The most popular identity & belonging books of 2023

Books about identity and belonging ask who you are and where you fit. Characters caught between cultures, classes, families or versions of themselves try to find a place to stand. These stories speak to anyone who has ever felt out of place, which is nearly everyone. This list shows the ones first published in 2023.

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Jesse's Triumph
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Jesse's Triumph

Amra Pajalic

2023 · 2024 edition

260 pages

The Dark
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The Dark

Charnae

Published 2023

429 pages

CLIMB HARDER.
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CLIMB HARDER.

Philip Barker

Published 2023

302 pages

Curse
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Curse

Vash Wilson, Shawn Haliburton

Published 2023

229 pages

Rainbow
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Rainbow

Maya Kewalramani

Published 2023

360 pages

The Seven Stones
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The Seven Stones

Ashley KIMBERLY

2023 · 2024 edition

140 pages

Amber
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Amber

Cam Brierley

Published 2023

354 pages