Read Across America: June - Support LGBTQ+ Communities

    

Every Month, NEA's Read Across America highlights books for young readers that explore a topic related to diversity and inclusion.

The theme for June is Support LGBTQ+ Communities.

Read, learn about, and discuss LGBTQ+ issues and help students find their voices to speak out against homophobia, transphobia, harassment, and discrimination.

Here are the recommended books for the month. Find discussion questions and more resources on their website.

Elementary: ’Twas the Night Before Pride / La Víspera de Orgullo 

by Joanna McClintick

Middle Grade: Spin With Me 

by Ami Polonsky

Young Adult: Milo and Marcos at the End of the World 

by Kevin Christopher Snipes