Brown Books Project - YA Novels

The best of Young Adult novels centered around South Asian American cultures, experiences, and voices.

The #BrownBooksProject is an initiative run by ISAASE (Improving South Asian American Students' Experiences) to curate and provide book lists with the best novels and books for teachers to use and offer students, centered around South Asian American cultures, experiences, and voices.

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1	Starcursed by Nandini Bajpai (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 83 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Sarla in the Sky by Anjali Joshi 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	American Dervish by Ayad Akhtar (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 8,972 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Room in Your Heart by Kitaabworld 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Red Turban White Horse: My Sister's Hurricane Wedding by Nandini Bajpai (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 786 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	milk and honey by Rupi Kaur (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 631,079 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah 3.65 avg rating — 11,652 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Bhimrao Ambedkar: The Boy Who Asked Why by Sowmya Rajendran (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Ask Me No Questions by Marina Budhos (Goodreads Author) 3.40 avg rating — 2,267 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Born Confused (Born Confused #1) by Tanuja Desai Hidier (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 5,231 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Skunk Girl by Sheba Karim (Goodreads Author) 3.35 avg rating — 501 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Blue Boy by Rakesh Satyal (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 1,456 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars