It looks like I missed the last couple of my planned diverse reading round-ups – the last one I could find was my March and April Diverse Reading. Here’s what I’ve read since then, with links to reviews if I’ve written them:
#OwnVoices Authors
- Clayton Byrd Goes Underground by Rita Williams-Garcia (middle grade realistic)
- American Street by Ibi Zoboi (teen magical realism/realistic)
- Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han (teen realistic)
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (teen realistic)
- Binti: Home by Nnedi Okorafor (adult/teen sci-fi)
- Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee (teen historical)
- The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi (middle grade fantasy)
- Better Nate than Ever by Tim Federle (middle grade realistic)
- When the Moon was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore (teen fantasy)
- Funny Girl by Betsy Bird (middle grade short stories)
- Flying Lessons by Ellen Oh, Ed. (middle grade short stories)
- Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor (middle grade fantasy)
- Five, Six, Seven, Nate! By Tim Federle (middle grade realistic)
- The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue (middle grade realistic)
- Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee (adult sci-fi)
- Ghost Girl in the Corner by Daniel Jose Older (teen fantasy)
- Want by Cindy Pon (teen sci-fi)
- A Wish after Midnight by Zetta Elliott (teen fantasy)
- The Door at the Crossroads by Zetta Elliott (teen fantasy)
- When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon (teen realistic)
- Midnight without a Moon by Linda Williams Jackson (middle grade historical)
- In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph Marshall (middle grade realistic)
- A Properly Unhaunted Place by William Alexander (middle grade fantasy)
- The Crystal Ribbon by Celeste Lim (middle grade fantasy)
- The Mesmerist by Ronald L. Smith (middle grade fantasy)
White/Straight Authors, Diverse Characters
- Empty Kingdom by Elizabeth Wein (middle grade fantasy)
- Stone Heart. Nameless City 2 by Faith Erin Hicks (middle grade fantasy)
- Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee (middle grade realistic)
- Misadventures of the Family Fletcher by Dana Alison Levy (middle grade realistic)
- Crack in the Sea by H.M. Bouwman (middle grade fantasy)
- Cold Magic and Cold Fire by Kate Elliott (adult fantasy, reread)
- Spindle by E.K. Johnston (teen fantasy)
- Shadow Cipher. York #1. By Laura Ruby (middle grade fantasy)
- Journey across the Hidden Islands by Sarah Beth Durst (middle grade fantasy)
- Last Day on Mars by Kevin Emerson (middle grade sci-fi)
- Felix Yz by Lisa Bunker (middle grade sci-fi)
Hopefully the huge round-up is not too overwhelming. Even so, I don’t think I’m quite meeting my goal of 5 diverse authors a month. I’d love to hear about your diverse reading, too!
[Updated 1/24/18 to include links to reviews written after this post was originally published.]
You are killing it!
Thank you so much! Here’s hoping I can keep it up during Cyril’s season.
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