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- Aliens Love Underpants by Claire Freedman (Hoopla ebook)
- Adventures of Captain Underpants (Overdrive ebook)
- Creepy Pair of Underwear by Aaron Reynolds (Overdrive ebook)
- Dance Dance Underpants by Bob Shea
- Horrid Henry’s Underpants by Francesca Simon (Hoopla ebook)
- One Big Pair of Underwear by Laura Gehl
- Vegetables in Underwear by Jared Chapman (Hoopla ebook)
- Veggies with Wedgies by Todd Doodler
- Wolf in Underpants by Wilfrid Lupano (Hoopla ebook)
- Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed (Overdrive ebook, Overdrive eaudiobook)
- Becoming Kareem by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Overdrive ebook, Overdrive eaudiobook, Hoopla eaudiobook)
- Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow (Overdrive ebook)
- Front Desk by Kelly Yang (Overdrive ebook, Overdrive eaudiobook)
- A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramee (Overdrive ebook, Overdrive eaudiobook)
- Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (Overdrive ebook, Overdrive eaudiobook)
- Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring by Angela Cervantes (Overdrive Spanish edition ebook)
- The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty (Overdrive ebook, Overdrive eaudionbook)
- New Kid by Jerry Craft (Overdrive ebook, Overdrive eaudiobook)
- Nightbooks by J.A. White (Overdrive ebook)
- Nowhere Boy by Katherine Marsh (Overdrive ebook, Overdrive eaudiobook)
- The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz (Overdrive ebook, Overdrive eaudiobook)
- The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson (Overdrive ebook, Overdrive eaudiobook)
- Resistance by Jennifer A. Nielsen (Overdrive ebook, Overdrive eaudiobook)
- Small Spaces by Katherine Arden (Overdrive ebook, Overdrive eaudiobook)
- Speechless by Adam P. Schmitt (Overdrive ebook)
- Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh (Overdrive ebook)
- Stormy Seas: Stories of Young Boat Refugees by Mary Beth Leatherdale
- Sweep: The Story of a Girl and her Monster by Jonathan Auxier (Overdrive ebook)
- Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961 by Larry Dane Brimner (Overdrive ebook)
- The Ambrose Deception by Emily Ectona (Overdrive ebook)
- Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Infographics by Steve Jenkins (Hoopla ebook, Overdrive ebook)
- Bob by Wendy Mass, Rebecca Stead (Overdrive ebook and eaudiobook)
- Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Talker’s Story by Joseph Bruchac (Hoopla ebook)
- Click by Kayla Miller (Overdrive ebook)
- Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover by Markus Motum
- A Dash of Trouble by Anna Meriano (Overdrive ebook, Hoopla eaudiobook, Hoopla ebook)
- Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome (Overdrive ebook, Hoopla eaudiobook)
- Hope in the Holler by Lisa Lewis Tyre (Overdrive ebook, Overdrive eaudiobook)
- Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood (Overdrive ebook, Hoopla eaudiobook)
- Max & the Midknights by Lincoln Peirce (Overdrive ebook, Overdrive eaudiobook)
- Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record Setting Dive of the Bathyshpere by Barb Rosenstock
- Power Forward by Hena Khan (Overdrive ebook)
- Sergeant Reckless: The True Story of the Little Horse Who Became a Hero by Patricia McCormick
- Stef Soto, Taco Queen by Jennifer Torres (Overdrive ebook, Hoopla eaudiobook, Spanish edition ebook)
- Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen by Candace Fleming
- The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander (Overdrive ebook)
- The Van Gogh Deception by Deron R. Hicks (Overdrive ebook)
- Wedgie & Gizmo by Suzanne Selfors (Overdrive ebook, Hoopla ebook, Hoopla eaudiobook)
- A Whole New Ballgame by Phil Bildner
- Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller
- Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings
- Cute as an Axolotl by Jess Keating (Overdrive ebook)
- Douglas, You’re a Genius by Ged Adamson
- Drawn Together by Minh Le
- Dreamers by Yuyi Morales (Overdrive ebook)
- The Good Egg by Jory John (Overdrive ebook)
- How to Give Your Cat a Bath in Five Easy Steps by Nicola Winstanley
- If Sharks Disappeared by Lily Williams
- King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats by Dori Hillestad Butler (Overdrive ebook)
- Let the Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson (Overdrive ebook, Overdrive eaudiobook, Hoopla eaudiobook)
- My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero (Hoolpa eaudiobook, Hoopla eaudiobook Spanish edition)
- A Normal Pig by K-Fai Steele
- Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpre by Anika Denise
- The Sun is Kind of a Big Deal by Nick Seluk
- Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora
- The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander (Overdrive ebook)
- Under My Hijab by Hena Khan
- What If… by Samantha Berger
- What Is Chasing Duck? by Jan Thomas (Overdrive ebook)
All the books included on these lists are available in ebook format from Hoopla or Overdrive
Picture Books
- And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell (Hoopla ebook)
- Eustace & Clyde by Marina Aizen (Hoopla ebook)
- A Church for All by Gayle E. Pitman (Hoopla ebook)
- Families, Families, Families! by Suzanne Lang (Overdrive ebook)
- Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christine Baldacchino (Hoopla ebook)
- Stella Brings the Family by Miriam B. Schiffer (Hoopla ebook)
- 10,000 Dresses by Marcus Ewert (Hoopla ebook)
- A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo by Jill Twiss (Overdrive ebook)
Nonfiction
- The Gender Identity Workbook for Kids by Kelly Storck and Noah Grigni (Hoopla ebook)
- The Power Book by Claire Saunders, Georgia Amson-Bradshaw, et al.(Hoopla ebook)
- What's Gender Identity? by Katie Kawa (Hoopla ebook)
- LGBTQ Human Rights Movement by Theresa Morlock (Hoopla ebook)
- What's Intolerance? By Richard Alexander (Hoopla ebook)
- The Gay Rights Movement by Eric Braun (Hoopla ebook)
- Rise Up! The Art of Protest by Jo Rippon and Mari Copney (Hoopla ebook)
- Standing Up to Hate Speech by Alison Morretta (Hoopla ebook)
- Dictionary for a Better World by Irene Latham, Charles Waters, et al. (Hoopla ebook)
- LGBT Families by H.W. Poole (Hoopla ebook)
- The ABC's of LGBT+ by Ashley Mardell (Hoopla ebook)
- All Out by Saundra Mitchell (Overdrive ebook)
Middle Grade Fiction
- George by Alex Gino (Hoopla ebook)
- The Best at It by Maulik Pancholy (Hoopla ebook)
- Rick by Alex Gino (Overdrive eaudiobook)
- To Night Owl from Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer (Hoopla ebook)
- The Pants Project by Cat Clarke (Hoopla ebook)
- King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender (Overdrive ebook)
- Trevor by James Lecesne (Hoopla ebook)
- Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker (Overdrive ebook)
For Parents
- The Transgender Child by Stephanie Brill and Rachel Peppers (Hoopla eaudiobook)
Picture Books
- The Day You Begin by Jaqueline Woodson (Overdrive ebook)
- We Are Different and Alike by Cynthia Geisen (Hoopla ebook)
- Let the Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson (Hoopla read along movie), (Hoopla audiobook)
- Can I Touch Your Hair by Irene Latham (Overdrive ebook)
- A Ride to Remember by Sharon Langley (Hoopla ebook)
- The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander (Overdrive ebook)
- A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara (Hoopla ebook)
- The Skin I’m In by Pat Thomas (Hoopla ebook)
- We’re Different We’re the Same by Sesame Street (Overdrive ebook)
Nonfiction
- We Shall Overcome Series by Rachel Tisdale (Hoopla ebooks)
- Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and her Family’s Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh (Hoopla ebook)
- Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison (Overdrive ebook)
- Rise Up The Art of Protest by Jo Rippon (Hoopla ebook)
- All the Colors We Are by Katie Kissenger (Hoopla ebook)
- What is Racism? by Amy B. Rogers (Hoopla ebook)
Middle Grade Fiction
- My Year in the Middle by Lila Quintero Weaver (Overdrive ebook)
- A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramee (Overdrive eaudiobook), (Overdrive ebook) (Hoopla ebook)
- One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia (Overdrive ebook)
- Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Overdrive ebook), (Overdrive audiobook)
- Finding Langston by Lisa Cline Ransom (Overdrive ebook)
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (Overdrive ebook)
- The Crossover by Kwame Alexander (Overdrive ebook)
- Brown Girl Dreaming by Jaqueline Woodson (Overdrive ebook)
- Blended by Sharon Draper (Overdrive ebook)
- For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J Lockington (Overdrive ebook)
- The Watsons Go To Birmingham 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis (Overdrive ebook)
- It All Comes Down to This by Karen English (Hoopla ebook)
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