A young Black woman dreams of independence while living in 1860s England in The Great Misfortune of Stella Sedgwick, by S. Isabelle.
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A summer visit to Martha’s Vineyard goes sideways when a popular teen is murdered in Blood in the Water, by Tiffany D. Jackson.
Sports Superstars for Black History is a collection of 10 mini biographies of elite athletes.
A family “gift” gives a girl the chance to change a key moment in her life in Rewind to Us, a YA novel by Molly Morris.
Discover the woman behind the world’s most iconic lamps in Making Light Bloom: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Lamps, by Sandra Nickel and Julie Paschkis.
You Are My Rainbow, by Michael Joosten and Monge Lua celebrates pride in one’s family and in oneself through a rainbow of colors.
Learn about the inspiring life of a pioneering journalist in Ida B. Wells: Journalist, Advocate & Crusader for Justice, by Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Candace Buford.
From contemporary to fantasy, the following upper young adult books feature LGBTQ main/major characters and queer topics.
Frida Kahlo’s Flower Crown, by Nydia Armendia-Sánchez and Loris Lora, tells the story of Frida grew into a celebrated artist.
Learn about one of the greatest cellists of all time in The Music Inside Us: Yo-Yo Ma and His Gifts to the World, by James Howe and Jack Wong.