Between the Lines

Submitted by fsalvagg on Fri, 2019-02-01 16:40

Darrian dreams of writing for The New York Times. To hone his skills, he enrolls in Mr. Ward’s class, known for its open-mic poetry readings and poetry slams. Everyone in class has something important to say, and in sharing, they learn that they all face challenges and have a story to tell.

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Between the Lines
Between the Lines

Nikki Grimes
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Grimes)

Darrian dreams of writing for The New York Times. To hone his skills, he enrolls in Mr. Ward’s class, known for its open-mic poetry readings and poetry slams. Everyone in class has something important to say, and in sharing, they learn that they all face challenges and have a story to tell.

 

YA Black History Month

  • Maybe an Artist


  • When You Were Everything


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • This Poison Heart


  • Early Departures


  • The Davenports


  • The Blackwoods


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Blood Debts


  • Nubia: Real One


  • White Smoke


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Felix Ever After


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Skin of the Sea


  • The Gilded Ones


  • The Black Flamingo


  • The Crossover


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Pet


  • Fast Pitch


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Legendborn


  • The Crossover


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Between the Lines


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Ace of Spades


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Wash Day Diaries

Submitted by fsalvagg on Fri, 2019-02-01 16:28

From self-care to spilling the tea at an hours-long salon appointment to healing family rifts, the stories are brought to life through beautifully drawn characters and different color palettes reflecting the mood in each story.

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Wash Day Diaries
Wash Day Diaries

Jamila Rowser
(Graphic Novels - GN Rowser Wash Day Diaries)


From self-care to spilling the tea at an hours-long salon appointment to healing family rifts, the stories are brought to life through beautifully drawn characters and different color palettes reflecting the mood in each story.
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YA Black History Month

  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Nubia: Real One


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Blood Debts


  • White Smoke


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Early Departures


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Wings of Ebony


  • The Blackwoods


  • Felix Ever After


  • The Crossover


  • Skin of the Sea


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Between the Lines


  • When You Were Everything


  • Legendborn


  • Maybe an Artist


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Love is a Revolution


  • This Poison Heart


  • Pet


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Ace of Spades


  • The Davenports


  • The Crossover


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Fast Pitch


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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky

Submitted by fsalvagg on Fri, 2019-02-01 16:23

Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend when they were in a bus accident together. When he punches a tree, accidentally ripping open a chasm into the MidPass, and he finds himself in the middle of a battle with American folk heroes John Henry and Brer Rabbit.

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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky

Kwame Mbalia
(Juvenile Fiction - J Mbalia)

Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend when they were in a bus accident together. When he punches a tree, accidentally ripping open a chasm into the MidPass, and he finds himself in the middle of a battle with American folk heroes John Henry and Brer Rabbit.

 

YA Black History Month

  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • The Davenports


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Skin of the Sea


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Pet


  • The Crossover


  • Fast Pitch


  • Blood Debts


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • When You Were Everything


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Ace of Spades


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Early Departures


  • White Smoke


  • Between the Lines


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • The Crossover


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • This Poison Heart


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Legendborn


  • The Blackwoods


  • Felix Ever After


more >

Cool. Awkward. Black.

Submitted by fsalvagg on Thu, 2019-01-31 18:46

This multi-genre story collection--drawing from contemporary, historical, fantasy, sci-fi, magical and realistic--celebrates and redefines the many facets of Blackness and geekiness, both in the real world and those imagined.

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Cool. Awkward. Black.
Cool. Awkward. Black.

Karen Strong - Editor
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Cool)

This multi-genre story collection--drawing from contemporary, historical, fantasy, sci-fi, magical and realistic--celebrates and redefines the many facets of Blackness and geekiness, both in the real world and those imagined.

 

YA Black History Month

  • The Crossover


  • Early Departures


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Between the Lines


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • The Crossover


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Love is a Revolution


  • This Poison Heart


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Ace of Spades


  • Maybe an Artist


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Legendborn


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • When You Were Everything


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Skin of the Sea


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Fast Pitch


  • The Blackwoods


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • The Davenports


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Pet


  • Charming as a Verb


  • White Smoke


  • Felix Ever After


  • Blood Debts


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


more >

Felix Ever After

Submitted by fsalvagg on Thu, 2019-01-31 18:41

Felix Love has never been in love, painful irony that it is. He desperately wants to know why it seems so easy for everyone but him to find someone. He is proud of his identity, but fears that he's one marginalization too many—Black, queer, and transgender. When an anonymous student begins sending him transphobic messages—after publicly posting Felix's deadname alongside images of him before he transitioned—Felix comes up with a plan for revenge.

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Felix Ever After
Felix Ever After

Kacen Callender
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Callend)

Felix Love has never been in love, painful irony that it is. He desperately wants to know why it seems so easy for everyone but him to find someone. He is proud of his identity, but fears that he's one marginalization too many—Black, queer, and transgender. When an anonymous student begins sending him transphobic messages—after publicly posting Felix's deadname alongside images of him before he transitioned—Felix comes up with a plan for revenge.

 

YA Black History Month

  • Legendborn


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Between the Lines


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Fast Pitch


  • Pet


  • The Blackwoods


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Skin of the Sea


  • Felix Ever After


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Nubia: Real One


  • White Smoke


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Blood Debts


  • The Davenports


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Early Departures


  • The Black Flamingo


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • The Crossover


  • This Poison Heart


  • The Crossover


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Ace of Spades


  • When You Were Everything


more >

Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry

Submitted by fsalvagg on Thu, 2019-01-31 18:38

Quinn's journal is where she writes down everything that she doesn't want to admit out loud, or even face. When the journal goes missing and her list of biggest fears is posted online with a challenge to face each of them or else have the entire journal go public, it's time for Quinn to move out of the realm of her mind and into real life.

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Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry
Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry

Joya Goffney
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Goffney)

Quinn's journal is where she writes down everything that she doesn't want to admit out loud, or even face. When the journal goes missing and her list of biggest fears is posted online with a challenge to face each of them or else have the entire journal go public, it's time for Quinn to move out of the realm of her mind and into real life.

 

YA Black History Month

  • When You Were Everything


  • The Crossover


  • White Smoke


  • The Crossover


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Maybe an Artist


  • The Davenports


  • Early Departures


  • Skin of the Sea


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Fast Pitch


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Between the Lines


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Felix Ever After


  • Pet


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Blood Debts


  • The Gilded Ones


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • The Black Flamingo


  • This Poison Heart


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Legendborn


  • Ace of Spades


  • The Blackwoods


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Nubia: Real One


more >

The Crossover

Submitted by fsalvagg on Thu, 2019-01-31 18:33

13-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.

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The Crossover
The Crossover

Kwame Alexander
(Graphic Novels - GN Alexand Crossover)

13-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
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YA Black History Month

  • Charming as a Verb


  • Felix Ever After


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Ace of Spades


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Between the Lines


  • Maybe an Artist


  • White Smoke


  • Fast Pitch


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Early Departures


  • The Crossover


  • Legendborn


  • Blood Debts


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • The Gilded Ones


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Skin of the Sea


  • The Davenports


  • When You Were Everything


  • The Crossover


  • This Poison Heart


  • Nubia: Real One


  • The Black Flamingo


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Pet


  • The Blackwoods


more >

The Gilded Ones

Submitted by fsalvagg on Thu, 2019-01-31 18:32

Inspired by the culture of West Africa, a feminist fantasy debut traces the experiences of an intuitive girl who is invited to leave her village to join the emperor's army of near-immortal women warriors.

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The Gilded Ones
The Gilded Ones

Namina Forna
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Forna)

Inspired by the culture of West Africa, a feminist fantasy debut traces the experiences of an intuitive girl who is invited to leave her village to join the emperor's army of near-immortal women warriors.

 

YA Black History Month

  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Ace of Spades


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Early Departures


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • White Smoke


  • Felix Ever After


  • Maybe an Artist


  • The Crossover


  • Legendborn


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Maybe an Artist


  • This Poison Heart


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Fast Pitch


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • When You Were Everything


  • Between the Lines


  • The Black Flamingo


  • The Crossover


  • The Davenports


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Blood Debts


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Wings of Ebony


  • The Blackwoods


  • Pet


  • Skin of the Sea


more >

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