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African American Characters
The Hate U Give
by
Angie Thomas
444 pages
YOUNG ADULT
American Street
by
Ibi Zoboi
330 pages
YOUNG ADULT
Behold the Dreamers
by
Imbolo Mbue
380 pages
ADULT
Hidden Figures
by
Margot Lee Shetterly
368 pages
NONFICTION / BIOGRAPHY
All American Boys
by
Jason Reynolds; Brendan Kiely
Hindu | Indian American Characters
You Bring the Distant Near
by
Mitali Perkins
Publication Date: 2017-09
256 pages
YOUNG ADULT
lots of awards
*** this would be my choice ***
When Dimple Met Rishi
by
Sandhya Menon
Publication Date: 2017-05
384 pages
YOUNG ADULT
Muslim | Indian American Characters
A Place for Us
by
Fatima Farheen Mirza
Hard Cover only
385 pages
ADULT
Latino American Characters
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
by
Erika L. Sánchez
350 pages
still in hardcover only
YOUNG ADULT
* underage drinking
The Distance Between Us
by
Reyna Grande
Publication Date: 2012
325 pages
ADULT
MEMOIR
*** This would be my choice ***
In the Country We Love
by
Diane Guerrero
Publication Date: 2016
288 pages
ADULT
MEMOIR
Gender Identity / LGBTQ+ Characters
If I Was Your Girl
by
Meredith Russo
Publication Date: 2017-05
320 pages
YOUNG ADULT
scene where characters smoke marijuana; some underage drinking
*** this would be my choice ***
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
by
Benjamin Alire Sáenz
359 pages
YOUNG ADULT
* some marijuana use / underage drinking
Asian American Characters
Girl in Translation
by
Jean Kwok
300 pages
ADULT
The Leavers
by
Lisa Ko
350 pages
ADULT
Everything I Never Told You
by
Celeste Ng
304 pages
ADULT
Socio-Economic Divides
The Talk-Funny Girl
by
Roland Merullo
Publication Date: 2011
320 pages
ADULT
*** this would be my choice ***
The Glass Castle
by
Jeannette Walls
Publication Date: 2005
288 pages
ADULT
MEMOIR // newly a movie
Neurodivergent Characters
Marcelo in the Real World
by
Francisco X. Stork
312 pages
YOUNG ADULT
- more coming-of-age than American dream?
Challenger Deep
by
Neal Shusterman
320 pages
YOUNG ADULT
Say What You Will
by
Cammie McGovern