Must Read YA Books (ft. Black Authors)
Hey, y’all! Thanks for joining me for today’s adventures. This is a list of my must reads of YA novels by Black Authors. I am going to make it a point of featuring (and focusing on) BIPOC authors. I will have an adult version of this list posted soon. Make sure to subscribe and hit the notification bell so that you don’t miss it.
NOTE: I forgot to add pics of the book to the screen. However, I will leave names of all of the books mentioned below. Consider support black-owned bookstores with the purchase of these books (links below).
Black-Owned Bookstores (Online):
https://www.unclebobbies.com/
https://keybookstore.com/
https://www.mahoganybooks.com/
https://www.semicolonchi.com/
https://www.harriettsbookshop.com/
https://ashaybythebay.com/
http://www.thelitbar.com/
https://www.afriwarebooks.com/store/c1/Featured_Products.html
If I forgot to mention a must-read of yours, please do leave any and all recommendations below.
Books Mentioned:
The Color of Water (James McBride)
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
How It Went Down (Kekla Magoon)
All American Boys (Jason Reynolds)
Say Her Name (Zetta Elliott)
Color Me In (Natasha Diaz)
The Water Dancer (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Just Mercy (Young Readers Edition)
The Hate U Give (Prime Video: https://bit.ly/THUGmovie) – currently free to rent
Just Mercy (Prime Video: https://bit.ly/JustMercymovie) – currently free to rent
On the Come Up (Angie Thomas)
Concrete Rose (Angie Thomas)
Stamped (Remix) (Jason Reynolds)
Stamped from the Beginning (Ibram X. Kendi)
Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary (Walter Dean Myers)
Let’s Talk About Race (Julius Lester)
Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice (Mahogany L. Browne)
This is My America (Kim Johnson)
Clap When You Land (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Dear Martin & Dear Justyce (Nic Stone)
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