Diversity in Young Adult and Middle Grade
YA and MG books about diverse characters and/or written by diverse authors. Not limited to, but includes: Disability, Ethnicity, Race, GLBT.
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Hey! I created the list, but once I released it out into the wild, I no longer have control of who votes for what. But of course, I like a discussion in the comments!



Thank you so much for putting this together and starting it.
I wish GR would give list creators more control over removing books that shouldn't be on the list though, because while I love the Harry Potter books, the major complaint about the series is the lack of diverse characters...like that's the biggest complaint in the fan base.

- Harry Potter series
- Chronicles of Narnia series
- Percy Jackson series
- Books that are not YA or middle-grade, like The Kite Runner and To Kill a Mockingbird
There are some I'm not sure fit, but I haven't read them - the top-rated book, for example. The only diverse content I can see from the description is that the main character cross-dresses, but that's more in a "need to pretend to be a boy for practical reasons" than "my gender identity is male," from what I can gather. But I've left it in case I'm wrong.


Not only in terms of ethnic background but there are strong characters with disability, homosexual characters and overweight characters that are all great examples of how to write an excellent cast outside of the expected, boring cliches. I highly recommend this series.
http://thedoomsdaykids.com/wp/

- Harry Potter series
- Chronicles of Narnia series
- Percy Jackson series
- Books that..."
Why wouldn't the Percy Jackson books fit? Many of the main characters in the series have ADHD and dyslexia.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

And even in regards to disabilities (all of which are sustained from someone else, since we're seeing a lot of messages about 'getting rid of the weak'), I'm not really sure it'd fit there, either.

Katniss ethnicity isn't white. It doesn't matter if the sister is blond, the father was POC and so is katniss.

What race was Katniss's father, and where do we learn this in the books?

The book doesn't mention race but mentions that most people of district 12 including Katniss Gale and Katniss father had dark skin or olive therefore POC. They aren't tanned. Question for you: Does the book mention Katniss being white? The sister is blond but Katniss resembles her dad.

Does the future sees women of color looking more white than any other race?
I just have a problem seeing has anything but white. the author should have stood up to movie exec. about casting the characters the way they truly are.
no offense meant, just my humble opinion.

Does the future sees women of color looking more white than any other r..."
Whitewashing is common in movies. Also, not exactly whitewashing, but Anabeth from Percy Jackson isn't blonde or 12 years old in the movie. Movies never get it right.

Does the future sees women of color looking more white than any other r..."
It's called white-washing.

While it's technically true that there is a Native American main character, this book is pretty inaccurate and problematic. Should it really be on this list?


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