Author
Kacen Callender
3 books here
Hurricane Child
Middle grade · ages 8–12 · 780L · 2018
A quiet, beautifully rendered story about a queer girl finding herself and a real friend in the face of isolation—tender without being precious, and genuinely about identity, not performative.
King and the Dragonflies
Middle grade · ages 8–12 · 720L · 2020
A rare middle-grade novel that treats grief and identity as ongoing interior work, not plot to overcome — kids see themselves reflected with real tenderness.
Felix Ever After
Young adult · ages 14–18 · 770L · 2021
An unflinching, funny, and genuinely tender novel about a trans teen figuring out who he is—not for the resolution, but for the specificity of his voice and the refusal to make his identity a problem that needs solving.