Transgender & Non-Binary Middle Grade Fiction

Middle Grade books featuring Trans & Non-Binary characters.

Updated May 5, 2025
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Jude Saves the World
Riley, Ronnie.
Paper Book
Perfect for fans of Alex Gino, A. J. Sass, and Kyle Lukoff this is the joyful and heartwarming story of Jude, a nonbinary kid who knows exactly who they are and decides to create a safe space in their community from Indies Introduce and Indie Next List pick author, Ronnie Riley. ...
Camp QUILTBAG.
Melleby, Nicole.
Paper Book
An unforgettable story about the importance of and joy in finding a community, for fans of Alex Gino and Ashley Herring-Blake.   "An instructive, affirming pick for rainbow readers and allies."―Booklist Twelve-year...
Alice Austen lived here.
Gino, Alex
Paper Book
From the award-winning author of Melissa, a phenomenal novel about queerness past, present, and future. Sam is very in touch with their own queer identity. They're nonbinary, and their best friend, TJ, is nonbinary as well. Sam's family is very cool with it... as long as Sam...
Both can be true
Machias, Jules
CD
*An Indie Next List Pick, a Top Ten Rainbow Book for Young Readers, and one of Bank Street Children's Best Books of the Year!* Jules Machias explores identity, gender fluidity, and the power of friendship and acceptance in this dual-narrative story about two kids who join forces to save a...
Rabbit chase / [graphic novel]
LaPensee, Elizabeth
Paper Book
Anishinaabe culture and storytelling meet Alice in Wonderland in this coming-of-age graphic novel that explores Indigenous and gender issues through a fresh yet familiar looking glass. Aimée, a non-binary Anishinaabe middle-schooler, is on a class trip to offer gifts to ...
George
Gino, Alex
Paper Book
BE WHO YOU ARE. When people look at Melissa, they think they see a boy named George. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. Melissa thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web....

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