We love diverse books and we love pretty covers so it makes us extra happy when there is diversity loud and clear on the covers in the YA section. Here is a collection of some of our favorite covers that clearly show LGBT or characters of color right on the cover. Tell us which ones are your fave or ones you love that we don’t have.
From left to right:
The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson
Boy 21 by Matthew Quick
Not Otherwise Specified by Hannah Moskowitz
No One Needs To Know by Amanda Grace
Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
Two Boys Kissingby David Levithan
The Summer of Chasing Mermaids by Sarah Ockler
This Side of Home by Renée Watson
The Boy In The Black Suitby Jason Reynolds
One Man Guy by Michael Barakiva
Scarlett Undercover by Jennifer Lanthan
Me, Earl, and The Dying Girlby Jesse Andrews
Hookedby Liz Fichera
Bombay Bluesby Tanuja Desai Hidiers
About A Girl by Sarah McCarry
Endangeredby Lamar Giles
Of Metal Wishes by Sarah Fine
Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves
Biggest Flirt by Jennifer Echols
Hollow Girlby Sean Williams
Sound by Alexandra Duncan
Most Likely To Succeed by Jennifer Echols
Ashes To Ashes by Jenny Han and Sibohan Vivian
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han