Top Ten Tuesday [8]

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

Ten Books That Celebrate Diversity/Diverse Characters

Below are ten books that I have read and loved that had diverse characters or celebrated diversity. I think of a diverse character as any character that breaks the norm of what is often seen in young adult books. The norm is often white, straight and mentally and physically healthy. 


Everything Leads to You

Everything Leads to You

loving day

Loving Day

Everything Everything

Everything, Everything

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

Eleanor and Park

Eleanor & Park

It's Kind of a Funny Story

It’s Kind of a Funny Story

The Cutting Season

The Cutting Season

Every Day

Every Day

The Fault in Our Stars

The Fault in Our Stars

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

What are some of your favorite books that contain diverse characters? What type of character do you wish that you saw more of in books? Let us know in the comments!

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