This week on the Butler Bookshelf you will find The Girl from the Sea, a graphic novel by Molly Knox Ostertag. We are eager to dive into the story of 15-year-old Morgan, a young girl with many secrets and an itch to leave the island where she lives and start a new life. However, when a mysterious girl named Keltie saves her from drowning one night, Morgan begins to feel that the island is not so bad. The two girls become friends and soon fall in love–their deep dark secrets bubbling to the surface along the way. For more LGBTQ themed titles, check out the list below!

Love is for Losers
Written by Wibke Brueggemann
Published by Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Available now!

The Ghosts We Keep
Written by Mason Deaver
Published by PUSH
Available now!

Llama Glamarama
Written by Simon James Green and Illustrated by Garry Parsons
Published by Orchard Books
Available now!

This Little Rainbow: A Love-Is-Love Primer
Written by Joan Holub and Illustrated by Daniel Roode
Published by Little Simon
Available August 31, 2021

All Our Hidden Gifts
Written by Caroline O’Donoghue and Illustrated by Stefanie Caponi
Published by Walker Books US
Available now!

The Girl from the Sea
Written and Illustrated by Molly Knox Ostertag
Published by GRAPHIX
Available now!