2017 YA Diversity Reading Challenge
1. A book written by or about a person of Hispanic origin.
I think Isabel Allende passes... I need to read her The Eagle and The Jaguar series
2. A book in which a character suffers from Mental Illness.
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
I don't know if it really fits the category, but someone with mental illness said it does, so I'll accept it. I find it interesting and want to read it.
3. A book with an LGBTQIA main character.
Clariel, Garth Nix
Peter Darling by Austin Chant
4. A book written by an author of colour.
Les arbres en parlent encore by Calixthe Beyala
5. A book with a person of colour on the cover.
Kindred by Octavia Butler
6. A book in which the main character or Secondary Character has a Disability.
Emma and I by Sheila Hocken
7. A book written by or about someone on the Autism Spectrum.
Stieg Larsson's Millennium series
8. A Contemporary book with a person of colour on the cover.
Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros
9. A Graphic novel featuring protagonists of colour.
The Rabbi's Cat by Joan Sfar
10. A Romance novel with main character of colour.
Song of Blood & Stone by L. Penelope
11. A Science fiction or fantasy with female main character of colour.
Cindy Pon; Silver Phoenix
12. A Memoir or biography by or about a diverse author.
Becoming by Michelle Obama
2018 Diversity Reading Challenge
1. A book written by or about a person of Hispanic origin
2. A book in which a character suffers from mental illness
3. A book written by or about someone on the spectrum
4. A book with an African-American young woman as a main character
Sula by Toni Morrison
5. A book containing an Asian main character
6. A book with an illustrator of color
March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine by Melba Pattillo Beals
7. A book with an LGBT main character
8. A graphic novel
9. A book with a Muslim main character
Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
10. A book written by or for African American young men
It's hard to find a book that's not depressive, and I don't want to read depressive books. :-(
11. A book in which the author or main character has a physical disability
12. A book about children during the Holocaust
Frankly, I don't want to read about children during the Holocaust.
2019 Diversity Reading Challenge
JANUARY – diverse folktales/culture/mythology; or diverse retelling; or non-western setting
FEBRUARY – poc: Black/African American
MARCH – #ownvoices; or gender: female authors in male-dominated genres/non-fiction
APRIL – poc: West Asian/South Asian (From Turkey to India)
MAY – poc: East Asian/Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander
JUNE – LGBT+ pride summer: sexuality and gender identity
JULY – LGBT+ pride summer: sexuality and gender identity
AUGUST – mental health/addiction
SEPTEMBER – poc: hispanic/latinx
OCTOBER – physical/sensory/cognitive/intellectual/developmental disabilities
NOVEMBER – poc: Native American
DECEMBER – religious minorities
Rebel Women Lit Diversity Reading Challenge
I really like this challenge, but it's a bit too challenging for me. I can't find many of these books. :-(
Light Reader's Plan
A novel with an LGBTQIA+ main character
For Today I Am a Boy by Kim Fu
A book written by an author who is Indigenous, Native American, or First Nation
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
A book that deals with gentrification
Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
A book with a neurodiverse main character of colour (own voices)
A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert
A chick-lit featuring persons of colour (own voices)
The Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
A memoir written by a woman of colour
Becoming by Michelle Obama
A debut novel written by a person of colour
The Girl King, by Mimi Yu
A book with an elderly main character
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
A book inspired by traditional African beliefs
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
A recent poetry collection written by a woman of colour
Fuchsia by Mahtem Shiferraw
A book set in a Caribbean country (own voices)
Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
A book under 200 pages by a person of colour
Sula by Toni Morrison (Actually, it has 208 pages. Close enough)
Avid Reader's Plan addition
A book with a hijabi main character (own voices)
Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
A speculative fiction written by a Caribbean author
Crystal Rain by Tobias S. Buckell
A book written by a woman of colour about feminism
Les arbres en parlent encore by Calixthe Beyala
A book from Rebel Women Lit's 2017 Reading List
Nnedi Okorafor; Akata Witch
A book about an arranged marriage
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
* A book with a main character who has a physical disability (own voices)
A book that makes visible the experience of Latinxdad folks
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
* A book that takes place in North-East Asia (own voices)
(Mongolia, China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan)
* A book written by a trans or non-binary author of colour
* A book with a fat main character (own voices)
An anthology written or edited by a woman of colour
New Suns By Nisi Shawl
A book with a cover that screams #BlackGirlMagic
Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
The Committed Reader's Plan addition
* A satirical book written by a person of colour
* A non-fiction book about a topic that interests you
* A dystopian written by a woman of colour
* A book written by a person of colour about a memory alternating, mind alternating or virtual reality
sci-fi/fantasy experience
A New York Times Bestseller written by a person of colour
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
* A horror written by a person of colour
* A translated work written by a person of colour
* A poetry collection written or edited by an LGBTQIA+ person of colour
* A mystery/thriller written by a woman of colour
A book which explores poverty and wealth distribution among people of colour
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
* A Lambda Literary Award winning novel
A book from Well-Read Black Girl's 2017 reading list
L.Penelope; Song of Blood and Stone
* A graphic novel featuring a person of colour
A fairy tale or classical retelling written by a person of colour
Tahereh Mafi; Furthermore
A book with an asexual main character (own voices)
Keeper of the Dawn by Dianna Gunn
A book that takes place in South-East Asia (own voices)
(Indochina, East Indies, Nusantara)
Listen, Slowly by Thanhha Lai
A book featuring people of colour in STEM
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
A book, written by a black woman, that has a colour in the title
Fuchsia by Mahtem Shiferraw
* A book with a developing country, city, or town in the title
* A book written by a POC, that takes place within a 24 hour period
* A book with black artists, dancers or musicians (own voices)
* A book with an intersex main character
A book with persons of colour who are siblings
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
A book written by a person of colour that was mentioned or seen on a TV show
Michelle Obama: Becoming
(I think Nnedi Okoraforäs Binti was seen read by someone in some TV show, too.)
A book inspired by Caribbean folklore (own voices)
Falling in Love with Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson
A YA written by a Korean or Korean-American woman
Prophecy by Ellen Oh
A book set in a non-English speaking Caribbean country (own voices)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
A book with a practicing Muslim, Jewish or Hindu (ie non-Christian) main character (own voices)
Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
The Obsessive Reader's Plan addition
A book, written by a person of colour, set in a country you've always wanted to visit
The Book of Salt by Monique Truong
Ladivine by Marie NDiaye
Black Girl in Paris by Shay Youngblood
A book that challenges rape culture
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
A trilogy written by a person of colour
N.K. Jemisin Inheritance trilogy
A book released by a publishing house that is owned or managed by a woman
Run Alice, Run by Lynn Michell
A Shakespeare retelling written by a POC
Dream of Perpetual Motion by Dexter Palmer
A book written by a POC and published during the year you were born
Maya Angelou - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
A classic novel written by a person of colour
Anything by Alexandre Dumas
A superhero comic or graphic novel with a female lead
Nofret by Sussi Bech - I don't know if it's a superhero graphic novel, but it's a graphic novel - or a comic book - with a female lead.
A book written by a famous black woman whose work you haven't read before
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
A book about an immigrant or refugee
Possessing the Secret of Joy by Alice Walker
A romance novel written by a woman of colour
Song of Blood & Stone by L. Penelope
A book about a character whose sexuality is outed without permission
“Speak No Evil” by Uzodinma Iweala
If you find it hard to read, here's the categories:
Romance with a trans MC
non-binary MC (own voices)
Science Fiction Fantasy with disabled MC
Practicing Jewish MC
Indian MC (own voices)
Displaced MC
MC with an underrepresented body
Neuro-diverse MC (own voices)
Retelling with a LGBTQIA+ MC
Bisexual MC (own voices)
MC with an invisible disability
MC with anaphylactic allergy
MC of color in SFF
Own Voices Latinx MC
Free Choice
Non-Western (real world) setting
Own Voices
MC with Chronic Pain
West Asian setting (Turkey, Arabian peninsula, Levant, Mesopotamia, Caucasus)
Arab MC (own voices)
MC with wheelchair
Book by author of color
Biracial MC (own voices)
Pansexual MC (own voices)
Black MC (own voices)
MC on the ACE spectrum (asexual)
LGBTQIA+ MC of color
Visually impaired MC
book set in Central America
Contemporary world, arranged marriage
indigenous MC (own voices)
diverse non-fiction
POC on the cover
deaf/Deaf/hoh (hard of hearing) MC
Immigrant or refugee MC
Hijabi MC (own voices)
Some books that might fit some of the categories:
Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany
Not Your Sidekick by C.B.Lee
Life, Animated by Ron Suskind
Unbowed by Wangari Maathai
Enchantress of Numbers by Jennifer Chiaverini
Patricia Bell-Scott; The Firebrand and the First Lady
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova
Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
Of Sound Mind by Jean Ferris
1. A book written by or about a person of Hispanic origin.
I think Isabel Allende passes... I need to read her The Eagle and The Jaguar series
2. A book in which a character suffers from Mental Illness.
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
I don't know if it really fits the category, but someone with mental illness said it does, so I'll accept it. I find it interesting and want to read it.
3. A book with an LGBTQIA main character.
Clariel, Garth Nix
Peter Darling by Austin Chant
4. A book written by an author of colour.
Les arbres en parlent encore by Calixthe Beyala
5. A book with a person of colour on the cover.
Kindred by Octavia Butler
6. A book in which the main character or Secondary Character has a Disability.
Emma and I by Sheila Hocken
7. A book written by or about someone on the Autism Spectrum.
Stieg Larsson's Millennium series
8. A Contemporary book with a person of colour on the cover.
Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros
9. A Graphic novel featuring protagonists of colour.
The Rabbi's Cat by Joan Sfar
10. A Romance novel with main character of colour.
Song of Blood & Stone by L. Penelope
11. A Science fiction or fantasy with female main character of colour.
Cindy Pon; Silver Phoenix
12. A Memoir or biography by or about a diverse author.
Becoming by Michelle Obama
2018 Diversity Reading Challenge
1. A book written by or about a person of Hispanic origin
2. A book in which a character suffers from mental illness
3. A book written by or about someone on the spectrum
4. A book with an African-American young woman as a main character
Sula by Toni Morrison
5. A book containing an Asian main character
6. A book with an illustrator of color
March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine by Melba Pattillo Beals
7. A book with an LGBT main character
8. A graphic novel
9. A book with a Muslim main character
Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
10. A book written by or for African American young men
It's hard to find a book that's not depressive, and I don't want to read depressive books. :-(
11. A book in which the author or main character has a physical disability
12. A book about children during the Holocaust
Frankly, I don't want to read about children during the Holocaust.
2019 Diversity Reading Challenge
JANUARY – diverse folktales/culture/mythology; or diverse retelling; or non-western setting
FEBRUARY – poc: Black/African American
MARCH – #ownvoices; or gender: female authors in male-dominated genres/non-fiction
APRIL – poc: West Asian/South Asian (From Turkey to India)
MAY – poc: East Asian/Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander
JUNE – LGBT+ pride summer: sexuality and gender identity
JULY – LGBT+ pride summer: sexuality and gender identity
AUGUST – mental health/addiction
SEPTEMBER – poc: hispanic/latinx
OCTOBER – physical/sensory/cognitive/intellectual/developmental disabilities
NOVEMBER – poc: Native American
DECEMBER – religious minorities
Rebel Women Lit Diversity Reading Challenge
I really like this challenge, but it's a bit too challenging for me. I can't find many of these books. :-(
Light Reader's Plan
A novel with an LGBTQIA+ main character
For Today I Am a Boy by Kim Fu
A book written by an author who is Indigenous, Native American, or First Nation
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
A book that deals with gentrification
Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
A book with a neurodiverse main character of colour (own voices)
A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert
A chick-lit featuring persons of colour (own voices)
The Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
A memoir written by a woman of colour
Becoming by Michelle Obama
A debut novel written by a person of colour
The Girl King, by Mimi Yu
A book with an elderly main character
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
A book inspired by traditional African beliefs
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
A recent poetry collection written by a woman of colour
Fuchsia by Mahtem Shiferraw
A book set in a Caribbean country (own voices)
Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
A book under 200 pages by a person of colour
Sula by Toni Morrison (Actually, it has 208 pages. Close enough)
Avid Reader's Plan addition
A book with a hijabi main character (own voices)
Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
A speculative fiction written by a Caribbean author
Crystal Rain by Tobias S. Buckell
A book written by a woman of colour about feminism
Les arbres en parlent encore by Calixthe Beyala
A book from Rebel Women Lit's 2017 Reading List
Nnedi Okorafor; Akata Witch
A book about an arranged marriage
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
* A book with a main character who has a physical disability (own voices)
A book that makes visible the experience of Latinxdad folks
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
* A book that takes place in North-East Asia (own voices)
(Mongolia, China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan)
* A book written by a trans or non-binary author of colour
* A book with a fat main character (own voices)
An anthology written or edited by a woman of colour
New Suns By Nisi Shawl
A book with a cover that screams #BlackGirlMagic
Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
The Committed Reader's Plan addition
* A satirical book written by a person of colour
* A non-fiction book about a topic that interests you
* A dystopian written by a woman of colour
* A book written by a person of colour about a memory alternating, mind alternating or virtual reality
sci-fi/fantasy experience
A New York Times Bestseller written by a person of colour
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
* A horror written by a person of colour
* A translated work written by a person of colour
* A poetry collection written or edited by an LGBTQIA+ person of colour
* A mystery/thriller written by a woman of colour
A book which explores poverty and wealth distribution among people of colour
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
* A Lambda Literary Award winning novel
A book from Well-Read Black Girl's 2017 reading list
L.Penelope; Song of Blood and Stone
* A graphic novel featuring a person of colour
A fairy tale or classical retelling written by a person of colour
Tahereh Mafi; Furthermore
A book with an asexual main character (own voices)
Keeper of the Dawn by Dianna Gunn
A book that takes place in South-East Asia (own voices)
(Indochina, East Indies, Nusantara)
Listen, Slowly by Thanhha Lai
A book featuring people of colour in STEM
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
A book, written by a black woman, that has a colour in the title
Fuchsia by Mahtem Shiferraw
* A book with a developing country, city, or town in the title
* A book written by a POC, that takes place within a 24 hour period
* A book with black artists, dancers or musicians (own voices)
* A book with an intersex main character
A book with persons of colour who are siblings
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
A book written by a person of colour that was mentioned or seen on a TV show
Michelle Obama: Becoming
(I think Nnedi Okoraforäs Binti was seen read by someone in some TV show, too.)
A book inspired by Caribbean folklore (own voices)
Falling in Love with Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson
A YA written by a Korean or Korean-American woman
Prophecy by Ellen Oh
A book set in a non-English speaking Caribbean country (own voices)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
A book with a practicing Muslim, Jewish or Hindu (ie non-Christian) main character (own voices)
Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
The Obsessive Reader's Plan addition
A book, written by a person of colour, set in a country you've always wanted to visit
The Book of Salt by Monique Truong
Ladivine by Marie NDiaye
Black Girl in Paris by Shay Youngblood
A book that challenges rape culture
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
A trilogy written by a person of colour
N.K. Jemisin Inheritance trilogy
A book released by a publishing house that is owned or managed by a woman
Run Alice, Run by Lynn Michell
A Shakespeare retelling written by a POC
Dream of Perpetual Motion by Dexter Palmer
A book written by a POC and published during the year you were born
Maya Angelou - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
A classic novel written by a person of colour
Anything by Alexandre Dumas
A superhero comic or graphic novel with a female lead
Nofret by Sussi Bech - I don't know if it's a superhero graphic novel, but it's a graphic novel - or a comic book - with a female lead.
A book written by a famous black woman whose work you haven't read before
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
A book about an immigrant or refugee
Possessing the Secret of Joy by Alice Walker
A romance novel written by a woman of colour
Song of Blood & Stone by L. Penelope
A book about a character whose sexuality is outed without permission
“Speak No Evil” by Uzodinma Iweala
If you find it hard to read, here's the categories:
Romance with a trans MC
non-binary MC (own voices)
Science Fiction Fantasy with disabled MC
Practicing Jewish MC
Indian MC (own voices)
Displaced MC
MC with an underrepresented body
Neuro-diverse MC (own voices)
Retelling with a LGBTQIA+ MC
Bisexual MC (own voices)
MC with an invisible disability
MC with anaphylactic allergy
MC of color in SFF
Own Voices Latinx MC
Free Choice
Non-Western (real world) setting
Own Voices
MC with Chronic Pain
West Asian setting (Turkey, Arabian peninsula, Levant, Mesopotamia, Caucasus)
Arab MC (own voices)
MC with wheelchair
Book by author of color
Biracial MC (own voices)
Pansexual MC (own voices)
Black MC (own voices)
MC on the ACE spectrum (asexual)
LGBTQIA+ MC of color
Visually impaired MC
book set in Central America
Contemporary world, arranged marriage
indigenous MC (own voices)
diverse non-fiction
POC on the cover
deaf/Deaf/hoh (hard of hearing) MC
Immigrant or refugee MC
Hijabi MC (own voices)
Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany
Not Your Sidekick by C.B.Lee
Life, Animated by Ron Suskind
Unbowed by Wangari Maathai
Enchantress of Numbers by Jennifer Chiaverini
Patricia Bell-Scott; The Firebrand and the First Lady
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova
Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
Of Sound Mind by Jean Ferris
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