BIPOC Scholar Protagonists (12 books)

This list is for books that have a scholar, expert, or genius character that is BIPOC. They don’t have to be an all around genius, but they have to care about academia and be an expert in their field or be on the path to become an expert. If the scholar character is not the main character it’s okay, but they have to have a prominent role in the book. I’d say they should be a part of at least half of the book.

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1	Binti (Binti, #1) by Nnedi Okorafor (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 79,862 ratings score: 492, 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
2	The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1) by Helen Hoang (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 493,337 ratings score: 398, 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
3	Warrior of the Wind (The Nameless Republic, #2) by Suyi Davies Okungbowa (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 372 ratings score: 299, 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	Talk Sweetly to Me (Brothers Sinister, #4.5) by Courtney Milan (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 5,348 ratings score: 296, 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
5	Son of the Storm (The Nameless Republic, #1) by Suyi Davies Okungbowa (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 2,588 ratings score: 200, 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	Slay by Brittney Morris (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 15,838 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
7	You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 43,088 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	The Devil Comes Courting (The Worth Saga, #3) by Courtney Milan (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 1,845 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
9	Real Life by Brandon Taylor 3.78 avg rating — 37,025 ratings score: 190, 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
10	Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany 3.72 avg rating — 19,884 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	The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord 3.62 avg rating — 5,501 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	Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 8,098 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