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Monday, July 20, 2015

TTT: YA Books that celebrate diversity/cultural differences

Top Ten Tuesday hosted by Broke and Bookish. 
Today's topic:
YA Books that celebrate diversity or cultural differences.
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Will Grayson, Will Grayson
by John Green and David Levithan
LGBT
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Five Flavors of Dumb
by Anthony John
Deaf culture
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The Running Dream
by Wendalin Van Draaden
Physical Disabilities
16099325
Golden Boy
by Tara Sullivan
Albinism and Tanzanian culture
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian
by Sherman Alexie
Native-American culture 
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
by Mark Haddon
Autism
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She's Not Invisible
by Marcus Sedgwick
Blindness
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Say What You Will
by Connie McGovern
Physical and mental disabilities
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The Crossover
by Kwame Alexander
Africa-American culture
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A Time to Dance 
by Padma Venkatraman
Indian culture and living with a disability
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Gabi, A Girl in Pieces
by Isabel Quintero
Hispanic Culture; LGBT issues
I'll Give You the Sun
by Jandy Nelson
Artistic individuals and LGBT issues
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The Unlikely Hero of Room 13-B
by Teresa Totem
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
12000020
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
by Benjamin Alire Saenz
Hispanic culture and LGBT issues

Please let me know what you think of my selections in the comment section. Thank you.