Daddy's Roommate, Michael Willhoite, $10.95.

In this first book for the children of gay men, a young boy, his father and his father's lover take part in activities familiar to all kinds of families: cleaning house, shopping, etc. Ages 2 to 6.

Heather Has Two Mommies (Revised), Leslea Newman, $10.95. As the daughter of a lesbian couple, three-year-old Heather sees nothing unusual in having two mommies. When she joins a play group and discovers that other children have daddies her confusion is dispelled by an adult instructor and the other children who describe their own different families. Ages 3 to 8.

An explanation of sexuality as felt and experienced by young children under the age of eleven. It also includes some discussion of lesbian and gay sexuality. A classic and highly recommended. Ages 5-11.

Rita Reed, out of a concern over the high rate of suicide among gay and lesbian teens, and convinced that the stories of Amy and Jamie would help others feel less isolated, gained the trust of these two young people and was allowed into their developing lives.

(From the "Lives of Notable Gay Men and Lesbians" series) Presents the life story of one of the greatest lesbian poets of ancient Greece.

Basic library. Provides answers and insights to lesbian and gay youth, and those who love them.

When she starts middle school, 11-year-old Holly decides to become sophisticated and feminine, change her name to Yvette, and hide the fact that her two moms are lesbians. But trying to hide something so big proves to be a daunting task for Holly, who ultimately learns honesty is the best policy.

Fifteen-year-old Jack's confused feelings for his father, who left him and his mother four years earlier, are further complicated when he finds that his father is gay.

When rumors that Janice's favorite teacher is gay begin to circulate at school and in the community, she decides to stand up for him even in the face of her mother's opposition.