The Most Critically Acclaimed Young Adult Books

The children’s books below have won awards, made our bestseller’s list, or were selected for inclusion on prominent book club reading lists. Books are sorted by the number of honors received. This list is continuously updated, prioritizing the newest books while older titles roll off. Read a description of our Target Age Groups. Enjoy ♥

20 Fiction Books (top)

A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe

(S)Kin

Twenty-Four Seconds from Now …: A Love Story

Children of Anguish and Anarchy

Black Girl You Are Atlas

Nigeria Jones

How You Grow Wings

Me (Moth)

Home Is Not a Country

Legendborn

Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

On The Come Up

The Poet X

Children of Blood and Bone

Long Way Down

The Hate U Give

American Street

The Sun Is Also a Star

March (Trilogy Slipcase Set)

When I Was the Greatest (paperback)

9 Nonfiction Books (top)

American Wings: Chicago’s Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky

Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People

The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person

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

Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice

The Middle Passage: White Ships/ Black Cargo

Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice

Discovering Wes Moore

Now Is Your Time! The African-American Struggle for Freedom

1 Poetry Books (top)

The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country

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