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United States African American Young Adult Fiction Books

Evidence-led united states african american young adult fiction selections grounded in young adult fiction signal quality, reader intent fit, and cross-source metadata agreement.

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  1. Response

    1. Response

    Paul Volponi
    Fits this list for its focus on adult and african.
  2. American Street

    2. American Street

    Ibi Zoboi
    Fits this list for its focus on adult and american.
  3. The Color of a Lie

    3. The Color of a Lie

    Kim Johnson
    Fits this list for its focus on adult and young.
  4. Dear Martin

    4. Dear Martin

    Nic Stone
    Fits this list for its focus on young.
  5. Carnival Curves

    5. Carnival Curves

    Stacey Robinson
    Fits this list for its focus on adult and fiction.
  6. Split the Sky (coretta Scott King Author Honor Title)

    6. Split the Sky (coretta Scott King Author Honor Title)

    Marie Arnold
    Fits this list for its focus on young.
  7. A Good Kind of Trouble

    7. A Good Kind of Trouble

    Lisa Moore Ramée
    Included for strong african alignment with this united states african american young adult fiction list.
  8. Kings of B'more

    8. Kings of B'more

    R. Eric Thomas
    Fits this list for its focus on adult and young.
  9. The Hate U Give Collector's Edition

    9. The Hate U Give Collector's Edition

    Angie Thomas, Amandla Stenberg
    Included for strong book club alignment with this united states african american young adult fiction list.
  10. The Poet X

    10. The Poet X

    Elizabeth Acevedo
    Fits this list for its focus on young.
  11. Concrete Rose

    11. Concrete Rose

    Angie Thomas
    Included for strong juneteenth alignment with this united states african american young adult fiction list.
  12. Ace of Spades

    12. Ace of Spades

    Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
    Included for strong thriller alignment with this united states african american young adult fiction list.
  13. Invisible Son

    13. Invisible Son

    Kim Johnson
    Included for strong black alignment with this united states african american young adult fiction list.
  14. When I Was the Greatest

    14. When I Was the Greatest

    Jason Reynolds, Michael Frost
    Included for strong civil rights alignment with this united states african american young adult fiction list.
  15. Tyrell

    15. Tyrell

    Coe Booth
    Fits this list for its focus on african and american.
  16. Janae #2

    16. Janae #2

    LJ Alonge, Raul Allen
    Fits this list for its focus on adult and fiction.
  17. The Closest I've Come

    17. The Closest I've Come

    Fred Aceves
    Fits this list for its focus on fiction and young.
  18. On the Come Up

    18. On the Come Up

    Angie Thomas
    Included for strong juneteenth alignment with this united states african american young adult fiction list.
  19. Tangleroot

    19. Tangleroot

    Kalela Williams
    Included for strong civil rights alignment with this united states african american young adult fiction list.
  20. Piecing Me Together

    20. Piecing Me Together

    Renée Watson
    Included for strong novel alignment with this united states african american young adult fiction list.
  21. The Weight of Blood

    21. The Weight of Blood

    Tiffany D. Jackson
    Included for strong black alignment with this united states african american young adult fiction list.
  22. Muted

    22. Muted

    MSS Tami Charles, Tami Charles
    Included for strong love alignment with this united states african american young adult fiction list.
  23. The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze

    23. The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze

    Derrick Barnes
    Included for strong civil rights alignment with this united states african american young adult fiction list.
  24. Everywhere You Don't Belong

    24. Everywhere You Don't Belong

    Gabriel Bump
    Fits this list for its focus on young.

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