Own Voices

Ronney, dealing with a dad who attempted suicide, a pill-popping mom, and a genius sister, struggles to hold it together.

Sixteen-year-old Allie struggles to claim her Muslim and Arabic heritage while finding her place as an American teenager.

Amal holds on to her dream of teaching even after becoming an indentured servant to pay off her family's debt.

Brothers Teodoro and Manny Avila take a road trip to address Manny's PTSD following his tour in Iraq.

After her mother's suicide, grief-stricken Leigh travels to Taiwan to stay with grandparents she has never met.

When Corinne uncovers Henri’s less-than-honest dog-walking scheme, she blackmails him into helping her become more popular at school.

After her maji mother is killed by the king's guards, Zelie journeys to restore her people's magical abilities.

Clinically-depressed Darius travels to Iran to meet his grandparents, but it is their next-door neighbor, Sohrab, who changes his life.

Cuban American Rosa Santos works to save her Florida town and wonders if love can break her family’s curse.

When Genie discovers she’s a spirit powerful enough to bash through the gates of heaven, her perfectionist existence is shattered.

Lewis and George form an unlikely friendship amidst tensions between Native Americans and whites in 1975 upstate New York.

When Claire finds out that her deceased father was a member of a Japanese crime syndicate, danger enters her life.

Adam is assigned to track down a troubled freshman he discovers is his estranged foster brother.

While walking different routes home from school, no one notices a school bus that has dropped from the sky.

Maya is caught between her India-born parents and her dreams when a terrorist attack changes her life forever.

Simi doesn't want anything to do with relationships until she realizes her matchmaking skills just might improve her social status.

When Jay learns his Filipino cousin Jun is murdered, he flies to the Philippines to learn more.

Daniel grapples with his plans for the future, his feelings for Harry, and his discovery of a family secret.

A young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her relationship to the world.

Book nerd Janna tries to make sense of things after her best friend's cousin attempts to assault her.