Own Voices

“Own voices” is a movement in the writing world that seeks to add diversity to books. In Own Voices books, the authors share a diverse, minority, or marginalized trait with their main characters. Here's a sampling of books from the Own Voices booklist. Click on the images for more information and to place a hold. Some books are available to download as eBooks and/or audio from Hoopla and/or Overdrive and are indicated accordingly. Click this printable list for more titles.

All American Boys Opens in new windowBlack Experience
Overdrive
American Street Opens in new window Immigrant Experience
Hoopla
Black Enough Opens in new windowBlack Experience
Hoopla
Boy Meets BoyLGBTQ Experience
Hoopla & Overdrive
Closest Ive ComeLatinx Experience
Hoopla
Dear MartinBlack Experience
Overdrive
Down and Across Opens in new windowIranian-American Experience
Not available to download
Education of Margot SanchezPuerto-Rican Experience
Hoopla & Overdrive
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter Opens in new windowMexican-American Experience
Not available to download
If I Was Your Girl Opens in new windowTransgender Experience
Not available to download
Internment Opens in new windowMuslim-American Experience
Overdrive
Its Kind of a Funny StoryDepression
Hoopla & Overdrive
Like a Love Story Opens in new windowLGBTQ / Iranian-American Experience
Hoopla
OCD Love Story Opens in new windowAnxiety & OCD
Not available to download
SpeakSurvivor of rape
Overdrive
Tell Me How You Really FeelLGBTQ Experience 
Not available to download
This Time Will Be Different Opens in new windowJapanese-American Experience
Hoopla
UnbrokenTeens living with disabilities
Overdrive
Very Large Expanse of Sea Opens in new windowMuslim-American Experience
Hoopla & Overdrive
You Bring the Distant NearIndian-American Experience
Not available to download

Updated 1/23/2021