Cultural Diversity Week 2026 - YA Books

A curated reading guide celebrating cultural diversity in young adult literature.

Updated February 26, 2026
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Cultural Diversity Week 2026 - YA Books

A curated reading guide celebrating cultural diversity in young adult literature.

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Immortal Dark (Standard Edition)
Girma, Tigest
Paper Book
The Cruel Prince meets Ninth House in this dangerously romantic dark academia fantasy, where a lost heiress must infiltrate an arcane society and live with the vampire she suspects killed her family and kidnapped her sister.  It...
Four Eids and a funeral
°bk̕-̌ ym̕d̕,̌ Faridah.
Paper Book
Celebrate Valentine's Day with this romantic story of rekindling and rebuilding, from award-winning authors Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (Ace of Spades) & Adiba Jaigirdar (Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating)! South Asia Book Award Honor Book! ...
The sun is also a star
Yoon, Nicola
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author Nicola Yoon is back with her second book, and just like Everything, Everything, it's an instant classic with a love story that's just as intense as Maddy and Olly's--get ready for Natasha and Daniel. This...
Lucy and Linh
Pung, Alice
Paper Book
From an author Amy Tan calls "a gem," this is a witty, highly acclaimed novel that's "part Mean Girls, part Lord of the Flies" (The Bulletin, Starred review) about navigating life in private school while remaining true to yourself. ...
When Dimple met Rishi
Menon, Sandhya
Paper Book
The inspiration for the Netflix original series Mismatched! A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) Everyone is talking about this New York Times bestselling rom-com that Mindy Kaling called "utterly charming!" Eleanor & Park...
Iron Widow
Zhao, Xiran Jay
Paper Book
The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant robots that battle aliens that lurk beyond the Great Wall of China, no matter that the girls die from the mental strain. When 18-year-old Zetian offers herself up as a concubine-pilot, it's to assassinate the ace male...
We hunt the flame
Faizal, Hafsah.
Paper Book
The bestselling TikTok sensation! Set in a richly detailed world inspired by ancient Arabia, Hafsah Faizal's We Hunt the Flame is a breathtaking debut about magic, conquering fear and taking identity into your own hands. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo's...
Felix ever after
Callender, Kacen
Paper Book
A Stonewall Honor Book * A Time Magazine Best YA Book of All Time From Stonewall and Lambda Award-winning author Kacen Callender comes a revelatory YA novel about a transgender teen grappling with identity and self-discovery while falling in love for the first time. Felix Love has...
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