[ATY 2024] BIPOC Main Character

1.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating β€” 2,962,008 ratings
2.
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood 4.49 avg rating β€” 778,719 ratings
3.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating β€” 737,166 ratings
4.
Firekeeper’s Daughter (Firekeeper's Daughter, #1)
Firekeeper’s Daughter (Firekeeper's Daughter, #1) 4.31 avg rating β€” 188,994 ratings
5.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees 4.10 avg rating β€” 1,337,473 ratings
6.
The Island of Sea Women
The Island of Sea Women
by: Lisa See
4.32 avg rating β€” 154,759 ratings
7.
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) 4.46 avg rating β€” 986,339 ratings
8.
Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating β€” 258,296 ratings
9.
Homegoing
Homegoing
by: Yaa Gyasi
4.47 avg rating β€” 386,247 ratings
10.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating β€” 1,681,617 ratings
11.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by: Lisa See
4.09 avg rating β€” 382,942 ratings
12.
Becoming
Becoming 4.44 avg rating β€” 1,160,505 ratings
13.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating β€” 176,446 ratings
14.
The Nickel Boys
The Nickel Boys 4.26 avg rating β€” 290,982 ratings
15.
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) 4.29 avg rating β€” 317,135 ratings
16.
My Sister, the Serial Killer
My Sister, the Serial Killer 3.65 avg rating β€” 332,365 ratings
17.
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad 4.06 avg rating β€” 433,292 ratings
18.
Mexican Gothic
Mexican Gothic 3.67 avg rating β€” 416,470 ratings
19.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 4.06 avg rating β€” 281,420 ratings
20.
Deacon King Kong
Deacon King Kong 4.17 avg rating β€” 78,001 ratings
21.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 4.13 avg rating β€” 787,018 ratings
22.
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store 3.93 avg rating β€” 294,259 ratings
23.
There There
There There 3.98 avg rating β€” 214,291 ratings
24.
Just Mercy
Just Mercy 4.63 avg rating β€” 254,484 ratings
25.
The Vanishing Half
The Vanishing Half 4.13 avg rating β€” 831,764 ratings
26.
Gods of Jade and Shadow
Gods of Jade and Shadow 3.88 avg rating β€” 74,717 ratings
27.
Americanah
Americanah 4.31 avg rating β€” 401,472 ratings
28.
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
by: Dai Sijie
3.64 avg rating β€” 67,011 ratings
29.
The Housekeeper and the Professor
The Housekeeper and the Professor 4.05 avg rating β€” 91,298 ratings
30.
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy 3.87 avg rating β€” 26,950 ratings
31.
Girl, Woman, Other
Girl, Woman, Other 4.27 avg rating β€” 256,270 ratings
32.
Exit West
Exit West 3.74 avg rating β€” 148,012 ratings
33.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating β€” 377,780 ratings
34.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) 4.30 avg rating β€” 568,924 ratings
35.
Yellowface
Yellowface 3.74 avg rating β€” 900,346 ratings
36.
The Invention of Wings
The Invention of Wings 4.26 avg rating β€” 328,050 ratings
37.
Finding Me
Finding Me 4.54 avg rating β€” 165,801 ratings
38.
The Other Black Girl
The Other Black Girl 3.35 avg rating β€” 82,111 ratings
38.
The Sentence
The Sentence 3.94 avg rating β€” 79,822 ratings
38.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 4.12 avg rating β€” 131,989 ratings
41.
Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom Duology #1)
Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom Duology #1) 4.08 avg rating β€” 119,488 ratings
42.
Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1)
Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1)
by: Lisa See
3.92 avg rating β€” 160,767 ratings
43.
Arsenic and Adobo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #1)
Arsenic and Adobo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #1) 3.54 avg rating β€” 74,949 ratings
44.
American Dirt
American Dirt 4.37 avg rating β€” 656,957 ratings
45.
Snow Falling on Cedars
Snow Falling on Cedars 3.86 avg rating β€” 192,455 ratings
46.
March: Book One (March, #1)
March: Book One (March, #1) 4.35 avg rating β€” 56,870 ratings
47.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4) 3.90 avg rating β€” 128,891 ratings
48.
Red at the Bone
Red at the Bone 3.96 avg rating β€” 82,539 ratings
49.
An American Marriage
An American Marriage 3.93 avg rating β€” 379,507 ratings
50.
Silver Sparrow
Silver Sparrow 3.90 avg rating β€” 45,089 ratings
50.
Horse
Horse 4.25 avg rating β€” 189,206 ratings
52.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 476,924 ratings
53.
The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1)
The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 32,491 ratings
54.
The Color of Water
The Color of Water 4.15 avg rating β€” 131,553 ratings
54.
Black Cake
Black Cake 4.09 avg rating β€” 216,944 ratings
56.
The Girl with Seven Names: Escape from North Korea
The Girl with Seven Names: Escape from North Korea 4.43 avg rating β€” 98,737 ratings
56.
The Round House
The Round House 3.98 avg rating β€” 122,357 ratings
58.
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet 4.05 avg rating β€” 311,633 ratings
59.
They Called Us Enemy
They Called Us Enemy 4.42 avg rating β€” 50,168 ratings
60.
Take My Hand
Take My Hand 4.36 avg rating β€” 102,706 ratings
61.
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois 4.51 avg rating β€” 39,950 ratings
62.
The Mountains Sing
The Mountains Sing 4.31 avg rating β€” 57,473 ratings
63.
The Violin Conspiracy
The Violin Conspiracy 4.11 avg rating β€” 64,578 ratings
64.
The Death of Vivek Oji
The Death of Vivek Oji 4.12 avg rating β€” 66,338 ratings
65.
StΓΆld
StΓΆld 4.03 avg rating β€” 15,598 ratings
66.
How High We Go in the Dark
How High We Go in the Dark 3.82 avg rating β€” 67,299 ratings
67.
Brown Girl Dreaming
Brown Girl Dreaming 4.15 avg rating β€” 91,856 ratings
68.
Un drum lung pÒnă jos
Un drum lung pÒnă jos 4.25 avg rating — 132,968 ratings
69.
Get a Life, Chloe Brown (The Brown Sisters, #1)
Get a Life, Chloe Brown (The Brown Sisters, #1) 3.79 avg rating β€” 202,975 ratings
70.
The Satapur Moonstone (Perveen Mistry, #2)
The Satapur Moonstone (Perveen Mistry, #2) 3.97 avg rating β€” 12,192 ratings
71.
Everything, Everything
Everything, Everything 3.96 avg rating β€” 667,888 ratings
71.
How to Be an Antiracist
How to Be an Antiracist 4.37 avg rating β€” 118,327 ratings
73.
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban 4.16 avg rating β€” 612,696 ratings
74.
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Sing, Unburied, Sing really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 145,364 ratings
75.
The Blessing Way (Leaphorn & Chee, #1)
The Blessing Way (Leaphorn & Chee, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 30,730 ratings
76.
The Marriage Game (Marriage Game, #1)
The Marriage Game (Marriage Game, #1) 3.51 avg rating β€” 21,448 ratings
77.
China Dolls
China Dolls
by: Lisa See
3.66 avg rating β€” 38,768 ratings
78.
The Night Watchman
The Night Watchman 4.09 avg rating β€” 87,952 ratings
79.
The Souls of Black Folk
The Souls of Black Folk 4.31 avg rating β€” 44,282 ratings
80.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating β€” 198,727 ratings
81.
The Map of Salt and Stars
The Map of Salt and Stars 3.92 avg rating β€” 20,147 ratings
81.
Razorblade Tears
Razorblade Tears 4.11 avg rating β€” 130,471 ratings
83.
Song Yet Sung
Song Yet Sung 4.05 avg rating β€” 5,999 ratings
84.
Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters, #2)
Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 108,392 ratings
84.
Zhara (Guardians of Dawn, #1)
Zhara (Guardians of Dawn, #1) 3.50 avg rating β€” 3,690 ratings
86.
Sabrina & Corina
Sabrina & Corina 4.18 avg rating β€” 14,680 ratings
86.
Queenie
Queenie 3.85 avg rating β€” 154,545 ratings
88.
The Deep Sky
The Deep Sky 3.69 avg rating β€” 11,164 ratings
89.
Harlem Shuffle (Ray Carney, #1)
Harlem Shuffle (Ray Carney, #1) 3.73 avg rating β€” 78,420 ratings
90.
The Wedding Date (The Wedding Date, #1)
The Wedding Date (The Wedding Date, #1) 3.57 avg rating β€” 160,338 ratings
91.
The Wedding
The Wedding 3.96 avg rating β€” 6,443 ratings
92.
People Person
People Person 3.69 avg rating β€” 16,724 ratings
92.
Chain-Gang All-Stars
Chain-Gang All-Stars 4.12 avg rating β€” 82,424 ratings
94.
The Book of Negroes
The Book of Negroes 4.47 avg rating β€” 90,241 ratings
95.
The Downstairs Girl
The Downstairs Girl 3.96 avg rating β€” 39,913 ratings
96.
The Covenant of Water
The Covenant of Water 4.42 avg rating β€” 280,431 ratings
97.
Symphony of Secrets
Symphony of Secrets 4.26 avg rating β€” 17,260 ratings
98.
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library 4.05 avg rating β€” 99,077 ratings
99.
Lady Tan's Circle of Women
Lady Tan's Circle of Women
by: Lisa See
4.35 avg rating β€” 184,942 ratings
100.
Strange Weather in Tokyo
Strange Weather in Tokyo 3.69 avg rating β€” 49,423 ratings
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