Own Voices

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

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
You Should See Me in a Crown
When Dimple Met Rishi (Dimple and Rishi, #1)
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
On the Come Up
If I Was Your Girl
Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1)
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

Angeline Boulley
Gramma Pearl fixed my earache with my pee!" GrandMary recoiled and, a heart-beat later, glared at my mother as if this was her fault. something split inside me when I saw my mother's embarrassment. I learned there were times when I was expected to be a Fontaine and other times when it was safe to be a Firekeeper. ...more
Angeline Boulley, Firekeeper’s Daughter

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