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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ari (20 Lists)



The Black Calhouns by Gail Lumet Buckley
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2016
184 books — 159 voters
Our Kind of People by Lawrence Otis GrahamFirst Class by Alison StewartNegroland by Margo Jefferson
Non-Fiction Books on the African-American Middle, Upper, and Elite Class
98 books — 29 voters

32 Candles by Ernessa T. CarterThe Accidental Diva by Tia Williams
Best Black/African American Chicklit
434 books — 404 voters
Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
Best Contemporary Fiction Books with Islamic Themes
79 books — 116 voters

Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self by Danielle Evans32 Candles by Ernessa T. CarterA Wish After Midnight by Zetta ElliottThe Long Song by Andrea LevyThe Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow
2010's Best African American Literature
24 books — 147 voters
Dark Goddess by Sarwat ChaddaThe Latte Rebellion by Sarah Jamila StevensonAkata Witch by Nnedi OkoraforChain Reaction by Simone ElkelesOrchards by Holly Thompson
YA Novels of 2011
1,148 books — 6,720 voters

Sister Mischief by Laura GoodeThe Great Wall of Lucy Wu by Wendy Wan-Long Shang
2011 Debut Authors (Young Adult and Middle Grade Lit.)
262 books — 2,068 voters
The Kayla Chronicles by Sherri WinstonAlanna by Tamora PierceThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. LockhartThe True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
Best Feminist Young Adult Books
1,327 books — 1,347 voters

Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves
The Tenners! Debut YA & MG novels of 2010
93 books — 1,052 voters
Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher
YA Sport Novels
271 books — 367 voters

Alanna by Tamora PierceBloody Jack by L.A. MeyerPirates! by Celia Rees
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,298 books — 8,901 voters
Saving Maddie by Varian Johnson
2010 YA novels (part 1)
123 books — 225 voters

A Spy in the House by Y.S. LeeEighth-Grade Superzero by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
2010 Debut Authors (Young Adult & Middle Grade Literature)
288 books — 1,987 voters
Strange Justice by Jane Mayer
REALLY Underrated Books (Fewer than 1,000 Ratings)
3,202 books — 807 voters

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
National Book Award Winners / Young People's Literature category
20 books — 29 voters
Assassin by Grace Cavendish
YA Elizabeth I Historical Fiction
53 books — 60 voters

Orphea Proud by Sharon Dennis Wyeth
Lambda Literary Award / Childrens/Young Adult category winners and nominees
103 books — 78 voters
Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher
Best Books Ever
78,962 books — 294,243 voters