2016 YA/MG Books With POC Leads

1.
The Rose & the Dagger (The Wrath and the Dawn, #2)
The Rose & the Dagger (The Wrath and the Dawn, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 98,639 ratings
2.
Vicarious (Vicarious, #1)
Vicarious (Vicarious, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 529 ratings
3.
The Star-Touched Queen (The Star-Touched Queen, #1)
The Star-Touched Queen (The Star-Touched Queen, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 28,171 ratings
4.
Outrun the Moon
Outrun the Moon 3.96 avg rating — 5,629 ratings
5.
The Secret of a Heart Note
The Secret of a Heart Note 3.84 avg rating — 2,975 ratings
6.
Labyrinth Lost (Brooklyn Brujas, #1)
Labyrinth Lost (Brooklyn Brujas, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 14,413 ratings
7.
Rebel of the Sands (Rebel of the Sands, #1)
Rebel of the Sands (Rebel of the Sands, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 65,612 ratings
8.
This Is Where It Ends
This Is Where It Ends 3.68 avg rating — 147,205 ratings
9.
The Sun Is Also a Star
The Sun Is Also a Star 3.95 avg rating — 353,149 ratings
10.
The Abyss Surrounds Us (The Abyss Surrounds Us, #1)
The Abyss Surrounds Us (The Abyss Surrounds Us, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 7,495 ratings
11.
Blackhearts (Blackhearts, #1)
Blackhearts (Blackhearts, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 3,489 ratings
12.
Nora & Kettle (Paper Stars, #1)
Nora & Kettle (Paper Stars, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 1,709 ratings
13.
The Steep & Thorny Way
The Steep & Thorny Way 3.86 avg rating — 1,603 ratings
14.
Unicorn Tracks
Unicorn Tracks 3.77 avg rating — 295 ratings
15.
The Forbidden Wish (The Forbidden Wish, #1)
The Forbidden Wish (The Forbidden Wish, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 14,039 ratings
16.
Unidentified Suburban Object
Unidentified Suburban Object
by: Mike Jung
3.51 avg rating — 903 ratings
17.
Mirage
Mirage 3.59 avg rating — 128 ratings
18.
Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale (Seasons of the Sword, #1)
Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale (Seasons of the Sword, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 560 ratings
19.
In Real Life
In Real Life 3.57 avg rating — 2,114 ratings
20.
Even If the Sky Falls
Even If the Sky Falls 3.72 avg rating — 770 ratings
21.
On the Edge of Gone
On the Edge of Gone 3.90 avg rating — 3,680 ratings
22.
Ghost (Track, #1)
Ghost (Track, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 50,133 ratings
23.
When the Moon Was Ours
When the Moon Was Ours 3.88 avg rating — 11,103 ratings
24.
The Midnight War of Mateo Martinez
The Midnight War of Mateo Martinez 3.78 avg rating — 381 ratings
25.
Future Shock (Future Shock, #1)
Future Shock (Future Shock, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 1,531 ratings
26.
Enter Title Here
Enter Title Here 3.43 avg rating — 1,638 ratings
27.
Paper Wishes
Paper Wishes 4.04 avg rating — 3,449 ratings
28.
Beyond the Red (Beyond The Red, #1)
Beyond the Red (Beyond The Red, #1)
by: Ava Jae
3.78 avg rating — 938 ratings
29.
Iron Cast
Iron Cast 3.70 avg rating — 2,349 ratings
30.
The Girl from Everywhere (The Girl from Everywhere, #1)
The Girl from Everywhere (The Girl from Everywhere, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 16,998 ratings
31.
Remember Yesterday (Forget Tomorrow, #2)
Remember Yesterday (Forget Tomorrow, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 1,105 ratings
32.
Booked
Booked 4.17 avg rating — 19,519 ratings
32.
It Ain't So Awful, Falafel
It Ain't So Awful, Falafel 4.25 avg rating — 4,498 ratings
34.
Lucy and Linh
Lucy and Linh 3.79 avg rating — 4,623 ratings
35.
Into White
Into White 3.14 avg rating — 1,164 ratings
36.
The Land of Forgotten Girls
The Land of Forgotten Girls 3.89 avg rating — 2,912 ratings
37.
The Bitter Side of Sweet
The Bitter Side of Sweet 4.23 avg rating — 3,684 ratings
38.
Allie, First at Last
Allie, First at Last 3.84 avg rating — 680 ratings
39.
The Family Fletcher Takes Rock Island (Family Fletcher, #2)
The Family Fletcher Takes Rock Island (Family Fletcher, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 555 ratings
40.
Save Me a Seat
Save Me a Seat 4.07 avg rating — 18,555 ratings
41.
Mirror in the Sky
Mirror in the Sky 3.36 avg rating — 1,437 ratings
42.
The Merciless II: The Exorcism of Sofia Flores (The Merciless, #2)
The Merciless II: The Exorcism of Sofia Flores (The Merciless, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 5,382 ratings
42.
The Goblin's Puzzle: The Adventures of a Boy With No Name and Two Girls Called Alice
The Goblin's Puzzle: The Adventures of a Boy With No Name and Two Girls Called Alice 3.93 avg rating — 619 ratings
44.
Fate of Flames (Effigies, #1)
Fate of Flames (Effigies, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 3,429 ratings
45.
Nobody's Lady (Never Veil, #2)
Nobody's Lady (Never Veil, #2) 3.80 avg rating — 221 ratings
46.
Up From the Sea
Up From the Sea 3.95 avg rating — 1,189 ratings
46.
The Crown's Game (The Crown's Game, #1)
The Crown's Game (The Crown's Game, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 26,070 ratings
48.
The Night Parade
The Night Parade 3.74 avg rating — 1,140 ratings
49.
Not Your Sidekick (Sidekick Squad, #1)
Not Your Sidekick (Sidekick Squad, #1)
by: C.B. Lee
3.87 avg rating — 8,706 ratings
50.
Fifteen Lanes
Fifteen Lanes 3.91 avg rating — 465 ratings
51.
The Secret of the Blue Glass
The Secret of the Blue Glass really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 211 ratings
52.
Towers Falling
Towers Falling 4.03 avg rating — 11,446 ratings
53.
Keep Me In Mind
Keep Me In Mind 3.74 avg rating — 814 ratings
54.
The Last Cherry Blossom
The Last Cherry Blossom 4.17 avg rating — 1,021 ratings
55.
Wake the Hollow
Wake the Hollow 3.89 avg rating — 315 ratings
56.
Riding Chance
Riding Chance 3.59 avg rating — 205 ratings
57.
No Ordinary Sound: A Melody Classic (American Girl: Melody #1)
No Ordinary Sound: A Melody Classic (American Girl: Melody #1) 4.19 avg rating — 561 ratings
58.
When the Sea Turned to Silver
When the Sea Turned to Silver
by: Grace Lin
4.36 avg rating — 6,475 ratings
59.
The Bone Sparrow
The Bone Sparrow really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,530 ratings
60.
Fragmented (Untamed, #2)
Fragmented (Untamed, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 118 ratings
60.
Inked (Terra Sempre Saga, #2)
Inked (Terra Sempre Saga, #2) 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
62.
Playing Defense (Corrigan Falls Raiders, #2)
Playing Defense (Corrigan Falls Raiders, #2) 3.71 avg rating — 938 ratings
63.
Playing for the Devil's Fire
Playing for the Devil's Fire 3.86 avg rating — 175 ratings
63.
Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story
Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 3.95 avg rating — 8,306 ratings
65.
The Turn of the Tide
The Turn of the Tide 3.86 avg rating — 231 ratings
66.
All We Have Left
All We Have Left 4.31 avg rating — 4,785 ratings
67.
Royal Wedding Disaster (From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess, #2)
Royal Wedding Disaster (From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess, #2)
by: Meg Cabot
4.05 avg rating — 2,125 ratings
68.
Mission Mumbai: A Novel of Sacred Cows, Snakes, and Stolen Toilets
Mission Mumbai: A Novel of Sacred Cows, Snakes, and Stolen Toilets 3.84 avg rating — 157 ratings
69.
Little White Lies
Little White Lies 2.75 avg rating — 102 ratings
70.
Radio Silence
Radio Silence 4.18 avg rating — 125,608 ratings
71.
The Tiara on the Terrace (Young and Yang, #2)
The Tiara on the Terrace (Young and Yang, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 211 ratings
72.
Child of Spring
Child of Spring 3.19 avg rating — 47 ratings
72.
Xander and the Lost Island of Monsters (Momotaro, #1)
Xander and the Lost Island of Monsters (Momotaro, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 389 ratings
74.
Spirit Week Showdown (The Magnificent Mya Tibbs, #1)
Spirit Week Showdown (The Magnificent Mya Tibbs, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 682 ratings
74.
What Elephants Know (Nandu #1)
What Elephants Know (Nandu #1) 4.15 avg rating — 1,139 ratings
76.
Peas and Carrots
Peas and Carrots 3.56 avg rating — 369 ratings
77.
One Half from the East
One Half from the East 3.99 avg rating — 2,675 ratings
78.
Burn Baby Burn
Burn Baby Burn 3.79 avg rating — 5,147 ratings
79.
Flawed (Flawed, #1)
Flawed (Flawed, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 37,482 ratings
80.
Heart of a Champion
Heart of a Champion 4.12 avg rating — 231 ratings
81.
A Long Pitch Home
A Long Pitch Home 4.17 avg rating — 379 ratings
82.
Four-Four-Two
Four-Four-Two 4.03 avg rating — 694 ratings
83.
Two Naomis (Two Naomis #1)
Two Naomis (Two Naomis #1) 3.85 avg rating — 675 ratings
84.
Somewhere Among
Somewhere Among 3.49 avg rating — 770 ratings
85.
The Cat King of Havana
The Cat King of Havana 3.84 avg rating — 440 ratings
86.
Zoe in Wonderland
Zoe in Wonderland 3.77 avg rating — 528 ratings
86.
Aluta
Aluta 3.43 avg rating — 113 ratings
88.
Hour of the Bees
Hour of the Bees 4.19 avg rating — 6,871 ratings
89.
The Monster on the Road Is Me
The Monster on the Road Is Me 3.68 avg rating — 234 ratings
89.
Never Stop Singing: A Melody Classic Volume 2 (American Girl: Melody #2)
Never Stop Singing: A Melody Classic Volume 2 (American Girl: Melody #2) 4.14 avg rating — 259 ratings
91.
Songs That Sound Like Blood
Songs That Sound Like Blood 3.87 avg rating — 108 ratings
92.
Makoons (Birchbark House #5)
Makoons (Birchbark House #5) 4.14 avg rating — 792 ratings
93.
A Love That Disturbs
A Love That Disturbs 3.72 avg rating — 57 ratings
94.
Runs with Courage
Runs with Courage 4.23 avg rating — 237 ratings
94.
Jolly Foul Play (Murder Most Unladylike, #4)
Jolly Foul Play (Murder Most Unladylike, #4) 4.28 avg rating — 9,724 ratings
96.
The Treasure of Maria Mamoun
The Treasure of Maria Mamoun 3.93 avg rating — 124 ratings
97.
Promising Azra
Promising Azra 4.14 avg rating — 198 ratings
98.
The Only Road
The Only Road 4.26 avg rating — 2,658 ratings
99.
The May Queen Murders
The May Queen Murders 3.40 avg rating — 1,693 ratings
99.
White Lies, Black Dare
White Lies, Black Dare 3.14 avg rating — 71 ratings
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