2014 YA/MG Books With POC Leads (180 books)

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Young adult and middle grade novels featuring POC leads being released in 2014.

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1	Bird by Crystal Chan (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 2,196 ratings score: 2,242, and 23 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	IA: Initiate (IA, #1) by John Darryl Winston 4.03 avg rating — 740 ratings score: 1,899, and 19 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	No Surrender Soldier by Christine Kohler (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 120 ratings score: 1,035, and 11 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 Islands at the End of the World (Islands at the End of the World, #1) by Austin Aslan (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 2,427 ratings score: 919, 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
5	Pointe by Brandy Colbert (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 5,036 ratings score: 800, 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
6	The Great Greene Heist (The Great Greene Heist, #1) by Varian Johnson 3.88 avg rating — 2,723 ratings score: 772, and 8 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 Misadventures of the Family Fletcher (Family Fletcher, #1) by Dana Alison Levy (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 2,829 ratings score: 755, and 8 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	The Crossover by Kwame Alexander 4.21 avg rating — 71,496 ratings score: 742, and 8 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	Otherbound by Corinne Duyvis (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 2,623 ratings score: 694, and 8 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	Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 14,506 ratings score: 617, 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
11	To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #1) by Jenny Han (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 1,091,865 ratings score: 614, 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
12	Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 94,538 ratings score: 599, 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
13	Fake ID by Lamar Giles (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 2,480 ratings score: 571, 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
14	Pig Park by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 111 ratings score: 556, 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
15	The Magic of Hobson Jobson by Soyna Owley really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 538, 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
16	More Than Good Enough by Crissa-Jean Chappell (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 96 ratings score: 461, 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	Threatened (Ape Quartet #2) by Eliot Schrefer (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 984 ratings score: 427, 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	A Time to Dance by Padma Venkatraman (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 4,383 ratings score: 422, 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	Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan 3.81 avg rating — 11,206 ratings score: 419, 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
20	Afterworlds (Afterworlds, #1) by Scott Westerfeld (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 20,926 ratings score: 415, 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
21	Screaming Divas by Suzanne Kamata (Goodreads Author) 3.44 avg rating — 86 ratings score: 406, 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
22	Breaking Free by S.M. Koz (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 321 ratings score: 400, 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	Wheels of Change by Darlene Beck-Jacobson 4.32 avg rating — 88 ratings score: 400, 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 Dirt Diary (The Dirt Diary, #1) by Anna Staniszewski (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 3,903 ratings score: 390, 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	Of Metal and Wishes (Of Metal and Wishes, #1) by Sarah Fine (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 3,025 ratings score: 389, 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
26	When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds 4.01 avg rating — 7,560 ratings score: 371, 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	For Today I Am a Boy by Kim Fu (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 3,637 ratings score: 371, 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
28	Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere by Julie T. Lamana 4.23 avg rating — 4,797 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
29	The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond by Brenda Woods 3.99 avg rating — 1,696 ratings score: 350, 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
30	Snip, Snip Revenge by Medeia Sharif (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 60 ratings score: 341, 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
31	Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal by Margarita Engle 4.03 avg rating — 875 ratings score: 325, 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
32	The Astrologer's Daughter by Rebecca Lim (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 541 ratings score: 300, 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	The Turtle of Oman by Naomi Shihab Nye 3.63 avg rating — 2,563 ratings score: 285, 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
34	Half a World Away by Cynthia Kadohata 3.83 avg rating — 2,113 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
35	The Girl from the Well (The Girl from the Well, #1) by Rin Chupeco (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 15,259 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
36	Moon at Nine by Deborah Ellis 3.88 avg rating — 1,217 ratings score: 280, 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	The Prank List (The Dirt Diary, #2) by Anna Staniszewski (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 1,412 ratings score: 275, 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	Cupcake Cousins (Cupcake Cousins, #1) by Kate Hannigan (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 289 ratings score: 272, 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	The Freedom Maze by Delia Sherman (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 1,175 ratings score: 271, 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 Sittin' Up by Shelia P. Moses 3.77 avg rating — 149 ratings score: 268, 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	Zane and the Hurricane: A Story of Katrina by Rodman Philbrick 3.97 avg rating — 3,861 ratings score: 265, 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	Laurinda by Alice Pung (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 4,732 ratings score: 264, 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
43	Dust of Eden by Mariko Nagai 4.06 avg rating — 940 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
44	Saving Kabul Corner by N.H. Senzai (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 411 ratings score: 259, 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
45	Caminar by Skila Brown 3.96 avg rating — 1,579 ratings score: 258, 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
46	The Violet Hour (The Violet Hour, #1) by Whitney A. Miller 3.61 avg rating — 127 ratings score: 255, 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
47	The Secret Sky by Atia Abawi (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 1,400 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
48	Secrets of the Terra-Cotta Soldier by Ying Chang Compestine (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 207 ratings score: 249, 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
49	Like No Other by Una LaMarche (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 3,398 ratings score: 247, 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
50	The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 8,472 ratings score: 242, 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
51	Kinda Like Brothers by Coe Booth 4.05 avg rating — 990 ratings score: 240, 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
52	Unstoppable Octobia May by Sharon G. Flake 3.45 avg rating — 698 ratings score: 223, 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
52	The Year of the Fortune Cookie (Anna Wang, #3) by Andrea Cheng 4.17 avg rating — 378 ratings score: 223, 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
54	How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 7,670 ratings score: 211, 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
55	Midnight Thief (Midnight Thief, #1) by Livia Blackburne (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 10,336 ratings score: 199, 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 Eighth Guardian (Annum Guard, #1) by Meredith McCardle (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 1,361 ratings score: 199, 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
57	The Young Elites (The Young Elites, #1) by Marie Lu (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 144,381 ratings score: 197, 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
58	Black Dog (Black Dog, #1) by Rachel Neumeier (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 938 ratings score: 194, 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
59	Dangerous by Shannon Hale (Goodreads Author) 3.44 avg rating — 6,346 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
60	Gilded (Gilded, #1) by Christina Farley (Goodreads Author) 3.51 avg rating — 4,470 ratings score: 185, 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
61	Gameworld by C.J. Farley 3.44 avg rating — 105 ratings score: 182, 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
62	Mystery on Museum Mile (Eddie Red Undercover, #1) by Marcia Wells (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 1,027 ratings score: 177, 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
63	Pills and Starships by Lydia Millet 3.28 avg rating — 556 ratings score: 173, 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
64	Nightingale's Nest by Nikki Loftin (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 1,260 ratings score: 171, 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
64	Rebellion (Tankborn, #3) by Karen Sandler (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 163 ratings score: 171, 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
66	On a Clear Day by Walter Dean Myers 2.47 avg rating — 348 ratings score: 169, 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
67	Boys of Blur by N.D. Wilson (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 1,791 ratings score: 168, 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
67	The Tyrant's Daughter by J.C. Carleson (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 3,566 ratings score: 168, 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
69	Willow by Tonya Cherie Hegamin 3.65 avg rating — 310 ratings score: 167, 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
69	The Fire Wish (The Jinni Wars, #1) by Amber Lough 3.66 avg rating — 1,965 ratings score: 167, 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
71	Silvern (Gilded, #2) by Christina Farley (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 993 ratings score: 166, 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
72	Red Wolf by Jennifer Dance (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 822 ratings score: 165, 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
73	Murder Most Unladylike (Murder Most Unladylike, #1) by Robin Stevens (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 29,486 ratings score: 164, 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
74	Love Is the Drug by Alaya Dawn Johnson (Goodreads Author) 3.35 avg rating — 1,315 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
75	Boy Trouble by ReShonda Tate Billingsley (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 151, 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
76	Abby Spencer Goes to Bollywood by Varsha Bajaj 3.92 avg rating — 396 ratings score: 150, 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
77	Warrior (The Dragon King Chronicles, #2) by Ellen Oh (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 1,092 ratings score: 149, 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
78	The Art of Secrets by James Klise 3.46 avg rating — 1,233 ratings score: 143, 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
78	Drama Queens in the House by Julie Williams (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 143, 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
80	Barrier by Patrick Jones (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 133, 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
81	Unstoppable by Liz Bankes 3.73 avg rating — 33 ratings score: 128, 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
82	The Zero Degree Zombie Zone by Patrik Henry Bass 3.40 avg rating — 123 ratings score: 117, 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
83	Bombay Blues (Born Confused #2) by Tanuja Desai Hidier (Goodreads Author) 3.04 avg rating — 280 ratings score: 108, 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
84	Prison Baby: A Memoir by Deborah Jiang-Stein (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 674 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
84	Deadly Delicious by K.L. Kincy 4.24 avg rating — 46 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
84	Wishing for Washington by Shelley Sly (Goodreads Author) 4.71 avg rating — 17 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
84	Remains by Belle Antoinette (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 18 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
84	The Girl Who Remained Elusive (Elusive, #1) by Whitney Pagano (Goodreads Author) 3.17 avg rating — 18 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
84	Head Over Heart by Colette Victor (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 66 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
84	The Walled City by Ryan Graudin (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 7,419 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
84	The Bridge by Jane Higgins 3.61 avg rating — 672 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
84	The Retribution of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer, #3) by Michelle Hodkin (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 65,042 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
84	One Man Guy (One Man Guy, #1) by Michael Barakiva (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 12,706 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
84	Autumn Falls (Autumn Falls, #1) by Bella Thorne 3.69 avg rating — 2,842 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
84	Dear Mrs. Naidu by Mathangi Subramanian 4.43 avg rating — 215 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
84	Moos, Mud, Mayhem! by Deborah C. Aalbers (Goodreads Author) 4.87 avg rating — 71 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
97	While We Run (When We Wake, #2) by Karen Healey (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 1,116 ratings score: 98, 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
98	Caitlin's Lucky Charm (Charmed Life, #1) by Lisa Schroeder (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 279 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
98	The Beast of Callaire (The Legend Mirror, #1) by Saruuh Kelsey (Goodreads Author) 3.38 avg rating — 136 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
98	Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 35,522 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

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180 books · 130 voters · list created February 1st, 2014 by Charlotte Grubbs (votes) .

Tags: 2014, children, diversity, fiction, middle-grade, new-releases, people-of-color, poc, young-adult

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message 1: by Rainbowheart (last edited Feb 20, 2014 06:28PM) (new)

Feb 20, 2014 05:32PM

Yeah, there are a bunch of books on this list wrongly. Prison Baby and For Today I Am a Boy are both adult, not YA or MG.

Also the two MCs in Painting the Rainbow are white girls. The Japanese boy on the cover isn't the POV character. He's a secret from the past.

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message 2: by Livia (new)

Feb 20, 2014 09:28PM

Christine wrote: "I read MIDNIGHT THIEF and must have missed something. The main character has brown hair but I don't recall it being mentioned that Kyra is a person of color. (I don't want to tell what she is becau..."

Kyra is described in MIDNIGHT THIEF as olive skinned and brown haired. She's mixed race, although that information doesn't come out until the second or third book, so I'm not quite sure if the people who made this list went by the olive skin or if they actually meant that this book was written by an author of color (which I am, I suppose).

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message 3: by Charlotte (last edited Feb 25, 2014 09:35PM) (new)

Feb 25, 2014 09:30PM

Rainbowheart wrote: "Yeah, there are a bunch of books on this list wrongly. Prison Baby and For Today I Am a Boy are both adult, not YA or MG.

Really? I've seen For Today I Am A Boy touted as YA by multiple book bloggers/reviewers, and the most used tag for it on GoodReads is "young adult."

(I'm not familiar with Prison Baby or Painting the Rainbow [LOTS of books have been added to this list since I started it] but if I confirm that books listed don't have POC protags or aren't YA/MG I'll remove them from the list.) (If I can figure out how to.)

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message 4: by Charlotte (new)

Feb 25, 2014 09:40PM

Livia wrote: "Christine wrote: "I read MIDNIGHT THIEF and must have missed something. The main character has brown hair but I don't recall it being mentioned that Kyra is a person of color. (I don't want to tell..."

I started the list, but 30+ books have been added to it since I did so, MIDNIGHT THIEF being one of them. While it definitely sounds to me like MIDNIGHT THIEF belongs on this list, I'll defer to your judgment as the author.

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message 5: by Rainbowheart (new)

Feb 25, 2014 09:47PM

For Today I Am a Boy is definitely adult. Goodreads reviewers often shelve things wrongly, so you can't really go by that. I think the confusion is because Malinda Lo mentioned the book on her blog but in that post she did say that some of the books she was talking about were adult books.

If you're a librarian, you can remove wrong additions by clicking the "edit" button next to the list description.

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message 6: by Livia (new)

Feb 25, 2014 10:10PM

Charlotte wrote: "Livia wrote: "Christine wrote: "I read MIDNIGHT THIEF and must have missed something. The main character has brown hair but I don't recall it being mentioned that Kyra is a person of color. (I don'..."

Charlotte, I'm cool with categorizing MT in whichever way you think best. I'm happy to chime in with the behind-the-scenes info that Kyra is a character of color, but we don't find out that specific info about her heritage until book 2 or 3 (I'd be more specific, but trying to avoid spoilers). In this book, she's ambiguously olive skinned, with a darker complexion than the people around her. So totally your call as to whether that qualifies MIDNIGHT THIEF for the list. Thanks for putting the list together!

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message 7: by Christine (new)

Feb 26, 2014 07:25PM

Yes, thanks so much for putting this list together! Livia and I discussed it privately, and I agree that her series should be on this list. I only read the first (ARC) book, so did not catch that the MC is not European descent. (The setting seems to be medivial Europe, too.) The book is riveting and I can't wait to read the rest of the series!

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message 8: by The FountainPenDiva, Old school geek chick and lover of teddy bears (new)

Apr 01, 2014 06:07PM

This is a great list with a great variety of reads. I do hope we can find more urban fantasy/adventure/historical/fantasy/etc. books featuring PoC. Not everything has to be issue-oriented or depressing. We like to read about characters who save the world too, lol.

As far as the MT series, sounds interesting. Contrary to popular opinion, there were PoC in medieval Europe. The Moors for starters. It's sadly not too surprising that readers may not catch that the MC is PoC though. Our defaults, unless explicitly expressed (why covers are very important to me) tend to skew automatically towards Caucasian.

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message 9: by Christine (new)

Apr 02, 2014 07:10PM

TheFountainPenDiva, what you are saying about assumptions and defaulting to the majority race/creed/culture/religion of that particular nation in the setting is a great point.

When you mentioned covers I thought of so many covers that have been controversial, such as LIAR LIAR, because the main character was POC, but the cover character was not. I was actually relieved that my cover of NO SURRENDER SOLDIER had a silhouette because I was concerned how an illustrator would draw a Chamorro male if that illustrator lived outside of the Marianas.

Again, thinking of covers, I tried to add HUSH PUPPY by Lisa Cresswell but it didn't come up on Goodreads. HP has the most stunning black girl in a close-up profile.

I'll also see if I can add Tim Tingle's HOUSE OF PURPLE CEDAR. I'm just a few chapters into it and already I am in love with this Choctow story.

btw, next week at the Texas Library Assoc. (TLA) convention I will be on a panel with many of these authors and more with PoC, multi-cultural books. Only we wiil be discussing religion in YA books.

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message 10: by Christine (new)

Apr 02, 2014 07:23PM

Ahhh, so sorry! I see this list is 2014. HOUSE OF PURPLE CEDAR and HUSH PUPPY were published in 2013. If a Goodreads librarian is on here, my apologies and please take HOPC by Tim Tingle off the list.

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message 11: by [deleted user] (new)

Apr 02, 2014 07:44PM

great list!

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message 12: by Rainbowheart (last edited Sep 12, 2014 07:42PM) (new)

Sep 12, 2014 07:42PM

Are Armenians considered people of color? There's one book with Armenian characters on this list already and I do know of other one, but not sure they are POC. Also, what about Iranians? Aren't they considered Caucasian? I did add two with Persian MCs, but not totally sure they belong.

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message 13: by Rainbowheart (new)

Dec 04, 2014 08:54PM

Just to let everyone know, I created a list for 2015 YA and MG releases with POC leads....

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...

I didn't see one, and the new year will be upon us shortly!

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message 14: by Cheryl (new)

Dec 03, 2015 09:47AM

Sorry, I had to look it up. If you want more people to read these books, you might want to translate POC.... Otherwise, you come across as clique-y. Be sure to use your tags feature, too, if you want people to find this list via search.

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Mar 25, 2026 07:19AM