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African American Heritage Young Adult – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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African American Heritage Young Adult

Explore young adult books about african american heritage for children.

99 books

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For teens grappling with the reality of systemic bias, this powerful story follows a boy's journey through the justice s

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Garden Heights #2

A teen girl tries to break into the hip hop scene to save her family from poverty while learning that speaking your trut

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The Davenports #1

Krystal Marquis

Four passionate young Black women navigate the high-society world of 1910 Chicago, chasing forbidden romances and profes

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Aphrodite narrates a sweeping story of four mortals whose lives of music, architecture, and heartbreak collide during th

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Ilyasah Shabazz, Kekla Magoon

Malcolm Little is a boy with big dreams, but after tragedy strikes his family, he finds himself lured by the dangerous j

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Raised by philosophers in Revolutionary Boston, Octavian uncovers a horrifying experiment that forces him to question th

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Bree seeks a fresh start at a campus residential program, but her first night takes a terrifying turn when she witnesses

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Sarny: A Life Remembered

Sarny carries the gift of literacy through the Civil War and beyond, dedicating her long life to teaching others and cla

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Sixteen-year-old Connor digs into his family history and discovers his grandfather was likely a heroic Tuskegee Airman.

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How I Discovered Poetry

Fifty intimate poems capture the evolution of a young artist growing up during the turbulent and transformative Civil Ri

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Black and White

Two high school basketball stars commit the same crime, but the justice system treats them very differently because of t

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And Not Afraid to Dare: The Stories of Ten African-American Women

Witness the grit and brilliance of ten icons like Toni Morrison and Jackie Joyner-Kersee as they break barriers and make

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A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich

Alice Childress

Thirteen-year-old Benjie insists he can quit heroin anytime, but the voices of his family and teachers reveal a world th

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Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina

Michaela DePrince, Elaine DePrince

Born into the violence of war-torn Sierra Leone, a young orphan overcomes staggering odds to find a new family and becom

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The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person

Frederick Joseph

Frederick Joseph shares personal stories and expert interviews to offer a candid, essential guide on recognizing bias an

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Marcia is a young teenager who must find her way through the sudden, life-changing challenges of an unexpected pregnancy

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Sharon M. Draper

A fifteen-year-old Ashanti girl fights to survive unimaginable sorrow after being taken from her home and transported to

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Punching the Air

Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam

Amal is a poet and artist whose life is upended by a biased system, forcing him to use his creative voice to maintain hi

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Garden Heights #1

The Hate U Give

Starr Carter is the only witness to a fatal police shooting of her best friend, leaving her to decide if speaking up is

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Ain't Burned All the Bright

For teens grappling with the heaviness of social injustice and the isolation of the pandemic, seeking a way to catch the

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Christina Hammonds Reed

As the 1992 Los Angeles riots ignite, wealthy teenager Ashley Bennett sees her charmed life splinter while her family an

Cover of We Shall Overcome: Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement

We Shall Overcome: Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement

For the young person asking big questions about fairness and justice: a powerful history of the brave people who fought

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James L. Swanson's Historical Assassination Series #3

Chasing King's Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Assassin

James L. Swanson

The peaceful movement for Civil Rights clashes with a dark shadow as a prison escapee tracks Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Ida, in Love and in Trouble

Veronica Chambers

For the teen navigating a life-altering choice or seeking her own voice when society tries to silence it, this novel exp

More Formats for African American Heritage

Chapter Books(792)Poetry(52)Middle Grade(36)Picture Books(32)Graphic Novels(31)Early Readers(7)

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