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Lesléa Newman

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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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	October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard 4.20 avg rating — 4,681 ratings — published 2012 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hachiko Waits by Lesléa Newman (Goodreads Author), Machiyo Kodaira (Illustrator) 4.30 avg rating — 3,402 ratings — published 2004 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman (Goodreads Author), Diana Souza (Illustrator) 3.95 avg rating — 2,057 ratings — published 1989 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sparkle Boy by Lesléa Newman (Goodreads Author), Maria Mola (Illustrator) 4.11 avg rating — 986 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mommy, Mama, and Me by Lesléa Newman (Goodreads Author), Carol Thompson (Illustrator) 4.23 avg rating — 942 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed by Lesléa Newman (Goodreads Author), Amy June Bates (Illustrator) 4.20 avg rating — 801 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fat Chance 3.74 avg rating — 882 ratings — published 1994 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story by Lesléa Newman (Goodreads Author), Amy June Bates (Illustrator) 4.26 avg rating — 740 ratings — published 2019 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Daddy, Papa, and Me by Lesléa Newman (Goodreads Author), Carol Thompson (Illustrator) 4.07 avg rating — 582 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Joyful Song: A Naming Story by Lesléa Newman (Goodreads Author), Susan Gal (Illustrator) 4.20 avg rating — 530 ratings — published 2024 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The most important thing about a family is that all the people in it love each other.”
― Lesléa Newman, Heather Has Two Mommies

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“...as a child, I was an avid reader. And despite reading hundreds of books about straight people, I did not grow up to embrace the heterosexual lifestyle. Similarly, someone who is heterosexual is not going to turn gay from reading a book that features a child being raised by two moms.”
― Lesléa Newman

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“A book cannot change the inner core of who you are. It can't alter what you came with down the birth canal and into this world. But a book can validate, comfort, educate, and enlighten. Books can help make this a more accepting, respectful, and more celebratory world.”
― Lesléa Newman, You Can't Say That!: Writers for Young People Talk About Censorship, Free Expression, and the Stories They Have to Tell

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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, 27.8%

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

21 votes, 23.3%

Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks

17 votes, 18.9%

The Haunted School by R.L. Stine

9 votes, 10.0%

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

6 votes, 6.7%

Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman

5 votes, 5.6%

The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar

3 votes, 3.3%

Running Loose by Chris Crutcher

2 votes, 2.2%

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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