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Gender queer : a memoir / by Maia Kobabe ; colors by Phoebe Kobabe.
This book is part of our Book Sanctuary collection. A Book Sanctuary is a physical or digital space that actively protects the freedom to read. It provides shelter and access to endangered books. Launched by Chicago Public Library in 2022, The Book Sanctuary initiative brings attention to challenged titles, and commits to making these books accessible. Innisfil ideaLAB & Library's Book Sanctuary Collection represents books that have been challenged, censored or removed from a public library or school in North America. More than 50 adult, teen, and children's books are in our collection and are available for browsing and borrowing in our branches and online. Explore the collection to learn more about why these books were challenged.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781549304002
- ISBN: 1549304003
- Physical Description: 239 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
- Publisher: [Portland, OR] : Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| General Note: | This graphic novel was restricted, challenged, and banned in 2021 for 2SLGBTQIA+ content and for being considered to contain sexually explicit imagery. It ranked no. 1 in 2021 and 2022 as the most challenged book. |
| Awards Note: | Stonewall Book Awards, 2020 ALA Alex Award Winner, 2020 |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | 306.768092 Kobab | 31681010379204 | BOOK SANCTUARY | Available | - |
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Maia Kobabe is a nonbinary, queer author and illustrator from the Bay Area, California. Eir first full length book, GENDER QUEER: A MEMOIR, was published in May 2019. Maia's short comics have been published by The Nib and in many anthologies including THE SECRET LOVES OF GEEKS, FASTER THAN LIGHT Y'ALL, GOTHIC TALES OF HAUNTED LOVE, SHOUT OUT, ADVANCED DEATH SAVES and BE GAY, DO COMICS. Before setting out to work freelance full-time, e worked for over ten years in libraries. Eir work is heavily influenced by fairy tales, homesickness, and the search for identity.
