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Wings of Ebony by J. ElleAmari and the Night Brothers by B.B. AlstonConcrete Rose by Angie ThomasThe Cost of Knowing by Brittney MorrisBad Witch Burning by Jessica Lewis
Middle Grade & Young Adult Books Written by African-American Authors for 2021
63 books — 37 voters
The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason ReynoldsAll American Boys by Jason ReynoldsEverything, Everything by Nicola YoonStella by Starlight by Sharon M. DraperTiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra
Patience is the Mother of a Beautiful Child: Incoming Middle Grade & Young Adult Books Written by Black Authors for 2015
37 books — 34 voters

The Coffee Shop Masquerade by T.A. MortonThe Coffee Shop Masquerade by T a MortonGhost by Jason ReynoldsThe Last Life of Avrilis by Bethany C. MorrowBooked by Kwame Alexander
If You Patiently Dissect An Ant, You See Its Intestines: Incoming Middle Grade & Young Adult Books Written by Black Authors for 2016
37 books — 33 voters
On the Come Up by Angie ThomasOpposite of Always by Justin A. ReynoldsBlack Enough by Ibi ZoboiI Wanna Be Where You Are by Kristina ForestNo One Here Is Lonely by Sarah Everett
Middle Grade & Young Adult Books Written by African-American Authors for 2019
55 books — 31 voters

Legendborn by Tracy DeonnA Song Below Water by Bethany C. MorrowThe Sound of Stars by Alechia DowShuri by Nic StoneMaya and the Rising Dark by Rena Barron
Middle Grade & Young Adult Books Written by African-American Authors for 2020
57 books — 30 voters
Seton Girls by Charlene ThomasAmari and the Great Game by B.B. AlstonA Taste Of Magic by J. ElleAshes of Gold by J. ElleThe Undead Truth of Us by Britney S. Lewis
Middle Grade & Young Adult Books by African-Americans for 2022
75 books — 25 voters

When I Was the Greatest by Jason ReynoldsBrown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonThe Great Greene Heist by Varian JohnsonThe Crossover by Kwame AlexanderPointe by Brandy Colbert
A Patient Man Will Eat Ripe Fruit: Incoming MG & YA Books Written by Black Authors for 2014
36 books — 24 voters
When It All Syncs Up by Maya AmeyawSing Me to Sleep by Gabi BurtonThe Davenports by Krystal MarquisSweet Stakes by Alechia DowPromposal by RaeChell Garrett
Middle Grade & Young Adult Books by African-Americans for 2023
37 books — 24 voters

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiDread Nation by Justina IrelandThe Belles by Dhonielle ClaytonThe Poet X by Elizabeth AcevedoGhost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Incoming Middle Grade & Young Adult Books Written by Black Authors for 2018
56 books — 21 voters
Streetlight People by Charlene ThomasDrown Me with Dreams by Gabi BurtonUntitled by Paula ChaseBreaking the Bias of English by Vivian ProbstUntitled by Brittney Morris
Middle Grade & Young Adult Books by African-Americans for 2024
10 books — 10 voters

Opposite of Always by Justin A. ReynoldsThe Dividing Sky by Jill TewFake ID by Lamar GilesTristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame MbaliaWhen I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds
Middle Grade & Young Adult Books Written by African-American Authors That Don't Feature Slavery, Civil Rights, Race, Colorism, or Sports
24 books — 8 voters
The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul CurtisBreaking the Bias of English by Vivian ProbstOne Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-GarciaGhost Boys by Jewell Parker RhodesP.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia
Chapter Books by African-Americans (That Don't Feature, Slavery, Jim Crow, or Incarceration)
14 books — 4 voters

Marcus Makes a Movie by Kevin HartLeon the Extraordinary by Jamar NicholasStuntboy, in the Meantime by Jason ReynoldsIsaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. BaptistPax Samson Vol. 1 by Rashad Doucet
Middle Grade Black Superhero Fiction by African-Americans
5 books — 3 voters
Stuntboy, in the Meantime by Jason ReynoldsPax Samson Vol. 1 by Rashad DoucetTimid by Jonathan ToddQuincredible Vol. 2 by Rodney BarnesSpellbound by Ronald L. Smith
2021 Middle Grade & Young Adult Graphic Novels by African-Americans
5 books — 1 voter

Leon the Extraordinary by Jamar NicholasTristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame MbaliaGrip Up! by Derick BrooksMimi and the Cutie Catastrophe by Shauna J. GrantMister Miracle by Varian Johnson
2022 Middle Grade & Young Adult Graphic Novels by African-Americans
6 books — 1 voter
Twins by Varian JohnsonJake the Fake Keeps His Cool by Craig RobinsonClass Act by Jerry CraftTuskegee Heirs Flames of Destiny by Marcus Williams
2020 Middle Grade & Young Adult Graphic Novels by African-Americans
4 books — 1 voter

President of the Whole Fifth Grade By Winston Sherri by Sherri WinstonPresident of the Whole Sixth Grade by Sherri WinstonPresident of the Whole Sixth Grade by Sherri WinstonTwins by Varian Johnson
Middle Grade Election-Themed Fiction by African-Americans
4 books — 1 voter
The Great Greene Heist by Varian JohnsonTo Catch a Cheat by Varian JohnsonThe Starcade Job by Destiny HowellHigh Score by Destiny Howell
Middle Grade Heist, Cat Burglar, and Spy Fiction by African-Americans
4 books — 1 voter

Ghost Roast by Shawnelle GibbsThe Kinda Sorta Normal Life of Joshua Jones by E.A. CarringtonArt Club by Rashad Doucet
2023 Middle Grade & Young Adult Graphic Novels by African-Americans
3 books — 1 voter

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