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We deserve monuments
by Jas Hammonds
"Forced to move to Georgia to live with her hostile, terminally ill grandmother, 17-year-old Avery discovers that the racist history of this town is rooted in her family in ways she can't even imagine, jeopardizing her newfound romance with her next-door neighbor, Simone. 75,000 first printing."
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Nigeria Jones
by Ibi Aanu Zoboi
When her mother disappears, Nigeria Jones, the daughter of the leader of a Black liberation group, searches for her, uncovering a shocking truth which leads her to question everything she thought she knew about her life and her family. Simultaneous eBook.
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The stars beneath our feet
by David Barclay Moore
Unable to celebrate the holidays in the wake of his older brother's death in a gang-related shooting, 12-year-old Lolly Rachpaul struggles to avoid being forced into a gang himself while constructing a fantastically creative LEGO city at the Harlem community center. Simultaneous eBook.
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Where sleeping girls lie
by Faridah áAbâikâe-âIyâimâidâe
Starting her junior year of high school at the prestigious Alfred Nobel Academy, Sade Hussein decides to investigate when her roommate Elizabeth goes missing and is plunged into a world of dark secrets?—?ones that rival even her own. Simultaneous eBook.
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The black kids
by Christina Hammonds Reed
Enjoying the luxuries of a privileged life in 1992 Los Angeles, a black high school senior is unexpectedly swept up in the vortex of the Rodney King Riots while her closest friends spread a rumor that could derail a fellow black student's future. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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One of the good ones / : Shouldn't Being Human Be Enough?
by Maika Moulite
"When teen social activist and history buff Kezi Smith is killed under mysterious circumstances after attending a social justice rally, her devastated sister Happi and their family are left reeling in the aftermath. As Kezi becomes another immortalized victim in the fight against police brutality, Happi begins to question the idealized way her sister is remembered"
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Anger is a gift
by Mark Oshiro
A young adult debut by the popular social media personality and critic reflects the racial and economic struggles of today's teens in the story of high school junior Moss, who in the face of a racist school administration decides to organize a protest that escalates into violence. Simultaneous eBook.
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With love, Miss Americanah
by Jane Igharo
Moving from Nigeria to America after her father's death, 17-year-old Enore wants to be extremely prepared before attending American high school and comes up with a set of rules of survival gathered from teen movies but is tempted to break them when she meets Davi Santiago. Simultaneous eBook.
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Malcolm Kid and the perfect song
by Austin Paramore
"What does the perfect song sound like? Normally, Malcolm Kid wouldn't give this type of question the time of day. As a straight B-student with a heart of copper, he is far more concerned with overcoming mediocrity than he is with achieving perfection. But that all changes when he stumbles across the LK-2000--a strange keyboard cursed with the soul of an old jazz musician. Malcolm soon learns that the only way to free this musician's soul is by performing the perfect song. With much hesitation, and the help of his lifelong friend January Young, Malcolm embarks on a musical journey across the city of New Bronzeville in the hopes of discovering the perfect song and finding himself as a musician along the way"
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The forest demands its due
by Kosoko Jackson
When the murder of his classmate at an elite boarding school seems to be forgotten overnight, seventeen-year-old Douglas must confront centuries of secrets in the school's past and a vengeful creature in the forest surrounding the campus
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The taking of Jake Livingston
by Ryan Douglass
"When a murderous ghost begins to haunt sixteen-year-old Jake Livingston, high school soon becomes a different kind of survival game"
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Copper sun
by Sharon M. Draper
Having watched her village torched, witnessed her family killed, and been kidnapped by slave traders, Amari arrives on Mr. Derby's Carolina plantation afraid and confused, yet with time and hard work, she learns the language, befriends another slave, and struggles to attain her one true goal: to be a free person once again.
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Pet
by Akwaeke Emezi
A girl and her best friend confront difficult choices in the face of a home city in denial when they meet a being who exposes the community's willful disbelief about the existence of monsters. A first young adult novel by the award-winning authors of Freshwater.
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Color me in : a novel
by Natasha Diaz
A coming-of-age story of friendship, first romance and religious intolerance finds a 16-year-old girl in an affluent New York City suburb confronting her biracial identity for the first time when she relocates to her divorced mom's family home in Harlem. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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King of dead things
by Nevin Holness
"In this urban fantasy steeped in Afro-Caribbean folklore, two Black teens, each confronting their own demons, find their paths colliding in a race against time to track down a deadly weapon that can eat magic before an ancient and malevolent power comes back to life. Simultaneous eBook."
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Children of blood and bone
by Tomi Adeyemi
Coming of age in a land where her magi mother was killed by the zealous king's guards along with other former wielders of magic, Zélie embarks on a journey alongside her brother and a fugitive princess to restore her people's magical abilities. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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If it makes you happy
by Claire Kann
Looking forward to a perfect last summer with loved ones before starting college, a plus-sized teen is forced to confront her fear of the spotlight when she unexpectedly wins a local pageant and is obligated to balance community engagements with her friendships, a new romance and her job at her granny's 1950s-themed diner. Simultaneous eBook.
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A blade so black
by L. L. McKinney
"This isn't the Wonderland you remember. The first time the Nightmares came, it nearly cost Alice her life. Now she's trained to battle monstrous creatures in the dark dream realm known as Wonderland with magic weapons and hardcore fighting skills. Yet even warriors have a curfew. Life in real-world Atlanta isn't always so simple, as Alice juggles an overprotective mom, a high-maintenance best friend, and a slipping GPA. Keeping the Nightmares at bay is turning into a full-time job. But when Alice's handsome and mysterious mentor is poisoned, she has to find the antidote by venturing deeper into Wonderland than she's ever gone before. And she'll need to use everything she's learned in both worlds to keep from losing her head...literally"--Jacket flap
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Kneel
by Candace Buford
When his best friend is unfairly arrested and kicked off the team, Russell Boudreaux kneels during the national anthem in an effort to fight for justice and, in an instant, falls from local stardom to become a target of hatred. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Dust girl
by Sarah Zettel
Running a small Kansas hotel at the side of her single mom, Callie LeRoux struggles with health problems from regional dust storms and meets a mysterious stranger who offers clues to the identity of her half-fae father. A first young adult novel by the award-winning author of the Vampire Chef Mysteries.
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All American boys
by Jason Reynolds
When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend. Told through Rashad and Quinn's alternating viewpoints
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Ghost boys
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
"After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till"
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The Davenports
by Krystal Marquis
Inspired by the real-life story of C.R. Patterson and his family, this sweeping novel is centered around the Davenports, one of the few Black families of immense wealth, and follows four determined and passionate young Black women who discover the courage to take charge of their lives?—?and love. Simultaneous eBook.
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Salt the water
by Candice Iloh
A confrontation with a teacher and a family crisis force high school senior Cerulean Gene to drop out of twelfth grade and derails their dreams of moving cross-country and living off the grid
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The shadow sister
by Lily Meade
When her missing sister Sutton suddenly reappears but is changed in ways she cannot explain, Casey starts uncovering her sister's secrets while searching for the truth surrounding the disappearance of other girls in their area. Simultaneous eBook.
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