90s Books
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Own Voices

A book that features diverse representation from an author that also identifies as that specific representation.

Own Voices Books

The Hate U Give
The Poet X
The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1)
Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)
With the Fire on High
Firekeeper’s Daughter (Firekeeper's Daughter, #1)
Felix Ever After
Clap When You Land
When Dimple Met Rishi (Dimple and Rishi, #1)
You Should See Me in a Crown
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
On the Come Up
If I Was Your Girl
Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1)
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Lists

The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasAmerican Panda by Gloria ChaoThe Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola YoonAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzWhen Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
#OwnVoices YA
130 books — 128 voters
Queer Icons and Their Cats by Alison NastasiI Have Always Been Me by Precious Brady-DavisThe Secret Life of a Weight-Obsessed Woman by Iris Ruth PastorQueer (Words of Change Series) by Coco RomackLeaving La-La Land by Robert K. Bosscha
Phoebe's Randoms PRIDE Reading List Part ONE
101 books — 3 voters

Camp Damascus by Chuck TingleThe Bride Test by Helen HoangThe Heart Principle by Helen HoangThe Kiss Quotient by Helen HoangThe Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor
Autistic MC books
95 books — 14 voters
The City of Brass by S.A. ChakrabortyThe Kingdom of Copper by S.A. ChakrabortyThe Empire of Gold by S.A. ChakrabortyThe Tale of Iśva Raman by Najeev NadarajahThe Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
Middle Eastern - South Asian fantasy
52 books — 41 voters

First Love Language by Stefany ValentineDescendant of the Crane by Joan HeWhole Whale by Karen YinAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangThe Star Festival by Moni Ritchie Hadley
Asian American Childrens Literature Creators
250 books — 80 voters
Rise of the Jumbies by Tracey BaptisteSea of Tears by Floella BenjaminThe Jumbies by Tracey BaptisteA Comb of Wishes by Lisa StringfellowWhere the Guava Tree Stands by Leah T. Williams
Caribbean #OwnVoices Middle Grade Novels
45 books — 4 voters

Quotes Tagged “Own Voices”

Zadie Smith
“ I am fascinated to presume, as a reader, that many types of people, strange to me in life, might be revealed, through the intimate space of fiction, to have griefs not unlike my own. And so I read. ”
― Zadie Smith
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Corletia Dunlap Banks
“ Don't follow the leader or the crowds path, make your own and let them follow you. ...more ”
― Corletia Banks
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Videos Tagged “Own Voices”

Living Color: Angie Rubio Stories
Living Color: Angie Rubio Stories
Official Book Trailer - The Lying Liar Called Racism: A Love Letter
Official Book Trailer - The Lying Liar Called Racism: A Love Letter
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Groups Tagged "Own Voices"

Challenging Perspectives The purpose of this group is to read and discuss books by and about people with different experi…more
16 members, last active 3 years ago
Literary Fae Book Club A virtual book club dedicated to buddy reading one YA book per month! *October’s book: Serpent …more
138 members, last active 6 years ago
A booklist of young adult literature written by and about Asians & Pacific Islanders. This colle…more
4 members, last active 5 years ago
Literary Alliance The Literary Alliance is an online book club run by Kylie, Krystle and Brianna. We read one book…more
104 members, last active 6 years ago