Quest: Teachings of Diversity

Embracing the fact that we are all different and worthy of respect is inspiring. But by diving into the minds of those that appear to be different from us comes the realization that, deep down, we are in fact the same. We are human beings. So what is it that makes us all unique? What shapes our different cultures? Let's venture into the stories of those that are different from ourselves to try to find an answer.

Add fiction books you've read featuring protagonists or majority casts from racial or ethnic backgrounds different from your own.

6 occurrences

The Poppy War

by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War #1

High/Epic FantasyHistorical Fiction

527 PagesMay 2018

Read by 34 people

5 occurrences

Cinder

by Marissa Meyer

The Lunar Chronicles #1

Fairy TaleDystopiaFantasy

390 PagesJanuary 2012

Read by 31 people

4 occurrences

The Hate U Give

by Angie Thomas

The Hate U Give #1

Contemporary Fiction

444 PagesFebruary 2017

Read by 15 people

4 occurrences

The Empress of Salt and Fortune

by Nghi Vo

The Singing Hills Cycle #1

Fantasy

March 2020

Read by 16 people

4 occurrences

Kindred

by Octavia E. Butler

Historical FictionScience FictionFantasy

295 PagesJune 1979

Read by 15 people

3 occurrences

The Dragon Republic

by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War #2

High/Epic FantasyHistorical Fiction

672 PagesAugust 2019

Read by 17 people

3 occurrences

Certain Dark Things

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Urban FantasyParanormalContemporary Fantasy

352 PagesOctober 2016

Read by 9 people

3 occurrences

The Metamorphosis

by Franz Kafka

HorrorMagical RealismLiterary Fiction

64 PagesOctober 1915

Read by 15 people

3 occurrences

Mexican Gothic

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

MysteryHistorical FictionGothic

352 PagesJune 2020

Read by 18 people

3 occurrences

An Ember in the Ashes

by Sabaa Tahir

An Ember in the Ashes #1

High/Epic FantasyDystopiaAdventure

464 PagesApril 2015

Read by 17 people

3 occurrences

Legendborn

by Tracy Deonn

Legendborn #1

Urban FantasyRomance

544 PagesSeptember 2020

Read by 14 people

3 occurrences

The Fifth Season

by N.K. Jemisin

The Broken Earth #1

ApocalypticPost-ApocalypticDystopia

468 PagesAugust 2015

Read by 33 people

3 occurrences

The Priory of the Orange Tree

by Samantha Shannon

The Priory of the Orange Tree #1

High/Epic FantasyRomance

830 PagesFebruary 2019

Read by 20 people

2 occurrences

The Tea Dragon Society

by Kay O'Neill

Tea Dragon #1

Fantasy

60 PagesOctober 2017

Read by 21 people

2 occurrences

A Dead Djinn in Cairo

by P. Djèlí Clark

Dead Djinn Universe #0.1

Urban FantasyHistorical FictionSteampunk

47 PagesMay 2016

Read by 9 people

2 occurrences

Ninth House

by Leigh Bardugo

Alex Stern #1

Urban FantasyParanormalContemporary Fiction

494 PagesOctober 2019

Read by 24 people

2 occurrences

American Gods

by Neil Gaiman

American Gods #1

Urban FantasyMythologyContemporary Fiction

640 PagesJune 2001

Read by 31 people

2 occurrences

Babel: An Arcane History

by R.F. Kuang

Urban FantasyHistorical FictionHistorical Fantasy

650 PagesAugust 2022

Read by 23 people

2 occurrences

Anansi Boys

by Neil Gaiman

American Gods #2

Urban FantasyMythologyComedic Fiction

368 PagesSeptember 2005

Read by 16 people

2 occurrences

The God of Small Things

by Arundhati Roy

Historical FictionContemporary FictionLiterary Fiction

340 PagesApril 1997

Read by 8 people

2 occurrences

Caraval

by Stephanie Garber

Caraval #1

High/Epic FantasyRomanceAdventure

448 PagesSeptember 2016

Read by 37 people

2 occurrences

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

by Ocean Vuong

PoetryContemporary FictionLiterary Fiction

256 PagesJune 2019

Read by 6 people

2 occurrences

Children of Blood and Bone

by Tomi Adeyemi

Legacy of Orïsha #1

High/Epic FantasyRomanceAdventure

531 PagesMarch 2018

Read by 14 people

2 occurrences

The Emperor's Soul

by Brandon Sanderson

Elantris

High/Epic Fantasy

144 PagesOctober 2012

Read by 29 people

2 occurrences

Moon Called

by Patricia Briggs

Mercy Thompson #1

Urban FantasyParanormal RomanceParanormal

352 PagesJanuary 2006

Read by 12 people

2 occurrences

Felix Ever After

by Kacen Callender

RomanceContemporary Fiction

354 PagesMay 2020

Read by 7 people

2 occurrences

Black Leopard, Red Wolf

by Marlon James

The Dark Star Trilogy #1

MythologyScience FictionFantasy

397 PagesFebruary 2019

Read by 2 people

2 occurrences

A Torch Against the Night

by Sabaa Tahir

An Ember in the Ashes #2

High/Epic FantasyDystopiaAdventure

464 PagesAugust 2016

Read by 11 people

2 occurrences

Six of Crows

by Leigh Bardugo

Six of Crows #1

High/Epic FantasyAdventureRomantic Fantasy

496 PagesSeptember 2015

Read by 42 people

2 occurrences

Harrow the Ninth

by Tamsyn Muir

The Locked Tomb #2

Science FictionFantasyHorror

560 PagesOctober 2020

Read by 9 people

2 occurrences

Black Water Sister

by Zen Cho

Urban FantasyParanormalContemporary Fiction

384 PagesMay 2021

Read by 6 people

2 occurrences

The Ghost Bride

by Yangsze Choo

Historical FictionParanormalFantasy

April 2013

Read by 3 people

2 occurrences

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante #1

RomanceContemporary Fiction

359 PagesFebruary 2012

Read by 15 people

2 occurrences

A Sky Beyond the Storm

by Sabaa Tahir

An Ember in the Ashes #4

High/Epic FantasyDystopiaAdventure

544 PagesDecember 2020

Read by 5 people

2 occurrences

The Three-Body Problem

by Cixin Liu

Remembrance of Earth's Past #1

Science Fiction

400 PagesMay 2006

Read by 23 people

2 occurrences

Gods of Jade and Shadow

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Magical RealismMythologyHistorical Fantasy

384 PagesJanuary 2019

Read by 8 people

2 occurrences

Gideon the Ninth

by Tamsyn Muir

The Locked Tomb #1

Science FictionFantasyHorror

492 PagesSeptember 2019

Read by 28 people

2 occurrences

The Sword of Kaigen

by M.L. Wang

Theonite

High/Epic Fantasy

559 PagesFebruary 2019

Read by 21 people

2 occurrences

A Reaper at the Gates

by Sabaa Tahir

An Ember in the Ashes #3

High/Epic FantasyDystopiaAdventure

458 PagesMay 2018

Read by 6 people

2 occurrences

The Call of Cthulhu

by H.P. Lovecraft

Weird Fiction

50 PagesJune 1926

Read by 10 people

2 occurrences

Crooked Kingdom

by Leigh Bardugo

Six of Crows #2

High/Epic FantasyAdventureRomantic Fantasy

546 PagesSeptember 2016

Read by 33 people

1 occurrence

David and Goliath

by Malcolm Gladwell

PsychologyAnthropology & SociologySelf-Help

October 2013

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

Fake Game

by Madison Fox

Contemporary RomanceContemporary Fiction

411 PagesNovember 2024

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

The Archive Undying

by Emma Mieko Candon

Science FictionFantasy

2023

100

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

Daughter of Fortune

by Isabel Allende

Involuntary trilogy #1

Magical RealismHistorical FictionRomance

432 PagesJanuary 1998

Read by 4 people

1 occurrence

Azumanga Daioh: Collected Edition

by Kiyohiko Azuma

あずまんが大王 [Azumanga Daioh] #1-4

Humor

672 PagesNovember 2007

100

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

In the Blood

by Suzan-Lori Parks

PlaysDrama

73 PagesJanuary 2000

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Goddess of the North

by Georgina Kamsika

Urban Fantasy

August 2020

100

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

A Soul to Guide

by Opal Reyne

Duskwalker Brides #4

ParanormalParanormal RomanceFantasy

644 PagesJune 2023

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Critical Race Theory: An Introduction

by Jean Stefancic, Jean Stefancic Richard Delgado, Richard Delgado

EducationalPhilosophyPolitics

224 PagesJune 1995

Read by 1 person