Recently we asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us their favourite YA books with diverse characters. Here are some of the best recommendations:
1. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
2. The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
3. Holding Up The Universe by Jennifer Niven
4. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard trilogy by Rick Riordan
5. I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
6. The Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo
7. The Rest Of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
8. The Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer
9. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
10. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
11. The Art Of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson
12. Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham
13. Ash by Malinda Lo
14. Everything All At Once by Katrina Leno
15. What We Left Behind by Robin Talley
16. The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
17. Dumplin' by Julie Murphy
18. Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert
19. My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier
20. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
21. This is Where it Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
22. On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis
23. The Kiki Strike trilogy by Kirsten Miller
24. Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai
25. You're Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner
26. Rainbow Boys trilogy by Alez Sanchez
27. Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin
28. It's Not Like It's A Secret by Misa Sugiura
29. Something in Between by Melissa De La Cruz
30. When Michael Met Mina by Randa Abdel-Fattah
31. When the Moon is Low by Nadia Hashimi
Note: Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity. Also, not all submissions came from community members.