Young Adult (14 - 18)

My father says that a journey should always change your life in some way. Well, when you have nothing, I suppose a journey promises everything. Diamonds for everyone. That's what fifteen-year-old Patson Moyo hears when his family arrives in the Marange...

A William C. Morris Award Finalist Killing isn't supposed to be easy. But it is. It's the after that's hard to deal with. Nate was eight the first time he stabbed someone; he was eleven when he earned his red laces--a prize for spilling blood for "the...

A William C. Morris Award Finalist. Like a teen American History X, S, here is a gut-wrenching, thought-provoking, highly-readable YA novel that explores the plague of white supremacy American culture. Nate was eight the first time he stabbed someone;...

Jumping double-dutch is 12-year-old Tiffany's favorite pastime. She's the most talented jumper at her school, incorporating flips and stunts into her routine. All that practice has made her the best in the mid-state area, good enough to enter into an...

The BGR sisterhood is the most notorious and respected gang in Scotland Heights.In spite of her gang's powerful reputation, seventeen-year-old Patience is ready to step down as BGR's leader. The problem is that the same way she was jumped into the gang...

This story explores the lives of sixteen-year-olds Denim Mitchell and André Patterson, who have shared an intense bond ever since they were kids. Denim years to date Andre, known by his friends as Dré. However, Denim's parents are doing everything in...

At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, the last thing Adolf Hitler expected was to see a black man compete and win. But Jesse Owens didn't just win. He was dominant in the track and field events, winning four gold medals and helping to set a...

The sequel to the New York Times bestselling epic Dread Nation is an unforgettable journey of revenge and salvation across a divided America.After the fall of Summerland, Jane McKeene hoped her life would get simpler: Get out of town, stay alive, and...

How can a pint-sized, smart-ass eighteen-year-old make his mark on the world from Nowheresville, Idaho--especially when he only has one year left to do it? When Ben Wolf learns his senior year of high school will be his last year, period, he is...

From the award-winning author of The Truth of Right Now comes a "lyrical" (PopSugar), grounded fantasy in the vein of Dread Nation that follows a black teen as she finds her place among a family of women gifted with magical abilities. In the Jim Crow...

"A compelling story of first love and battling racism with a magical twist." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Well-told, fast-paced." --School Library Journal (starred review) From the award-winning author of The Truth of Right Now comes a stunning,...

"You so black..." repeated over and over in Mahogany Brown's mind like the chorus to a sad song, killing her soul, softly. "You so black..." is how the joke begins. When the joke ends, laughter, teasing and bullying follows. Not to mention getting dumped...