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

  • White Smoke


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Nubia: Real One


  • The Crossover


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Pet


  • Fast Pitch


  • The Davenports


  • Between the Lines


  • Love is a Revolution


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • The Blackwoods


  • Blood Debts


  • Early Departures


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • The Crossover


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Skin of the Sea


  • Ace of Spades


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Charming as a Verb


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Legendborn


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • This Poison Heart


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • When You Were Everything


  • Felix Ever After


  • Wash Day Diaries


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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

  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • This Poison Heart


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • When You Were Everything


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • The Blackwoods


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Ace of Spades


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • The Crossover


  • The Crossover


  • Between the Lines


  • Nubia: Real One


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Legendborn


  • The Gilded Ones


  • White Smoke


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Blood Debts


  • Fast Pitch


  • Early Departures


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Pet


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Felix Ever After


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Skin of the Sea


  • The Davenports


  • Wings of Ebony


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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

  • Skin of the Sea


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Felix Ever After


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Blood Debts


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Pet


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Between the Lines


  • Early Departures


  • Charming as a Verb


  • The Blackwoods


  • This Poison Heart


  • Legendborn


  • When You Were Everything


  • Fast Pitch


  • The Crossover


  • The Davenports


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Ace of Spades


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • The Crossover


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • White Smoke


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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

  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Nubia: Real One


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Blood Debts


  • Charming as a Verb


  • The Davenports


  • Legendborn


  • Ace of Spades


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • This Poison Heart


  • Maybe an Artist


  • White Smoke


  • Pet


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • The Crossover


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • When You Were Everything


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Fast Pitch


  • The Crossover


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Maybe an Artist


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • The Blackwoods


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Skin of the Sea


  • Early Departures


  • The Black Flamingo


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Felix Ever After


  • Between the Lines


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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

  • Blood Debts


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Fast Pitch


  • White Smoke


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Legendborn


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • The Davenports


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Charming as a Verb


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • The Blackwoods


  • Felix Ever After


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Pet


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Skin of the Sea


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Early Departures


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Love is a Revolution


  • This Poison Heart


  • Maybe an Artist


  • When You Were Everything


  • The Crossover


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Between the Lines


  • The Crossover


  • Ace of Spades


  • That Self-Same Metal


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

  • Blood Debts


  • Legendborn


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • The Crossover


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Between the Lines


  • When You Were Everything


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Pet


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Felix Ever After


  • Maybe an Artist


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Ace of Spades


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Skin of the Sea


  • Early Departures


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • White Smoke


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • This Poison Heart


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • The Davenports


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Fast Pitch


  • The Blackwoods


  • The Crossover


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


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.
more

 

YA Black History Month

  • Nubia: Real One


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Blood Debts


  • Fast Pitch


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • The Black Flamingo


  • The Blackwoods


  • Charming as a Verb


  • The Crossover


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Skin of the Sea


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Between the Lines


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • This Poison Heart


  • White Smoke


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Pet


  • Ace of Spades


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Felix Ever After


  • Maybe an Artist


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Early Departures


  • The Davenports


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Legendborn


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • The Crossover


  • 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

  • Love is a Revolution


  • Wings of Ebony


  • The Gilded Ones


  • The Crossover


  • Between the Lines


  • The Crossover


  • Blood Debts


  • Skin of the Sea


  • Maybe an Artist


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Ace of Spades


  • When You Were Everything


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Early Departures


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Legendborn


  • The Davenports


  • Pet


  • This Poison Heart


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Fast Pitch


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • White Smoke


  • The Blackwoods


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Felix Ever After


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Maybe an Artist


more >

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