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80 Young Adult Books by Black Authors

Supporting black authors is something that I definitely need to start doing more, so I’ve compiled a list of 80 YA books by black authors. I’m putting the ones that I’ve read at the top in bold, and the rest will be books that I have looked up and have put on my list to read. I can’t do much to change what’s going on in our world right now, but I can do my part to support the black community in any way that I can. These are in no particular order and please feel free to add more!

On The Come Up by Angie Thomas

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Calling My Name by Liara Tamani

Dear Martin by Nic Stone

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson

Odd One Out by Nic Stone

Jackpot by Nic Stone

Dear Justyce by Nic Stone - coming out 9/29/20

Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi

Oh My Gods by Alexandra Sheppard

Black Enough: Stories of Being Young and Black in America edited by Ibi Zoboi

Love Me or Miss Me: Hot Girl, Bad Boy by Dream Jordan

Spin by Lamar Giles

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

Watch Us Rise by Renee Watson and Ellen Hagan

Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds

The Belles Series by Dhonielle Clayton

The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson

The Voice in My Head by Dana L. Davis

I Wanna Be Where You Are by Kristina Forest

The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

The Evolution of Birdie Randolph by Brandy Colbert

Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika and Maritza Moulite

Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron

A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney

A Dream So Dark by L.L. McKinney

Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett

The Forgotten Girl by India Hill Brown

Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles

Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson

Solo by Kwame Alexander

A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow

By Any Means Necessary by Candid Montgomery

War Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi

Light It Up by Kekla Magoon

Who Put This Song On? by Morgan Parker

Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

Finding Yvonne by Brandy Colbert

Learning to Breathe by Janice Lynn Mather

I am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina

The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore

Ghost by Jason Reynolds

X: A Novel by Ilyasah Shabazz

The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds

How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland

Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles

The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe

Monster by Walter Dean Myers

Pride by Ibi Zoboi

Opposite Of Always by Justin A. Reynolds

Buried Beneath The Baobab Tree by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

The Effigies Series by Sarah Raughley

Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves by Glory Edim

Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid

I Almost Forgot About You by Terry McMillan

Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi

A Phoenix First Must Burn: Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope edited by Patrice Caldwell

This Is My America by Kim Johnson

Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam

If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson

Nightmare of the Clans by Pamela E. Cash

Black Boy, White School by Brian F. Walker

Behind You by Jacqueline Woodson

Hush by Jacqueline Woodson

Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now by Dana L. Davis

Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

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The world: *falling apart, literally*

Gert: college

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Things I heard in High School this week pt 2

-"Wait, Alaska is a real place? I thought it was like the north pole."

-"Are Jews still a thing? Like didnt Hitler kill them all."

-"There are cities in Africa?"

-"were there cars back in Jesus's day? Like what kind of car did you think the big man would drive."

-this ghetto bitch finna eat my babies ass if she dont stop talking"

-"No the acts were just really gay in a homosexual way"

-"Im sorry my kneecaps offend you ms. Sherman"

-"How far away is Britain from England?"

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Can we just talk about the friendship between Rosa and Holt? I mean this is true mlm and wlw solidarity

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Them: What's the loudest thing in the world?

Me: the b99 intro

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Woods or fields; moon or stars; trains or ships; early mornings or late nights; autumn or summer; Victorian or classicism architecture; wine or champagne; mountains or beaches; velvet or silk; roses or lavender; paintings or sculptures?

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I never realized that all my problems would be solved when Jake and Amy started trying for a baby

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Me at the the end of CAOS part 3: wow. Nick can be both a bitch and a baby.

me at the end of CAOS part 1: This bitch Nick is going to be bad for Sabrina. He’s probably the devil in disguise or something.

me in part 2 of CAOS: Nicholas Scratch is my baby and I will kill anyone who talks shit about him.

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2 more days bitches!!

Only 55 more days until Brooklyn Nine Nine comes back! We can do this!

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Sabrina: if I make two versions of myself I can be both a teenager and queen of hell without consequences

Ambrose:

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Biphobia really be disguising itself in new ways huh. I'm seeing girls all the time be like "I'm bisexual but I hate that I'm attracted to men" or "I wish I just wasnt attracted to men" and I'm really not here for it. This is just enforcing the idea that strictly gay people are superior in the LGBT community which is an enormously harmful stereotype

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So im a lesbian but prince Caliban can get it???

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We get it back this week!!!

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Sabrina: I just broke up with my boyfriend

Caliban:

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What I want from season 7 of Brooklyn 99 is a Holt and Kevin getting remarried and having the wedding day they wanted back in the day.