This poignant and humorous collection of stories offers a fresh perspective on current issues such as homosexuality and anti-Semitism and lends a unique voice to those experiencing growing pains and self-discovery. Newman's readers accompany her quirky Jewish characters through all types of experiences from an initial lesbian sexual encounter to being sequestered in a college apartment after paranoid Holocaust flashbacks. In these stories characters anxiously discover their lesbian identities while beginning to understand, and finally to embrace, their Jewish heritage. The title story, "A Letter to Harvey Milk" was the second place finalist in the Raymond Carver Short Story Competition.

A Letter to Harvey Milk: Short Stories (Library of American Fiction)

Literature & Fiction

Lesléa Newman

Short Stories & Anthologies

University of Wisconsin Press

Editor Lesléa Newman has collected the work of both well-known and emerging poets to create an anthology of some of the finest writers of any gender or sexual orientation writing poetry today. The probing fierceness of Adrienne Rich's "Love Poem," the stirring sensual incantation of Ellen Bass's "Praise," the intensely felt tenderness of Dorothy Allison's "Reason Enough to Love You," are just a few examples of the rich talent displayed in this volume. These poets have written daring confessions of love, sorrow, anger, and joy. Each poem is an elaborate confirmation of the resilience of the human spirit, and the ability to transform experience--including the struggle against the societal taboo of same-sex love--into brilliant poetry.

My Lover Is a Woman: Contemporary Lesbian Love Poems

Genre Fiction

Random House Publishing Group

Andrea Robin Kaplan is a clique unto herself. In other words, she has no friends. Her only goal is get through high school with the least amount of humiliation possible, which should be easy— nothing ever happens in the suburbs, right? Wrong. One day, as Andi walks home from school, a little brown VW drives up and she meets Frank. Frank makes her feel beautiful and special. With Frank, Andi forgets how alone she is.From boundary breaking author Lesléa Newman comes a haunting story about a girl who is all alone, and a man old enough to know better.From the Hardcover edition.

Jailbait

Teen & Young Adult

Delacorte Books for Young Readers

A bittersweet tale of a faithful pet who waits for his master's return from war.

Hachiko Waits

scholastic

Sweet story about a youn girl who loves to celebrate Passover with her Grandparents and make Matzah Brei. -includes a child friendly recipe for matzah brei and a note explaining the activities.

A Sweet Passover

Heather Has Two Mommies

The first lesbian-themed children's book ever published—now in color—Lesléa Newman’s groundbreaking children’s book has an enduring message about acceptance and tolerance that will appeal to readers of all ages and backgrounds: The most important thing about any family is that all the people in it love each other.New York–based author Lesléa Newman is the prize-winning author of more than fifty titles for children and adults.Illustrator Diana Souza lives in Dallas, Texas.

Sagebrush Education Resources

Children's Books

Tandem Library

Ruthie loves to visit Nana, but they don’t always like to play with the same things. Ruthie loves fire engines and motorcycles, while Nana loves dolls and dress-up clothes. Nana’s neighbor, Brian, gets to play with fire engines and motorcycles. So why doesn’t Ruthie? Energetic illustrations capture the loving relationship between Ruthie and Nana in this insightful and sensitive story.

A Fire Engine for Ruthie

Cars, Trains & Things That Go

Clarion Books

Eleanor's grandmother, Bubbe, makes chicken soup with matzo balls every Passover, and this year is no exception. With Eleanor's help, Bubbe makes some of the lumpiest, bumpiest, yummiest-looking matzo balls Eleanor has ever seen. These matzo balls are so delicious that no one in Eleanor's family can resist sneaking a taste, each thinking one or two matzo balls will never be missed. But when it comes time to serve the soup at the Passover meal, there aren't enough matzo balls for everyone-until Eleanor find one last matzo ball in a very unexpected place! Expressive, cheerful illustrations complement this warm story of a family's celebration of the Passover holiday and their rediscovery of its true meaning.

Matzo Ball Moon

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Books by Lesléa Newman

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A Letter to Harvey Milk: Short Stories (Library of American Fiction)

My Lover Is a Woman: Contemporary Lesbian Love Poems

Jailbait

Hachiko Waits

Hachiko Waits

A Sweet Passover

Heather Has Two Mommies

Heather Has Two Mommies

A Fire Engine for Ruthie

Matzo Ball Moon