Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Kat Cho (14 Lists)



If I Have to Be Haunted by Miranda Sun
asian ya/na books 2023
37 books — 46 voters
Ghost Squad by Claribel A. OrtegaMindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business by Lyla LeeStand Up, Yumi Chung! by Jessica Kim
MG Debuts 2020
37 books — 34 voters

Prophecy by Ellen OhSilver Phoenix by Cindy Pon
YA East Asian Fantasy
170 books — 199 voters
Where Dreams Descend by Janella AngelesA Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. BrownMindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business by Lyla Lee
Best Books 2020
612 books — 404 voters

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
Diversity in Young Adult and Middle Grade
1,917 books — 1,216 voters
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. BrownThe Tiger at Midnight by Swati TeerdhalaThe Fever King by Victoria LeeRainbirds by Clarissa GoenawanThe Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Pitch Wars 2018 Mentor Books
97 books — 99 voters

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. BrownKingdom of Souls by Rena BarronMaya and the Rising Dark by Rena BarronThrowaway Girls by Andrea ContosThe Fever King by Victoria Lee
Pitch Wars Class of 2017 Books
35 books — 44 voters
Where Dreams Descend by Janella AngelesA Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. BrownThe Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan DouglassThe Gravity of Us by Phil StamperA Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
YA Debuts 2020
153 books — 542 voters

The Candle and the Flame by Nafiza AzadForest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. DaoThe Girl King by Mimi YuA Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
YA Fantasy not set in US/UK
124 books — 90 voters
Where Dreams Descend by Janella AngelesDon't Read the Comments by Eric SmithA Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
2020 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
297 books — 724 voters

Just South of Home by Karen Strong
Middle Grade Novels of 2019
503 books — 447 voters
Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business by Lyla LeeJust South of Home by Karen StrongDragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee
MG Debuts 2019
37 books — 56 voters

The Candle and the Flame by Nafiza AzadThe Tiger at Midnight by Swati TeerdhalaThese Witches Don't Burn by Isabel SterlingOpposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds
YA Debuts 2019
157 books — 916 voters
Rebel Seoul by Axie OhWhen My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue ParkPachinko by Min Jin LeeThe Interpreter by Suki KimArcher's Quest by Linda Sue Park
Fiction by Korean Authors and/or Containing Korean Characters
441 books — 440 voters