You're welcome to see my paper, though it's rather rough-hewn (I may work it up into an article at some point), but some good examples of books that don't go the Crying Game route are:
YA: Cris Beam, I am J Rachel Gold, Being Emily
Middle-grade: Ami Polonsky Gracefully Grayson
Picture book: Marcus Ewert and Rex Ray 10,000 Dresses
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Date: 2015-08-16 08:28 am (UTC)YA:
Cris Beam, I am J
Rachel Gold, Being Emily
Middle-grade:
Ami Polonsky Gracefully Grayson
Picture book:
Marcus Ewert and Rex Ray
10,000 Dresses