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Gay & Lesbian, Children's Books, Literature & Fiction

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Lesléa Newman (born 1955, Brooklyn, NY) is the author of over 50 books including Heather Has Two Mommies, A Letter To Harvey Milk, Writing From The Heart, In Every Laugh a Tear, The Femme Mystique, Still Life with Buddy, Fat Chance and Out of the Closet and Nothing to Wear.
She has received many literary awards including Poetry Fellowships from the Massachusetts Artists Fellowship Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, the Highlights for Children Fiction Writing Award, the James Baldwin Award for Cultural Achievement, and two Pushcart Prize Nominations.
Nine of her books have been Lambda Literary Award finalists.
Ms. Newman wrote Heather Has Two Mommies, the first children's book to portray lesbian families in a positive way, and...more

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Average rating: 3.75 · 2,297 ratings · 402 reviews · 72 distinct works

	Hachiko Waits by Lesléa Newman (Goodreads Author), Machiyo Kodaira (Illustrator) 4.16 avg rating — 470 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman (Goodreads Author), Diana Souza (Illustrator) 3.51 avg rating — 319 ratings — published 1989 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Fat Chance 3.54 avg rating — 237 ratings — published 1994 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Jailbait 3.09 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Out of the Closet and Nothing to Wear 4.09 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1997	My rating:
	The Femme Mystique 3.70 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1995	My rating:
	Mommy, Mama, and Me by Lesléa Newman (Goodreads Author), Carol Thompson (Illustrator) 4.08 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	Daddy, Papa, and Me by Lesléa Newman (Goodreads Author), Carol Thompson (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	The Boy Who Cried Fabulous by Lesléa Newman (Goodreads Author), Peter Ferguson (Illustrator) 3.76 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	My rating:
	A Letter to Harvey Milk: Short Stories 3.98 avg rating — 47 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:

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What frequently challenged or banned book for children or young adults (or book about banning books) should we read in July and August?

The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier

25 votes, 27.2%

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

21 votes, 22.8%

Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks

17 votes, 18.5%

The Haunted School by R.L. Stine

10 votes, 10.9%

Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography--The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa by Mark Mathabane

6 votes, 6.5%

Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman

5 votes, 5.4%

The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar

3 votes, 3.3%

Running Loose by Chris Crutcher

3 votes, 3.3%

Baby Be-Bop by Francesca Lia Block

2 votes, 2.2%

The What's Happening to My Body? Book for Boys: A Growing Up Guide for Parents and Sons by Lynda Madaras

0 votes, 0.0%

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