2024 Young Adult Book Releases by BIPOC Authors
Ordering new books written by BIPOC authors tells the publishing industry that books written and illustrated by POC matter and the readership for them isn’t a trend.
Looking for YA books written by BIPOC authors to add to your bookshelves? Here are books for Young Adults & Teens written by Black, Indigenous, and POC authors and illustrators.
- Teen Contemporary Romance, Teen LGBTQ+ Fiction, Teen LGBTQ+ Romance, Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction
- Publication Year: 2024
In this sweet sapphic romance about two foodies in love, Vivi meets Lan while studying abroad in Vietnam and they spend the semester unraveling their families’ histories―and eating all the...
- by June Hur
- LGBTQ+ Fiction, Teen Historical Fiction, Teen LGBTQ+ Fiction, Teen Mysteries & Detective, Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction
- Publication Year: 2024
June Hur, bestselling author of The Red Palace, crafts a devastating and pulse-pounding tale that will feel all-too-relevant in today’s world, based on a true story from Korean history. Hope...
- by Tahereh Mafi
- Teen Fantasy, Teen Fantasy Romance, Teen Romance, Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction
- Publication Year: 2024
The highly anticipated third novel in the Woven Kingdom romantasy series, full of powerful magic, searing romance, and heartbreaking betrayal—from Tahereh Mafi, the award-winning and bestselling author of the Shatter...
- Teen Contemporary Romance, Teen Romance, Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction
- Publication Year: 2024
A love letter to Syria and its people, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow is a speculative novel set amid the Syrian Revolution, burning with the fires of hope,...
- by Renée Watson
- Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction
- Publication Year: 2024
A thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award-winning author and poet Renée Watson. In this semi-autobiographical collection of poems, Renée Watson writes about her experience growing up as a young...
- Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction
- Publication Year: 2024
From acclaimed author Makiia Lucier, a dazzling, romantic fantasy inspired by Pacific Island mythology. In the old tales, it is written that the egg of a seadragon, dragonfruit, holds within...
- Teen Civil & Human Rights, Young Adult Nonfiction
- Publication Year: 2024
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Book Is Anti-Racist and The Antiracist Kid, Tiffany Jewell, this YA nonfiction book, highlighting inequities Black and Brown students face...
- by Sher Lee
- Teen Fantasy, Teen LGBTQ+ Fiction, Teen LGBTQ+ Romance, Young Adult
- Publication Year: 2024
A snake spirit transforms into a boy and must hide his true identity after falling for a headstrong prince in this lush, romantic retelling of the traditional Chinese folktale. When...
- Teen Fantasy, Young Adult
- Publication Year: 2024
A gripping YA fantasy with a deadly contest to win a crown, a fierce heroine determined to right the wrongs done to her people, and a smoldering love story that...
- Teen Coming of Age, Teen LGBTQ+ Fiction, Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction
- Publication Year: 2024
A queer YA coming-of-age set during the rigged Honduran presidential election.
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- Teen Coming of Age, Teen Romance, Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction
- Publication Year: 2024
Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com about fate, family, and falling in love. She was destined for heartbreak. Then fate handed...
- by E.L. Shen
- 10-14 Years, Preteen
- Publication Year: 2024
An uplifting middle-grade novel about loss, luck . . . and deep-dish chocolate chip cookies―perfect for fans of King and the Dragonflies and The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise. Seventh-grader...
- Teen Fantasy Romance, Teen Romantic Comedy, Young Adult
- Publication Year: 2024
Desi Wedding Must-Haves: Drama. Food. Fashion. More Drama. More food. And, of course, nosy aunties and uncles. A family curse that turns spoken prophecy into truth. A world where your...
- Teen Coming of Age, Teen Friendship Fiction, Teen Prejudice and Racism, Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction
- Publication Year: 2024
An unforgettable YA debut about two Latina teens growing up in East Oakland as they discover that the world is brimming with messy complexities, perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo...
- by Kamilah Cole
- Fantasy, LGBTQ+ Fiction, Teen Fantasy, Teen LGBTQ+ Fiction, Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction
- Publication Year: 2024
Whip-smart and immersive, this Jamaican-inspired fantasy follows a gods-blessed heroine who’s forced to choose between saving her sister or protecting her homeland—perfect for fans of Iron Widow and The Priory...
- by Judy I. Lin
- Fantasy, Teen Fantasy, Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction
- Publication Year: 2024
Judy I. Lin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Magic Steeped in Poison, weaves a dreamy gothic romance worthy of the heavens in Song of the Six Realms....
- by Joan He
- Fantasy, Teen Fantasy, Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction
- Publication Year: 2024
From New York Times and Indie bestselling author Joan He, comes Sound the Gong, the dazzling and sweeping conclusion to The Kingdom of Three duology. All her life, Zephyr has...
- Teen Coming of Age, Teen Contemporary Romance, Young Adult
- Publication Year: 2024
From Tashie Bhuiyan, the author of Counting Down with You and A Show for Two comes a new YA contemporary about a girl who accidentally sabotages an up-and-coming local band...
- Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction
- Publication Year: 2024
After her private school is rocked by a gruesome murder, a teen tries to find the real killer and clear her brother’s name in this “creepily potent story of a...
- Teen Fantasy, Teen Romance, Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction
- Publication Year: 2024
A charming romantic comedy about a South Indian American teen girl who makes a wish upon a flower for her perfect boyfriend…and then a new boy moves in right next...
- by Robin Ha
- Teen LGBTQ+ Fiction, Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction
- Publication Year: 2024
From the bestselling, award-winning creator of Almost American Girl comes an epic new graphic novel fantasy—a queer, feminist reimagining of the Fox Maiden legend from Korean mythology. Perfect for fans...
- Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction
- Publication Year: 2024
Part memoir, part speculative fiction, this novel explores the often surreal experience of growing up as a mixed-Black transracial adoptee. Dream Country author Shannon Gibney returns with a new book...
- by Vanessa Le
- Fantasy, Teen Fantasy, Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction
- Publication Year: 2024
A pulse-pounding new YA fantasy in which “you’ll gasp, you’ll scream, you’ll cry, and you’ll be begging for the next book.” (Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of These...
- Teen Fantasy, Teen Sword & Sorcery Fantasy, Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction
- Publication Year: 2024
A romantic standalone fantasy set in the world of Raybearer, from New York Times bestselling author Jordan Ifueko. The smallest spark can bind two hearts . . . or start...
- Teen Dystopian, Teen Fantasy, Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction
- Publication Year: 2024
In a country divided between humans and witchers, Venus Stoneheart hustles as a brewer making illegal love potions to support her family. Love potions is a dangerous business. Brewing has...
- by Samira Ahmed
- Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction
- Publication Year: 2024
From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspense novel about book banning, activism, and standing up for what you believe. After her dad...
- by Tracy Badua
- Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction
- Publication Year: 2024
HBO’s Insecure meets Dazed and Confused in this messy, tender YA novel about a friendship breakup, set against the backdrop of a chaotic night at a music festival, from rising...
- by Sophie Kim
- Teen Coming of Age, Teen Fantasy, Teen Sword & Sorcery Fantasy, Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction
- Publication Year: 2024
Everyone thinks the Reaper of Sunpo―eighteen-year-old assassin Shin Lina―is dead. The only ones who know the truth are her cherished little sister and Haneul Rui, the icily gorgeous Dokkaebi Emperor,...