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People of Color Primary Characters

About a Girl — Sarah McCarry —

Abyss Surrounds Us, The — Emily Skrutskie —

Angelfall — Susan Ee —

Blue Sword, The — Robin McKinley —

Dragonoak — Sam Farren —

Ember in the Ashes, An — Sabaa Tahir —

Everything Leads to You — Nina LaCour —

Game of Love and Death, The — Martha Brockenbrough —

Kingdom of Little Wounds, The — Susann Cokal —

Marked in Flesh ** — Anne Bishop —

Murder of Crows ** — Anne Bishop —

Passenger — Alexandra Bracken —

Princess and the Pony, The — Kate Beaton —

Proxy — Alex London —

Rebel of the Sands — Alwyn Hamilton —

Sanctum — Sarah Fine —

Serpentine — Cindy Pon —

Six of Crows — Leigh Bardugo —

Sunbolt — Intisar Khanani —

Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel — Sara Farizan —

Thousand Nights, A — E. K. Johnston —

Truthwitch — Susan Dennard —

Unmade ** — Sarah Rees Brennan —

Unspoken ** — Sarah Rees Brennan —

Untold ** — Sarah Rees Brennan —

Vision in Silver ** — Anne Bishop —

World After — Susan Ee —

Wrath and the Dawn, The — Renée Ahdieh —

Written in Red — Anne Bishop —

 

LGBTQIA+ Primary Characters

About a Girl — Sarah McCarry —

Abyss Surrounds Us, The — Emily Skrutskie —

And I Darken ** — Kiersten White —

Ash — Malinda Lo —

Captive Prince — C. S. Pacat —

Darker Shade of Magic, A ** — V. E. Schwab —

Dragonoak — Sam Farren —

Everything Leads to You — Nina LaCour —

Prince’s Gambit — C. S. Pacat —

Proxy — Alex London —

Rogue Magic — Kit Brisby —

Six of Crows — Leigh Bardugo —

Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel — Sara Farizan —

Wild — Meghan O’Brien —

 

Disabled Primary Characters

Mad Miss Mimic — Sarah Henstra —

Six of Crows — Leigh Bardugo —

Young Elites, The ** — Marie Lu —

 

Interracial Couples

About a Girl — Sarah McCarry —

Abyss Surrounds Us, The — Emily Skrutskie —

Angelfall — Susan Ee —

Blue Sword, The — Robin McKinley —

Darkest Part of the Forest, The — Holly Black —

Dragonoak — Sam Farren —

Ember in the Ashes, An — Sabaa Tahir —

Everything Leads to You — Nina LaCour —

Game of Love and Death, The — Martha Brockenbrough —

Ink ** — Amanda Sun —

Passenger — Alexandra Bracken —

Princess and the Pony, The — Kate Beaton —

Rebel of the Sands — Alwyn Hamilton —

Sanctum — Sarah Fine —

Six of Crows — Leigh Bardugo —

Tantalize — Cynthia Leitich Smith —

Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel — Sara Farizan —

Unmade ** — Sarah Rees Brennan —

Unspoken ** — Sarah Rees Brennan —

Untold ** — Sarah Rees Brennan —

World After — Susan Ee —

 

Diverse Authors

Angelfall — Susan Ee —

Ash — Malinda Lo —

Dragonoak — Sam Farren —

Eighth Grade Bites — Zac Brewer —

Ember in the Ashes, An — Sabaa Tahir —

Everything Leads to You — Nina LaCour —

Proxy — Alex London —

Serpentine — Cindy Pon —

Sunbolt — Intisar Khanani —

Tantalize — Cynthia Leitich Smith —

Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel — Sara Farizan —

Wild — Meghan O’Brien —

World After — Susan Ee —

Wrath and the Dawn, The — Renée Ahdieh —

Young Elites, The ** — Marie Lu —

** Denotes mini-reviews