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15 Diverse Books We Should All Read In 2017

WARNING: Your TBR list might overflow a bit...

Katherine Holder

Jan 17, 2017

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15 Diverse Books We Should All Read In 2017

My sincere apologies in advance to your wallets and TBR lists.

1. Under Rose-Tainted Skies by Louise Gornall

Release date: January 3rd

Protagonist with OCD and agoraphobia.

2. A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard

Release date: January 12th

Main protagonist with selective mutism and deaf love interest.

3. History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

Release date: January 17th

Queer male main protagonist with OCD.

4. Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley

Release date: January 31st

Bisexual main protagonist.

5. We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

Release date: February 14th

Queer protagonist.

6. The Education of Margot Sanchez by Lilliam Rivera

Release date: February 28th

Black protagonist, book based on the Black Lives Matter movement.

7. Ten Things I Can See From Here by Carrie Mac

Release date: February 28th

Queer protagonist with severe anxiety.

8. Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner

Release date: March 7th

Protagonist with anxiety and panic attacks.

9. The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Saenz

Release date: March 7th

All Mexican-American main protagonists except white protagonist.

10. The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

Release date: April 11th

Fat, Jewish protagonist, queer and POC representation.

11. North of Happy by Adi Alsaid

Release date: April 25th

Mexican-American protagonist.

12. When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

Release date: May 30th

Indian American main protagonists.

13. Everything All At Once by Katrina Leno

Release date: June 6th

Protagonist with anxiety.

14. Always and Forever, Lara Jean (To All The Boys I've Loved Before #3) by Jenny Han

Release date: May 2nd

Biracial protagonist (half Korean).

15. One Heart Like Mine by Molli Moran

Release date: 2017

Fluffy queer romance between two female protagonists.

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15 Diverse Books We Should All Read In 2017

WARNING: Your TBR list might overflow a bit...

1. Under Rose-Tainted Skies by Louise Gornall

2. A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard

4. Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley

5. We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

6. The Education of Margot Sanchez by Lilliam Rivera

7. Ten Things I Can See From Here by Carrie Mac

8. Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner

9. The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Saenz

10. The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

11. North of Happy by Adi Alsaid

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13. Everything All At Once by Katrina Leno

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15. One Heart Like Mine by Molli Moran

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2. Stop using the words "opposite sex" or "both sexes" or "opposite gender" or "both genders".

3. Ask people's pronouns when you meet them.

4. Use the word cisgender.

5. Stop saying "born a boy/girl" about a transgender or non-binary person.

6. Stop using the term 'preferred pronouns'.

7. Stop using a transgender or non-binary person's dead name.

Sometimes, we just can't help the feelings we have

1. Wow. My voice sounds amazing with this song.

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4. Dance part in the car! Even when I'm alone. Because every song is my favorite.

5. Stop light. Act calm. Be cool.

6. Yes! Green light! Back at it!

7. I don't know this song, but I'm going to sing along anyway.

8. Why am I not famous yet?

9. Being next to someone who can't sing so you feel good about yourself because you rock!

10. OK, I'm so good. I need to sing louder so I can help these people out.

11. My voice doesn't reach some of those notes, maybe I should sit this one out.

12. Randomly bursting out in song and getting weird looks because of it.

13. God, thank you so much for giving me a good voice.

14. Man, I feel bad for people who can't sing.

15. Was I just humming? Did they hear me?

16. Having dance moves to go along with most songs.

17. Not being able to stop yourself at correcting people when they mess up.

18. Maybe I should post myself singing.

19. Nah, can't do it. Dumb idea.

20. Having my own personal concert in the shower. Every single time.

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1. Having time to nap between classes or at all.

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4. Only having to hit the snooze button three times.

5. When you didn't do the homework and the teacher decides not to collect it for that day.

6. Getting that "I'm sorry, but class is cancelled" email.

7. Finding a quiet seat in the library.

8. Actually enjoying a class and understanding all of the material.

9. Having a friend to eat lunch with.

10. Finishing an assignment before the due date.

11. When there is free food on campus.

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2. Whenever someone asks to hang out, you're working.

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4. You work so much you don't have time to spend the money you're making.

5. You're too tired to function when you aren't working.

6. Finally seeing your friends and having way too much to catch up on.

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