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ourravenboys · 3 years

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ya books with (well written) multiracial main characters!!

(* means the author is mixed as well)

*darius the great is not okay by adib khorram

contemporary, coming of age, gay half persian + half white mc

(tw for depression, fatphobia (challenged), homophobia, terminally ill character, islamophobia, racism (challenged), suicidal ideation)

the summer of everything by julian winters

contemporary romance, coming of age, friends to lovers, gay half black + half white mc

(tw for panic attacks, character with cancer)

*meet cute diary by emery lee

contemporary, fake dating, bi & trans afro-caribbean + white + japanese mc

(tw for panic attacks, misgendering, toxic relationships)

patron saints of nothing by randy ribay

contemporary mystery ish, half white + half filipino mc

(tw for drug use, police brutality, mention of sex trafficking)

*when we were infinite by kelly loy gilbert

contemporary, half white + half chinese mc

(tw for child abuse, attempted suicide, racism, panic attacks, depression)

to all the boys i’ve loved before by jenny han

contemporary romance, half white + half korean mc

(tw for death of a parent)

plus some that i haven’t read yet but really want to

*turtle under ice by juleah del rosario

contemporary, written in verse, half filipino + half chamorro mc

(tw for death of a parent, miscarriage)

*starfish by akemi dawn bowman

contemporary, half white + half japanese mc

(tw for emotional abuse, reference to sexual abuse, suicide attempt, childhood trauma, panic attacks, racism, ableism)

*firekeeper’s daughter by angeline boulley

thriller, half white + half indigenous mc

(tw for alcoholism, colorism, drug overdose (mentioned), drug use, kidnapping, murder, physical abuse, racism, sexual assault, suicide, violence)

*the black flamingo by dean atta

contemporary, written in verse, gay half greek + half jamaican mc

(tw for drug use, homophobia (internalized), physical abuse, racism (internalized))

*everything within and in between by nikki barthelmess

contemporary, half white + half mexican mc

(tw for racism, child abandonment, drug use, alcoholism, abusive relationship (implied), sexual advances on a minor)

*sugar town queens by malla nunn

contemporary, half white + half black mc

(tw for racism, homophobia, forced institutionalization, emotional abuse, gun violence, violence, death of a parent, death of a child, sexual harassment, descriptions of blood)

(mixed people especially) feel free to add on with any other books! just know that if you add eleanor and park I will be blocking you immediately <3

#I also forgot I had this in my drafts oops #my book recs #also obv if its well written or not is just my opinion so !! take this with a grain of salt #the lack of books about mixed ppl who aren't half white is disappointing (but not at all surprising)#if anyone has recs for that pls lmk or add on!!#booklr #litblr #book recommendations #books #ya books #book recs #biracial #mixed race #authors of color #lit #reading #ownvoices #LGBT books #queer books #diverse books #to all the boys i've loved before #tatbilb #we need diverse books #poc authors #book list #lgbt #queer #multiracial

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