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Ain't Burned All the Bright

Ain't Burned All the Bright

by Jason Reynolds
Illustrated by Jason Griffin

Publishers: Atheneum, Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, 2022
ISBN: 9781534439467

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 12 and older

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 811 Reynolds

All American Boys

All American Boys

by Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely

Publisher: Atheneum, 2015
Pages: 320
ISBN: 9781481463331

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 13 and older

CCBC Location: Fiction, Reynolds

Behind You

Behind You

by Jacqueline Woodson

Publisher: Putnam, 2004
Pages: 118
ISBN: 0938317814

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 13 and older

CCBC Location: Fiction, Woodson

Bitter

Bitter

by Akwaeke Emezi

Publishers: Knopf, Random House, 2022
Pages: 264
ISBN: 9780593309032

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 12 and older

CCBC Location: Fiction, Emezi

Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter

Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter

by Veronica Chambers

Publishers: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Versify, 2021
Pages: 152
ISBN: 9780358573418

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 11 and older

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 323 Chambers

The Hate U Give

The Hate U Give

by Angie Thomas

Publisher: Balzer + Bray, 2017
Pages: 444
ISBN: 9780062498533

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 13 and older

CCBC Location: Fiction, Thomas

Hush

Hush

by Jacqueline Woodson

Publisher: Putnam, 2002
Pages: 181
ISBN: 0399231145

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 11-14

CCBC Location: Fiction, Woodson

I Am Alfonso Jones

I Am Alfonso Jones

by Tony Medina
Illustrated by Stacey Robinson, John Jennings

Publisher: Tu, 2017
Pages: 167
ISBN: 9781620142639

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 11 and older

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 741.5 Medina

If You Come Softly

If You Come Softly

by Jacqueline Woodson

Publisher: Putnam, 1998
Pages: 181
ISBN: 0399231129

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 13 and older

CCBC Location: Fiction, Woodson

Light It Up

Light It Up

by Kekla Magoon

Publishers: Henry Holt, Macmillan, 2019
Pages: 358
ISBN: 1978250128898

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 13 and older

CCBC Location: Fiction, Magoon