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    19 Of The Best Main Characters We’ve Gotten To Know In 2022

    They’re unstoppable, inspiring, heartwarming, and perfectly imperfect. Not everyone can successfully exude main character energy, but these main characters did just that.

    1. Kiki Banjo from Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola

    Honey and Spice

    2. Sam Masur and Sadie Green from Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

    Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

    3. London Kelley from The Hookup Plan by Farrah Rochon

    The Hookup Plan

    4. Ray McMillian from The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb

    The Violin Conspiracy

    5. Callie Dressler from Typecast by Andrea J. Stein

    Typecast

    6. Bird Gardner from Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

    7. Zharie from The Undead Truth of Us by Britney Lewis

    8. Jess from The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

    The Paris Apartment

    9. Elizabeth Zott from Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

    Lessons in Chemistry

    10. Malak, Kees, and Jenna from These Impossible Things by Salma El-Wardany

    These Impossible Things

    11. Cami from It Started with a Dance by Tinia Montford

    It Started with a Dance

    12. Nora Stephens from Book Lovers by Emily Henry

    Book Lovers

    13. Mungo from Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

    Young Mungo

    14. Malaya Clondon from Big Girl by Mecca Jamilah Sullivan

    Big Girl

    15. Cara Romero from How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz

    How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water

    16. Yinka from Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

    Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?