Category: Diverse Voices

TW: child abuse/neglect, miscarriage, homophobia The novel Monday’s Not Coming is complex. The novel focuses on the mysterious disappearances of black children and the faulty system that frequently causes the kids to fall between the cracks. These are two extremely serious themes. The narrative...

Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating manages to be light and romantic, while simultaneously dealing with the issues and perspective of a culture that rarely sees the light of day in Western storytelling. The dual-perspective plot follows two Bengali (one Indian, one Bangladeshi)...

This true-crime suspense novel leaves the reader on the edge of their seat while also accurately depicting Ojibwe culture. Daunis Fontaine is the main character of the story. Daunis has never really fit in, whether on the reservation or in her hometown. However, that’s...

Sasha and Richard are both high school students living in Oakland, California. Because of their hometown’s vast diversity, their worlds could not be more different. Sasha is a genderqueer, middle-class student attending a private high school. Richard lives in the lower class area and...

Since the birth of her twin brothers, twelve year-old Ivy feels increasingly invisible and things get only worse after a devastating tornado rips through her town, completely destroying her home. Not only does Ivy try to make sense her living situation, her distant family,...