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Alex Gino Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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They/them. Stonewall-winning MG author. Fat femme. Pun wielder. Curser. Good, not nice. Defund cops and pay reparations. Making things complicated since 1977.

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Book Cover for: Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign, Book 1), Ann Clare Lezotte

Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign, Book 1)

Ann Clare Lezotte
Alex GinoAlex Gino

SET ME FREE by the incomparable @annclezotte is out today! Have you gotten it? You have? Awesome! Reply with the INDIE bookstore you got it from. I'll send one WINNER a copy of SHOW ME A SIGN, Ann's phenomenal debut and the book so nice I bought it twice. https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781338742497

Paperback, 2021

$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: When Aidan Became a Brother, Kyle Lukoff

When Aidan Became a Brother

Kyle Lukoff
Alex GinoAlex Gino

Yikes! I nearly missed perhaps the biggest week for trans authors in kid lit ever: BIRTHDAY by @Mer_Squared & ZENOBIA JULY by @lisabunker both just published May 21!!! And with @Shekels_Library's WHEN AIDAN BECAME A BROTHER on June 4, it's a trans trifecta! And they're all great!

Hardcover, 2019

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team, Christina Soontornvat

All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team

Christina Soontornvat
Alex GinoAlex Gino

Yay! What a list to be on! Prarie Lotus by @LindaSuePark, What Lane? by @TorreyMaldonado, King & The Dragonflies by @kacencallender, and A High Five for Glenn Burke by @PhilBildner are personal faves from last year. And I need to get on All Thirteen by @soontornvat! Congrats all! https://t.co/6MQ5B9nPZ9

Hardcover, 2020

$25.99$12.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Jerome by Heart, Olivier Tallec

Jerome by Heart

Olivier Tallec
Alex GinoAlex Gino

A6: First, I'd like to give some love to JEROME BY HEART by Thomas Scotto and Olivier Tallec, an endearing picture book about deep friendship. Just lookit them holding hands! https://indiebound.org/book/9781592702503 [2/6] #BannedBooksChat

Hardcover, 2018

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Zenobia July, Lisa Bunker

Zenobia July

Lisa Bunker
Alex GinoAlex Gino

Yikes! I nearly missed perhaps the biggest week for trans authors in kid lit ever: BIRTHDAY by @Mer_Squared & ZENOBIA JULY by @lisabunker both just published May 21!!! And with @Shekels_Library's WHEN AIDAN BECAME A BROTHER on June 4, it's a trans trifecta! And they're all great!

Hardcover, 2019

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Set Me Free (Show Me a Sign, Book 2), Ann Clare Lezotte

Set Me Free (Show Me a Sign, Book 2)

Ann Clare Lezotte
Alex GinoAlex Gino

A6: In between, there's SET ME FREE by @annclezotte, a sweet but strong MG story of a Deaf girl called on to help another Deaf girl who has been struggling to communicate who she is. There are no saviors in this thoughtful tale about supporting each other. [4/6] #BannedBooksChat

Hardcover, 2021

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Next Great Paulie Fink, Ali Benjamin

The Next Great Paulie Fink

Ali Benjamin
Alex GinoAlex Gino

Eeeeeee!!!!!! I knew @alibenj1 was great from her JELLYFISH debut. But now I know she's a true genius after reading THE NEXT GREAT PAULIE FINK. Deep insights into perspective, funny as all get out, incorporates reality TV, rural economics & more. So good! https://t.co/jSCtybnl6t

Hardcover, Large Print, 2019

$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Pride Colors, Robin Stevenson

Pride Colors

Robin Stevenson
Alex GinoAlex Gino

We all deserve this joy this month, but perhaps none more than @robin_stevenson [For reference, Pride Colors is the author of a charming board book called Robin Stevenson.] https://t.co/bLr7B8ZCbq

Board Book, 2019

$10.95$5.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Boys in the Back Row, Mike Jung

The Boys in the Back Row

Mike Jung
Alex GinoAlex Gino

OMG! "'Kitten Time, a new song by Alex Gino' a new song by Mike Jung" video premieres today!!! Also the fabulous THE BOYS IN THE BACK ROW by said @Mike_Jung releases! See you at the launch party! Plan your naps around it! Bring exclamation points!!! Reg: https://t.co/wkI4RmZdUO https://t.co/ae4pcQ7l5W

Paperback, 2022

$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Amal Unbound, Aisha Saeed

Amal Unbound

Aisha Saeed
Alex GinoAlex Gino

Just finished @aishacs' AMAL UNBOUND!!! Yikes and wowzers! The characters are deep and the story is intertwined. What a fabulous tool to talk about indentured servitude, misogyny, and economic inequality. Thank you, Aisha, for another amazing book!!

Paperback, 2020

$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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