GLBTQ Authors
Francessca Lia Block
Author website: http://www.francescaliablock.com/
About: Block describes her books as " 'contemporary fairy tales with an edge.' " (http://www.francescaliablock.com/bio). She is most famous for her Weetzie Bat series, and was the 2005 recipient of ALA's Margaret A. Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award.
Author website: http://www.francescaliablock.com/
About: Block describes her books as " 'contemporary fairy tales with an edge.' " (http://www.francescaliablock.com/bio). She is most famous for her Weetzie Bat series, and was the 2005 recipient of ALA's Margaret A. Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award.
Chris Crutcher
Author website: http://www.chriscrutcher.com/
About: Chris Crutcher is a frequently-challenged author, whose controversial works that feature realistic young people coping with serious problems highly appeal to teens. The ALA has designated eight of his books, as "Best Books for Young Adults".
Author website: http://www.chriscrutcher.com/
About: Chris Crutcher is a frequently-challenged author, whose controversial works that feature realistic young people coping with serious problems highly appeal to teens. The ALA has designated eight of his books, as "Best Books for Young Adults".
Nancy Garden
Author website: http://www.nancygarden.com/
About: Garden, the author of thirty-five books, focuses frequently upon GLBTQ issues in her works. Her most popular novel, Annie on My Mind, is a perennial YA lit classic, and also widely thought of as the first teen novel portraying a gay relationship in a positive light. According to a recent interview, Garden admitted that ..."my overall goal, especially in my serious contemporary fiction, is to say to kids, ‘You have a right to be here, to discover and be who you truly are, and to follow your dreams’” (Teacher Librarian, 51).
Author website: http://www.nancygarden.com/
About: Garden, the author of thirty-five books, focuses frequently upon GLBTQ issues in her works. Her most popular novel, Annie on My Mind, is a perennial YA lit classic, and also widely thought of as the first teen novel portraying a gay relationship in a positive light. According to a recent interview, Garden admitted that ..."my overall goal, especially in my serious contemporary fiction, is to say to kids, ‘You have a right to be here, to discover and be who you truly are, and to follow your dreams’” (Teacher Librarian, 51).
John Green
Author website: http://johngreenbooks.com/
About: John Green is a best-selling young adult author and also an extensive vlogger. His passion, straightforward sense of humor, captivating stories, and immense online presence have earned him a well-deserved legion of rabid fans.
Author website: http://johngreenbooks.com/
About: John Green is a best-selling young adult author and also an extensive vlogger. His passion, straightforward sense of humor, captivating stories, and immense online presence have earned him a well-deserved legion of rabid fans.
Brent Hartinger
Author website: http://brenthartinger.com/
About: Brent Hartinger, a Lambda Literary Award Winner, is best known for his oft-challened book, Geography Club, which will be released as a feature film in 2013. Hartinger co-found Oasis, one of the nation's first support organization for gay teens, in 1990.
Author website: http://brenthartinger.com/
About: Brent Hartinger, a Lambda Literary Award Winner, is best known for his oft-challened book, Geography Club, which will be released as a feature film in 2013. Hartinger co-found Oasis, one of the nation's first support organization for gay teens, in 1990.
Maureen Johnson
Author website: http://www.maureenjohnsonbooks.com/index1.html
About: It was Bermudez Triangle author Maureen Johnson, who famously (and awesomely) declared in an interview with the Kids' Right to Read Project (http://ncac.org/LGBTQ-Right-to-Read-Resource-Main-Page) that: “Gay characters can’t be relegated to some dark corner of the shelf that you need a map to find and an ID to check out. To do so is basically saying to the gay kids, ‘There’s something dirty about you.’ Anyone who would say that is the true filthmonger,”
Author website: http://www.maureenjohnsonbooks.com/index1.html
About: It was Bermudez Triangle author Maureen Johnson, who famously (and awesomely) declared in an interview with the Kids' Right to Read Project (http://ncac.org/LGBTQ-Right-to-Read-Resource-Main-Page) that: “Gay characters can’t be relegated to some dark corner of the shelf that you need a map to find and an ID to check out. To do so is basically saying to the gay kids, ‘There’s something dirty about you.’ Anyone who would say that is the true filthmonger,”
David Levithan
Author website: http://www.davidlevithan.com/
About: David Levithan is an accomplished author and editor, whose works frequently feature confident gay characters. Often collaborating with other authors, Levithan sponsors a novel writing contest for middle-schoolers and high-schoolers each year ( www.thisispush.com). Levithan never travels without his camera, and his New Year's Resolution in 2001 was to take at least one photo everyday of his life!
Author website: http://www.davidlevithan.com/
About: David Levithan is an accomplished author and editor, whose works frequently feature confident gay characters. Often collaborating with other authors, Levithan sponsors a novel writing contest for middle-schoolers and high-schoolers each year ( www.thisispush.com). Levithan never travels without his camera, and his New Year's Resolution in 2001 was to take at least one photo everyday of his life!
Julie Anne Peters
Author website: http://www.julieannepeters.com/files/index.htm
About: Writing books for both children and young adults, Julie Anne Peters is a well-reviewed and popular author that young people can easily relate to. Her approachable and engaging website links to a wealth of GLBTQ websites as well (http://www.julieannepeters.com/files/JPLGBTQLinks.htm).
Author website: http://www.julieannepeters.com/files/index.htm
About: Writing books for both children and young adults, Julie Anne Peters is a well-reviewed and popular author that young people can easily relate to. Her approachable and engaging website links to a wealth of GLBTQ websites as well (http://www.julieannepeters.com/files/JPLGBTQLinks.htm).
Alex Sanchez
Author website: http://www.alexsanchez.com/
About: Alex Sanchez is a Mexican-American author who advocates for gay youth and vocally denounces censorship. In spite of being a critical favorite, his Rainbow Boys series has been widely challenged in schools and libraries across the US and Canada.
Author website: http://www.alexsanchez.com/
About: Alex Sanchez is a Mexican-American author who advocates for gay youth and vocally denounces censorship. In spite of being a critical favorite, his Rainbow Boys series has been widely challenged in schools and libraries across the US and Canada.
Source:
"Much More Than Annie On Her Mind." Teacher Librarian 39.1 (2011): 50-54. Web. 22 Oct. 2012.
"Much More Than Annie On Her Mind." Teacher Librarian 39.1 (2011): 50-54. Web. 22 Oct. 2012.