Happy Black History Month! Like the other eleven months, it’s an excellent time to buy queer books by Black authors! For even more recs, check out previous years’ posts! Middle Grade Camp Twisted Pine by Ciera Burch Eleven-year-old Naomi loves all things outdoors—birds and beetles, bats and bunnies—in theory. She explores nature in the best possible way: the cold, hard facts in books.

Alt: a group of cartoon characters are sitting at desks and one of them (Ralph Wiggins) is dressed as a Mountie in Red Serge and singing Oh, Canada.