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Here is a list to start off with, compiled by Victoria McManus. It's a list of YA books with strong female heroines of color. | Here is a list to start off with, compiled by Victoria McManus. It's a list of YA books with strong female heroines of color. | ||
* Judith Berman, [[BEAR DAUGHTER | * Judith Berman, [[BEAR DAUGHTER]] | ||
* Joseph Bruchac, [[SKELETON MAN]] | * Joseph Bruchac, [[SKELETON MAN]] | ||
* [[Jane Louise Curry]], [[THE BLACK CANARY]] | * [[Jane Louise Curry]], [[THE BLACK CANARY]] | ||
* Michael Dorris, [[MORNING GIRL]] | * Michael Dorris, [[MORNING GIRL]] | ||
* [[Louise Erdrich]], [[THE BIRCHBARK HOUSE]] | * [[Louise Erdrich]], [[THE BIRCHBARK HOUSE]] | ||
* [[Nancy Farmer]], [[A GIRL NAMED DISASTER]] and [[THE EAR, THE | * [[Nancy Farmer]], [[A GIRL NAMED DISASTER]] and [[THE EAR, THE EYE, AND THE ARM]] and [[HOUSE OF THE SCORPION]] | ||
EYE, AND THE ARM]] and [[HOUSE OF THE SCORPION]] | * [[Hiromi Goto]], [[HALF WORLD]] (out fall/winter 2007) | ||
* [[Hiromi Goto]], [[HALF WORLD | |||
* [[Virginia Hamilton]], [[JUSTICE AND HER BROTHERS]] | * [[Virginia Hamilton]], [[JUSTICE AND HER BROTHERS]] | ||
* [[Ursula K. LeGuin]], Earthsea trilogy, [[GIFTS]], [[VOICES]], and | * [[Ursula K. LeGuin]], Earthsea trilogy, [[GIFTS]], [[VOICES]], and [[POWERS]] [fall 2007] | ||
[[POWERS]] [fall 2007] | |||
* Walter Mosley, 47 | * Walter Mosley, 47 | ||
* [[Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu]], [[ZAHRAH THE WINDSEEKER]] and [[THE | * [[Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu]], [[ZAHRAH THE WINDSEEKER]] and [[THE SHADOW SPEAKER]] [upcoming] | ||
SHADOW SPEAKER]] [upcoming] | * [[Cynthia Leitich Smith]], [[RAIN IS NOT MY INDIAN NAME]] (non-fantasy, but highly recommended) | ||
* [[Cynthia Leitich Smith]], [[RAIN IS NOT MY INDIAN NAME]] | |||
(non-fantasy, but highly recommended) | |||
* [[Louise Spiegler]], [[AMETHYST ROAD]] [AU gypsies] | * [[Louise Spiegler]], [[AMETHYST ROAD]] [AU gypsies] | ||
* [[Joyce Sweeney]], [[WAITING FOR JUNE]] | * [[Joyce Sweeney]], [[WAITING FOR JUNE]] | ||
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Also: | Also: | ||
[[Sharyn November]] also replied with some author names, | [[Sharyn November]] also replied with some author names, but I haven't looked into them yet: | ||
but I haven't looked into them yet: | |||
* [[Rita Williams-Garcia]] | * [[Rita Williams-Garcia]] | ||
* [[an na]] | * [[an na]] | ||
Revision as of 22:44, 24 April 2007
YA, Young Adult, and children's books could be gathered and listed here.
Here is a list to start off with, compiled by Victoria McManus. It's a list of YA books with strong female heroines of color.
- Judith Berman, BEAR DAUGHTER
- Joseph Bruchac, SKELETON MAN
- Jane Louise Curry, THE BLACK CANARY
- Michael Dorris, MORNING GIRL
- Louise Erdrich, THE BIRCHBARK HOUSE
- Nancy Farmer, A GIRL NAMED DISASTER and THE EAR, THE EYE, AND THE ARM and HOUSE OF THE SCORPION
- Hiromi Goto, HALF WORLD (out fall/winter 2007)
- Virginia Hamilton, JUSTICE AND HER BROTHERS
- Ursula K. LeGuin, Earthsea trilogy, GIFTS, VOICES, and POWERS [fall 2007]
- Walter Mosley, 47
- Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu, ZAHRAH THE WINDSEEKER and THE SHADOW SPEAKER [upcoming]
- Cynthia Leitich Smith, RAIN IS NOT MY INDIAN NAME (non-fantasy, but highly recommended)
- Louise Spiegler, AMETHYST ROAD [AU gypsies]
- Joyce Sweeney, WAITING FOR JUNE
- Yoshiko Uchida, A JAR OF DREAMS and THE BEST BAD THING
- Carole Wilkinson, DRAGON KEEPER
- Susan Vaught, STORMWITCH
- Paul Yee, THE BONE COLLECTOR'S SON
- Laurence Yep, TIGER'S APPRENTICE, many others
Also:
Sharyn November also replied with some author names, but I haven't looked into them yet:
- Rita Williams-Garcia
- an na
- joan abelove
- walter dean myers (who has also done some genre)
The LJ post is here: http://oracne.livejournal.com/885281.html