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Queerness is everywhere and it always has been. But queer stories, culture and communities have been often hidden ...Shortlisted for the SLA Information Book Awards 2025"Engaging, witty and thoughtful ... full of a supportive kindness that LGBTQ+ teens may find indispensable." -GuardianQueerbook is an invitation to discover and celebrate queer joy, past and present.
It's a whistlestop tour of all the fun (and serious) queer stuff that the foghorn of straight culture drowns out, and that you deserve to know: heroes and histories, science and stories, art, spaces, music, film, TV, fashion - along with jargon-free breakdowns of terms from sexuality and gender identity, to code-switching, intersectionality, bi-erasure, straightwashing, and much, much more.You don't need any specific interests to read Queerbook - all you need is curiosity and a desire to learn more about what it means to be LGBTQ+.
So, say no to the Straightrix and enter the technicolour world over the rainbow ... Ready? Queer we go!Cover illustration by Madelén Foss.
| ISBN: | 9780008812188 |
| Publication date: | 4th June 2026 |
| Author: | Malcolm Mackenzie |
| Illustrator: | Emily A. Foster |
| Publisher: | Red Shed an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 208 pages |
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Queerness is everywhere and it always has been. It's a whistlestop tour of all the fun (and serious) queer stuff that the foghorn of straight culture drowns out, and that you deserve to know: heroes and histories, science and stories, art, spaces, music, film, TV, fashion - along with jargon-free breakdowns of terms from sexuality and gender identity, to code-switching, intersectionality, bi-erasure, straightwashing, and much, much more.You don't need any specific interests to read Queerbook - all you need is curiosity and a desire to learn more about what it means to be LGBTQ+.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Queerbook and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-14 years old
Queerbook features in the following genres: Featured Books for 13+ readers, PSHE: Sexuality, Gender and Relationships, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Relating to LGBTQ+ people, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: LGBTQ+, Recommendations, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Relating to specific groups and cultures or social and cultural interests, Interest qualifiers
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Queerbook was written by Malcolm Mackenzie and published by Red Shed an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Queerbook has 208 pages
