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Middle Grade & Young Adult Books Written by African-American Authors for 2020
Showcasing and appreciating HIGH quality middle grade and young-adult literary novels from African-Americans. Please DO NOT put hoodlit, self-published books, memoirs, or other non-fiction genres. English titles only. US Publications only.
Books must meet this criteria to be on this list:
1.) Black main characters only. Do not add books with biracial/mixed/"black biracial" or black "identifying" protagonists or authors.
2.) The main character's history and culture must be African-American if the story is based in the USA.
3.) It's not a requirement for books to have a political outlook, but if there is one, then it may only be race. Intersectionality isn't allowed.
4.) Any romance must be M/F.
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If you're looking for MG & YA books that don't feature slavery, Jim Crow, racism, colorism, sports and the like, please see this list:
Middle Grade & Young Adult Books Written by African-American Authors That Don't Feature Slavery, Civil Rights, Race, Colorism, or Sports
I know this may be hard for those in the publishing industry to believe, but African-American lives don't revolve around misery and woe. I'm noticing these subjects are DISPROPORTIONATE to stories that are adventurous, fun and carefree with FULL black casts. So I created the list above to try help black parents, kids and lovers of MG and YA. Please feel free to add to it. Publishing industry, feel free to stop jamming these subjects down our throats. It's low-key racism and y'all are not slick.
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Other Years:
2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013
Books must meet this criteria to be on this list:
1.) Black main characters only. Do not add books with biracial/mixed/"black biracial" or black "identifying" protagonists or authors.
2.) The main character's history and culture must be African-American if the story is based in the USA.
3.) It's not a requirement for books to have a political outlook, but if there is one, then it may only be race. Intersectionality isn't allowed.
4.) Any romance must be M/F.
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If you're looking for MG & YA books that don't feature slavery, Jim Crow, racism, colorism, sports and the like, please see this list:
Middle Grade & Young Adult Books Written by African-American Authors That Don't Feature Slavery, Civil Rights, Race, Colorism, or Sports
I know this may be hard for those in the publishing industry to believe, but African-American lives don't revolve around misery and woe. I'm noticing these subjects are DISPROPORTIONATE to stories that are adventurous, fun and carefree with FULL black casts. So I created the list above to try help black parents, kids and lovers of MG and YA. Please feel free to add to it. Publishing industry, feel free to stop jamming these subjects down our throats. It's low-key racism and y'all are not slick.
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Other Years:
2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013
Tags:
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15. Januar 2019, 04:17 Uhr
I'm removing A Song of Wraiths and Ruin (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, #1) by Roseanne A. Brown because the author is not African-American.
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I believe Saving Ruby King is adult fiction.
Tiffany D Jackson is not African American. She's West Indian American (Jamaican and Trinidadian).And Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky was a 2019 release.
Ms. Woc Reader wrote: "Tiffany D Jackson is not African American. She's West Indian American (Jamaican and Trinidadian).And Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky was a 2019 release."
I've removed "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky". Can you prove Ms. Jackson is not African-American? I did a quick google search and I'm not seeing anything.
Thank you.
Addy wrote: "Ms. Woc Reader wrote: "Tiffany D Jackson is not African American. She's West Indian American (Jamaican and Trinidadian).And Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky was a 2019 release."
I've rem..."
On Twitter she's spoken about her background many times. She's Jamaican/Trinidadian American. She even has the flags in her bio
On Twitter she's spoken about her background many times. She's Jamaican/Trinidadian American. She even has the flags in her bio"Thanks, I had no idea. I've removed Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson.
Roman and Jewel by Dana L. Davis has been moved to the 2021 list.
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo, Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko, A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown have been removed because the authors are not African-Amercan.
The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris has been moved to the 2021 list.
I deleted You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson because it has to be a physical book. No audiobooks on the list.I deleted a book by Kalynn Bayron because she's a mixed race woman trying to pass as black. Don't know why, but she clearly is of mixed race.
Root Magic by Eden Royce has been moved to the 2021 list.
Some Other Now by Sarah Everett has been moved to the 2021 list.
The Year of the Witching is actually not YA is Adult Fantasy. The Protagonist is just young
The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass is a 2021 book, not 2020. Removed.
The Case of the Missing Hello House was delayed, it appears indefinitely. There's no current release date for it.
Maya and the Robot by Eve L. Ewing has been removed and placed on the 2021 list.
Before I add it, would Becoming Muhammad Ali count in this list? First published in 2020, it is co-authored by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander.
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