LGBTQ+ Families

by Jen Breach

Overview

This compassionate book explores the dynamics of LGBTQ+ families. Young readers learn about the different kinds of LGBTQ+ families, the ways they form, the challenges they can face, and strategies for working through those challenges. This book also features a “Many “Identities special feature, several "Did You Know?" facts, a table of contents, a reading comprehension quiz, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers series is at the Beacon level, aligned to reading levels of grades 2-3 and interest levels of grades 3-5.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781637394960
Publisher:	North Star Editions
Publication date:	01/01/2023
Series:	All Families
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	7 - 9 Years

About the Author

Jen Breach (they/them) grew up queer and nonbinary in an otherwise cishet family of three big brothers, two parents, and one pet duck. Jen has worked as a bagel-baker, a code-breaker, a ticket-taker and a trouble-maker. They now work as a writer, the best job ever, in Philadelphia, PA.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Family Pride 5

Chapter 2 A Rainbow of Families 9

Many Identities All the Ways to Be 14

Chapter 3 A Rainbow Behind the Clouds 17

Chapter 4 Bright Blue Skies 23

Focus on LGBTQ+ Families 28

Glossary 30

To Learn More 31

Index 32

Editorial Reviews

"LGBTQ+ Families serves as a starting point for discussion and dialogue about LGBTQ+ individuals within their family relationships. . . . The general message in LGBTQ+ Families is that all types of families exist, and they are formed in many different ways." —New York Journal of Books

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