Young adult novels are written for teens ages 13-19, although many adults (myself included) enjoy them just as much. Here you will find a collection of Young Adult novels in which the main characters are people of color. Books marked with an * are #ownvoices novels, meaning that the author comes from the same community as the protagonist.
African American
- The Friends by Rosa Guy*
- The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation by M.T. Anderson
- When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds*
- All-American Boys by Jason Reynolds* and Brenden Kiely
- Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds*
- Solo* by Kwame Alexander
Asian-American
- All the Broken Pieces by Ann E. Burg (Vietnamese-American)
- The Epic Crush of Genie Lo* by F.C. Yee
Latino/a
- Gabi: A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero*
- Shadowshaper and Shadowhouse* Falls by Daniel José Older
- Wild Beauty* by Anna-Marie McLemore
Native American
- Killer of Enemies by Joseph Bruchac* (Apache)
Other
- A Thousand Nights and Spindle by E.K. Johnston (dark-skinned fantasy)
Muslim-American
- Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali*
*#ownvoices
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