YA/MG Books With Straight POC Leads

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The Merciless Ones (Deathless, #2)
The Merciless Ones (Deathless, #2) 3.89 avg rating โ€” 12,212 ratings
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Dear Yvette (Throwback Diaries, #2)
Dear Yvette (Throwback Diaries, #2) 4.18 avg rating โ€” 57 ratings
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Green Boy
Green Boy 3.31 avg rating โ€” 270 ratings
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Kendra
Kendra
by: Coe Booth
4.14 avg rating โ€” 1,736 ratings
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The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 3.87 avg rating โ€” 16,304 ratings
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Daughters of Nri (The Return of the Earth Mother #1)
Daughters of Nri (The Return of the Earth Mother #1) 3.95 avg rating โ€” 3,111 ratings
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Me: Moth
Me: Moth 4.03 avg rating โ€” 9,125 ratings
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The Curse of the Raven Mocker
The Curse of the Raven Mocker 3.36 avg rating โ€” 67 ratings
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Tyrell (Tyrell, #1)
Tyrell (Tyrell, #1)
by: Coe Booth
4.19 avg rating โ€” 5,052 ratings
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Home Is Not a Country
Home Is Not a Country 4.20 avg rating โ€” 5,131 ratings
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The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1)
The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1) 3.99 avg rating โ€” 54,598 ratings
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Ronit & Jamil
Ronit & Jamil 2.83 avg rating โ€” 1,622 ratings
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The Sunbird (The Lion Hunters, #3)
The Sunbird (The Lion Hunters, #3) 4.18 avg rating โ€” 450 ratings
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Hurricane Summer
Hurricane Summer 4.24 avg rating โ€” 3,980 ratings
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Heart or Mind
Heart or Mind 3.31 avg rating โ€” 13 ratings
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A Girl Named Disaster
A Girl Named Disaster 3.84 avg rating โ€” 5,187 ratings
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Grown
Grown 4.24 avg rating โ€” 38,811 ratings
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Ride or Die
Ride or Die 3.22 avg rating โ€” 27 ratings
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When the Ground Is Hard
When the Ground Is Hard 4.13 avg rating โ€” 1,569 ratings
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Root Magic
Root Magic 4.20 avg rating โ€” 3,355 ratings
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Long Way Down
Long Way Down 4.25 avg rating โ€” 132,979 ratings
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City of Saints & Thieves
City of Saints & Thieves 3.89 avg rating โ€” 7,077 ratings
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Now That I've Found You
Now That I've Found You 3.82 avg rating โ€” 3,225 ratings
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Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1)
Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1) 4.03 avg rating โ€” 37,836 ratings
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Run, Rebel
Run, Rebel 4.29 avg rating โ€” 1,942 ratings
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Orange for the Sunsets
Orange for the Sunsets 4.09 avg rating โ€” 932 ratings
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Shrink to Fit
Shrink to Fit 4.20 avg rating โ€” 535 ratings
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The Maid and the Crocodile
The Maid and the Crocodile 4.38 avg rating โ€” 2,735 ratings
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If I Was Your Girl (Shortie Like Mine #2)
If I Was Your Girl (Shortie Like Mine #2) 4.58 avg rating โ€” 1,262 ratings
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The Good Braider
The Good Braider 3.94 avg rating โ€” 2,312 ratings
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A Girl Like Me(Shortie Like Mine #3)
A Girl Like Me(Shortie Like Mine #3) 4.59 avg rating โ€” 1,264 ratings
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Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun (Onyeka, #1)
Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun (Onyeka, #1) 4.09 avg rating โ€” 1,897 ratings
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Wild Hearts on the Edge (Wild Hearts, #4)
Wild Hearts on the Edge (Wild Hearts, #4) 3.71 avg rating โ€” 21 ratings
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The New David Espinoza
The New David Espinoza 3.76 avg rating โ€” 856 ratings
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Jumped In
Jumped In 3.77 avg rating โ€” 57 ratings
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Amalia: Diary 3 (California Diaries, #14)
Amalia: Diary 3 (California Diaries, #14) 3.69 avg rating โ€” 260 ratings
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Amalia: Diary 2 (California Diaries, #9)
Amalia: Diary 2 (California Diaries, #9) 3.72 avg rating โ€” 350 ratings
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Amalia: Diary 1 (California Diaries, #4)
Amalia: Diary 1 (California Diaries, #4) 3.74 avg rating โ€” 498 ratings
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Solo
Solo 3.93 avg rating โ€” 13,519 ratings
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Fast Life
Fast Life 4.45 avg rating โ€” 1,087 ratings
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The Mayday Rampage
The Mayday Rampage 2.67 avg rating โ€” 3 ratings
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The First Part Last (Heaven, #2)
The First Part Last (Heaven, #2) 3.97 avg rating โ€” 15,812 ratings
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Romiette and Julio
Romiette and Julio 3.93 avg rating โ€” 6,402 ratings
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Are We in Love? (Sweet Valley High, #94)
Are We in Love? (Sweet Valley High, #94) 3.35 avg rating โ€” 303 ratings
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Street Love
Street Love 3.68 avg rating โ€” 1,324 ratings