Kyle Lukoff

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Kyle Lukoff
Born (1984-06-05) June 5, 1984 (age 41)
Skokie, Illinois, United States
OccupationSchool librarian
Alma materBarnard College
Notable worksWhen Aidan Became a Brother, Too Bright to See
Website
kylelukoff.com

Kyle Lukoff is a children's book author, school librarian, and former bookseller.[1] He is most known for the Stonewall award-winning When Aidan Became a Brother and for Call Me Max, which gained attention when parents in Texas complained about the book being read in an elementary school classroom[2] and a Utah school district canceled its book program after the book was read to third graders.[3]

Personal life

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Lukoff is a transgender man, who transitioned in 2004[4] while an undergraduate at Barnard College, a historically women's college. Much of his work centers on transgender children. He is Jewish.[5]

Education

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Lukoff went to Edmonds-Woodway High School then graduated from Barnard College[6] in 2006. While at Barnard, he was a member of Columbia University's Philolexian Society.[7] He earned his Master's degree in library science from Queens College in 2012.[8]

Career

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Lukoff was a school librarian at the Corlears School in New York City[9] until he quit his job to write full time in 2020. His first book, A Storytelling of Ravens, was published in 2018 by House of Anansi Press and illustrated by Natalie Nelson.[10] His second book, When Aidan Became a Brother, illustrated by Kaylani Juanita,[11] is a story about a transgender boy awaiting a new sibling.[12] The book was published by Lee & Low, an independent publisher known for works by unpublished authors and illustrators of color.[13]

Lukoff's Max and Friends series was released in November 2019 with Call Me Max, illustrated by Luciano Luzano.[14] In April 2020, he published Explosion at the Poem Factory, which was illustrated by Mark Hoffman.[15] In 2021, he published Too Bright to See, which won the Stonewall award and a Newbery Honor,[16] and was a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature.[17] He also wrote Different Kinds of Fruit. His 2024 novel A World Worth Saving is a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature.[18]

Publications

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Books

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  • A Storytelling of Ravens, 2018
  • When Aidan Became a Brother, 2019
  • Explosion at the Poem Factory, 2020
  • Too Bright to See, 2021
  • Different Kinds of Fruit, 2022[19]
  • If You're a Kid Like Gavin,[20] 2022, with Gavin Grimm
  • Awake, Asleep, 2023
  • There's No Such Thing as Vegetables, 2024[21]
  • I'm Sorry You Got Mad, 2024[22]
  • Just What to Do, 2024[23]
  • A World Worth Saving, 2024[24]
  • My Little Golden Book About Pride, 2025[25]

Book Series

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  • Max
    • Call Me Max, 2019
    • Max and the Talent Show, 2019
    • Max on the Farm, 2020
  • Mermaid Days
    • Mermaid Days #1: The Sunken Ship, 2022[26]
    • Mermaid Days #2: The Sea Monster, 2022
    • Mermaid Days #3: A New Friend, 2023

Essays

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  • "Taking up Space" in Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation[27]
  • "Evaluating Transgender Picture Books; Calling for Better Ones" in School Library Journal.[28]
  • "Second Trans on the Moon" in YA Pride.[29]
  • "A letter to trans writers who are thinking about trying to get published."[30]

Awards

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References

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