Asian MG/YA 2019 (67 books)

A list of Asian middle-grade and young-adult titles that feature an Asian main character.

Asian YA 2017

Asian YA 2018

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1	Descendant of the Crane by Joan He (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 12,259 ratings score: 1,576, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Light at the Bottom of the World (Light the Abyss, #1) by London Shah (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 1,901 ratings score: 953, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	We Hunt the Flame (Sands of Arawiya, #1) by Hafsah Faizal (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 108,298 ratings score: 873, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 9,183 ratings score: 669, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	A Match Made in Mehendi by Nandini Bajpai (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 1,784 ratings score: 669, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 23,606 ratings score: 663, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Internment by Samira Ahmed (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 20,350 ratings score: 629, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1) by Elizabeth Lim (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 64,424 ratings score: 570, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Somewhere Only We Know by Maurene Goo (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 6,505 ratings score: 550, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Wicked Fox (Gumiho, #1) by Kat Cho (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 18,439 ratings score: 480, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Dragon Pearl (Thousand Worlds, #1) by Yoon Ha Lee 3.82 avg rating — 12,372 ratings score: 469, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Tiger at Midnight (The Tiger at Midnight Trilogy, #1) by Swati Teerdhala (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 5,691 ratings score: 468, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 6,850 ratings score: 465, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim (Goodreads Author) 3.47 avg rating — 9,263 ratings score: 451, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 34,365 ratings score: 431, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 7,203 ratings score: 417, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Never Tilting World (The Never Tilting World, #1) by Rin Chupeco (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 5,070 ratings score: 412, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay 4.21 avg rating — 20,055 ratings score: 396, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Blood Heir (Blood Heir Trilogy #1) by Amélie Wen Zhao (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 17,088 ratings score: 380, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Aru Shah and the Song of Death (Pandava, #2) by Roshani Chokshi (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 11,349 ratings score: 370, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Gilded Wolves (The Gilded Wolves, #1) by Roshani Chokshi (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 51,443 ratings score: 365, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	There's Something About Sweetie (Dimple and Rishi, #2) by Sandhya Menon (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 8,869 ratings score: 361, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	This Time Will Be Different by Misa Sugiura (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 4,098 ratings score: 353, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 5,613 ratings score: 318, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Candle and the Flame by Nafiza Azad (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 3,302 ratings score: 315, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1) by Samantha Shannon (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 276,275 ratings score: 295, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Dragon Warrior (The Dragon Warrior, #1) by Katie Zhao (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 818 ratings score: 282, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle, #1) by Amie Kaufman (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 73,916 ratings score: 267, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Zhara (Guardians of Dawn, #1) by S. Jae-Jones (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 3,904 ratings score: 262, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 4,067 ratings score: 262, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Stargazing by Jen Wang (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 18,198 ratings score: 257, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Beauty of the Moment by Tanaz Bhathena (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 883 ratings score: 257, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Mulan: The Legend of the Woman Warrior by Faye-Lynn Wu 4.12 avg rating — 248 ratings score: 254, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 117,219 ratings score: 239, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Peasprout Chen: Battle of Champions (Peasprout Chen, #2) by Henry Lien (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 126 ratings score: 237, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Girl King (The Girl King, #1) by Mimi Yu 3.57 avg rating — 2,281 ratings score: 236, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Hungry Hearts: 13 Tales of Food & Love by Elsie Chapman (Editor) 3.69 avg rating — 2,326 ratings score: 230, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business (Mindy Kim, #1) by Lyla Lee (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 884 ratings score: 220, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Fake It Till You Break It by Jenn P. Nguyen (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 4,642 ratings score: 216, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,266 ratings score: 215, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know by Samira Ahmed (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 2,299 ratings score: 210, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	96 Words for Love by Rachel Roy (Goodreads Author) 3.46 avg rating — 740 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan by Sherry Thomas (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 4,276 ratings score: 160, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Fake Chinese Sounds by Jing Jing Tsong (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 354 ratings score: 157, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Soul of the Sword (Shadow of the Fox, #2) by Julie Kagawa (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 12,976 ratings score: 157, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Rogue Heart (Rebel Seoul, #2) by Axie Oh (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 509 ratings score: 156, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	All the Ways Home by Elsie Chapman 3.97 avg rating — 281 ratings score: 153, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Caster (Caster, #1) by Elsie Chapman 3.73 avg rating — 417 ratings score: 153, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Iron Will of Genie Lo (The Epic Crush of Genie Lo, #2) by F.C. Yee (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 1,037 ratings score: 145, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	My Fate According to the Butterfly by Gail D. Villanueva (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 578 ratings score: 145, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Rumor Game by Dhonielle Clayton (Goodreads Author) 3.51 avg rating — 1,950 ratings score: 145, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Our Wayward Fate by Gloria Chao (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 1,311 ratings score: 141, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Coral by Jade Feng Lee it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 131, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Best at It by Maulik Pancholy 4.14 avg rating — 2,680 ratings score: 123, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Race for the Red Dragon (Children of the Dragon #2) by Rebecca Lim (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Secrets of the Great Fire Tree by Justine Laismith (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Stronger Than a Bronze Dragon by Mary Fan (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 626 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	I Hope You Get This Message by Farah Naz Rishi (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 5,233 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kelly (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 3,819 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Under the Broken Sky by Mariko Nagai 4.07 avg rating — 781 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Sam Wu is Not Afraid of the Dark by Katie Tsang 4.06 avg rating — 162 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	House Without Walls by Ching Yeung Russell 4.39 avg rating — 226 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	This Light Between Us by Andrew Fukuda 4.34 avg rating — 3,714 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Midsummer's Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 1,906 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 40,953 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Girls of Storm and Shadow (Girls of Paper and Fire, #2) by Natasha Ngan (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 15,912 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Eclipse the Skies (Ignite the Stars, #2) by Maura Milan (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 582 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars