2019 YA/MG Books With POC Leads

1.
Descendant of the Crane
Descendant of the Crane
by: Joan He
3.63 avg rating β€” 12,094 ratings
2.
Love from A to Z
Love from A to Z
by: S.K. Ali
4.10 avg rating β€” 23,112 ratings
3.
We Hunt the Flame (Sands of Arawiya, #1)
We Hunt the Flame (Sands of Arawiya, #1) 3.87 avg rating β€” 105,723 ratings
4.
On the Come Up
On the Come Up 4.26 avg rating β€” 99,752 ratings
5.
The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali
The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali 3.85 avg rating β€” 9,135 ratings
6.
With the Fire on High
With the Fire on High 4.17 avg rating β€” 88,732 ratings
9.
I'm Not Dying with You Tonight
I'm Not Dying with You Tonight 3.68 avg rating β€” 21,753 ratings
11.
Internment
Internment 3.87 avg rating β€” 20,057 ratings
13.
The Weight of Our Sky
The Weight of Our Sky 4.19 avg rating β€” 5,544 ratings
15.
Opposite of Always
Opposite of Always 3.64 avg rating β€” 27,382 ratings
16.
The Candle and the Flame
The Candle and the Flame 3.74 avg rating β€” 3,271 ratings
17.
All-American Muslim Girl
All-American Muslim Girl 3.83 avg rating β€” 4,024 ratings
18.
Wicked Fox (Gumiho, #1)
Wicked Fox (Gumiho, #1)
by: Kat Cho
3.75 avg rating β€” 18,138 ratings
19.
Other Words for Home
Other Words for Home 4.41 avg rating β€” 33,603 ratings
20.
Tell Me How You Really Feel
Tell Me How You Really Feel 3.65 avg rating β€” 7,176 ratings
21.
The Last 8 (The Last 8, #1)
The Last 8 (The Last 8, #1) 3.63 avg rating β€” 2,188 ratings
22.
Don't Date Rosa Santos
Don't Date Rosa Santos 3.82 avg rating β€” 3,321 ratings
23.
Ruse (Want, #2)
Ruse (Want, #2)
by: Cindy Pon
3.73 avg rating β€” 1,086 ratings
24.
The Girl King (The Girl King, #1)
The Girl King (The Girl King, #1)
by: Mimi Yu
3.57 avg rating β€” 2,272 ratings
25.
The Gilded Wolves (The Gilded Wolves, #1)
The Gilded Wolves (The Gilded Wolves, #1) 3.71 avg rating β€” 50,670 ratings
26.
Symptoms of a Heartbreak
Symptoms of a Heartbreak 3.48 avg rating β€” 1,657 ratings
27.
A Match Made in Mehendi
A Match Made in Mehendi 3.79 avg rating β€” 1,772 ratings
28.
Dragon Pearl (Thousand Worlds, #1)
Dragon Pearl (Thousand Worlds, #1) 3.83 avg rating β€” 12,097 ratings
29.
Just South of Home
Just South of Home 4.14 avg rating β€” 431 ratings
30.
Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)
Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1) 3.98 avg rating β€” 63,040 ratings
30.
A River of Royal Blood (A River of Royal Blood, #1)
A River of Royal Blood (A River of Royal Blood, #1) 3.80 avg rating β€” 4,442 ratings
32.
Genesis Begins Again
Genesis Begins Again 4.34 avg rating β€” 8,805 ratings
33.
Let's Go Swimming on Doomsday
Let's Go Swimming on Doomsday 4.27 avg rating β€” 1,195 ratings
34.
I Wanna Be Where You Are
I Wanna Be Where You Are 3.78 avg rating β€” 3,778 ratings
35.
The Revolution of Birdie Randolph
The Revolution of Birdie Randolph really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 2,099 ratings
36.
A Good Kind of Trouble
A Good Kind of Trouble 4.24 avg rating β€” 7,742 ratings
37.
The Battle (The Gauntlet #2)
The Battle (The Gauntlet #2) 3.69 avg rating β€” 124 ratings
38.
Our Wayward Fate
Our Wayward Fate 3.60 avg rating β€” 1,295 ratings
39.
Rogue Heart (Rebel Seoul, #2)
Rogue Heart (Rebel Seoul, #2)
by: Axie Oh
4.05 avg rating β€” 473 ratings
40.
Dear Haiti, Love Alaine
Dear Haiti, Love Alaine 3.71 avg rating β€” 4,749 ratings
41.
96 Words for Love
96 Words for Love 3.46 avg rating β€” 733 ratings
42.
Pumpkinheads
Pumpkinheads 4.02 avg rating β€” 88,530 ratings
43.
The Moon Within
The Moon Within 4.07 avg rating β€” 1,437 ratings
44.
Patron Saints of Nothing
Patron Saints of Nothing 4.21 avg rating β€” 19,381 ratings
45.
More to the Story
More to the Story
by: Hena Khan
4.21 avg rating β€” 2,079 ratings
46.
The Black Flamingo
The Black Flamingo
by: Dean Atta
4.33 avg rating β€” 33,246 ratings
47.
They Called Us Enemy
They Called Us Enemy 4.42 avg rating β€” 50,185 ratings
48.
Aru Shah and the Song of Death (Pandava, #2)
Aru Shah and the Song of Death (Pandava, #2) 4.32 avg rating β€” 11,070 ratings
49.
Let Me Hear a Rhyme
Let Me Hear a Rhyme 4.13 avg rating β€” 6,599 ratings
50.
Once & Future (Once & Future, #1)
Once & Future (Once & Future, #1) 3.55 avg rating β€” 10,540 ratings
52.
The Beauty of the Moment
The Beauty of the Moment 3.66 avg rating β€” 878 ratings
53.
Fake It Till You Break It
Fake It Till You Break It 3.56 avg rating β€” 4,604 ratings
54.
Stargazing
Stargazing
by: Jen Wang
4.16 avg rating β€” 17,875 ratings
55.
Watch Us Rise
Watch Us Rise 3.80 avg rating β€” 4,556 ratings
56.
The Fever King (Feverwake, #1)
The Fever King (Feverwake, #1) 3.90 avg rating β€” 8,515 ratings
57.
I Hope You Get This Message
I Hope You Get This Message 3.52 avg rating β€” 5,172 ratings
58.
When the Stars Lead to You
When the Stars Lead to You 3.71 avg rating β€” 1,686 ratings
60.
Blood Heir (Blood Heir Trilogy #1)
Blood Heir (Blood Heir Trilogy #1) 3.82 avg rating β€” 16,817 ratings
61.
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
by: Ibi Zoboi
4.13 avg rating β€” 6,646 ratings
62.
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me 3.84 avg rating β€” 68,149 ratings
63.
Dealing in Dreams
Dealing in Dreams 3.43 avg rating β€” 999 ratings
64.
My Fate According to the Butterfly
My Fate According to the Butterfly 4.11 avg rating β€” 570 ratings
65.
How High the Moon
How High the Moon 3.91 avg rating β€” 1,312 ratings
66.
Lety Out Loud: A Wish Novel
Lety Out Loud: A Wish Novel 4.06 avg rating β€” 761 ratings
67.
In the Key of Nira Ghani
In the Key of Nira Ghani 4.08 avg rating β€” 513 ratings
68.
The Downstairs Girl
The Downstairs Girl 3.96 avg rating β€” 39,922 ratings
69.
Belly Up
Belly Up 3.71 avg rating β€” 753 ratings
70.
Cold White Sun
Cold White Sun 3.92 avg rating β€” 51 ratings
71.
The Bridge Home
The Bridge Home 4.26 avg rating β€” 11,488 ratings
72.
New Kid (New Kid #1)
New Kid (New Kid #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 60,081 ratings
73.
Light It Up
Light It Up 4.15 avg rating β€” 850 ratings
74.
The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan
The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan 4.07 avg rating β€” 4,189 ratings
75.
Merged
Merged 4.10 avg rating β€” 77 ratings
76.
The Boxer
The Boxer 3.88 avg rating β€” 331 ratings
77.
King of Fools (The Shadow Game, #2)
King of Fools (The Shadow Game, #2) 3.99 avg rating β€” 7,567 ratings
78.
The Devouring Gray (The Devouring Gray, #1)
The Devouring Gray (The Devouring Gray, #1) 3.62 avg rating β€” 9,236 ratings
80.
The Dragon Warrior (The Dragon Warrior, #1)
The Dragon Warrior (The Dragon Warrior, #1) 4.04 avg rating β€” 808 ratings
81.
The Good Luck Girls (The Good Luck Girls, #1)
The Good Luck Girls (The Good Luck Girls, #1) 3.89 avg rating β€” 4,556 ratings
82.
Color Me In
Color Me In 3.82 avg rating β€” 3,057 ratings
83.
For Black Girls Like Me
For Black Girls Like Me 4.27 avg rating β€” 1,654 ratings
84.
Full Disclosure
Full Disclosure 3.91 avg rating β€” 7,861 ratings
84.
Night Music
Night Music 3.81 avg rating β€” 719 ratings
84.
To Night Owl from Dogfish
To Night Owl from Dogfish 4.09 avg rating β€” 9,255 ratings
87.
Some Places More Than Others
Some Places More Than Others 4.18 avg rating β€” 3,302 ratings
88.
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #1)
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #1) 4.18 avg rating β€” 7,091 ratings
89.
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them 4.25 avg rating β€” 6,610 ratings
90.
If It Makes You Happy
If It Makes You Happy 3.70 avg rating β€” 1,000 ratings
91.
Stand on the Sky
Stand on the Sky
by: Erin Bow
4.30 avg rating β€” 529 ratings
92.
The Universal Laws of Marco
The Universal Laws of Marco 3.85 avg rating β€” 180 ratings
93.
The Best at It
The Best at It 4.14 avg rating β€” 2,621 ratings
94.
Orange for the Sunsets
Orange for the Sunsets 4.09 avg rating β€” 932 ratings
95.
This Light Between Us
This Light Between Us 4.35 avg rating β€” 3,580 ratings
95.
The Griffins of Castle Cary
The Griffins of Castle Cary 4.11 avg rating β€” 191 ratings
95.
Somewhere Only We Know
Somewhere Only We Know 3.65 avg rating β€” 6,441 ratings
98.
Izzy + Tristan
Izzy + Tristan 3.25 avg rating β€” 1,370 ratings
99.
Trace
Trace 3.73 avg rating β€” 314 ratings
100.
Girl of the Southern Sea
Girl of the Southern Sea 3.98 avg rating β€” 426 ratings