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100 Must-Read Inclusive YA Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

"Inclusive fantasy means that characters from marginalized backgrounds in our world are a normal part of the worldbuilding of that world". Book Riot made a list of 100 books that are a must-read if you are interested in inclusive YA sci-fi and fantasy. Have you already read many of these books?
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27 Hours (Tristina Wright)
27 Hours
1
Tristina Wright
A Darkly Beating Heart (Lindsay Smith)
A Darkly Beating Heart
2
Lindsay Smith
A Fierce and Subtle Poison (Samantha Mabry)
A Fierce and Subtle Poison
3
Samantha Mabry
A Thousand Nights (E.K. Johnston)
A Thousand Nights
4
E.K. Johnston
About a Girl (Sarah McCarry)
About a Girl
5
Sarah McCarry
Afterworlds (Scott Westerfeld)
Afterworlds
6
Scott Westerfeld
Akata Witch (Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu)
Akata Witch
7
Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
Archivist Wasp (Nicole Kornher-Stace)
Archivist Wasp
8
Nicole Kornher-Stace
An Ember in the Ashes (Sabaa Tahir)
An Ember in the Ashes
9
Sabaa Tahir
As I Descended (Robin Talley)
As I Descended
10
Robin Talley
Ash (Melinda Lo)
Ash
11
Melinda Lo
The Backstagers (James Tynion IV)
The Backstagers
12
James Tynion IV
Beast Made of Night (Tochi Onyebuchi)
Beast Made of Night
13
Tochi Onyebuchi
Before She Ignites (Jodi Meadows)
Before She Ignites
14
Jodi Meadows
Beyond the Red (Ava Jae)
Beyond the Red
15
Ava Jae
Bleeding Earth (Kaitlyn Ward)
Bleeding Earth
16
Kaitlyn Ward
Bleeding Violet (Dia Reeves)
Bleeding Violet
17
Dia Reeves
Carry on (Rainbow Rowell)
Carry On
18
Rainbow Rowell
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
19
Tomi Adyemi
Cinder (Marissa Meyer)
Cinder
20
Marissa Meyer
Court of Fives (Http://D.Gr-Assets.com/Books/1417955056L/18068907.)
Court of Fives
21
Http://D.Gr-Assets.com/Books/1417955056L/18068907.
Dark Metropolis (Jaclyn Dolamore)
Dark Metropolis
22
Jaclyn Dolamore
Dare Mighty Things (Heather Kaczynski)
Dare Mighty Things
23
Heather Kaczynski
Daughter of the Burning City (Amanda Foody)
Daughter of the Burning City
24
Amanda Foody
Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant (Tony Cliff)
Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant
25
Tony Cliff
Dreadnought (April Daniels)
Dreadnought
26
April Daniels
Dread Nation (Justina Ireland)
Dread Nation
27
Justina Ireland
Echo After Echo (Amy Rose Capetta)
Echo After Echo
28
Amy Rose Capetta
Empress of a Thousand Skies (Rhoda Belleza)
Empress of a Thousand Skies
29
Rhoda Belleza
Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
Every Heart a Doorway
30
Seanan McGuire
Fate of Flames (Sarah Raughley)
Fate of Flames
31
Sarah Raughley
Flame in the Mist (Renee Ahdieh)
Flame in the Mist
32
Renee Ahdieh
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns (Julie C.Dao)
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns
33
Julie C.Dao
Girls Made of Snow and Glass (Melissa Bashardoust)
Girls Made of Snow and Glass
34
Melissa Bashardoust
Heart of Iron (Ashley Poston)
Heart of Iron
35
Ashley Poston
Hero (Perry Moore)
Hero
36
Perry Moore
Ida (Alison Evans)
Ida
37
Alison Evans
Inherit the Stars (Tessa Elwood)
Inherit the Stars
38
Tessa Elwood
Iron Cast (Destiny Soria)
Iron Cast
39
Destiny Soria
Island of Exiles (Erica Cameron)
Island of Exiles
40
Erica Cameron
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