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• Soundtrack

  a Novel

  Reynolds, Jason

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  In 2000s New York City, teen drummer Stuy Grey forms a subway busking band while estranged from his mother and facing family conflict, fame, and police pressure. Adapted from the award-winning audiobook, this rhythmic novel explores music,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bad Boy

  a Graphic Novel

  Sims, Guy A.

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  This graphic memoir recounts Walter Dean Myers’s childhood and teen years in 1940s–50s Harlem, from losing his mother and being raised by foster parents to discovering writing. It traces his early struggles, military service, and determination to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Maybe An Artist

  a Graphic Memoir

  Montague, Elizabeth

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  Liz Montague’s graphic memoir traces her journey from childhood to college, growing up in a predominantly white town, overcoming severe dyslexia through art, and finding her voice. Funny and poignant, it explores identity, ambition, and belonging…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Color of a Lie

  Johnson, Kim, 1979-

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  In 1955, a Black family relocates to the suburbs where they must pass for white, but dark secrets about the town and its inhabitants threaten their new home.

• Spells to Forget Us

  Brophy, Aislinn

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  Due to a memory spell gone wrong, seventeen-year-old Aoife, the mainstay of her family's social media empire, and eighteen-year-old Luna, the most powerful witch in Magical Boston, get stuck in a cycle of falling for each other and forgetting one…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Second Chance of Darius Logan

  Walker, David, 1968-

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  When he is arrested teen Darius Logan is sure he headed for prison, but instead he is offered the opportunity to join the Super Justice Force, where he discovers he has powers he did not know about, which may help save the post-Attack world from an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Race to Be Myself

  Young Readers Edition

  Semenya, Caster, 1991-

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  Thrust into the spotlight at just eighteen years old after winning the Berlin World Championships in 2009, Caster's win was quickly overshadowed by criticism and speculation about her body, and she became the center of a still-raging firestorm about…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Daughters of Oduma

  Utomi, Moses Ose

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  Sixteen-year-old Dirt, a retired elite female fighter, must enter the South God Bow tournament to protect her found family of younger sisters and their beloved Mud Fam.

• Love in Winter Wonderland

  Bello, A. (Abiola)

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  Seventeen-year-olds Trey and Ariel embark on a hate-to-love journey when they band together to save Trey's family's business, the longest-running Black-owned bookshop in London.

• Black Birds in the Sky

  The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

  Colbert, Brandy

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  The Tulsa Race Massacre is one of the most devastating acts of racial violence in US history. But how did it come to pass? What exactly happened? And why are the events unknown to so many of us today? These are the questions that award-winning…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Shades of Black

  Anthony, Carlos

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  Shades of Black is an honest and authentic portrayal of life as a young Black male teen in today's culture and environment at an urban school in Toronto's Etobicoke neighbourhood.

• Nigeria Jones

  a Novel

  Zoboi, Ibi Aanu

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  A sixteen-year-old girl whose father is the leader of a Black liberation group discovers her own place in the world.

• Black Enough

  Zoboi, Ibi

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  Edited by National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi, and featuring some of the most acclaimed bestselling Black authors writing for teens today -- Black Enough is an essential collection of captivating stories about what it’s like to be young and Black…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The King Is Dead

  Dean, Benjamin (Children's author)

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  As the newly crowned first Black king of England, seventeen-year-old James faces intense media scrutiny and a blackmailer intent on disclosing his deepest secrets, including his sexuality and hidden relationship.

• Nubia

  the Reckoning

  Epps, Omar

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  As Zuberi, Uzochi, and Lencho learn to control their supernatural abilities, an ancient force is on the hunt for power, and it will not stop until all of Tri-State East is under its control.

• My Dear Henry

  a Jekyll & Hyde Remix

  Bayron, Kalynn

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  In this reimagination of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a teen boy tries to discover the reason behind his best friend's disappearance and the arrival of a mysterious and magnetic stranger.

• You Truly Assumed

  Sabreen, Laila

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  You Truly Assumed is a beautiful portrayal of the multitude of ways to be Black and Muslim while navigating our contemporary world. In this compelling and thought-provoking debut novel, after a terrorist attack rocks the country and anti-Islamic…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Black Flamingo

  Atta, Dean

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  Michael is a mixed-race gay teen growing up in London. As he gets older, Michael’s coming out is only the start of learning who he is and where he fits in. When he discovers the Drag Society, he finally finds where he belongs - and the Black…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Hate U Give

  Thomas, Angie

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  Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Underground Railroad

  Next Stop, Toronto!

  Shadd, Adrienne L. (Adrienne Lynn), 1954-

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  This book explores Toronto's role as a destination for thousands of freedom seekers before the American Civil War. This new edition traces pathways taken by people, enslaved and free, who courageously made the trip north in search of liberty and…Read moreRead more of this annotation