books with asian protagonists!!
* = i haven’t read it yet
the star-touched queen by roshani chokshi
the wrath and the dawn by renee ahdieh
written in the stars by aisha saeed
the lost & found by katrina leno* (i haven’t finished this but it’s pretty good so far and one of the mc’s is half-indian
tell me again how a crush should feel by sara farizan*
outrun the moon by stacey lee (why you should read)
eon by alison goodman (why you should read)
the girl from everywhere by heidi heilig (half-chinese mc but takes place in hawaii)
starbound trilogy by amie kaufman and meagan spooner (the second book is centered on a half black-half chinese character)
the lynburn legacy by sarah rees brennan (part japanese mc who is pretty in touch with her culture bc she was partially raised by her japanese grandmother)
the walled city by ryan graudin
to all the boys i’ve loved before by jenny han
lair of dreams by libba bray
the naturals by jennifer lynn barnes
under the lights by dahlia adler*
vicarious by paula stokes*
under a painted sky by stacey lee*
the secret of a heart note by stacey lee**
out of order by casey lawrence
not your sidekick by c.b. lee**
something in between by melissa de la cruz**
cloudwish by fiona wood**
some other books with asian side characters: north of beautiful by justina chen (has a chinese love interest), the conspiracy of us by maggie hall (has a half-asian side character important to the story), just visiting by dahlia adler (has an indian love interest), and the fixer by jennifer lynn barnes (has an indian side character who’s best friends with the mc)
feel free to add anything!!
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