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
