The Radical Element: 12 Stories of Daredevils, Debutantes, and Other Dauntless Girls

An anthology of historical short stories that features a diverse array of girls standing up for themselves and their beliefs, and forging their own paths while resisting society's expectations.

The Radical Element: 12 Stories of Daredevils, Debutantes, and Other Dauntless Girls

Jessica Spotswood
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Radical)


An anthology of historical short stories that features a diverse array of girls standing up for themselves and their beliefs, and forging their own paths while resisting society's expectations.

Furia

 Camila Hassan, a rising soccer star in Rosario, Argentina, dreams of playing professionally—in defiance of her father's wishes and at the risk of her budding romance with Diego.

Furia

Yamile Saied Méndez
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Mendez)


 Camila Hassan, a rising soccer star in Rosario, Argentina, dreams of playing professionally—in defiance of her father's wishes and at the risk of her budding romance with Diego.

Every Body Looking

"Ada" means "first daughter." Consequentially, it also means "oldest girl" and "most pressure." When Ada leaves home for her freshman year at a historical Black college, it's the first time she's been able to make her own choices. As she stumbles deeper into the world of dance and explores her sexuality, she also begins to wrestle with her past.

Every Body Looking

Candice Iloh
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Iloh)


"Ada" means "first daughter." Consequentially, it also means "oldest girl" and "most pressure." When Ada leaves home for her freshman year at a historical Black college, it's the first time she's been able to make her own choices. As she stumbles deeper into the world of dance and explores her sexuality, she also begins to wrestle with her past.

Forgotten Women: The Leaders

Forgotten Women weaves together 48 unforgettable portraits of the true pioneers and leaders who made huge—yet unacknowledged—contributions to history.

Forgotten Women: The Leaders

Zing Tsjeng
(Adult Nonfiction - 920 Tsj)


Forgotten Women weaves together 48 unforgettable portraits of the true pioneers and leaders who made huge—yet unacknowledged—contributions to history.

The Davenports

The Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in 1910 Chicago, and the two daughters, Olivia and Helen, are finding their way and finding love--even where they are not supposed to.

The Davenports

Krystal Marquis
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Marquis)

The Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in 1910 Chicago, and the two daughters, Olivia and Helen, are finding their way and finding love--even where they are not supposed to.

YA Black History Month

  • Skin of the Sea


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Early Departures


  • Pet


  • Legendborn


  • Ace of Spades


  • This Poison Heart


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • The Crossover


  • When You Were Everything


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • The Blackwoods


  • The Gilded Ones


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • The Davenports


  • White Smoke


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Blood Debts


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Fast Pitch


  • The Crossover


  • Between the Lines


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Felix Ever After


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Wash Day Diaries


Early Departures

What if you could bring your best friend back to life—but only for a short time? Jamal's best friend, Q, doesn't know that he died, and that he's about to die again. He doesn't know that Jamal tried to save him. And that the reason they haven't been friends for two years is because Jamal blames Q for the accident that killed his parents. But what if Jamal could have a second chance?

Early Departures

Justin A. Reynolds
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Reynold)

What if you could bring your best friend back to life—but only for a short time? Jamal's best friend, Q, doesn't know that he died, and that he's about to die again. He doesn't know that Jamal tried to save him. And that the reason they haven't been friends for two years is because Jamal blames Q for the accident that killed his parents. But what if Jamal could have a second chance?

YA Black History Month

  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Pet


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Nubia: Real One


  • The Crossover


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Ace of Spades


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Maybe an Artist


  • The Blackwoods


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • When You Were Everything


  • This Poison Heart


  • Legendborn


  • Skin of the Sea


  • Between the Lines


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Early Departures


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Felix Ever After


  • The Crossover


  • The Gilded Ones


  • White Smoke


  • Fast Pitch


  • The Davenports


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Blood Debts


  • Love is a Revolution


  • The Black Flamingo


The Blackwoods

Told from multiple points of view, Ardith and Hollis Blackwood's lives are upended when their great-grandmother, legendary actress Blossom Blackwood, passes away, and family secrets emerge.

The Blackwoods

Brandy Colbert
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Colbert)

Told from multiple points of view, Ardith and Hollis Blackwood's lives are upended when their great-grandmother, legendary actress Blossom Blackwood, passes away, and family secrets emerge.

YA Black History Month

  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Between the Lines


  • Love is a Revolution


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Blood Debts


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Felix Ever After


  • Legendborn


  • Skin of the Sea


  • When You Were Everything


  • Pet


  • This Poison Heart


  • The Crossover


  • The Crossover


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • The Black Flamingo


  • The Davenports


  • Fast Pitch


  • The Blackwoods


  • Early Departures


  • Ace of Spades


  • White Smoke


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Charming as a Verb


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Maybe an Artist


The Black Flamingo

A boy comes to terms with his identity as a mixed-race gay teen. Then at university, he finds his wings as a drag artist—The Black Flamingo.

The Black Flamingo

Dean Atta
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Atta)

A boy comes to terms with his identity as a mixed-race gay teen. Then at university, he finds his wings as a drag artist—The Black Flamingo.

YA Black History Month

  • The Crossover


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • White Smoke


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Legendborn


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Between the Lines


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Felix Ever After


  • When You Were Everything


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Early Departures


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • The Blackwoods


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Skin of the Sea


  • Fast Pitch


  • This Poison Heart


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Pet


  • The Black Flamingo


  • The Davenports


  • Ace of Spades


  • Blood Debts


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • The Gilded Ones


  • The Crossover


Charming as a Verb

Henri can charm just about anyone. There is only one person who seems immune to Henri's charms: his "intense" classmate and neighbor Corinne. Soon, what started as a mutual hustle turns into something more surprising than either of them ever bargained for.

Charming as a Verb

Ben Philippe
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Philipp)

Henri can charm just about anyone. There is only one person who seems immune to Henri's charms: his "intense" classmate and neighbor Corinne. Soon, what started as a mutual hustle turns into something more surprising than either of them ever bargained for.

YA Black History Month

  • Early Departures


  • This Poison Heart


  • Fast Pitch


  • Between the Lines


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • The Gilded Ones


  • The Davenports


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • The Crossover


  • Felix Ever After


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Maybe an Artist


  • When You Were Everything


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Skin of the Sea


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Wings of Ebony


  • The Crossover


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • White Smoke


  • Blood Debts


  • Pet


  • Legendborn


  • Ace of Spades


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Nubia: Real One


  • The Black Flamingo


  • The Blackwoods


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