"The biggest mistake you can make is to leave this life without having discovered your authentic self." - Osho
| Age range: 11 + Under | Description |
 10,000 DressesStory by Marcus Ewert Illustrations by Rex Ray Published by Seven Stories Press $14.95 | "Every night, Bailey dreams about magical dresses: dresses made of crystals and rainbows, flowers and windows." |
 Adventures Of The Tranz-4Story by Tracie Stratton Illustrations by Mike Birtchet $11.49 (book), $3.00 (download) | "Follow Izzy and his sisters on an adventure as he learns that he is loved simply for being himself." An endearing novel about a family coming together. |
 It's OK To Be Differentby Todd Parr Little, Brown and Company $9.99 | A gentle, witty book; a simple and playful celebration of diversity. |
 Oliver Button Is A Sissyby Tomie dePaola Voyager Books $7.00 | An excellent book that confronts gender stereotypes and the importance of accepting people for who they are. Oliver Button does not engage in the traditional activities that boys do. |
 Pearl's Christmas Presentby Thomas Wurst Pearl & Dotty Press $19.99 | Pearl is an inspiration to every trans or gender non-conforming child in that Pearl is an optimistic, resourceful kid who repeatedly finds ways to make the sweetest lemonade from the most sour lemons. |
| Age Range: 12-18 | Description |
 Becoming Alecby Darwin S. Ward MBM Press $15.00 (book), $5.00 (download) | "Alex always thought she was a lesbian. She got thrown out of her house for it as a teenager, in fact. But when she moves to Chicago she discovers she isn't a lesbian at all... but a straight man." |
 Mom, I Need To Be a Girlby Just Evelyn Booksurge Publishing $15.99 | This book, written by the single mother of a Transsexual teen-ager, is a true account of their experiences wending their way through the morass of roadblocks and confusion in seeking approval for the son to become the daughter she had always been meant to be. It describes clearly the troubles that the "system" deliver to maintain the status-quo, and the overwhelming drive needed by both the child and the parent in overcoming these burdens and achieving success. This should be required reading for any parent of a Transgendered person. The writing style is easy and familiar and will make for a "quick read" ; one you won't want to put down. |
 Lunaby Julie Anne Peters Little, Brown Young Readers $7.99 | Regan has always been there for her transgender brother, Liam, sacrificing her needs for his, but when he announces that he is ready to "transition" into Luna permanently, Regan is not sure she can handle the consequences. Told from Regan's point of view in the present and in flashback, this novel breaks new ground in YA literature with a sensitive and poignant portrayal of a young man's determination to live his true identity and his family's struggle to accept Luna for who she really is. |
 Transgender Historyby Susan Stryker Seal Press $12.95 | Covering American transgender history from the mid-twentieth century to today, Transgender History takes a chronological approach to the subject of transgender history, with each chapter covering major movements, writings, and events. Chapters cover the transsexual and transvestite communities in the years following World War II; trans radicalism and social change, which spanned from 1966 with the publication of The Transsexual Phenomenon, and lasted through the early 1970s; the mid-’70s to 1990—the era of identity politics and the changes witnessed in trans circles through these years; and the gender issues witnessed through the ’90s and ’00s. |
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