Diverse YA Retellings of Classics by POC Authors (23 books)

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Also includes original stories based in author's culture. YA and MG. Inspired by @katcho on Twitter and her thread about this. Collected here as a reading list for myself.

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1	These Violent Delights (These Violent Delights, #1) by Chloe Gong (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 172,877 ratings score: 396, 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
2	Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 6,220 ratings score: 284, 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
3	Pride by Ibi Zoboi (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 30,165 ratings score: 281, 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
4	More to the Story by Hena Khan (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 2,140 ratings score: 198, 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
5	The Star-Touched Queen (The Star-Touched Queen, #1) by Roshani Chokshi (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 28,568 ratings score: 196, 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
6	Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 26,077 ratings score: 193, 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
7	Ash by Malinda Lo (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 37,980 ratings score: 179, 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
8	Scavenge the Stars (Scavenge the Stars, #1) by Tara Sim (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 5,841 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
8	Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1) by Elizabeth Lim (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 66,100 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
8	Of Princes and Promises (St. Rosetta's Academy, #2) by Sandhya Menon (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 1,395 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
11	Woven in Moonlight (Woven in Moonlight, #1) by Isabel Ibañez (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 10,753 ratings score: 97, 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
12	Wicked Fox (Gumiho, #1) by Kat Cho (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 18,718 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
13	The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan by Sherry Thomas (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 4,389 ratings score: 93, 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
14	Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 1,680 ratings score: 92, 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
15	Of Curses and Kisses (St. Rosetta's Academy, #1) by Sandhya Menon (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 10,126 ratings score: 91, 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
16	Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 28,398 ratings score: 90, 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
17	Blanca & Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 3,944 ratings score: 89, 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
18	A Blade So Black (The Nightmare-Verse #1) by L.L. McKinney (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 8,641 ratings score: 88, 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
19	Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 4,327 ratings score: 87, 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
20	Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Tristan Strong, #1) by Kwame Mbalia (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 10,939 ratings score: 85, 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
21	Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 8,327 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
22	The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, #1) by Renée Ahdieh (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 187,930 ratings score: 82, 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
23	Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava, #1) by Roshani Chokshi (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 29,580 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