Middle Grade Books by Black Authors

A reading list of middle grade books by Black authors.

 

 

 

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Brown Girl Dreaming By Jacqueline Woodson Cover Image

Brown Girl Dreaming (Paperback)

By Jacqueline Woodson
$10.99
ISBN: 9780147515827
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Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - October 11th, 2016
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks By Jason Reynolds, Alexander Nabaum (Illustrator) Cover Image

Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks (Hardcover)

By Jason Reynolds, Alexander Nabaum (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781481438285
Availability: Available to Order - Usually Arrives in Our Store in 4 to 7 Days
Published: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - October 8th, 2019
The Crossover: A Newbery Award Winner (The Crossover Series) By Kwame Alexander, Dawud Anyabwile (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Crossover: A Newbery Award Winner (The Crossover Series) (Paperback)

By Kwame Alexander, Dawud Anyabwile (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9780544935204
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Published: Clarion Books - March 5th, 2019
Ghetto Cowboy (the inspiration for Concrete Cowboy) By G. Neri, Jesse Joshua Watson (Illustrator) Cover Image

Ghetto Cowboy (the inspiration for Concrete Cowboy) (Paperback)

By G. Neri, Jesse Joshua Watson (Illustrator)
$7.99
ISBN: 9780763664534
Availability: Available to Order - Usually Arrives in Our Store in 4 to 7 Days
Published: Candlewick - August 6th, 2013
Blended By Sharon M. Draper Cover Image

Blended (Hardcover)

By Sharon M. Draper
$17.99
ISBN: 9781442495005
Availability: Available to Order - Usually Arrives in Our Store in 4 to 7 Days
Published: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - October 30th, 2018
Black Brother, Black Brother By Jewell Parker Rhodes Cover Image

Black Brother, Black Brother (Hardcover)

By Jewell Parker Rhodes
$16.99
ISBN: 9780316493802
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - March 3rd, 2020
Hurricane Child (Scholastic Gold) By Kacen Callender Cover Image

Hurricane Child (Scholastic Gold) (Paperback)

By Kacen Callender
$7.99
ISBN: 9781338129311
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Published: Scholastic Press - October 1st, 2019
My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich By Ibi Zoboi Cover Image

My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich (Hardcover)

By Ibi Zoboi
$17.99
ISBN: 9780399187353
Availability: Available to Order - Usually Arrives in Our Store in 4 to 7 Days
Published: Dutton Books for Young Readers - August 27th, 2019
The Parker Inheritance (Scholastic Gold) By Varian Johnson Cover Image

The Parker Inheritance (Scholastic Gold) (Paperback)

By Varian Johnson
$7.99
ISBN: 9780545952781
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Published: Arthur A. Levine Books - June 25th, 2019
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry By Mildred D. Taylor Cover Image

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Paperback)

By Mildred D. Taylor
$8.99
ISBN: 9780140384512
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Published: Puffin Books - November 27th, 2001
Rick Riordan Presents Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky By Kwame Mbalia Cover Image

Rick Riordan Presents Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Hardcover)

By Kwame Mbalia
$17.99
ISBN: 9781368039932
Availability: Available to Order - Usually Arrives in Our Store in 4 to 7 Days
Published: Rick Riordan Presents - October 15th, 2019
Child of the Dream (A Memoir of 1963) By Sharon Robinson Cover Image

Child of the Dream (A Memoir of 1963) (Hardcover)

By Sharon Robinson
$16.99
ISBN: 9781338282801
Availability: Available to Order - Usually Arrives in Our Store in 4 to 7 Days
Published: Scholastic Press - September 3rd, 2019
Ghost (Track #1) By Jason Reynolds Cover Image

Ghost (Track #1) (Paperback)

By Jason Reynolds
$7.99
ISBN: 9781481450164
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Published: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - August 29th, 2017
Like Vanessa By Tami Charles, Vanessa Brantley-Newton (Illustrator) Cover Image

Like Vanessa (Paperback)

By Tami Charles, Vanessa Brantley-Newton (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9781580898997
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Published: Charlesbridge - March 5th, 2019
Love Like Sky By Leslie C. Youngblood Cover Image

Love Like Sky (Paperback)

By Leslie C. Youngblood
$7.99
ISBN: 9781368019392
Availability: Available to Order - Usually Arrives in Our Store in 4 to 7 Days
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - October 8th, 2019
From the Desk of Zoe Washington By Janae Marks Cover Image

From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Hardcover)

By Janae Marks
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062875853
Availability: Available to Order - Usually Arrives in Our Store in 4 to 7 Days
Published: Katherine Tegen Books - January 14th, 2020
Clean Getaway By Nic Stone Cover Image

Clean Getaway (Hardcover)

By Nic Stone
$16.99
ISBN: 9781984892973
Availability: Available to Order - Usually Arrives in Our Store in 4 to 7 Days
Published: Crown Books for Young Readers - January 7th, 2020