The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiBecoming by Michelle Obama
Feminist Fiction
306 books — 67 voters
Moxie by Jennifer MathieuPoisoned Apples by Christine HeppermannThe Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnisNotorious RBG by Irin CarmonShout by Laurie Halse Anderson
Best Feminist Young Adult Books
1,320 books — 1,341 voters

Moxie by Jennifer MathieuThe Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnisWe Are the Ashes, We are the Fire by Joy McCulloughSlay by Brittney MorrisStalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco
YA Girls Take On the Patriarchy
101 books — 64 voters
What If It's Us by Becky AlbertalliHeretics Anonymous by Katie HenryToday Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn SolomonColor Me In by Natasha DiazLittle & Lion by Brandy Colbert
YA with Jewish Characters
171 books — 80 voters

Saints and Misfits by S.K. AliThe Henna Wars by Adiba JaigirdarLove, Hate & Other Filters by Samira AhmedYou Bring the Distant Near by Mitali PerkinsMy So-Called Bollywood Life by Nisha Sharma
South Asians in Contemporary YA
167 books — 88 voters
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedopeluda by Melissa Lozada-OlivaCorazón by Yesika SalgadoBright Dead Things by Ada Limon
Latinx Poets
163 books — 10 voters

The Memory of Things by Gae PolisnerAll We Have Left by Wendy Mills
9/11 in YA and Middle Grade Fiction
42 books — 48 voters
Concrete Rose by Angie ThomasFugitive Telemetry by Martha WellsAct Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
Best Books of 2021
1,432 books — 1,619 voters

Queens of Geek by Jen  WildeThe Love Letters of Abelard and Lily by Laura Creedle
Autism in YA
53 books — 58 voters
Mockingbird by Kathryn ErskineOut of My Mind by Sharon M. DraperQueens of Geek by Jen  WildeThe Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionThe Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion
Neurodivergent YA Novels
121 books — 69 voters

Fangirl by Rainbow RowellThe Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick NessTiffany Sly Lives Here Now by Dana L. DavisTurtles All the Way Down by John Green
YA Books Involving Anxiety
68 books — 11 voters
When Michael Met Mina by Randa Abdel-FattahAmal Unbound by Aisha SaeedA Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir
Muslim YA and Kidlit 2017-2018
32 books — 48 voters

Ayesha at Last by Uzma JalaluddinA Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh MafiIf You Could Be Mine by Sara FarizanInternment by Samira AhmedMs. Marvel, Vol. 1 by G. Willow Wilson
Muslimah YA fiction
84 books — 89 voters
Written in the Stars by Aisha SaeedSaints and Misfits by S.K. AliExit West by Mohsin HamidPersepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Muslim fiction/non fiction
200 books — 122 voters

The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You by Lily  AndersonFoul Is Fair by Hannah Capin
YA Shakespeare Retellings
21 books — 20 voters
We Were Liars by E. LockhartThe Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You by Lily  Anderson
Rewriting Shakespeare (YA Edition)
167 books — 215 voters

Binti by Nnedi OkoraforThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinKindred by Octavia E. Butler
African American Science Fiction
263 books — 216 voters
Pet by Akwaeke EmeziChildren of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiAkata Witch by Nnedi OkoraforThe Belles by Dhonielle ClaytonA Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
YA Fantasy/Sci-Fi by Black Authors
87 books — 74 voters

Felix Ever After by Kacen CallenderEverything, Everything by Nicola YoonLet's Talk About Love by Claire KannPride by Ibi ZoboiThe Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
YA Romance by Black Authors
21 books — 12 voters
There's Something About Sweetie by Sandhya MenonOf Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon
Low Heat Romance by BIPOC Authors
25 books — 19 voters

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith RussoFelix Ever After by Kacen CallenderWhen the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore
Trans Books by Trans Authors
571 books — 412 voters
Milk and honey by Rupi KaurSalt by Nayyirah WaheedTeaching My Mother How to Give Birth by Warsan ShireI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouCitizen by Claudia Rankine
Favorite Poets of Color
600 books — 199 voters

Birthday by Meredith RussoDreadnought by April  DanielsFelix Ever After by Kacen CallenderPet by Akwaeke EmeziCemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Booklist for Trans Teens
386 books — 487 voters
Long Way Down by Jason ReynoldsThe Poet X by Elizabeth AcevedoHouse Arrest by K.A. Holt
Novels in Verse
418 books — 749 voters