These are mostly MG/YA with a few non-kidlit titles mixed in!

July

Heroine Worship by Sarah Kuhn (July 4th) – NA, Fantasy, Contemporary

• kickass Chinese American superheroine
• demon-fighting
• friendship
• romance

Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen by Debbi Michiko Florence (July 11th) – MG/Early reader, Contemporary

• Japanese American MC
• food and family traditions

Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy edited by Ameriie (July 11th) – YA, Fantasy, Anthology

• collaboration between Booktubers and authors
• really, really want to read Cindy Pon’s “Beautiful Venom,” a Medusa retelling in a Chinese-inspired world

Monstress Vol. 2 by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda – Fantasy, Steampunk/Alternate History, Graphic Novel

• gorgeous art
• alternate Asia

The Library of Fates by Aditi Khorana (July 18th) – YA, Fantasy

• Based on Alexander the Great’s invasion of India
• a princess turned refugee
• female friendships
• a magical library

Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh (July 25th) – MG, Fantasy

• biracial Korean American MC
• a haunted house
• sibling bonds

August

Solo by Kwame Alexander (August 1st) – YA, Contemporary

• Black MC
• Music and jazz
• Father-son relationship
• A trip to Ghana

Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert (August 8th) – YA, Contemporary

• Black Jewish and bisexual MC
• F/F couple
• sibling relationship and mental illness rep (MC’s brother is bipolar)

The Authentics (August 8th) – YA, Contemporary

• Iranian Muslim American MC
• Cliques and rivalry
• Sweet Sixteen party
• Discovering family history

The Epic Crush of Genie Lo (August 8th) – YA, Fantasy

• Super kickass Chinese American MC
• Tall girl/short boy dynamic, I ship it
• Contemporary take on The Monkey King
• Juggling demon-fighting and academics (how)

The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Perez (August 22nd) – MG, Contemporary

• Mexican American MC
• The new girl experience
• A band of misfits
• Zine inserts (I have the ARC and they’re Legit scans of zine pages created by the author)
• “Always Be Yourself”

Starswept by Mary Fan – YA, Science Fiction

• Chinese violist MC
• telepathic aliens
• music school
• romance and political intrigue