LGBTQ+ Athletes Claim the Field

LGBTQ+ Athletes Claim the Field: Striving for Equality, written by Kirstin Cronn-Mills and published August 1, 2016 by Twenty-First Century Books, is a nonfiction book about queer athletes and how their status has changed—and still needs to change.

LGBTQ+ Athletes Claim the Field: Striving for Equality
AuthorKirstin Cronn-Mills
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGay athletes, Transgender athletes
GenreNonfiction
PublisherTwenty-First Century Books
Publication date
August 1, 2016
Media typePrint
Pages104
ISBN9781467780124
796.086/64

Reception

LGBTQ+ Athletes Claim the Field received a starred review from Booklist,[1] as well as favorable reviews from Kirkus Reviews[2] and School Library Journal.[3] It is also a Junior Library Guild selection.[4]

Accolades for LGBTQ+ Athletes Claim the Field
Year Accolade Result Ref.
2017 American Library Association Rainbow List Selection [5]
Young Adult Library Services Association's Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Nominee [6]
Minnesota Book Award for Young Adult Literature Finalist [7]
Booklist's Books for Youth: Diverse Young Adult Nonfiction Top Ten [4][8]

References
  1. Cart, Michael (September 1, 2016). "LGBTQ+ Athletes Claim the Field: Striving for Equality". Booklist. Retrieved 2021-12-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "LGBTQ+ Athletes Claim the Field: Striving for Equality". Kirkus Reviews. May 18, 2016. Retrieved 2021-12-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Stone, Sarah (July 1, 2016). "LGBTQ+ Athletes Claim the Field: Striving for Equality". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2021-12-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "LGBTQ+ Athletes Claim the Field: Striving for Equality by Kirstin Cronn-Mills". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2021-12-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "LGBTQ+ Athletes Claim the Field: Striving for Equality | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. December 7, 2017. Retrieved 2021-12-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Quick Picks Nominations". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2021-12-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Minnesota Book Awards Winners & Finalists". The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  8. "LGBTQ+ Athletes Claim the Field". Lerner Publishing Group. Retrieved 2021-12-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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