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

  • The Gilded Ones


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • The Davenports


  • The Crossover


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Charming as a Verb


  • White Smoke


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Ace of Spades


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Legendborn


  • Pet


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Early Departures


  • When You Were Everything


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Fast Pitch


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • The Crossover


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Between the Lines


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Felix Ever After


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Skin of the Sea


  • The Blackwoods


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • This Poison Heart


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Blood Debts


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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

  • The Black Flamingo


  • Ace of Spades


  • Between the Lines


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • The Blackwoods


  • Pet


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Maybe an Artist


  • When You Were Everything


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • The Crossover


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • The Davenports


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Blood Debts


  • Early Departures


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • White Smoke


  • The Crossover


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Wings of Ebony


  • This Poison Heart


  • Fast Pitch


  • Felix Ever After


  • Legendborn


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Skin of the Sea


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Charming as a Verb


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


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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

  • Wash Day Diaries


  • The Crossover


  • The Davenports


  • Ace of Spades


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Fast Pitch


  • Legendborn


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Pet


  • Felix Ever After


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Nubia: Real One


  • The Black Flamingo


  • White Smoke


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Between the Lines


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • This Poison Heart


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Early Departures


  • Wings of Ebony


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Blood Debts


  • When You Were Everything


  • The Crossover


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Skin of the Sea


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • The Blackwoods


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


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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

  • Pet


  • This Poison Heart


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • The Davenports


  • Between the Lines


  • Fast Pitch


  • Skin of the Sea


  • Legendborn


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Ace of Spades


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Blood Debts


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • When You Were Everything


  • The Blackwoods


  • The Crossover


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Felix Ever After


  • Nubia: Real One


  • The Crossover


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Early Departures


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • White Smoke


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Maybe an Artist


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • 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

  • Wings of Ebony


  • The Crossover


  • The Crossover


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Nubia: Real One


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Between the Lines


  • Love is a Revolution


  • White Smoke


  • When You Were Everything


  • Skin of the Sea


  • The Blackwoods


  • Early Departures


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Pet


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Felix Ever After


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Maybe an Artist


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Ace of Spades


  • Fast Pitch


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • The Davenports


  • Blood Debts


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • This Poison Heart


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Legendborn


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

  • The Black Flamingo


  • Nubia: Real One


  • The Blackwoods


  • The Davenports


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Felix Ever After


  • Ace of Spades


  • The Crossover


  • Fast Pitch


  • This Poison Heart


  • Love is a Revolution


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Legendborn


  • When You Were Everything


  • Between the Lines


  • The Gilded Ones


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Blood Debts


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Pet


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • White Smoke


  • Skin of the Sea


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Early Departures


  • Charming as a Verb


  • The Crossover


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

  • Wings of Ebony


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • White Smoke


  • The Blackwoods


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Ace of Spades


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Charming as a Verb


  • This Poison Heart


  • Maybe an Artist


  • The Crossover


  • The Davenports


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Legendborn


  • Blood Debts


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Pet


  • The Crossover


  • Felix Ever After


  • Fast Pitch


  • Early Departures


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Between the Lines


  • Love is a Revolution


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Skin of the Sea


  • When You Were Everything


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

  • The Black Flamingo


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • The Blackwoods


  • This Poison Heart


  • Felix Ever After


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • The Davenports


  • Early Departures


  • Fast Pitch


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Legendborn


  • White Smoke


  • Nubia: Real One


  • When You Were Everything


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Between the Lines


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Blood Debts


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Pet


  • Skin of the Sea


  • The Crossover


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Ace of Spades


  • The Crossover


  • Maybe an Artist


more >

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