Book List
Chike and the River by Chinua Achebe
Between Sisters by Adwoa Badoe
Say You’re One of Them by Uwem Akpan
We Could Be Brothers by Derrick Barnes
The Black Girl Next Door: A Memoir by Jennifer Baszile
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl by Tonya Bolden
Kendra by Coe Booth
Tyrell by Coe Booth
Bronxwood by Coe Booth
River, Cross My Heart: A Novel by Breena Clark
Princes of the Road by David Covin
Dreamist by Curtis Crisler
Entangled in Freedom- Ann DeWitt and Kevin Meeks
Fire From the Rock by Sharon Draper
The Sassy Series by Sharon Draper* recommended by my daughters
Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs series by Sharon Draper
Acacia Trilogy by David Durham
Gabriel’s Story by David Anthony Durham*
Pride of Carthage by David Anthony Durham
Walk Through Darkness by David Anthony Durham
Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything in It by Sundee T. Frazier
Brendan Buckley's Sixth-Grade Experiment by Sundee T. Frazier
The Other Half of My Heart by Sundee T. Frazier
Billy by Albert French*
Teenie by Christopher Grant
Dark Sons by Nikki Grimes
Planet Middle School by Nikki Grimes
Letters to a Brother by Hill Harper*
Letters to a Young Sister by Hill Harper
The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson
Decoded by Jay Z
Belle by Beverly Jenkins
Echoes of a Distant Summer by Guy Johnson
Standing on the Scratch Line by Guy Johnson
Bone by Bone by Bone by Tony Johnston
Finding My place by Traci Jones
Standing Against the Wind by Traci Jones
The Come Up by Lyah B. LeFlore
The World is Mine by Lyah B. LaFlore
Time’s Memory by Julian Lester*
The Rock and the River, Camo Girl by Kekla Magoon
Snitch by Booker T. Mattison*
Unsigned Hype by Booker T. Mattison*
I, Dred Scott by Sheila Moses
47 by Walter Mosley*
The Door of No Return by Sarah Mussi
The Other Side of Truth by Beverly Naidoo
Journey to Jo'burg by Beverly Naidoo
Burn My Heart by Beverly Naidoo
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story by Linda Sue Park
A Distant Shore by Carly Phillips
Freeman by Leonard Pitts*
My Jim: A Novel by Nancy Rawles
Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Little Cliff and the Porch People by Clifton L. Taulbert
Little Cliff and the Cold Porch by Clifton L. Taulbert
Little Cliff’s First Day of School by Clifton L. Taulbert
Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored by Clifton L. Taulbert
The Last Train North by Clifton Taulbert
Who Owns the Ice House?: Eight Life-Lessons From an Unlikely Entrepreneur by Clifton Taulbert
Watching Our Crops Come In by Clifton Taulbert
12 Brown Boys by Omar Tyree*
Black Boy, White School by Brian F Walker
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
After Tupac and D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson
The Crow by Barbara Wright
We Beat the Streets by the Three Doctors*
The Bond by the Three Doctors.*
Del Rico Bay Clique series
Khalil’s Way by David Miller. Elementary book about bullying
No Crystal Stair by Vaunda Michaeux Nelson
Bad News for Outlaws Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Almost to Freedom by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Ready? Set. Raymond Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Beyond Mayfield by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Juneteenth On My Own Holidays series by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Possibles by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Who Will I Be, Lord by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Mayfield Crossing by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
The Learning Tree by Gordon Parks, Jr.
The life and adventures of Nat Love, better known in the cattle country as "Deadwood Dick" by Nat Love
Like a Tree Without Roots by Teresa Ann Willis
Ship of Souls by Zetta Elliott
A Wish After Midnight by Zetta Elliot
Bird by Zetta Elliot
MIDDLE READERS
Charlie Pippin by Candy Dawson Boyd. Gr. 5-7. For her class project Charlie studies the Vietnam War, and uncovers ghosts from her father's past that eventually bring them closer together. Macmillan. 1987.
Cousins by Virginia Hamilton. Gr. 4-6. Rebellious Cammy resents her perfect cousin, Patty Ann, until a tragedy puts things into perspective. Philomel. 1990.
Drylongso by Virginia Hamilton. Gr. 2 and up. A mythical story about a mysterious young boy named Drylongso, who appears at Lindy's mid-western farm just before a big dust storm hits. HBJ. 1992.
Just Like Martin by Ossie Davis. Gr. 4 and up. In 1963 Alabama, Stone has met Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and wants to be a preacher, but his father sees nonviolence as cowardly and refuses to embrace it. Simon & Schuster. 1992.
Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World by Mildred Pitts Walter. Gr. 3-5. 10-year-old Justin jumps at the chance to visit his cowboy grandfather, where he traces his black cowboy ancestors and learns that cooking is not just "women's work." Lothrop, 1986.
Mariah Keeps Cool by Mildred Pitts Walter. Gr. 4-7. A challenging summer is ahead for a young girl as she faces sibling problems and the
upcoming all-city swim meet.
Mop, Moondance, and the Nagasaki Knights. Gr. 2p;6. T.J., Moondance and Mop are back with their champion baseball team, trying to win a trip to Japan by coming out on top of a special tournament with visiting international teams. Delacorte, 1992.
Shortcut by Donald Crews. Gr. 2-4. On their way home, seven children find that the shortcut down the train tracks nearly leads to disaster. Greenwillow. 1992.
Stories Julian Tells by Ann Cameron. Six stories by a master storyteller and all-around fibber. Random House, 1981.
The Watsons Go To Birmingham -- 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis. A hilarious, touching and tragic novel about civil rights and the impact of violence on one black family. Delacorte,1995.
OLDER READERS
The Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural by Patricia C. McKissack. Gr. 7 and up. Ghost stories and horror stories incorporating African American history and culture, including tales from the days of slavery and from the 20th century civil rights movement.
Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairytales, and True Tales by Virginia Hamilton. Blue Sky/Scholastic,1995.
Maizon at Blue Hill by Jacqueline Woodson. Gr. 5-7. One of five African-American students at a private girls' school, Maizon feels misplaced and lonely as she tries to fit in. Delacorte. 1992.
Mama, I Want to Sing by Vy Higginsen (with Tonya Bolden). Gr. 5 and up. Based on the off-Broadway musical, this novel tells the story of a girl who grows up singing in the church choir, but dreams of singing the music popular at the Apollo Theatre. Scholastic. 1992.
The Mouse Rap by Walter Dean Myers. Gr. 5 and up. Fourteen-year-old Mouse and his friends fall in and out of love and search for a hidden treasure from the days of Al Capone. Harper. 1990.
The People Could Fly by Virginia Hamilton. Gr. 6-8. An excellent anthology of 24 African-American folktales selected and retold especially for children. Knopf, 1985.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor. Gr. 6-8. The first in a series of stories about an African-American family living in rural Mississippi during the Depression, told from the point of view of their eldest daughter, Cassie. Dial, 1976.
Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush by Virginia Hamilton. Gr. 6-8. When 14-year-old Tree encounters the ghost of her dead uncle, she goes back in time to relive her own past. Philomel, 1982.
Books by Julius Lester
Books by Jacqueline Woodson
Flygirl by Sherri Smith
Books by
The Kayla Chronicles by Sherri Winston
Beacon Hills High by Mo’Nique and Sherri Mcgee Mccovey
Books by Angela Johnson
Books by Christopher Paul Curtis
Books by Kadir Nelson
The works of N. Scott Momaday- Native American literature
Books by Jerdine Nolen
Books by Nalo Hopkinson- The Chaos
Books by Eloise Greenfield
Books by Walter Dean Myers
Sugar Plum Ballerinas series by Whoopi Goldberg
Amy Hodgepodge series by Kim Wayans
The Good Braider by Terry Farish
Anderson, M.T., The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation: Volume I, The Pox Party
Anderson, M.T., The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy (Readers Circle (Laurel-Leaf)) by Gary D. Schmidt
The River Between Us by Richard Peck
Calebs’ War by David Dudley
If I Tell by Janet Gurtler
Something Like Hope by Shawn Goodman
This Thing Called the Future by J.L. Powers
The Lions of Little Rock by Kristine Levin
Books by Sharon Draper
Books by Bill Wright
We Beat the Streets
Books by Daniel Black
Books by Ni Ni Simone
Books by Chester Himes
Fab Life Series by Nikki Carter
Awaken by Timothy George
Makes Me Wanna Holler by Nathan McCall
The Black Male Handbook: A Blueprint for Life by Kevin Powell
Letters to Young Black Men: Advice and Encouragement for a Difficult Journey by Daniel Whyte III
Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority by Tom Burrell
The Dreamblood series by N.K. Jemisin
The Inheritance Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin
Racing the Dark (Spirit Binders) by Alaya Dawn Johnson
The Burning City (Spirit Binders) by Alaya Dawn Johnson
Another Way to Dance By Martha Southgate
The Fall of Rome by Martha Southgate
Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes
Gumbo: A Celebration of African-American Writing
Camilla’s Roses by Bernice McFadden***and other titles as well from her
47 by Walter Mosley
Black School/White Boy by Brian Walker
The Learning Tree by Gordon Parks
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe ****Should have a class set in the building
No Crystal Stair by Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux
Copper Sun by Sharon Draper
Wolf by the Ears by Rinaldi, Ann
12 Years a Slave by Northrup, Solomon
Sparrow by Smith, Sherri
When the Black Girl Sings by Wright, Bill
Assata by Shakur, Assata
The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano by Equiano, Olaudah
Flight to Canada by Reed, Ishmael
Go Tell It on the Mountain by Baldwin, James
Blood in My Eye by Jackson, George
To Die for the People: The Writings of Huey P. Newton
The Third Life of Grange Copeland by Walker, Alice
The Wake of the Wind by Cooper by J. California
From Superman to Man by Rodgers, J.A.
Daddy was a Numbers Runner by Meriweather, Louise
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Durrow, Heidi
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Jacobs, Harriet
Passing by Larsen, Nella
Quicksand by Larsen, Nella
Notes of a Native Son by Baldwin, James
Going to Meet the Man by Baldwin, James
The Fire Next Time by Baldwin, James
Echo of Lions by Chase-Riboud, Barbara
The Same Earth by Kei Miller
There Is an Anger That Moves by Kei Miller
The Last Warner Woman by Kei Miller
Fear of Stones and Other Stories by Kei Miller
A Light Song of Light by Kei Miller
Kingdom of Empty Bellies by Kei Miller
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Staying Pure
Sober Faith
Saved Race
Sweetest Gift
Surrendered Heart
Laurel Shadrach Series
Purity Reigns
Totally Free
Equally Yoked
Absolutely Worthy
Finally Sure
Perry Skky, Jr. Series
Prime Choice
Pressing Hard
Problem Solved
Faith Thomas Novelzine Series
God Can Work It Out
God Wants You to Shine
God Will See You Through
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