2021 YA/MG Books With POC Leads

101.
Boy, Everywhere
Boy, Everywhere 4.23 avg rating — 934 ratings
102.
If You, Then Me
If You, Then Me 3.44 avg rating — 619 ratings
103.
The Jasmine Project
The Jasmine Project 3.96 avg rating — 1,289 ratings
103.
The Cost of Knowing
The Cost of Knowing 3.96 avg rating — 3,796 ratings
105.
Indivisible
Indivisible 4.28 avg rating — 2,183 ratings
105.
Tokyo Ever After (Tokyo Ever After, #1)
Tokyo Ever After (Tokyo Ever After, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 50,419 ratings
107.
Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet
Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet 3.93 avg rating — 2,504 ratings
108.
Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry
Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry 4.07 avg rating — 28,669 ratings
108.
Unsettled
Unsettled 4.21 avg rating — 1,741 ratings
110.
Welcome Back, Maple Mehta-Cohen
Welcome Back, Maple Mehta-Cohen 4.11 avg rating — 225 ratings
111.
Paradise on Fire
Paradise on Fire 3.72 avg rating — 1,415 ratings
112.
Roman and Jewel
Roman and Jewel 3.61 avg rating — 796 ratings
113.
We Belong
We Belong 3.69 avg rating — 582 ratings
114.
Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating
Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating 4.08 avg rating — 35,110 ratings
114.
Maribel Versus the Volcano: A Mount St. Helens Survival Story
Maribel Versus the Volcano: A Mount St. Helens Survival Story 3.99 avg rating — 116 ratings
116.
Himawari House
Himawari House 4.36 avg rating — 7,061 ratings
116.
Not Here to Be Liked
Not Here to Be Liked 3.63 avg rating — 23,603 ratings
116.
Spin Me Right Round
Spin Me Right Round 3.57 avg rating — 1,626 ratings
119.
Born Behind Bars
Born Behind Bars 4.22 avg rating — 2,460 ratings
120.
The Many Meanings of Meilan
The Many Meanings of Meilan 4.22 avg rating — 610 ratings
121.
Finding Junie Kim
Finding Junie Kim
by: Ellen Oh
4.24 avg rating — 2,646 ratings
121.
The Miner’s Lament: A Story of Latina Activists in the Empire Zinc Mine Strike
The Miner’s Lament: A Story of Latina Activists in the Empire Zinc Mine Strike 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings
123.
Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)
Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 9,956 ratings
124.
Room to Dream (Front Desk #3)
Room to Dream (Front Desk #3) 4.37 avg rating — 5,401 ratings
125.
Ground Zero
Ground Zero 4.33 avg rating — 24,458 ratings
126.
Borders
Borders 3.91 avg rating — 3,694 ratings
127.
Land of Sand and Song (Children of the Desert, #1)
Land of Sand and Song (Children of the Desert, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 92 ratings
128.
Treasure of the World
Treasure of the World 4.15 avg rating — 329 ratings
129.
Fire with Fire
Fire with Fire 3.77 avg rating — 2,298 ratings
129.
The Awakening of Malcolm X
The Awakening of Malcolm X 4.23 avg rating — 1,175 ratings
129.
A Test of Courage
A Test of Courage 3.71 avg rating — 6,850 ratings
129.
The Life I'm In
The Life I'm In 4.26 avg rating — 734 ratings
129.
Book of the Weeping Prophet (Saga of the Sons, #2).
Book of the Weeping Prophet (Saga of the Sons, #2).
by: J. Moon
4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
129.
Bright World (The Hazards of Love #1)
Bright World (The Hazards of Love #1) 3.88 avg rating — 787 ratings
129.
Vial of Tears
Vial of Tears 3.47 avg rating — 215 ratings
129.
Valley of the Rats
Valley of the Rats 3.83 avg rating — 29 ratings
129.
City of Shattered Light (Requiem Dark, #1)
City of Shattered Light (Requiem Dark, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 1,148 ratings
129.
Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World (Aristotle and Dante, #2)
Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World (Aristotle and Dante, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 106,679 ratings
139.
An Unreliable Magic (A Hundred Names for Magic, #2)
An Unreliable Magic (A Hundred Names for Magic, #2) 3.85 avg rating — 404 ratings
139.
Eldritch Sparks (Shadows of Otherside, #2; The Huntress Cycle, #2)
Eldritch Sparks (Shadows of Otherside, #2; The Huntress Cycle, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 230 ratings
139.
Unearthed: A Jessica Cruz Story
Unearthed: A Jessica Cruz Story 3.63 avg rating — 739 ratings
139.
Mark My Words
Mark My Words 3.58 avg rating — 92 ratings
139.
Fragments: A JUDD Novella (The Fragmented Chronicles #0.5)
Fragments: A JUDD Novella (The Fragmented Chronicles #0.5) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
139.
Maggie Sparks and the Monster Baby (Maggie Sparks, #1)
Maggie Sparks and the Monster Baby (Maggie Sparks, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 81 ratings
139.
The Astrologer's Daughter
The Astrologer's Daughter 3.64 avg rating — 533 ratings
139.
Hunt (North, #3)
Hunt (North, #3) 4.41 avg rating — 44 ratings
147.
Flip the Script
Flip the Script
by: Lyla Lee
3.56 avg rating — 4,067 ratings
147.
How Maya Got Fierce
How Maya Got Fierce 3.59 avg rating — 145 ratings
147.
Idol Gossip
Idol Gossip 3.40 avg rating — 1,255 ratings
147.
A Chorus Rises (A Song Below Water, #2)
A Chorus Rises (A Song Below Water, #2) 3.80 avg rating — 1,571 ratings
151.
Stranger on the Home Front: A Story of Indian Immigration and World War I
Stranger on the Home Front: A Story of Indian Immigration and World War I 3.90 avg rating — 29 ratings
151.
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy 3.78 avg rating — 295 ratings
153.
Tahira in Bloom
Tahira in Bloom 3.83 avg rating — 1,769 ratings
154.
A ​Sky Beyond the Storm (An Ember in the Ashes, #4)
A ​Sky Beyond the Storm (An Ember in the Ashes, #4) 4.29 avg rating — 76,620 ratings
154.
The Meet-Cute Project
The Meet-Cute Project 3.41 avg rating — 820 ratings
154.
Feather and Flame (The Queen's Council, #2)
Feather and Flame (The Queen's Council, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 1,059 ratings
154.
Enduring Freedom
Enduring Freedom 4.17 avg rating — 302 ratings
154.
Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix
Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix
by: C.B. Lee
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,321 ratings
154.
Samira Surfs
Samira Surfs 3.81 avg rating — 446 ratings
160.
Sugar and Spite
Sugar and Spite 4.20 avg rating — 389 ratings
160.
Jukebox
Jukebox 3.63 avg rating — 1,828 ratings
160.
We Free the Stars (Sands of Arawiya, #2)
We Free the Stars (Sands of Arawiya, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 42,993 ratings
163.
The Legend of Auntie Po
The Legend of Auntie Po 4.05 avg rating — 2,860 ratings
163.
Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance
Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance 3.73 avg rating — 2,787 ratings
165.
An Arrow to the Moon
An Arrow to the Moon 3.43 avg rating — 4,556 ratings
165.
Cazadora (Wolves of No World, #2)
Cazadora (Wolves of No World, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 2,716 ratings
165.
Yolk
Yolk 3.95 avg rating — 30,483 ratings
165.
Merci Suárez Can't Dance (Merci Suárez, #2)
Merci Suárez Can't Dance (Merci Suárez, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 650 ratings
165.
The Magical Reality of Nadia (The Magical Reality of Nadia #1)
The Magical Reality of Nadia (The Magical Reality of Nadia #1) 3.90 avg rating — 403 ratings
170.
City of the Plague God (Adventures of Sik Aziz, #1)
City of the Plague God (Adventures of Sik Aziz, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 3,565 ratings
170.
The Marvelous Mirza Girls
The Marvelous Mirza Girls 3.21 avg rating — 456 ratings
170.
From Little Tokyo, with Love
From Little Tokyo, with Love 3.67 avg rating — 1,711 ratings
173.
When Night Breaks (Kingdom of Cards, #2)
When Night Breaks (Kingdom of Cards, #2) 3.44 avg rating — 2,592 ratings
173.
We Can't Keep Meeting Like This
We Can't Keep Meeting Like This 3.51 avg rating — 12,296 ratings
175.
An Emotion of Great Delight
An Emotion of Great Delight 3.67 avg rating — 11,529 ratings
175.
Cuba in My Pocket
Cuba in My Pocket 4.34 avg rating — 766 ratings
177.
Take Back the Block
Take Back the Block 4.27 avg rating — 844 ratings
177.
A War of Swallowed Stars (The Celestial Trilogy, #3)
A War of Swallowed Stars (The Celestial Trilogy, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 508 ratings
179.
That Thing about Bollywood
That Thing about Bollywood 3.69 avg rating — 454 ratings
179.
The Chariot at Dusk (The Tiger at Midnight Trilogy, #3)
The Chariot at Dusk (The Tiger at Midnight Trilogy, #3) 3.72 avg rating — 882 ratings
179.
Playing the Cards You're Dealt
Playing the Cards You're Dealt 4.23 avg rating — 1,089 ratings
182.
Shadow City (The City of Diamond and Steel, #2)
Shadow City (The City of Diamond and Steel, #2) 3.84 avg rating — 167 ratings
182.
Peacemaker
Peacemaker 3.98 avg rating — 833 ratings
184.
Written in Starlight (Woven in Moonlight, #2)
Written in Starlight (Woven in Moonlight, #2) 3.83 avg rating — 2,073 ratings
184.
All You Knead Is Love
All You Knead Is Love 4.16 avg rating — 868 ratings
186.
House of Glass Hearts
House of Glass Hearts 3.36 avg rating — 183 ratings
186.
The Gopi Diaries: Coming Home
The Gopi Diaries: Coming Home 4.46 avg rating — 824 ratings
186.
We Are Not Broken
We Are Not Broken 4.34 avg rating — 1,249 ratings
189.
Maizy Chen's Last Chance
Maizy Chen's Last Chance
by: Lisa Yee
4.27 avg rating — 5,029 ratings
189.
Anna K: Away (Anna K, #2)
Anna K: Away (Anna K, #2)
by: Jenny Lee
3.51 avg rating — 3,450 ratings
191.
Love Is a Revolution
Love Is a Revolution 3.67 avg rating — 5,646 ratings
191.
Don't Hate the Player
Don't Hate the Player 3.78 avg rating — 2,734 ratings
191.
Gearbreakers (Gearbreakers, #1)
Gearbreakers (Gearbreakers, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 9,641 ratings
194.
The Sisters of Reckoning (The Good Luck Girls, #2)
The Sisters of Reckoning (The Good Luck Girls, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 547 ratings
194.
The Knockout
The Knockout 3.96 avg rating — 886 ratings
196.
The Year I Flew Away
The Year I Flew Away 3.81 avg rating — 1,175 ratings
196.
Just Be Cool, Jenna Sakai
Just Be Cool, Jenna Sakai 4.06 avg rating — 686 ratings
198.
The Problem with the Other Side
The Problem with the Other Side 3.69 avg rating — 182 ratings
198.
Simon B. Rhymin' (Simon B. Rhymin', #1)
Simon B. Rhymin' (Simon B. Rhymin', #1) 3.99 avg rating — 821 ratings
198.
For All Time
For All Time 3.40 avg rating — 964 ratings
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