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Black and Asian Characters: Young Adult Fiction -

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Related booklists: Fiction - Young Adults, Black and Asian America - Books for Young Adults, Black and Asian Britain - Books for Young Adults, Black and Asian Characters: Younger Children's Fiction, Black and Asian Characters: Children's Picture Story Books, Black and Asian Characters: Older Children's Fiction,

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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 22 books in this booklist

  • Cover image of book Chaos Theory by Nic Stone
    Chaos Theory - by Nic Stone

    £8.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781398516069 | ISBN 10: 1398516066

    The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin delivers a gripping romance about two teens: a certified genius living with a diagnosed mental illness and a politician's son who is running from his own addiction and grief. Don't miss this gut ... more

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  • Cover image of book Ellie Pillai is (Almost) in Love by Christine Pillainayagam
    Ellie Pillai is (Almost) in Love - by Christine Pillainayagam

    £8.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9780571367023 | ISBN 10: 057136702x

    Everyone’s favourite confused heroine Ellie Pillai is back in the perfect summer romance!  Note to self: what is falling in love, and am I really sure I want to do it?   Ever since Ellie and Ash got together, Ellie Pillai has been di ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar
    The Dos and Donuts of Love - by Adiba Jaigirdar

    £7.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781444967579 | ISBN 10: 1444967576

    A pun-filled YA contemporary romance, The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar finds a teenage girl competing in a televised baking competition, with contestants including her ex-girlfriend and a potential new crush – perfect for fans of The G ... more

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  • Cover image of book Stand Up by Nikesh Shukla
    Stand Up - by Nikesh Shukla

    £7.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781444969894 | ISBN 10: 1444969897

    Madhu is 17 and has the weight of the world on her shoulders: her dad is putting pressure on her to apply to university, she misses her estranged sister but contact is strictly forbidden, and she’s pulling in every single shift possible at a pizza ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Diary of Sarah Forbes Bonetta: A Novel by Victoria Princewill
    The Diary of Sarah Forbes Bonetta: A Novel - by Victoria Princewill

    £8.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9780702311482 | ISBN 10: 0702311480

    A powerful retelling of the extraordinary life of orphaned African princess, Sarah Forbes Bonetta.   “You are not an aristocrat. An aristocrat is born to a noble family. You were born into royalty. You are a princess.”   Set in 18 ... more

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  • Cover image of book Strike The Zither by Joan He
    Strike The Zither - by Joan He

    £7.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781911231417 | ISBN 10: 1911231413

    The year is 414 of the Xin Dynasty and chaos abounds. A puppet empress is on the throne. The realm has fractured and three warlordesses each hopes to claim the continent for herself.  But Zephyr knows it’s no contest.  Orphaned at a young a ... more

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  • Cover image of book She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen
    She Drives Me Crazy - by Kelly Quindlen

    £7.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781035017812 | ISBN 10: 1035017814

    High school nemeses fall in love in Kelly Quindlen's She Drives Me Crazy, a queer YA rom com perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Casey McQuiston.   What happens when two high school nemeses fall in love?   Seventeen-year-old Scottie Zajac ... more

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  • Cover image of book Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution by Kacen Callender
    Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution - by Kacen Callender

    £8.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9780571375875 | ISBN 10: 0571375871

    From the bestselling and award-winning author of Felix Ever After comes a heart-melting and joyful romance.   Maybe it’s too late to tell them how I really feel. That I’ve had these feelings for months, for years...  Lark Winters ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Ivory Key by Akshaya Raman
    The Ivory Key - by Akshaya Raman

    £8.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781471410734 | ISBN 10: 1471410730

    Four siblings. A country in ruin. One quest to save them all.  Vira is desperate to get out of her mother's shadow and establish her legacy as a revered queen of Ashoka. But with the country's only quarry running out of magic - a precious res ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Haunting of Tyrese Walker by J P Rose
    The Haunting of Tyrese Walker - by J P Rose

    £8.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781839132407 | ISBN 10: 183913240x

    After a shocking event leaves Tyrese struggling with grief, he's taken to visit family in Jamaica. From the first night, strange things start happening: impossible visions, blackouts, swarms of insects, and the discovery of a grave hidden deep in the ... more

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  • Cover image of book Rapunzella, Or, Don
    Rapunzella, Or, Don't Touch My Hair - by Ella McLeod

    £8.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9780702313868 | ISBN 10: 0702313866

    A genre-bending YA that weaves together inner-city life and a wildly dangerous fairytale universe.  Rapunzella is imprisoned in an enchanted forest made of her own Afro and the might of the evil King Charming seems unstoppable. But is it? Can ... more

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  • Cover image of book This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Bayron
    This Wicked Fate - by Kalynn Bayron

    £7.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781526650726 | ISBN 10: 152665072x

    THE BREATHTAKING SEQUEL TO THIS POISON HEART, FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR KALYNN BAYRON   'This duology closer delves deeper into mythology while depicting textured, realistic relationships' - Kirkus Reviews   'A delicious mix of intoxicating fan ... more

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  • Cover image of book Fight Back by A.M. Dassu
    Fight Back - by A.M. Dassu

    £7.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9780702315886 | ISBN 10: 0702315885

    An empowering story about finding your identity and the courage to fight for it.  Aaliyah is an ordinary thirteen-year-old living in the Midlands – she’s into her books, shoes, K-pop and she is a Muslim. She has always felt at home where she ... more

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  • Cover image of book If You Still Recognise Me by Cynthia So
    If You Still Recognise Me - by Cynthia So

    £8.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781788953443 | ISBN 10: 1788953444

    Elsie has a crush on Ada, the only person in the world who truly understands her. Unfortunately, they’ve never met in real life and Ada lives an ocean away. But Elsie has decided it’s now or never to tell Ada how she feels. That is, until her lon ... more

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  • Cover image of book Ellie Pillai is Brown by Christine Pillainayagam
    Ellie Pillai is Brown - by Christine Pillainayagam

    £8.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9780571366910 | ISBN 10: 0571366910

    The perfect coming-of-age romance by the most spectacularly funny and original debut UKYA voice.  My name is Ellie. Ellie Pillai... And I suppose I am a little bit weird, but then, aren’t we all, just a little bit?  Most days, Ellie Pillai ... more

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  • Cover image of book Girls Rule by Alesha Dixon
    Girls Rule - by Alesha Dixon

    £6.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781407198507 | ISBN 10: 1407198505

    Superstar TV presenter and bestselling author Alesha Dixon is back with a hilarious story of sisterhood and strong girls!  Pearl moves into 10 Downing Street when her mum Patrice becomes the UK's first Black female Prime Minister. A chance meeti ... more

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  • Cover image of book This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron
    This Poison Heart - by Kalynn Bayron

    £7.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781526632791 | ISBN 10: 1526632799

    "Kalynn Bayron does more than re-write a fairy-tale ... She breaks it apart and rebuilds it into a wholly original and captivating story where girls finally decide for themselves who lives happily ever after"(Brigid Kemmerer) Ever since she can re ... more

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  • Cover image of book Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
    Cinderella Is Dead - by Kalynn Bayron

    £7.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781526621979 | ISBN 10: 1526621975

    It's 200 years since Cinderella found her prince, but the fairytale is over. Sophia knows the story though, off by heart. Because every girl has to recite it daily, from when she's tiny until the night she's sent to the royal ball for choosing.  ... more

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  • Cover image of book Dear Martin by Nic Stone
    Dear Martin - by Nic Stone

    £7.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781471175565 | ISBN 10: 1471175561

    Raw, captivating, and undeniably real, Nic Stone boldly tackles American race relations in this stunning debut.  Justyce McAllister is top of his class and set for the Ivy League – but none of that matters to the police officer who just pu ... more

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  • Cover image of book Bingo Love by Tee Franklin, Jenn St-Onge and Joy San
    Bingo Love - by Tee Franklin, Jenn St-Onge and Joy San

    £8.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781534307506 | ISBN 10: 1534307508

    When Hazel Johnson and Mari McCray met at church bingo in 1963, it was love at first sight. Forced apart by their families and society, Hazel and Mari both married young men and had families.   Decades later, now in their mid-’60s, Hazel an ... more

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  • Cover image of book Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee
    Not Your Sidekick - by C.B. Lee

    £15.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781945053030 | ISBN 10: 1945053038

    Welcome to Andover, where superpowers are common-but not for Jessica Tran.   Despite her heroic lineage, Jess is resigned to a life without superpowers when an internship for Andover's resident super villain allows her to work alongside her lo ... more

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  • Cover image of book Secrets of the Henna Girl by Sufiya Ahmed
    Secrets of the Henna Girl - by Sufiya Ahmed

    £6.99   paperback   (2012) - ISBN 13: 9780141339801 | ISBN 10: 0141339802

    Life as Zeba knows it could be over for good...   Zeba Khan is like any other sixteen-year-old girl: enjoying herself, waiting for exam results...and dreaming of the day she'll meet her one true love.   Except her parents have oth ... more

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