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Monday, September 1, 2014

The Masterpost of Diversity p.2

Well, here we are, list number two. Hopefully, this list will be longer than the last. Once again, leads count, all else does NOT. Also once again, please tell me if I missed a trigger warning, you want to add a book, I was wrong about the diverse-ness, or if the book is actually really offensive and I need to take it off (I haven't read most of these books, sorry!).

Thank you to mrkohler for correcting me on a couple things I got wrong and adding books to the list!

Part 2 People of Color

Africa


Zebra Crossing- Meg Vandermerwe (South African)

Chausiku: The Gathering Storm- Pamela E. Cash (Anzande, tw death)
The Milk of Birds- Sylvia Whitman (Sudanese, tw death, rape)
The Chaos of Stars- Kiersten White (Egyptian)
Now Is the Time for Running- Micheal Williams (Zimbabwean, tw war, death)
Lost Girl Found- Leah Bassoff, Laura DeLuca (Sudanese, tw war, death)
Akata Witch- Nnedi Okorafor (Nigerian)
Threatened- Eliot Schrefer (Gabonese, tw death)

Asia

Spirit of a Mountain Wolf- Rosanne Hawke (Pakistani, tw slavery, death)
Island's End- Padma Venkatraman (Indian, tw disaster)
The Fire Wish- Amber Lough (Middle Eastern)
Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind- Suzanne Fisher Staples (Middle Eastern)
The Master Puppeteer- Katherine Paterson, Haru Wells (Japanese, also, might be MA, not YA)
Silver Pheonix- Cindy Pon (Chinese)
Book of a Thousand Days- Shannon Hale, James Noel Smith (Central Asian???)
A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea: A novel- Dina Nayeri (Iranian, technically MA)
The Walled City- Ryan Graudin (Chinese)
A Time to Dance- Padma Venkatraman (Indian, tw amputation, death, blood, injury)
Huntress- Malinda Lo (Chinese)

Ash- Malinda Lo (Chinese)

Shadows on the Moon- Zoe Marriott (Japanese, tw self harm)

Prophecy- Ellen Oh (Korean)

The Pearl that Broke its Shell- Nadia Hashimi (Afghan, tw drugs)

Of Metal and Wishes- Sarah Fine (Okay, Noor means Iranian, but I think it's set in east Asia? Does anyone know?)

Exquisite Captive- Heather Demetrios (Persian, I think? Tw death) 
 
Tiger Moon- Antonia Michaelis (Indian)
In the Name of God- Paula Jolin (Syrian, tw war)
When My Name was Keoko- Linda Sue Park (Korean, tw war)
Zero Defect- Aarohan Atwal (Indian)

Toads and Diamonds- Heather Tomilson (Indian, tw disease)
Moon at Nine- Deborah Ellis (Iranian, tw threat of death)
Spirit's Princess- Esther M. Friesner (Japanese, tw disaster)

Stormdancer- Jay Kristoff (Japanese, tw death, injury, disaster)

Year of Impossible Goodbyes- Sook Nyul Choi (Korean, tw war)

Alpha Goddess- Amalie Howard (Indian)

Forbidden- Kimberely Griffiths Little (Mesopotamia, which would be Iran/Iraq nowadays)

Love's Prey- Meg Xuemei X (Chinese, tw abuse)

Australia
 
Does My Head Look Big in This?- Randa Abdel Fattah (Palestinian-Australian, tw slurs, bullying)
The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf- Ambelin Kwaymullina (Indigenous Australian)
Ten Things I Hate About Me- Randa Abdel-Fattah (Lebanese-Australian)
Preloved- Shirley Marr (Chinese-Australian, tw death)


 Europe
 
The Icarus Girl- Helen Oyeyemi (Nigerian-English)
Between Two Worlds- Katherine Kirkpatrick (Greenland Iniut, tw death)
I Love I Hate I Miss My Sister- Amélie Sarn (Algerian-French, tw murder)
Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow-

A Spy in the House- Y.S. Lee (Asian-English, tw death)







 North America

The Chaos- Nalo Hopkinson (Caribbean-Canadian ((tricked you, huh, thinking I'd say American. BUT NO.)))
Shadows Cast by Stars- Catherine Knutsson (First Nations of Canada, tw blood)
Skraelings: Clashes in the Arctic- Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley (Inuit, tw murder, war)

For Today I Am a Boy- Kim Fu (Chinese-Canadian)



Names on a Map- Benjamin Alire Saenz (Latino, tw war)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe- Benjamin Alire Saenz (Latino,



Guadalupe Garcia Mccall (Latino, tw illness)

Black Hole Sun- David Macinnis Gill (Latino)
The House of the Scorpion- Nancy Farmer (Latino)
Jumped In- Patrick Flores-Scott (Latino, tw gangs)


The Living- Matt De La Peña (Latino, tw disaster, death)

Marcelo in the Real World- Francisco X. Stork (Latino- also also ALSO autistic Latino)

Fated- Alyson Noel (Latina, tw death)

Flowers in the Sky- Lynn Joseph (Latina)

Mexican WhiteBoy- Matt de la Pena (Latino)

Crossing the Line- Malin Alegria (Latina)

Sanctum- Sarah Fine (Latina, tw suicide)

Death, Dickinson, and the Demented Life of Frenchie Garcia- Jenny Torres Sanchez (Latina, tw death)

Summer of the Mariposas- Guadalupe Carcia McCall (Latina, Tw death)

The Last Summer of the Death Warriors- Francisco X. Stork (Latino, tw murder, disease)

The Lost Sun- Tessa Gratton (Latino, I think? It's mentioned like, once. And I am only using it's real title because I have to. Tw alcohol, death, blood)
 
Hammer of Witches- Shana Mlawski (Latina, when will I stop loving that title? NEVER.)

Ask My Mood Ring How I Feel- Diana Lopez (Latina, tw disease)

We Were Here- Matt de la Pena (Latino)

Illegal- Bettina Restrepo (Latino)

Sofi Mendoza's Guide to Getting Lost in Mexico- Malin Algeria (Latina)

Santa Olivia- Jacqueline Carey (Latina, tw death)

What Can(t) Wait- Ashley Hope Perez (Latina)

Shelter- Patricia H. Aust (Latino, tw abuse)

Drift- M.K. Hutchins (Mayan???)

Tankborn- Karen Sandler (African American)

This Side of Home- Renee Watson (African American)
Not Otherwise Specified- Hannah Moskowitz (African American, tw eating disorders)
Orleans- Sherri L. Smith (African American)
Liar- Justine Larbalestier (African American, tw death) 
Echo- Alicia Wright Brewster (African-American, tw death)
Mare's War- Tanita S. Davis (African-American, tw war)
Kergulen- R.A. White (African-American, tw abuse)
If You Come Softly- Jacqueline Woodson (African-American)

Dust Girl- Sarah Zettel (African American)

Bad Kitty- Michele Jaffe (African American? Tw murder)

Pinned- Sharon G. Flake (African American)

Flygirl- Sherri L. Smith (African-American, tw war)

Pointe- Brandy Colbert (African-American, tw eating disorders, drugs, alcohol)

Shrink to Fit- Dona Sarkar (African-American, tw eating disorders)

Rumor Central- ReShonda Tate Billingsley (African-American)

Lies We Tell Ourselves- Robin Talley (African American, tw bullying, racism)
  
Copper Sun- Sharon M. Draper (African-American, tw slavery)

Tears of a Tiger- Sharon M. Draper (African-American, tw death, alcohol use)

The Battle of Jericho- Sharon M. Draper (African-American)

Crystal- Walter Dean Myers (African-American)

Charly's Epic Fiascos- Kelli London (African-American)

Next- Kevin Waltman (African-American)

Foul Trouble- John Feinstein (African-American)

When I Was the Greatest- Jason Reynolds (African-American, tw weapons, violence)

Call Me By My Name- John Ed Bradley (African-American, tw racism)

Kinda Like Brothers- Coe Booth (African-American)

A Wish After Midnight- Zetta Elliot (African-American, tw drugs, racism, war)

Kendra- Coe Booth (African-American)

Willow- Tonya Cherie Hegamin (African-American, tw slavery)



My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, and Fenway Park- Steve Kluger (Chinese-American, tw death)

Bird- Crystal Chan (Chinese-American? That's an assumption, I don't know. Tw death)

Team Human- Justine Larbalestier, Sarah Rees Brennan (Chinese-American, tw anything to with vampires)

Girl in Translation- Jean Kwok (Chinese-American)

The Painted Boy- Charles de Lint (Chinese-American, tw death)

Seeing Emily- Joyce Lee Wong (Chinese-American)

Girl Overboard- Justina Chen (Chinese-American, tw injury)

Paper Daughter- Jeanette Ingold (Chinese-American)

Crossing- Andrew Xia Fukuda (Chinese-American)

Possess- Gretchen McNeil (Chinese-American, tw death)

Mismatch- Lensey Namioka (Chinese-American)

Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen- Marilyn Chin (Chinese-American)

Chloe Leiberman (Sometimes Wong)- Carrie Rosten (Chinese-Jewish-American)

Gilded- Christina Farley (Korean-American) 
 
Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before- David Yoo (Korean-American, tw disease)

To All the Boys I've Loved Before- Jenny Han (Korean-American)

The Fold- An Na (Korean-American)
 
Since You Asked- Maurene Goo (Korean-American)

Good Enough- Paula Yoo (Korean-American)

Necessary Roughness- Marie G. Lee, Marie Myung-Ok Lee (Korean-American)

Finding My Voice- Marie G. Lee (Korean-American, tw racism)

Persimmon- Doc Pruyne (Korean-American)

Relax, I'm a Ninja- Natalie Whipple (Japanese-American)

Outside Beauty- Cynthia Kadohata  (Japanese-American)

Coral Hare: Atomic Agent (A WW2 Spy Novel) Inspired by actual historical events- Clive Lee (Japanese-American, tw war)

Orchards- Holly Thompson (Japanese-Jewish-American, tw suicide)

The Lost Girl- Sangu Mandanna (Indian-American- might just be Indian, tw death)

Shine, Coconut Moon- Neesha Meminger (Indian-American, tw terrorism, racism, anything to do with 9/11)
Born Confused- Tanuja Desai Hidier (Indian-American)

Monsoon Summer- Mitali Perkins (Indian-American)

The Not-So-Star-Spangled Life of Sunita Sen- Mitali Perkins (Indian-American)

Red Turban White Horse- Nandini Bajpai (Indian-American)

Ask Me No Questions- Marinda Budhos, Ferdidnando Scianna (Bangladeshi-American)

Nothing But the Truth (and a few white lies)- Justina Chen (Taiwanese-American)

The Emerald City- J.A. Beard (Tibetan-American)

She's So Money- Cherry Cheva (Thai-American)

Roots and Wings- Many Ly (Cambodian-American)

Sophmore Undercover- Ben Esch (Vietnamese-American, tw drugs)
 
Skunk Girl- Sheba Karim (Pakistani-American)

Boy vs. Girl- Na'ima B. Robert (Pakistani-American) 

The Art of Secrets- James Klise (Pakistani-American, tw fire)

Molly By Any Other Name- Jean Davies Okimoto (Asian-American)

Cat Girl's Day Off- Kimberly Pauley (Asian-American)
 
Guantanamo Boy- Anna Perera (Pakistani-American)

Extreme American Makeover- Mitali Perkins (Pakistani-American)

Permanent Record- Leslie Stella (Iranian-American, tw bullying)

Bestest. Ramadan. Ever- Medeia Sharif (Muslim-American)

The Tyrant's Daughter- J.C. Carleson (Middle-Eastern-American, tw death)

Nation- Terry Pratchett (South Pacific Islander, tw death, tsunami, and all that goes with it)

If I Ever Get Out of Here- Eric Gansworth (Tuscarora, tw alcohol, bullying)

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian- Sherman Alexie, art by Ellen Forney (Spokane, tw slurs, bullying, alcohol abuse, and death) 
 
More Than Good Enough- Crissa-Jean Chappell (Misccosukee)

The Gathering- Kelley Armstrong (Navajo, tw death)

How I Became a Ghost- Tim Tingle (Choctaw, tw death)

Killer of Enemies- Joseph Bruchac (Apache, tw death, weapons, violence)

Rain is Not My Indian Name- Cynthia Leitich Smith (Native American, tw death)

Hooked- Liz Fichera (Native American, tw racism, bullying)

Sorrow's Knot- Erin Bow (Native American, tw death)

Wolf Mark- Joseph Bruchac (Native American, tw alcohol, drugs)

Wildefire- Karsten Knight (Polynesian-American, tw violence)

 
South America

The Summer Prince- Alaya Dawn Johnson (Brazillian)

Origin- Jessica Khoury (Brazillian? Somewhere in the Amazon.)

Biracial/Didn't know where to put it/Multiple



So This is How it Ends- Tui T. Sutherland (Latino, Egyptian, might be others?)
Otherbound- Corinne Duyvis (I... I actually have no clue. No one tells me anything.)
Let's Get Lost- Adi Alsaid (Multiple, I think? And no, of COURSE I'm not adding this just because it mentions my home state, GEEZ. Tw death.)

Bleeding Violet- Dia Reeves (Biracial- Black and white, tw mental illness)
Romiette and Julio- Sharon M. Draper (Latino and African-American, tw gang stuff)

An Ocean Apart, A World Away- Lensey Namioka (Torn between Chinese and Chinese-American)

Drama Queens in the House- Julie Williams (Biracical- Black and white)

How To Salsa in a Sari- Dona Sarkar (African-American-Indian, Latina, tw bullying)

The Other Half of My Heart- Sundee T. Frazier (Biracial, black and white)

The Counterfeit Family Tree of Vee Crawford-Wong- L. Tam Holland (Chinese-American-White)

The Girl of His Dreams- Amir Abrams (Latino, African-American)

The Girl from the Well- Rin Chupeco (Japanese-Hawaiian, tw death)

Gadget Girl: The Art of Being Invisible- Suzanne Kamata

Jet Black and the Ninja Wind- Leaza Lowitz and Shogo Oketani (Japanese-American-white, tw death and violence)

Ink- Amanda Sun (Japanese-American-white)

No Surrender Soldier- Christine Kohler (Dual POV: Japanese and Chamorro, tw rape, murder, war, disease)

(I wish Good Enough and More Than Good Enough could be put next to each other, so it would look like they were arguing. Also, every time I have to put down something vague like "Native American" or "Asian American", someone steps on a puppy's tail.)
~Corinne
Read More at http://latinas4latinolit.org/2014/07/10-latino-books-for-teens/, Copyright © Latinas for Latino Lit (L4LL)
Guadalupe Garcia Mccall

Read More at http://latinas4latinolit.org/2014/07/10-latino-books-for-teens/, Copyright © Latinas for Latino Lit (L4LL)
Guadalupe Garcia Mccall

Read More at http://latinas4latinolit.org/2014/07/10-latino-books-for-teens/, Copyright © Latinas for Latino Lit (L4LL)

Monday, July 28, 2014

The Masterpost of Diversity p.1

While I love YA, diversity can be hard to come by. Really, really hard. Really, really... *sigh* So I decided to put together a GIANT LIST OF DIVERSE BOOKS. Yes. I did. I count it as diverse if a/the main character is, so besties don't count. Some books appear on multiple lists. They will be put in parts because by God, I know a lot of books and if I put them together it would take up way too much space.

Feel free to comment if I forgot something! Also, I haven't read most of these, so if I need to take them off or put a trigger warning on them, tell me.

Part 1 LGBT/MOGAI


Lesbian

Ash- Malinda Lo

Huntress- Malinda Lo

Bluebell Hall- Kayla Bashe (Heard there was a trans side character? I could be wrong)

Everything Leads to You- Nina LaCour (Lesbian or Bi, I don't know)

If You Could be Mine- Sarah Farizan (Tw drug use, death mention)

Far From You- Tess Sharpe (Tw drug use, death, sad gays (Okay, not a tw, whatever))



Far From Xanadu- Julie Anne Peters



The Summer I Wasn't Me- Jessica Verdi



Ask the Passengers- A.S. King

The Miseducation of Cameron Post- Emily M. Danforth (Tw drug use, death, alcohol use, homophobia, transphobia... I swear it's a good book)

Nik Nassa & the Mark of Destiny- A.J. Salt





The You Know Who Girls: Freshman Year-

Silhouette of a Sparrow- Molly Beth Griffin

 The Story Thief- Shari McNally

Sister Mischief- Laura Goode

The Girls From Alcyone- Cary Caffrey

Pink- Lili Wilkinson

Girl Walking Backwards- Bett Williams (Tw self harm)

Good Moon Rising- Nancy Garden (Tw homophobia)

Starting from Here- Lisa Jenn Bigelow (Tw death and some biphobic stuff)

The Beast of Callaire- Saruuh Kelsey (Tw death)

Sister Girl- Jonna Ivin

Because of Her- K.E. Payne

Kissing Kate- Laurn Myracle (Tw alcohol use)

Annie on My Mind- Nancy Garden

What's up with Jody Barton?- Hayley Long (Lesbian? Gay? Summary was too vague to tell, but I think this is the right list)

Wildthorn- Jane Eagland

 No One Needs to Know- Amanda Grace, Mandy Hubbard

Her Name in the Sky- Kelly Quindlen

Dare Truth or Promise- Paula Brock
Moon at Nine- Deborah Ellis (Tw war, death)

 Lies We Tell Ourselves- Robin Talley

Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel: A Novel- Sara Farizan

Freak Camp: Posts From a Previously Normal Girl- Jessica V. Barnett

My Best Friend, Maybe- Caela Carter

 An Unstill Life- Kate Larkindale (Tw homophobia, and most likely death mentions)

 She Loves You, She Loves You Not- Julie Anne Peters

Gay

Hero- Perry Moore
 
Witch Eyes series- Scott Tracey

Fan Art- Sarah Tregay

Falling from the Sky- Nikki Godwin (Tw death) 

Exiled to Iowa. Send Help. And Couture- Chris O'Guinn

Superhero- Eli Easton
 
Boy Meets Boy- David Levithan

The Misfits- James Howe





Vast Fields of Ordinary- Nick Burd

One Man Guy- Micheal Barakiva

Call Me by Your Name- Andre Aciman

My Life as a Myth- Huston Piner

With or Without You- Brian Farrey (Tw violence, homophobia, prolly another sad gays story)



I'll Give You the Sun- Jandy Nelson

Hat Trick- Jeff Adams



Omorphi- C. Kennedy (Tw abuse, violence)

Swimming to Chicago- David-Matthew Barnes (Tw suicide)

Freak Show- James St. James (Has drag queens. *slow voice* I do not like drag queens.)

Gives Light- Rose Christo (Tw death)

Wicked- Christian Marotti, Clover Donovan

The Red Sheet- Mia Kerick
  
Turning 16- Perie Wolford

Safe- C. Kennedy (Tw abuse)

The Unwanted- Jeffery Ricker (Tw death?)

 Ghost Songs- Andrew Demcak (Tw alcohol abuse, past death)

Tristant and Elijah- Jennifer Lavoie

Caught in the Crossfire- Juliann Rich











The Before Now and After Then- Peter Monn



















Otherbound- Corinne Duyvis (OMG WE HAVE THE SAME NAME YAY)

Team Human- Justine Larbalestier, Sarah Rees Brennan

It's Our Prom- Julie Anne Peters

Adaption series- Malinda Lo





Indigo Springs- A.M. Dellamonica (Tw death)

 A Map of Home- Randa Jarrar

Teenage Rewrite- Brandon Williams

Postcards from No Man's Land- Aidan Chambers, Eric Dinyer (Tw warfare, death, violence, injury, the likes)

Tides- Betsy Cornwell (Tw eating disorders and OH MY GOD SELKIES SELKIES SELKIES I AM VIBRATING WITH CELTIC JOY)

The Sky Always Hears Me: And the Hills Don't Mind- Kirstin Cronn-Mills (Tw alcohol abuse)

 Grasshopper Jungle- Andrew Smith

 A Kiss in the Dark- Cat Clarke 

 The Difference Between You and Me- Madeline George

 Not Otherwise Specified- Hannah Moskowitz (Tw eating disorders)

Teeth- Hannah Moskowitz

 Santa Olivia- Jacqueline Carey (Tw death)

Life Skills- Jo Ramsey (short story)
 
Listening Skills- Jo Ramsey (short story)

Trans

Luna- Julie Anne Peters

I am J- Cris Beam





Straight, No Chaser- Raul Santiago











Boy Proof- Cecil Castellucci



Accepting Me- Jo Ramsey (Aromantic and ace)

Demonosity- Amanda Ashby

Dust- Elizabeth Bear (Ace, and also there's agender people -squee!-  tw anything to do with cannibalism)

How to Say Goodbye in Robot- Natalie Standiford (I think it's ace or aro? I could be wrong)


Genderqueer/Intersex

What Happened to Lani Garver- Carol Plum-Ucci (Genderqueer- Summary kind of bothers me. "And most disturbing of all, is Lani a boy or a girl?" How is that disturbing. Tell me. Also, it's an "issues" book. Neh.)

Golden Boy- Abigail Tarttelin (intersex)

Cycler- Lauren McLaughlin (Genderfluid- but with the whole XX to XY shebang instead of just the identity)



Brooklyn, Burning- Steve Brezenoff (Non-Binary, I think/hope)

Every Day- David Levithan (Genderfluid, or so I hear)
 
Pantomime- Laura Lam (Intersex- sorry, spoiler)

Changers Book One: Drew- T Cooper (Another Genderfluid XY-XX thing? Um, okay.)

Multiple

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe-

Please Don't Kill the Freshman- Zoe Trope (Trans, lesbian)





The End- Nora Olsen (Bisexual, Lesbian- more but, I don't know, tw death and warfare)
Boyfriends with Girlfriends- Alex Sanchez (Bi, Gay)

Down to the Bone- Mayra Lazara Dole (Genderqueer character! Yay! Oh. And Lesbian. Also that.)

Debbie Harry Sings in French- Megan Brothers (Gender and sexuality confusion- questioning)

Dramarama- E. Lockhart (Within this book is a gay character. Which one? I don't know.)

Dirty London- Kelley York (Lesbian, Gay)

Geography Club- Brent Hartinger (Gay, Bi, Lesbian)