Category: #ownvoices

Peter Lee’s Notes From the Field by Angela Ahn || Family and Sibling Bonds Galore

Peter Lee’s Notes From the Field by Angela Ahn || Family and Sibling Bonds Galore

Content Tags: Middle Grade     Contemporary     Coming of Age     Korean     Family Bonds     Sibling Bonds     STEM     Dementia     Neurodiverse     Perfect for readers who want: Protagonists passionate about STEM, particularly paleontology. Books about dinosaurs. Super cute sibling bonds. Families coming together […]

Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston || Harry Potter Meets Men In Black With Black Girl Magic

Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston || Harry Potter Meets Men In Black With Black Girl Magic

Content Tags: Middle Grade     Fantasy     Adventure     African-American/Black     #OwnVoices     Family Bonds     Friendship Bonds     Diversity     Racism     Bullying     Perfect for readers who want: Harry Potter type magic school and training. Men in Black style bureau, secrecy, and adventure. […]

The Fires of Vengeance by Evan Winter || Vengeance, Betrayal, and DRAGONS

The Fires of Vengeance by Evan Winter || Vengeance, Betrayal, and DRAGONS

Content Tags: Adult     Fantasy     Epic Fantasy     Dragons     #OwnVoices     Squad Vibes     Quest for Revenge     War Tactics     Diversity     Author of Color     Gore     Graphic Violence     PTSD     Chronic Pain/Suffering     Death   […]

Tristan Strong Destroys the World by Kwame Mbalia || Black Folklore and Healing Trauma

Tristan Strong Destroys the World by Kwame Mbalia || Black Folklore and Healing Trauma

Content Tags: Middle Grade     Fantasy     Adventure     #OwnVoices     Black Culture     Diversity     Folklore     Mythology     Trauma & Healing     Perfect for readers who want: Rick Riordan-esque action and adventure. Worlds filled with Black folklore come to life. Middle grade books dealing […]

Blazewrath Games by Amparo Ortiz || Quidditch Meets Dragons

Blazewrath Games by Amparo Ortiz || Quidditch Meets Dragons

Content Tags: Young Adult     Fantasy     LGBTQ+     Dragons     Diversity     Boricuan Pride     Biracial Protagonist     Perfect for readers who want: Quidditch-esque sport and team build Lots of LBTQ+ and diversity rep Books filled with Boricuan characters and pride DRAGONS! Different kinds of dragons, too. […]

Loretta Little Looks Back by Andrea Davis Pinkney || Life Under The Wings of Jim Crow

Loretta Little Looks Back by Andrea Davis Pinkney || Life Under The Wings of Jim Crow

Content Tags: Middle Grade     Historical     Civil Rights     Family Bonds     Diversity     Disability Rep     Racism     Child Abuse     Slavery/Jim Crow     Perfect for readers who want: Historical fiction about sharecropping. Stories based on real accounts under Jim Crow. The ugly truth […]

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn || The Legend of Arthur Meets Southern Black Girl Magic

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn || The Legend of Arthur Meets Southern Black Girl Magic

Content Tags: Fantasy     Contemporary Fantasy     Young Adult     LGBTQ     #OwnVoices     Black Girl Magic     Secret Societies     Squad Vibes     Racism     Gore     Death     Perfect for readers who want: Black girl magic. Secret societies filled with magic and […]

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas || Brujo + Ghost  = Sweet M/M Romance, Apparently

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas || Brujo + Ghost = Sweet M/M Romance, Apparently

Content Tags: Young Adult     Fantasy     Romance     LGBTQ+     #OwnVoices     Transgender     Latinx     Perfect for readers who want: Transgender rep M/M slow-burn, ill-fated romance Latinx rep A trio who are clearly friendship goals, complete with banter Cute doggo sidekicks who would lick you as […]