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54 Books in the YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Black Category

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Lovely One (Adapted for Young Adults)

Lovely One (Adapted for Young Adults)
Black History Is Your History

Black History Is Your History
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-Winning Stamped from the Beginning

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-Winning Stamped from the Beginning
The Unboxing of a Black Girl

The Unboxing of a Black Girl
How Do I Draw These Memories?: An Illustrated Memoir

How Do I Draw These Memories?: An Illustrated Memoir
Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir

Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir
American Wings: Chicago’s Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky

American Wings: Chicago’s Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky
35-Day Bible Study for Young Black Men: Daily Scripture Readings, Affirmations & Prompts to Guide Black Teenage Guys to Manhood

35-Day Bible Study for Young Black Men: Daily Scripture Readings, Affirmations & Prompts to Guide Black Teenage Guys to Manhood
Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South

Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South
Rising Troublemaker: A Fear-Fighter Manual for Teens

Rising Troublemaker: A Fear-Fighter Manual for Teens
Breaking the Chains: African-American Slave Resistance

Breaking the Chains: African-American Slave Resistance
Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself

Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself
Queenie: Godmother of Harlem

Queenie: Godmother of Harlem
Rising Troublemaker

Rising Troublemaker
Unequal: A Story of America

Unequal: A Story of America
And We Rise

And We Rise
Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor’s Life

Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor’s Life
Freedom! the Story of the Black Panther Party

Freedom! the Story of the Black Panther Party
Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People

Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People
Defiant: Growing Up in the Jim Crow South

Defiant: Growing Up in the Jim Crow South
When You Hear Me (You Hear Us): Voices On Youth Incarceration

When You Hear Me (You Hear Us): Voices On Youth Incarceration
Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Dreams from My Father (young adult version): A Story of Race and Inheritance

Dreams from My Father (young adult version): A Story of Race and Inheritance
We Are Not Broken

We Are Not Broken
Hairvolution: Her Hair, Her Story, Our History

Hairvolution: Her Hair, Her Story, Our History
The Burning (Young Readers Edition): Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

The Burning (Young Readers Edition): Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
Bessie Stringfield: Tales of the Talented Tenth, No. 2

Bessie Stringfield: Tales of the Talented Tenth, No. 2
Robert Smalls: Tales of the Talented Tenth, No. 3

Robert Smalls: Tales of the Talented Tenth, No. 3
The Beautiful Struggle (Adapted for Young Adults)

The Beautiful Struggle (Adapted for Young Adults)
Bad Boy: A Memoir

Bad Boy: A Memoir
Women of Color in Tech: A Blueprint for Inspiring and Mentoring the Next Generation of Technology Innovators

Women of Color in Tech: A Blueprint for Inspiring and Mentoring the Next Generation of Technology Innovators

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-Winning Stamped from the Beginning

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-Winning Stamped from the Beginning
Say Her Name

Say Her Name
Attucks!: Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team That Awakened a City

Attucks!: Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team That Awakened a City
The Ultimate Black History Trivia Book

The Ultimate Black History Trivia Book
Strange Fruit, Volume II: More Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History

Strange Fruit, Volume II: More Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History
Warrior Princess: A People’s Biography of Ida B. Wells

Warrior Princess: A People’s Biography of Ida B. Wells
The Jazz of Physics: The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe

The Jazz of Physics: The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe
Bronx Masquerade (Bound for Schools & Libraries)

Bronx Masquerade (Bound for Schools & Libraries)
Bronx Masquerade

Bronx Masquerade
Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give in

Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give in
Passenger on the Pearl: The True Story of Emily Edmonson’s Flight from Slavery

Passenger on the Pearl: The True Story of Emily Edmonson’s Flight from Slavery
The Boy Who Carried Bricks: A True Story (Older YA Cover)

The Boy Who Carried Bricks: A True Story (Older YA Cover)
Make It Messy: My Perfectly Imperfect Life

Make It Messy: My Perfectly Imperfect Life
Passenger on the Pearl: The True Story of Emily Edmonson’s Flight from Slavery

Passenger on the Pearl: The True Story of Emily Edmonson’s Flight from Slavery
Strange Fruit, Volume I: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History Volume 1

Strange Fruit, Volume I: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History Volume 1
The Freedom Summer Murders

The Freedom Summer Murders
How I Discovered Poetry

How I Discovered Poetry
A Time to Break Silence: The Essential Works of Martin Luther King, Jr., for Students (King Legacy)

A Time to Break Silence: The Essential Works of Martin Luther King, Jr., for Students (King Legacy)
Discovering Wes Moore

Discovering Wes Moore
Harlem Stomp!: A Cultural History of the Harlem Renaissance

Harlem Stomp!: A Cultural History of the Harlem Renaissance
Warriors Don’t Cry: The Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock’s Central High

Warriors Don’t Cry: The Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock’s Central High
Open the Unusual Door: True Life Stories of Challenge, Adventure, and Success by Black Americans

Open the Unusual Door: True Life Stories of Challenge, Adventure, and Success by Black Americans
Bronx Masquerade

Bronx Masquerade