We're so lucky that we got to read so many books for The Diverse Book Awards! Somehow we managed to read outside of the awards and we want to share our Top 20 Diverse Books for 2020.

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Children's

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Baller Boys by Venessa Taylor 

 

The Girl of Ink & Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

 

Little Badman and The Time Travelling Teacher of Doom by Humza Arshad and Henry White. Illustrated by Aleksei Bitskoff

 

Agent Zaiba Investigates The Missing Diamonds by Annabelle Sami, illustrated by Daniela Sosa

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Wonder by R J Palacio 

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Young Adults 

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Charming As A Verb by Ben Philippe

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Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

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Emily Knight I Am... Becoming by A. Bello

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Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

 

Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas (proof)

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Crown of Crowns by Clara Loveman

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Hijab & Red Lipstick by Yousra Imran

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With The Fire On High by Elizabeth Acevedo

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And The Stars Were Shining Brightly by Danielle Jawando

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Witches Steeped In Gold by Ciannon Smart (proof)

 

Who I Was With Her by Nita Tyndall

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Adult's 

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#AreYouHereYet: How to STFU & Show Up For Yourself by Dr Tony Ortega 

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S.E.N.D. In The Clowns by Suzy Rowland

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Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart 

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Untamed by Glennon Doyle

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