Little & Lion
Author: Brandy Colbert
Description: Little & Lion is about a bisexual Black girl coming to terms with her identity and her white step brother who is dealing with his recently diagnosed bipolar disorder. Both are both are falling for the same girl. This book also has lesbian characters, a prominent biracial Korean/Black character who wears a hearing aid, interracial relationships, references to abortion, and discussions around what it means to be loyal and what it means to care.
Includes: #bisexual #LGBTQIA #africanamerican #black #femaleprotagonist #contemporary #mentalhealth #bipolar #judaism
Citation: Colbert, B. (2017). Little & Lion. Little, Brown.
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Color Me In
Author: Natasha Diaz
Description: Color Me In is a contemporary novel about a biracial Black and white Jewish teen who is white passing. When her Black mom and Jewish dad split up, she moves to Harlem where she has a hard time fitting in with her family and her new community. She is stuck between two cultures, that of her new Black community and that of her posh private school. When her dad decides to throw her a belated bat mitzvah instead of a Sweet 16, she doesn’t know where she belongs.
Includes: #africanamerican #black #biracial #femaleprotagonist #contemporary #judaism
Citation: Diaz, N. (2019). Color me in. Delacorte.
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