Athlete Is Agender: True Stories of LGBTQ+ People in Sports
Athlete is agender. Athlete can mean anyone. This incredible collection revels in the achievements of strong, passionate, and determined queer athletes across every age, level, and field of sports.

Find your strength in…
  • Adam Rippon’s unbelievable journey from figure-skating Olympic alternate to the first openly gay Olympic medalist in his sport.
 
  • CeCé Telfer’s career as a trans track star and her unwavering commitment to run for the future freedom of trans athletes.
 
  • em dickson’s relationship to eir gender identity and how sailing, a sport that doesn’t categorize athletes by gender, helped em embrace eir power and identity.
…and many other invaluable true stories.
 
Featuring testimonies by world-class athletes and award-winning children’s book authors, as well as profiles on culture-defining figures like Megan Rapinoe and Billie Jean KingAthlete Is Agender is a lifesaving book not to be missed.
 
This book is for:
·         LGBTQIA+ kids, teens, tweens, and adults
·         Athletes and sports fans
·         Readers looking to learn more about the LGBTQIA+ community
·         Parents of gay kids and other LGBTQIA+ youth
·         Educators looking for advice about the LGBTQIA+ community



★ A Junior Library Guild Selection
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Athlete Is Agender: True Stories of LGBTQ+ People in Sports
Athlete is agender. Athlete can mean anyone. This incredible collection revels in the achievements of strong, passionate, and determined queer athletes across every age, level, and field of sports.

Find your strength in…
  • Adam Rippon’s unbelievable journey from figure-skating Olympic alternate to the first openly gay Olympic medalist in his sport.
 
  • CeCé Telfer’s career as a trans track star and her unwavering commitment to run for the future freedom of trans athletes.
 
  • em dickson’s relationship to eir gender identity and how sailing, a sport that doesn’t categorize athletes by gender, helped em embrace eir power and identity.
…and many other invaluable true stories.
 
Featuring testimonies by world-class athletes and award-winning children’s book authors, as well as profiles on culture-defining figures like Megan Rapinoe and Billie Jean KingAthlete Is Agender is a lifesaving book not to be missed.
 
This book is for:
·         LGBTQIA+ kids, teens, tweens, and adults
·         Athletes and sports fans
·         Readers looking to learn more about the LGBTQIA+ community
·         Parents of gay kids and other LGBTQIA+ youth
·         Educators looking for advice about the LGBTQIA+ community



★ A Junior Library Guild Selection
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Athlete Is Agender: True Stories of LGBTQ+ People in Sports

Athlete Is Agender: True Stories of LGBTQ+ People in Sports

Athlete Is Agender: True Stories of LGBTQ+ People in Sports

Athlete Is Agender: True Stories of LGBTQ+ People in Sports

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Athlete is agender. Athlete can mean anyone. This incredible collection revels in the achievements of strong, passionate, and determined queer athletes across every age, level, and field of sports.

Find your strength in…
  • Adam Rippon’s unbelievable journey from figure-skating Olympic alternate to the first openly gay Olympic medalist in his sport.
 
  • CeCé Telfer’s career as a trans track star and her unwavering commitment to run for the future freedom of trans athletes.
 
  • em dickson’s relationship to eir gender identity and how sailing, a sport that doesn’t categorize athletes by gender, helped em embrace eir power and identity.
…and many other invaluable true stories.
 
Featuring testimonies by world-class athletes and award-winning children’s book authors, as well as profiles on culture-defining figures like Megan Rapinoe and Billie Jean KingAthlete Is Agender is a lifesaving book not to be missed.
 
This book is for:
·         LGBTQIA+ kids, teens, tweens, and adults
·         Athletes and sports fans
·         Readers looking to learn more about the LGBTQIA+ community
·         Parents of gay kids and other LGBTQIA+ youth
·         Educators looking for advice about the LGBTQIA+ community



★ A Junior Library Guild Selection

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780316572002
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date: 05/13/2025
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range: 9 - 14 Years

About the Author

About The Author
Katherine Locke lives and writes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with their feisty felines. They are the award-winning author of many books for kids and teens, including Gender Rebels and What Are Your Words?; they are also the co-editor and contributor of This Is Our Rainbow16 Stories of Her, Him, Them and Us. They can be found online at KatherineLockeBooks.com and @bibliogato on X and Instagram.

Nicole Melleby, a New Jersey native, is the author of highly praised middle grade books, including the Lambda Literary finalist Hurricane Season, ALA Notable book How to Become a PlanetCamp QUILTBAG (co-written with A. J. Sass), and The House on Sunrise Lagoon series. She is also the author of the picture book Sunny and Oswaldo. Nicole lives with her wife and their cats, whose need for attention oddly aligns with Nicole’s writing schedule. She invites you to visit her online at nicolemelleby.com.
 
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