2021 YA/MG Books With POC Leads

1.
Wings of Ebony (Wings of Ebony, #1)
Wings of Ebony (Wings of Ebony, #1)
by: J. Elle
3.84 avg rating — 5,448 ratings
2.
Counting Down with You
Counting Down with You 4.01 avg rating — 19,461 ratings
3.
The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1)
The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 54,585 ratings
4.
The Forest of Stolen Girls
The Forest of Stolen Girls
by: June Hur
3.75 avg rating — 6,843 ratings
5.
The Ones We're Meant to Find
The Ones We're Meant to Find
by: Joan He
3.54 avg rating — 11,226 ratings
6.
The Infinity Courts (The Infinity Courts, #1)
The Infinity Courts (The Infinity Courts, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 3,722 ratings
7.
Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)
Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0) 4.38 avg rating — 65,341 ratings
8.
Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls (Cece Rios #1)
Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls (Cece Rios #1) 4.33 avg rating — 1,608 ratings
9.
Blood Scion (Blood Scion #1)
Blood Scion (Blood Scion #1) 3.87 avg rating — 4,147 ratings
10.
A Pho Love Story
A Pho Love Story
by: Loan Le
3.66 avg rating — 22,152 ratings
11.
Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations, #1)
Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 34,836 ratings
12.
Journey to the Heart of the Abyss (Light the Abyss, 2)
Journey to the Heart of the Abyss (Light the Abyss, 2) 4.24 avg rating — 335 ratings
13.
How We Fall Apart (How We Fall Apart, #1)
How We Fall Apart (How We Fall Apart, #1) 3.33 avg rating — 6,384 ratings
14.
Witches Steeped in Gold (Witches Steeped in Gold, #1)
Witches Steeped in Gold (Witches Steeped in Gold, #1) 3.19 avg rating — 6,188 ratings
15.
Ace of Spades
Ace of Spades 4.14 avg rating — 97,668 ratings
16.
Hurricane Summer
Hurricane Summer 4.24 avg rating — 3,978 ratings
17.
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Last Night at the Telegraph Club 4.20 avg rating — 110,577 ratings
18.
The Mirror Season
The Mirror Season 4.03 avg rating — 6,514 ratings
19.
This Poison Heart (This Poison Heart, #1)
This Poison Heart (This Poison Heart, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 30,028 ratings
20.
Angel of Greenwood
Angel of Greenwood 4.19 avg rating — 2,724 ratings
21.
Bad Witch Burning
Bad Witch Burning 4.02 avg rating — 1,572 ratings
22.
A Psalm of Storms and Silence (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, #2)
A Psalm of Storms and Silence (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 5,023 ratings
23.
Like Home
Like Home 3.61 avg rating — 913 ratings
24.
Within These Wicked Walls
Within These Wicked Walls 3.50 avg rating — 14,164 ratings
25.
Sisters of the Snake (Ria & Rani, #1)
Sisters of the Snake (Ria & Rani, #1) 3.68 avg rating — 2,412 ratings
26.
American Betiya
American Betiya 3.90 avg rating — 1,261 ratings
27.
Our Violent Ends (These Violent Delights, #2)
Our Violent Ends (These Violent Delights, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 74,649 ratings
28.
Generation Misfits
Generation Misfits 4.06 avg rating — 170 ratings
29.
Rise to the Sun
Rise to the Sun 3.61 avg rating — 3,331 ratings
29.
Fat Chance, Charlie Vega
Fat Chance, Charlie Vega 3.97 avg rating — 12,052 ratings
31.
White Smoke
White Smoke 3.81 avg rating — 19,752 ratings
32.
Made in Korea
Made in Korea
by: Sarah Suk
3.77 avg rating — 3,068 ratings
33.
Jade Fire Gold
Jade Fire Gold 3.69 avg rating — 10,388 ratings
34.
One of the Good Ones
One of the Good Ones 4.13 avg rating — 4,665 ratings
35.
Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids 4.19 avg rating — 2,310 ratings
36.
Only a Monster (Monsters, #1)
Only a Monster (Monsters, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 30,376 ratings
37.
A Dance for the Gods (The Last Warrior King Series, #2)
A Dance for the Gods (The Last Warrior King Series, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 59 ratings
38.
Red, White, and Whole
Red, White, and Whole 4.41 avg rating — 7,733 ratings
39.
One Carefree Day (Carefree, #1)
One Carefree Day (Carefree, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 148 ratings
40.
Muted
Muted 4.04 avg rating — 1,950 ratings
41.
Amina's Song
Amina's Song
by: Hena Khan
4.21 avg rating — 1,160 ratings
42.
The Last Fallen Star (Gifted Clans, #1)
The Last Fallen Star (Gifted Clans, #1)
by: Graci Kim
4.24 avg rating — 4,213 ratings
43.
Faking Reality
Faking Reality 3.44 avg rating — 287 ratings
44.
Rea and the Blood of the Nectar (The Chronicles of Astranthia, #1)
Rea and the Blood of the Nectar (The Chronicles of Astranthia, #1) 4.39 avg rating — 321 ratings
45.
Happily Ever Afters (Happily Ever Afters, #1)
Happily Ever Afters (Happily Ever Afters, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 7,750 ratings
46.
Root Magic
Root Magic 4.20 avg rating — 3,355 ratings
46.
Your Corner Dark
Your Corner Dark 4.10 avg rating — 330 ratings
48.
Rising Like a Storm (The Wrath of Ambar, #2)
Rising Like a Storm (The Wrath of Ambar, #2) 3.85 avg rating — 625 ratings
49.
Zara Hossain Is Here
Zara Hossain Is Here 3.67 avg rating — 1,798 ratings
50.
When We Were Infinite
When We Were Infinite 3.71 avg rating — 1,514 ratings
51.
While I Was Away
While I Was Away 4.22 avg rating — 1,041 ratings
52.
The Keeper of Night (The Keeper of Night, #1)
The Keeper of Night (The Keeper of Night, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 10,434 ratings
53.
XOXO
XOXO
by: Axie Oh
3.80 avg rating — 43,707 ratings
54.
Yesterday Is History
Yesterday Is History 3.73 avg rating — 3,007 ratings
55.
Love & Other Natural Disasters
Love & Other Natural Disasters 3.37 avg rating — 2,350 ratings
56.
A Snake Falls to Earth
A Snake Falls to Earth 3.94 avg rating — 11,533 ratings
56.
Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame
Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame 3.98 avg rating — 769 ratings
58.
Tiger Daughter
Tiger Daughter 4.07 avg rating — 1,687 ratings
58.
Reality Check
Reality Check 4.52 avg rating — 66 ratings
60.
Rez Dogs
Rez Dogs 4.02 avg rating — 4,480 ratings
61.
When You Look Like Us
When You Look Like Us 4.03 avg rating — 1,696 ratings
62.
Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey (Maybe Marisol, #1)
Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey (Maybe Marisol, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 1,489 ratings
63.
Clues to the Universe
Clues to the Universe 4.21 avg rating — 1,139 ratings
63.
The Comeback
The Comeback
by: E.L. Shen
4.09 avg rating — 668 ratings
65.
Chlorine Sky
Chlorine Sky 3.81 avg rating — 4,177 ratings
65.
The Taking of Jake Livingston
The Taking of Jake Livingston 3.42 avg rating — 14,587 ratings
67.
A Taste for Love
A Taste for Love 3.74 avg rating — 4,276 ratings
68.
Aru Shah and the City of Gold (Pandava, #4)
Aru Shah and the City of Gold (Pandava, #4) 4.44 avg rating — 5,908 ratings
69.
You've Reached Sam (You've Reached Sam, #1)
You've Reached Sam (You've Reached Sam, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 164,855 ratings
70.
Lighter
Lighter
by: A. Aduma
3.93 avg rating — 41 ratings
71.
Four Faces of the Moon
Four Faces of the Moon 3.93 avg rating — 631 ratings
72.
Once Upon a Quinceañera
Once Upon a Quinceañera 3.60 avg rating — 1,781 ratings
73.
Blood Like Magic (Blood Like Magic, #1)
Blood Like Magic (Blood Like Magic, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 8,054 ratings
74.
Ravage the Dark (Scavenge the Stars, #2)
Ravage the Dark (Scavenge the Stars, #2)
by: Tara Sim
3.73 avg rating — 994 ratings
75.
Luck of the Titanic
Luck of the Titanic 3.67 avg rating — 9,388 ratings
76.
Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1)
Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 98,638 ratings
77.
The Sea in Winter
The Sea in Winter 3.96 avg rating — 2,726 ratings
78.
Of Princes and Promises (St. Rosetta's Academy, #2)
Of Princes and Promises (St. Rosetta's Academy, #2) 3.57 avg rating — 1,362 ratings
79.
Me: Moth
Me: Moth 4.03 avg rating — 9,117 ratings
79.
The Healer of the Water Monster
The Healer of the Water Monster 4.22 avg rating — 1,548 ratings
81.
The Boy from the Mish
The Boy from the Mish 4.19 avg rating — 3,129 ratings
82.
Where the Rhythm Takes You
Where the Rhythm Takes You 3.76 avg rating — 2,016 ratings
83.
The Leopard Behind the Moon
The Leopard Behind the Moon 3.96 avg rating — 159 ratings
84.
Things We Couldn't Say
Things We Couldn't Say
by: Jay Coles
3.75 avg rating — 906 ratings
85.
Some Other Now
Some Other Now 4.14 avg rating — 1,322 ratings
85.
Judd
Judd really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 26 ratings
85.
The Dream Catchers: PRESTORIA Series Book 1
The Dream Catchers: PRESTORIA Series Book 1 4.59 avg rating — 46 ratings
88.
Josephine Against the Sea (Josephine Against the Sea #1)
Josephine Against the Sea (Josephine Against the Sea #1) 4.17 avg rating — 455 ratings
88.
Sincerely, Confusingly, Yours
Sincerely, Confusingly, Yours 3.67 avg rating — 45 ratings
88.
Take Me to Your Nerdy Leader (Bowden Anime Club #1)
Take Me to Your Nerdy Leader (Bowden Anime Club #1) 3.98 avg rating — 137 ratings
91.
The Lady or the Lion (The Marghazar Trials, #1)
The Lady or the Lion (The Marghazar Trials, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 569 ratings
92.
Rise of the Red Hand (The Mechanists, #1)
Rise of the Red Hand (The Mechanists, #1) 3.53 avg rating — 347 ratings
92.
Etta Invincible
Etta Invincible 4.30 avg rating — 148 ratings
92.
The Right Side of Reckless
The Right Side of Reckless 3.62 avg rating — 872 ratings
95.
Misfit in Love
Misfit in Love
by: S.K. Ali
3.89 avg rating — 1,739 ratings
95.
Fast Pitch
Fast Pitch
by: Nic Stone
4.08 avg rating — 2,843 ratings
97.
The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)
The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 1,332 ratings
98.
Simone Breaks All the Rules
Simone Breaks All the Rules 3.66 avg rating — 509 ratings
99.
So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix
So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix 3.90 avg rating — 3,308 ratings
100.
Firekeeper’s Daughter (Firekeeper's Daughter, #1)
Firekeeper’s Daughter (Firekeeper's Daughter, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 188,988 ratings
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