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    * In the fantasy books ''Divided Worlds'' and ''The Ascension of Lark'', by Jennifer Ridge, the character Lark is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. There is an author's note at the end of ''Divided Worlds'' which specifically describes Lark as "non-binary and androgynous".
    * In the fantasy books ''Divided Worlds'' and ''The Ascension of Lark'', by Jennifer Ridge, the character Lark is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. There is an author's note at the end of ''Divided Worlds'' which specifically describes Lark as "non-binary and androgynous".
    * In Blanca & Roja, by Anna-Marie McLemore, the character Page is genderqueer.<ref name="Paxson">{{Cite web |title=Light And Dark, Characters Shine In 'Blanca & Roja' |last=Paxson |first=Caitlyn |work=NPR.org |date=10 October 2018 |access-date=17 May 2020 |url= https://www.npr.org/2018/10/10/655871750/light-and-dark-characters-shine-in-blanca-roja}}</ref>
    * In Blanca & Roja, by Anna-Marie McLemore, the character Page is genderqueer.<ref name="Paxson">{{Cite web |title=Light And Dark, Characters Shine In 'Blanca & Roja' |last=Paxson |first=Caitlyn |work=NPR.org |date=10 October 2018 |access-date=17 May 2020 |url= https://www.npr.org/2018/10/10/655871750/light-and-dark-characters-shine-in-blanca-roja}}</ref>
    * In ''The Black Tides of Heaven'' by nonbinary author [[JY Yang]], gender is not assigned at birth and children get to choose at a gender confirmation later in life. One of the characters, Akeha feels at home with the childhood nonbinary designation.<ref name="Casey">{{Cite web |title=8 Fiction Books with Non-Binary Characters |author=Casey |work=Autostraddle |date=27 November 2018 |access-date=25 May 2020 |url= https://www.autostraddle.com/8-fiction-books-with-non-binary-characters-439192/}}</ref>
    *In ''The Brilliant Death'' by Amy Rose Capetta, one of the main characters, Cielo, is nonbinary. (Another main character, who is cis, has to [[crossdress]] for a disguise.)<ref name="Casey" />
    * ''Long Macchiatos and Monsters'', by Alison Evans, is a romance between a trans guy and a genderqueer person.<ref name="Casey" />
    *''An Unkindness of Ghosts'', by [[Rivers Solomon]], reportedly has nonbinary characters.<ref name="Casey" />
    *''Lizard Radio'' by [[Pat Schmatz]]<ref name="Casey" />
    *''First Spring Grass Fire'', by [[Rae Spoon]], tells the story of a nonbinary kid growing up in the 80s and 90s in Calgary, Canada.<ref name="Casey" />
    * Sal in ''Mask of Shadows'' and ''Ruin of Stars'', by Linsey Miller, is genderfluid.


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