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YA/Teen Books by Authors of Color About Teens of Color

YA and teen books written about teens of color, by authors of color.
There are so many amazing books out there, and too many of them fly under the radar! I hope this list helps bring ALL of them to light, popular and quiet! These are books that have been released as of March 10, 2019.
Which ones have you read?
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The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
1
Angie Thomas
On the Come Up (Angie Thomas)
On the Come Up
2
Angie Thomas
Internment (Samira Ahmed)
Internment
3
Samira Ahmed
Love, Hate, and Other Filters (Sarah Ahmed)
Love, Hate, and Other Filters
4
Sarah Ahmed
American Panda (Gloria Chao)
American Panda
5
Gloria Chao
Saints and Misfits (S.K. Ali)
Saints and Misfits
6
S.K. Ali
This Side of Home (Renée Watson)
This Side of Home
7
Renée Watson
A Blade So Black (L.L. McKinney)
A Blade So Black
8
L.L. McKinney
Tyler Johnson Was Here (Jay Coles)
Tyler Johnson Was Here
9
Jay Coles
Little and Lion (Brandy Colbert (California))
Little and Lion
10
Brandy Colbert (California)
Finding Yvonne (Brandy Colbert)
Finding Yvonne
11
Brandy Colbert
Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Adib Khorram)
Darius the Great Is Not Okay
12
Adib Khorram
The Belles (Dhonielle Clayton)
The Belles
13
Dhonielle Clayton
The Everlasting Rose (Dhonielle Clayton)
The Everlasting Rose
14
Dhonielle Clayton
What Momma Left Me (Renée Watson)
What Momma Left Me
15
Renée Watson
The Opposite of Always (Justin A. Reynolds)
The Opposite of Always
16
Justin A. Reynolds
Everything Everything (Nicola Yoon)
Everything Everything
17
Nicola Yoon
The Sun Is Also a Star (Nicola Yoon)
The Sun Is Also a Star
18
Nicola Yoon
The Way You Make Me Feel (Maurene Goo)
The Way You Make Me Feel
19
Maurene Goo
I Believe in a Thing Called Love (Goo)
I Believe in a Thing Called Love
20
Goo
Dear Martin (Nic Stone)
Dear Martin
21
Nic Stone
Odd One Out (Nic Stone)
Odd One Out
22
Nic Stone
The Beauty That Remains (Ashley Woodfolk)
The Beauty That Remains
23
Ashley Woodfolk
Dread Nation (Justina Ireland)
Dread Nation
24
Justina Ireland
When Dimple Met Rishi (Sandhya Menon)
When Dimple Met Rishi
25
Sandhya Menon
From Twinkle, With Love (Sandhya Menon)
From Twinkle, With Love
26
Sandhya Menon
A Dream So Dark (L.L. McKinney)
A Dream So Dark
27
L.L. McKinney
Spin (Lamar Giles)
Spin
28
Lamar Giles
We Set the Dark on Fire (Tehlor Kay Mejia)
We Set the Dark on Fire
29
Tehlor Kay Mejia
The Astonishing Color of After (Emly X. R. Pan)
The Astonishing Color of After
30
Emly X. R. Pan
The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali (Sabina Khan)
The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali
31
Sabina Khan
This Is What It Feels Like (Rebecca Barrow)
This Is What It Feels Like
32
Rebecca Barrow
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
The Poet X
33
Elizabeth Acevedo
Allegedly (Tiffany D Jackson)
Allegedly
34
Tiffany D Jackson
Summer Bird Blue (Akemi Dawn Bowman)
Summer Bird Blue
35
Akemi Dawn Bowman
Starfish (Akemi Dawn Bowman)
Starfish
36
Akemi Dawn Bowman
#Prettyboy Must Die (Kimberly Reid)
#Prettyboy Must Die
37
Kimberly Reid
Pride (Ibi Zoboi)
Pride
38
Ibi Zoboi
My So-Called Bollywood Life (Nisha Sharma)
My So-Called Bollywood Life
39
Nisha Sharma
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Erika L. Sanchez)
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
40
Erika L. Sanchez
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