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Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerLegend by Marie LuBinti by Nnedi OkoraforThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinMoon Called by Patricia Briggs
Diversity in Fantasy and Science Fiction
1,140 books — 840 voters
Cemetery Boys by Aiden ThomasClap When You Land by Elizabeth AcevedoLegendborn by Tracy DeonnCinderella Is Dead by Kalynn BayronThese Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
2020 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
297 books — 724 voters

The Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Books with a Non-Caucasian person as the/one of the lead characters.
1,518 books — 635 voters
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuireLoveless by Alice OsemanRadio Silence by Alice OsemanLet's Talk About Love by Claire KannHow to Be a Normal Person by T.J. Klune
Asexuals In Fiction
445 books — 590 voters

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieMore Happy Than Not by Adam SilveraThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasEverything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
MG/YA/NA #ownvoices
482 books — 436 voters
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzCarry On by Rainbow RowellSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky AlbertalliMore Than This by Patrick NessEverything Leads to You by Nina LaCour
YA LGBT Books - Not "Coming Out"
343 books — 424 voters

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonKindred by Octavia E. ButlerRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. TaylorThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerOne Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
#1000BlackGirlBooks: Suggestions for Marley Dias's Amazing Book Drive
1,322 books — 381 voters
The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasWhen Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya MenonAmerican Street by Ibi ZoboiDear Martin by Nic StoneWant by Cindy Pon
2017 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
259 books — 361 voters

The Skin I'm In by Sharon G. FlakeCopper Sun by Sharon M. DraperThe Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul CurtisNovember Blues by Sharon M. DraperTears of a Tiger by Sharon M. Draper
African American Books for Teens
318 books — 357 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzRed, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonHeartstopper by Alice OsemanThe Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth
LGBT Books Voted by LGBT Readers Only
895 books — 349 voters

Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz RyanMufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John SteptoeThe Name Jar by Yangsook ChoiThe Sandwich Swap by Rania al-AbdullahAlphabet Amigos by Angel M. Alvarez
Best Multicultural Books for Children
467 books — 343 voters
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiLove, Hate & Other Filters by Samira AhmedAmerican Panda by Gloria ChaoThe Belles by Dhonielle ClaytonA Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena
2018 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
249 books — 291 voters

An American Marriage by Tayari JonesEverything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. Leeساعة بغداد by Shahad Al RawiThere There by Tommy OrangeRainbirds by Clarissa Goenawan
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2018
258 books — 283 voters
And Tango Makes Three by Justin RichardsonStrong by Rob KearneyRed by Michael HallGoblinheart by Brett AxelHeather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman
LGBTQ Children's Literature
372 books — 267 voters

Rio Grande Wedding by Ruth WindBrooklyn's Song by Sydney ArrisonDancing on Coals by Ellen O'ConnellOne Hot Italian Summer by Karina HalleSaga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
Interracial Romance with Non-White Love Interest
385 books — 252 voters
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon JamesOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean VuongThe Night Tiger by Yangsze ChooQueenie by Candice Carty-WilliamsWe Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2019
314 books — 246 voters

Wings of Ebony by J. ElleCounting Down with You by Tashie BhuiyanThe Gilded Ones by Namina FornaThe Forest of Stolen Girls by June HurThe Ones We're Meant to Find by Joan He
2021 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
298 books — 229 voters
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1 by G. Willow WilsonLove from Mecca to Medina by S.K. AliThe Dirty Version by Medina FarisDoes My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-FattahThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Muslims Represented in Literature
359 books — 223 voters

Polarity in Motion by Brenda VicarsNoughts & Crosses by Malorie BlackmanEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellEverything, Everything by Nicola YoonLiving Violet by Jaime Reed
Interracial young adult novels
347 books — 219 voters
Descendant of the Crane by Joan HeLove from A to Z by S.K. AliWe Hunt the Flame by Hafsah FaizalOn the Come Up by Angie ThomasThe Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan
2019 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
260 books — 214 voters

Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerPopulation by Elizabeth StephensShadowshaper by Daniel José OlderFire Baptized by Kenya WrightSong of Blood & Stone by L. Penelope
Black Women Heroines in Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, and Science Fiction
295 books — 213 voters
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-ChanKlara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroThe Jasmine Throne by Tasha SuriA Man with A White Shadow by Vikram SuryawanshiThe Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
Asian Authored Books in 2021
145 books — 204 voters

Under This Forgetful Sky by Lauren YeroFake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher LeePedro & Daniel by Federico ErebiaSomething More by Jackie KhaliliehThe Love Match by Priyanka Taslim
2023 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
198 books — 202 voters
The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée AhdiehThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. JemisinKindred by Octavia E. ButlerWho Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
Fantasy Novels by Women of Color
260 books — 193 voters

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa GyasiThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettThe Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke EmeziThe Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi DaréSuch a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2020
198 books — 181 voters
When the Future Comes Too Soon by Selina Siak Chin YokeMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds by Selina Siak Chin YokeWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
International Women: Female Leads From All Over the World
764 books — 179 voters

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexiePerfect Chemistry by Simone ElkelesLiving Violet by Jaime ReedHarper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird by Christopher SergelJulie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
YA Books With Minorities
273 books — 166 voters
Legend by Marie LuCinder by Marissa MeyerThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Best YA Books with Non-White Protagonists
240 books — 162 voters

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