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  • When Aidan Became A Brother by Kyle Lukoff

    When Aidan Became A Brother by Kyle Lukoff

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    When Aidan was born, everyone thought he was a girl. His parents gave him a pretty name, his room looked like a girl's room, and he wore clothes that other girls liked wearing. After he realized he was a trans boy, Aidan and his parents fixed the parts of life that didn't fit anymore, and he settled happily into his new life...
  • The Truth About Eve by Jourdyn Kelly

    The Truth About Eve by Jourdyn Kelly

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Eve Sumptor is back. This time she is facing her toughest opponent yet. Herself. After a passionate affair, Eve Sumptor and Lainey Stanton had difficult choices to make. One chose fear, the other gave in to guilt. As the consequences of those decisions begin to come to light, both women must find a new direction...
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    lgbtq  children  romance  wlw  fiction  steamy  age-gap  anthologies
  • Heal with You by Nicky James

    Heal with You by Nicky James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Six couples. One conference. You’ve taken their journeys. Fought the hard road along with them, but where are our couples at today? Dr. Kelby and her associate Dr. Mann have organized a conference in faraway Alberta to discuss their research of life-crippling phobias...
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    children  lgbtq  adult  animals  book  cats  contemporary  fiction
  • Best Practice by J.A. Armstrong

    Best Practice by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Best Practice is the fifth installment of the best-selling Special Delivery series. The twins are eleven, Ethan is a curious seven-month-old, Rachel is forced to take a trip and leave Eli in the care of her best friends, and Tess's parents are due for a visit. Unexpected news from Tess's father will force her to confront old fears and long held resentments...
    Categorized as:
    children  lgbtq  adult  book  family  fiction  humor  lesbian-mc
  • Motorcycles & Teddy Bears by Sammi Cee

    Motorcycles & Teddy Bears by Sammi Cee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to Takoda Outreach Center. Prepare yourself for open hearts, a full belly, and all the love you can handle. Look, I know my life doesn’t look easy. I adopted the three children I fostered, and they keep me on my toes. My house is a little lived in, they eat constantly, and someone always needs a ride somewhere. It’s amazing, stressful, and exhausting, but mostly amazing...
  • Love Makes a Family by Sophie Beer

    Love Makes a Family by Sophie Beer

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Whether you have two mums, two dads, one parent, or one of each, there's one thing that makes a family a family... and that's love. A book for EVERY family by dazzling illustrator Sophie Beer...
  • Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty

    Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Bathe the floor? Sweep the dishes? This riotous romp of a picture book follows a frantic family as they try to get some chores done—with no help from the family cat, who keeps scrambling the list of chores with hilarious effects. Get ready for a rollicking read-aloud with a truly purrfect ending.It's cleaning day, but the family cat will do anything to avoid getting a bath...
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    lgbtq  children  humor  family  cats  animals  children-books  fiction
  • Rekindled by Erica Lee

    Rekindled by Erica Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After getting married right out of college, Jordan and Spencer Barlowe were sure their love would last a lifetime. Unfortunately, life didn't work out that way and they've spent the last ten years apart. The only connection they have left is their teenage daughter...
  • What Happened After...: Celebrities Series Finale by Nicole Pyland

    What Happened After...: Celebrities Series Finale by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Here’s a glimpse into the lives of the ladies of the Celebrities Series. Find out what’s been going on with Dani & Peyton, Kenzie & Lennox, Maddox & Avery, and Jessica & Venice. Epilogues are nice, but they’re a snapshot in time. Maybe it’s a year after the end of the book, or even just a few months. Maybe there’s a wedding. Maybe a character announces she’s pregnant...
  • The Whimsical Wolf's Alphas by Lorelei M. Hart

    The Whimsical Wolf's Alphas by Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I need to protect my daughter. If that means mating a stranger… or two, so be it.When I lost my mate, leaving me a single father, my heart broke into a thousand pieces. The only thing keeping me going was our beautiful daughter, Thia I vowed to do whatever it took to keep her safe and give her the life she deserves. And I have...
  • Molly's Tuxedo by Vicki Johnson

    Molly's Tuxedo by Vicki Johnson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Molly wants to look her best for picture day at her school, and what looks better than a tux?Molly's school picture day is coming up, and she wants to have a perfect portrait taken to hang on their wall. Her mom has picked out a nice dress for her, but Molly knows from experience that dresses are trouble...
  • Late Arrivals by J.A. Armstrong

    Late Arrivals by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Campbell-Sinclair clan is back in Late Arrivals. Dr. Brooke Campbell and her wife Tess are about to discover that growing a family is an adventure unlike any other. After the sadness of a miscarriage, Brooke and Tess are finally awaiting a new addition to their family...
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    children  lgbtq  adult  book  family  fiction  humor  lesbian-mc
  • Call It Quits by Reese Knightley

    Call It Quits by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    HoldenThe last time Beckett walked out on him, Holden knew it was time to let him go.Since the day they’d met, he’d known they were meant for one another, but Beckett doesn’t feel the same. Now, it’s time to call it quits, only Beckett is in trouble and Holden can’t walk away until the man is out of danger. If truth be told, maybe not even then...
  • Ranch Manny by B.A. Tortuga

    Ranch Manny by B.A. Tortuga

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Trace is down on his luck, out of his teaching job, and on the road with his young daughter Savannah. Just as he's contemplating tucking his proverbial tail between his luck and heading back to his ex or his parents to ask for help, a job opportunity falls into his lap. What he's not sure about is working for a handsome cowboy. On a ranch. In the middle of nowhere.Cowboy Brent has a ranch to run...
  • A Plan for Pops by Heather Smith, Brooke Kerrigan

    A Plan for Pops by Heather Smith, Brooke Kerrigan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Lou spends every Saturday with Grandad and Pops. They walk to the library hand in  hand. Grandad reads about science and design, Pops listens to rock and roll. Lou bounces from lap to lap, learning from both.But one Saturday Pops falls. He will never walk again. He withdraws to a dark silent bedroom. Lou decides to make a plan...
  • Imagoes by N.R. Walker

    Imagoes by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Jack receives a phone call from a colleague in the southeast of Tasmania with news of a newfound butterfly habitat, he and Lawson head off on another adventure. It’s not an easy trek to the location. The Franklin-Gordon National Park is famous for wild rivers, rainforests, and rocky cliff faces, and they’ll need to hike and abseil—in the dead of winter—to get to the site...
  • One Simple Refrain by Nancy Ann Healy

    One Simple Refrain by Nancy Ann Healy

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dr. Jillian Byers only considered two careers: indie rock sensation or physician. Both dreams led her to Los Angeles. She never plotted a course that led back home. With her father's health declining, Jillian picks up her life and returns to Crystal, Maine. At first, it seems time has stood still in her hometown. It doesn't take long for Jillian to realize nothing is quite the way she remembers...
  • Family Rules by Jacki James

    Family Rules by Jacki James

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Justin had three simple rules for dating: No co-workers, no repeats, and absolutely no men with kids. He was happy with those rules. And no one had ever tempted him to break them. Until a night on the prowl had him crossing paths with an adorably geeky accountant. Mark spent the last year being the best dad possible to his little girl while enjoying life as an openly gay man for the first time...
  • What Riley Wore by Elana K. Arnold

    What Riley Wore by Elana K. Arnold

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Gender-creative Riley knows just what to wear for every occasion during a busy week with family and friends in this sweet and timely picture book from Elana K. Arnold and Linda Davick.Riley wears whatever clothes feel right each day. On Monday, Riley feels shy and wears a bunny costume to school. On Tuesday, a scary trip to the dentist calls for a super hero cape...
  • Peanut Goes for the Gold by Jonathan Van Ness

    Peanut Goes for the Gold by Jonathan Van Ness

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Jonathan Van Ness, the star of Netflix's hit show Queer Eye, brings his signature humor and positivity to his empowering first picture book, inspiring readers of all ages to love being exactly who they are.Peanut Goes for the Gold is a charming, funny, and heartfelt picture book that follows the adventures of Peanut, a gender nonbinary guinea pig who does everything with their own personal flare...
  • Families, Families, Families! by Suzanne Lang

    Families, Families, Families! by Suzanne Lang

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A host of silly animals in dozens of combinations demonstrate all kinds of nontraditional families! Cleverly depicted as framed portraits, these goofy creatures offer a warm celebration of family love.From the Hardcover edition...
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    children  lgbtq  animals  book  children-books  family  fiction  humor
  • The Secret Ingredient by Paul Castle

    The Secret Ingredient by Paul Castle

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Follows Pringle and Finn as they deliver birthday cakes to their colorful animal friends. Along the way, our lovable penguins discover the "secret ingredients" to a happy family. The Secret Ingredient is the sequel to Pringle & Finn (The Pengrooms).The Secret Ingredient is a picture book for ALL ages...
  • Something Queer is Going On by Elizabeth Levy

    Something Queer is Going On by Elizabeth Levy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jill and Gwen do some sleuthing when Jill's basset hound disappears...
  • Ginger Kisses by Gianni Holmes

    Ginger Kisses by Gianni Holmes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The sweetest little and his doting Daddy.875 miles and one year of college keeping them apart. Colin has the most awesome Daddy that any little could ever want. But, there’s one problem— Daddy has to move away to a new state. The only thing standing in his way of joining Daddy is finishing up his last year of college...
    Categorized as:
    children  lgbtq  age-gap  book  contemporary  fiction  mlm  university
  • Austin by Con Riley

    Austin by Con Riley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Austin Russell doesn’t belong at a small school like Glynn Harber. He's meant to be a high flyer in finance not a book-keeping bursar. Now there's only one renovation project left to budget, it’s time he toughened his soft heart and got back to climbing the corporate ladder.The truth is he’d rather climb Maisie Dymond’s father...
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    children  lgbtq  adult  angst  bisexuality  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Rainey's Christmas Miracle by R.E. Bradshaw

    Rainey's Christmas Miracle by R.E. Bradshaw

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As a holiday gift in 2011, author R. E. Bradshaw gave fans of the Rainey Bell Thriller series this sweet short story. It is now available as a companion piece to MOLLY: HOUSE ON FIRE, due out in April 2012.When readers last saw the striking former FBI Behavioral Analyst, Rainey Bell just learned she was about to be a mother...
    Categorized as:
    children  lgbtq  adult  anthologies  crime  fiction  mystery  wlw
  • Situation Room by JA Armstrong

    Situation Room by JA Armstrong

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Reid Family has taken up residence in a new White House. Candace, Jameson, and their family are learning that life as The First Family is an adventure for which there is no adequate preparation. While Jameson struggles to come to grips with her infertility and seeks to define her role as First Lady, Candace grapples with the reality of becoming the most powerful woman on earth...
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    children  lgbtq  adult  age-gap  book  family  fiction  law-enforcement
  • Script Doctor by J.A. Armstrong

    Script Doctor by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Addison Blake and Emma Bronson are about to embark on a new adventure. After a few years, away from the small screen, Addison is about to revive the hit television show OFF SCREEN in a spin-off called ON SCREEN. Ironically, this time around Emma's role will be off the screen...
    Categorized as:
    children  lgbtq  adult  anthologies  celebrity  family  fiction  steamy
  • Kade & Cameron by A.D. Ellis

    Kade & Cameron by A.D. Ellis

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cameron Lewis is left reeling when his perfect life—two beautiful children, an adoring husband, and a house on the lake—is ripped apart by loss. Kade Ramsey is living the American dream with a wife, two amazing children, and a comfortable job. But dreams are often only illusions, and Kade discovers his life isn’t all he thought it to be. Kade and Cam have been friends for years...
  • C Is for Comfort by Colette Davison

    C Is for Comfort by Colette Davison

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A single dad, a doctor, and a one-night-stand. Is there room in their lives and hearts for one another? Corey Stress is my middle name. I'm a single dad and a newly qualified teacher, so it’s hard to find time for myself. What I didn't expect from an adult party is a man who allows me to relax fully...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  children  mlm  fiction  family  contemporary  age-gap  book
  • Cooper by Eve Riley

    Cooper by Eve Riley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The right path can save a life…Growing up in foster care, the only true friends Cooper Jones had were the black hat hackers at the community center. At eighteen, after being caught by the government for hacking into Homeland Security, The Agent in Charge, impressed by Coop’s skills, determined he needed to work for the government instead of hacking them...
  • The Way Things Should Be by Carrie L. Carr

    The Way Things Should Be by Carrie L. Carr

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In this, the sixth novel in the Lex and Amanda series so many readers have come to love, Amanda begins to feel her own biological clock ticking while her sister prepares for the birth of her first child. Lex is busy with trying to keep her hands on some newly acquired land, as well trying to get along with a new member of her family...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  children  romance  contemporary  wlw  lesbian-mc  crime  family
  • Perfect by Jenny Wood

    Perfect by Jenny Wood

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Adoption is hard. Paperwork and more paperwork, lawyers and more lawyers and it seems like begging and choosing....all to get your heart broken when the expectant mother backs out. Not wanting to go through that again, or put Morgan through it again; they opted out. Unfortunately, the new guy didn't get the memo and they were chosen by expectant young mother, Haley...
  • Call to Me by Helena Harte

    Call to Me by Helena Harte

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ASIN B08D9SR15H moved to the more recent editionAsh Smith has plans. Sort of, anyway. She’s just landed her first job since finishing uni. She loves working with the young people at the youth centre, especially the ones who need a bit of extra attention. She’s determined to make something of herself, and she knows enough about love to know it’s not what she wants right now...
    Categorized as:
    children  lgbtq  romance  family  wlw  age-gap  steamy  lesbian-mc
  • Mother Load by K.G. MacGregor

    Mother Load by K.G. MacGregor

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An earthquake didn’t break them. Old demons only tested and deepened their commitment. Even a toddler couldn’t tear them apart. Now Anna and Lily Kaklis have decided on a new adventure: adding to their family. As usual, the timing couldn’t be better. Lily’s only involved in the most important case of her career, and Anna struggles every day to keep her auto empire intact...
    Categorized as:
    children  lgbtq  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction  legal
  • Dear Daddy, Please Trust Me by Rheland Richmond

    Dear Daddy, Please Trust Me by Rheland Richmond

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dear Santa,  I know I have a lot and I shouldn’t ask for more. But all I want is a Daddy that’s okay being a dad too. I love my daughter, but I’m still a boy at heart. I know what I’m asking for is hard. Maybe even impossible. But I have to try.  Sebastian is happy with his life, but there’s something missing. A Daddy to call his own...
    Categorized as:
    children  lgbtq  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary  fiction  holidays
  • Fireman's Carry by Andrew Grey

    Fireman's Carry by Andrew Grey

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Orphaned as a child, Jordan Kramer is a 28-year-old loner who lives for his work as a firefighter. It’s who he is. But his life changes when, on his way home from a fire, he finds Benny walking along the side of an isolated mountain road. With a storm coming, when Benny indicates that he’s alone in the world, Jordan follows his instincts and decides to help...
    Categorized as:
    children  lgbtq  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction  grief
  • Illegal Motion: An MM Enemies To Lovers Sports Romance by Rheland Richmond, Emerson Beckett

    Illegal Motion: An MM Enemies To Lovers Sports Romance by Rheland Richmond, Emerson Beckett

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Callum KennedyI should have known behind that deep sexy southern drawl, and beautiful face lived the world’s biggest asshole.I’ve tried my damnedest to put him behind me. But it was hard to do when I saw his face every night in my dreams and couldn’t forget how he worked my body over.It was okay. I had my work as a vet, my equine rescue to manage, and my friends...
  • My Maddy by Gayle E. Pitman

    My Maddy by Gayle E. Pitman

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A child celebrates her Maddy, who is neither mommy nor daddy but a little bit of both, like so many things in nature. Includes note to parents...
  • Small Packages by K.G. MacGregor

    Small Packages by K.G. MacGregor

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In Without Warning, they fell in love. In Aftershock, that love was tested and reaffirmed. Now Anna and Lily Kaklis face questions about family and future when a homeless woman is killed in San Francisco, leaving a three-year-old who happens to be Lily's nephew in foster care.Lily will not allow her birth mother to ruin another childhood, but ways to save the little one rapidly dwindle...
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    children  lgbtq  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction  legal
  • Blessed Twice by Lynn Galli

    Blessed Twice by Lynn Galli

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The problem with starting over in another state after losing your partner is that your new friends don't understand why you can't just get over it. They never saw how you were together, how much you loved her, how she was your life. They only see a number: three, as in, the number of years since she died. That's all the evidence they need to begin pressuring you to get back out there again...
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    children  lgbtq  adult  book  contemporary  disability  drama  fiction
  • Small Packages by J.A. Armstrong

    Small Packages by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The holidays are starting off with a bang for Obstetrician Brooke Campbell and her girlfriend, Tess Sinclair. Six months into their relationship, the pair has fallen into a familiar routine. At least, it is as routine as any couple can get with two eight-year-olds in the mix...
    Categorized as:
    children  lgbtq  adult  anthologies  family  fiction  humor  lesbian-mc
  • Hard to Get by Jaclyn Quinn

    Hard to Get by Jaclyn Quinn

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Gabe D’Angelo has it all. Designer clothes, luxury cars, a cool confidence most would envy, and a never-ending supply of money—and men. When he arrived in Haven’s Cove to be there for his best friend, he never imagined he’d end up extending his stay indefinitely. Small town living isn’t so bad after all, and the views are magnificent—especially the view of a sexy, rugged blond...
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    children  lgbtq  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • La saison des adieux by Mickaël Brun-Arnaud

    La saison des adieux by Mickaël Brun-Arnaud

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Autour de la famille Renard, on s'active aux préparatifs de l'anniversaire des quatre-vingts ans de la librairie de Bellécorce quand soudain, une branche craque. C'est le premier signe d'une terrible maladie : le croquebois. Pour en venir à bout, une seule solution : couper l'arbre. Mais, ça, Ernest Renard ne peut s'y résoudre...
  • Jacob's New Dress by Sarah Hoffman, Ian Hoffman

    Jacob's New Dress by Sarah Hoffman, Ian Hoffman

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jacob loves playing dress-up, when he can be anything he wants to be. Some kids at school say he can't wear "girl" clothes, but Jacob wants to wear a dress to school. Can he convince his parents to let him wear what he wants? This heartwarming story speaks to the unique challenges faced by children who don’t identify with traditional gender roles...
  • Neither by Airlie Anderson

    Neither by Airlie Anderson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In this colorful and touching story that celebrates what makes each of us unique, a little creature that's not quite a bird and not quite a bunny--it's "neither"--searches for a place to fit in. In the Land of This and That, there are only two kinds: blue bunnies and yellow birds. But one day a funny green egg hatches, and a little creature that's not quite a bird and not quite a bunny pops out...
  • Fred Gets Dressed by Peter Brown

    Fred Gets Dressed by Peter Brown

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From a New York Times bestselling author and Caldecott-honor winning artist comes an exuberant illustrated story about playing dress up, having fun, and feeling free.The boy loves to be naked. He romps around his house naked and wild and free. Until he romps into his parents' closet and is inspired to get dressed. First he tries on his dad's clothes, but they don't fit well...
  • 14/7. División de alternos by Pamela Stupia

    14/7. División de alternos by Pamela Stupia

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Cinco años después de la fusión de ejes, Cielo, Mara, Guillermina, Bianca y Agustín reciben un misterioso mensaje por parte de la sede central de ODA: el Frente Alterno busca una gema ancestral que podría permitirles terminar con los Alternos que no se sumen a su régimen...
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    children  lgbtq  romance  fantasy  middle-grade  sci-fi  fiction  book
  • Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christine Baldacchino, Isabelle Malenfant

    Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christine Baldacchino, Isabelle Malenfant

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Morris is a little boy who loves using his imagination. But most of all, Morris loves wearing the tangerine dress in his classroom's dress-up center. The children in Morris's class don't understand. Dresses, they say, are for girls. And Morris certainly isn't welcome in the spaceship some of his classmates are building. Astronauts, they say, don't wear dresses...
  • That's Not My Name! by Anoosha Syed

    That's Not My Name! by Anoosha Syed

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A debut picture book about loving your name, finding your voice, and standing up for yourself from the critically acclaimed illustrator of Bilal Cooks Daal and I Am Perfectly Designed.Mirha is so excited for her first day of school! She can't wait to learn, play, and make new friends. But when her classmates mispronounce her name, she goes home wondering if she should find a new one...
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