BIPOC Reading Challenge - hosted by thebrowngriotte

January-Diverse folktales/culture/mythology; or diverse retelling; or non-western setting.
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Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Children of Blood and Bone

Legacy of Orïsha #1

Tomi Adeyemi

531 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix by Bethany C. Morrow

So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix

Remixed Classics #2

Bethany C. Morrow

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi

Embroideries

Marjane Satrapi

144 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Legendborn

The Legendborn Cycle #1

Tracy Deonn

511 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Trickster: Native American Tales, A Graphic Collection by Roy Boney Jr., Tim Tingle, Michael J. Auger, Megan Baehr, Joseph Stands With Many, Sunny Dooley, David Smith, Dan Jones, Jimm Goodtracks, Rand Arrington, Mike Short, Chris Piers, Dimi Macheras, Miah Farritor, Eirik Thorsgard, Michelle Silva, Matt Dembicki, Joseph Bruchac, Elaine Grinnell, Jonathan Perry, J. Chris Campbell, Andy Bennett, Beckee Garris, Jerry Carr, Andrew Cohen, Evan Keeling, Greg Rodgers, Jack Gladstone, Scott White, Jim8Ball, Thomas C. Cumming Jr., Jacob Warrenfeltz, Mary Eyley, Jason Copeland, Michael Thompson, Joyce Bear, Dayton Edmonds, Jon Sperry, Pat Lewis, John Bear Mitchell, Eldrena Douma, Paul Zdepski, James Bruchac, John Active

Trickster: Native American Tales, A Graphic Collection

Roy Boney Jr., Tim Tingle, Michael J. Auger, Megan Baehr, Joseph Stands With Many, Sunny Dooley, David Smith, Dan Jones, Jimm Goodtracks, Rand Arrington, Mike Short, Chris Piers, Dimi Macheras, Miah Farritor, Eirik Thorsgard, Michelle Silva, Matt Dembicki, Joseph Bruchac, Elaine Grinnell, Jonathan Perry, J. Chris Campbell, Andy Bennett, Beckee Garris, Jerry Carr, Andrew Cohen, Evan Keeling, Greg Rodgers, Jack Gladstone, Scott White, Jim8Ball, Thomas C. Cumming Jr., Jacob Warrenfeltz, Mary Eyley, Jason Copeland, Michael Thompson, Joyce Bear, Dayton Edmonds, Jon Sperry, Pat Lewis, John Bear Mitchell, Eldrena Douma, Paul Zdepski, James Bruchac, John Active

232 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction graphic novel short stories speculative fiction adventurous medium-paced
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

The Empress of Salt and Fortune

The Singing Hills Cycle #1

Nghi Vo

121 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi

Gingerbread

Helen Oyeyemi

288 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy magical realism challenging mysterious slow-paced
Girl Giant and the Monkey King by Van Hoang

Girl Giant and the Monkey King

Girl Giant and the Monkey King #1

Van Hoang

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous medium-paced
American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures by America Ferrera

American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures

America Ferrera

337 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Miss Lou: Louise Bennett and the Jamaican Culture by Mervyn Morris

Miss Lou: Louise Bennett and the Jamaican Culture

Mervyn Morris

108 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

informative reflective medium-paced