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* [[Virginia Hamilton]], [[JUSTICE AND HER BROTHERS]] | * [[Virginia Hamilton]], [[JUSTICE AND HER BROTHERS]] | ||
* [[Ursula K. LeGuin]], Earthsea trilogy, [[GIFTS]], [[VOICES]], and [[POWERS]] [fall 2007] | * [[Ursula K. LeGuin]], Earthsea trilogy, [[GIFTS]], [[VOICES]], and [[POWERS]] [fall 2007] | ||
* Walter Mosley, 47 | * Walter Mosley, 47 (Won the [[Parallax Award]], 2006) | ||
* [[Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu]], [[ZAHRAH THE WINDSEEKER]] and [[THE SHADOW SPEAKER]] | * [[Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu]], [[ZAHRAH THE WINDSEEKER]] (Shortlist, Parallax, 2006) and [[THE 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] | ||
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* [[Yoshiko Uchida]], [[A JAR OF DREAMS]] and [[THE BEST BAD THING]] | * [[Yoshiko Uchida]], [[A JAR OF DREAMS]] and [[THE BEST BAD THING]] | ||
* [[Carole Wilkinson]], [[DRAGON KEEPER]] | * [[Carole Wilkinson]], [[DRAGON KEEPER]] | ||
* [[Susan Vaught]], [[STORMWITCH]] | * [[Susan Vaught]], [[STORMWITCH]] ([[Kindred Award]] 2006) | ||
* Paul Yee, [[THE BONE COLLECTOR'S SON]] | * Paul Yee, [[THE BONE COLLECTOR'S SON]] | ||
* Laurence Yep, [[TIGER'S APPRENTICE]], many others | * Laurence Yep, [[TIGER'S APPRENTICE]], many others | ||
Revision as of 22:47, 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 (Won the Parallax Award, 2006)
- Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu, ZAHRAH THE WINDSEEKER (Shortlist, Parallax, 2006) 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 (Kindred Award 2006)
- 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