that sometimes spans a wide age range. Please research the books on your own and decide whether a book is appropriate for your particular student. I will moderate discussions to keep them around the general maturity level of the book. 

Please check the schedule and make sure you have read the book for the date you choose. There is absolutely no requirement that youths attend more than one group; discussions may allude briefly to previous books as tends to naturally happen, but the groups do not build on each other and are very much intended as "drop-in" groups. Youths will be asked to "avoid spoilers" when bringing up other books, films, etc. that might relate to the book being discussed. 

Past books (always happy to repeat if there is interest):
Tuesday March 31 2020: I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver
Tuesday April 28 2020: Gracefully Grayson by Ami Pulonsky ***Younger-reader-friendly short novel (no romance themes)
Friday May 8 2020: I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver
Sunday May 10 2020: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (Note: high/complex reading level, some mature themes, but not terribly graphic)
Wednesday May 13 2020: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Tuesday May 26 2020: From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun by Jacqueline Woodson
Tuesday June 2 2020: Queer Heroes by Arabelle Sicardi and Sarah Tanat-Jones ***This is especially younger-reader/read-together friendly
Monday June 22 2020: You Asked for Perfect by Laura Silverman
Monday July 13 2020: Luna by Julie Anne Peters
Tuesday July 28 2020: George by Alex Gino ***Younger-reader-friendly (no romance themes)
Monday August 10 2020: It's Not Like It's a Secret by Misa Sugiura
Friday August 14 2020: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Wednesday August 19 2020: I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver
Friday September 4 2020: Gracefully Grayson by Ami Pulonsky ***Younger-reader-friendly (no romance themes)
Tuesday September 8 2020: Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kirstin Cronn-Mills 
Wednesday September 30 2020: Am I Blue by Marion Dane Bauer
Friday October 2 2020: Rick by Alex Gino ***Younger-reader-friendly/no romance themes
Wednesday Oct 28 2020: Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin
Sunday Nov 8 2020: Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee
Wednesday Nov 11 2020: Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden
September 27 2021: The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater (more of a middle/high school book, true story of a hate crime)
October 3 2021: The Pants Project by Cat Clarke ***Younger-reader-friendly (no romance themes) 
October 5 2021: Girls Like Me by Nina Packebush (more of a middle/high school book, themes of sex and pregnancy)
October 11 2022 10am Eastern: Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker (publisher's suggested age range 10-13)
October 11 2022 7:30pm Eastern: Melissa by Alex Gino ***Younger-reader-friendly (no romance themes)