Because this series takes places over several years and life changes, there are books in the series for tweens, teens, and adults. The book follows the protagonist janie crawfords life from late teens through adulthood. Books of interest to african americans and people of color. The premier online bookstore for bestselling and classic african american books. Discover the best childrens africanamerican story books in best sellers. My 8 year old son has given the seal of approval to all of these books why should kids read series.
Why do all books with black characters have to be about the hood, drugs, getting pregnant, etc. A not by any means exhaustive list of 30 superb young adult novels by. Books by series coming soon new releases this months biggest new books. I would also like to suggest the deadly reigns too, 4 books, plus peaches story makes it 5 books. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers.
The extraordinary true story of ruby bridges, the first african american child to integrate a new orleans schoolnow with simple text for young readers. This novel is another classic by one of the most important african american writers to ever live. Best book series for teens teen readers cant get enough of trilogies and multipart series that keep them on the edges of their seats, waiting for the next installment. There she meets a boy who makes here think seriously about what it means to be a christian. Visit christianbook and find fiction books that teen girls will love to read.
Series and level chapter books celebrating our 20th year anniversary. Check out these terrific titles for teens written by africanamerican authors. I previously wrote about books that affirm african american girls that i love to read to my daughter. The desire to read more books about girls like herself inspired 11yearold marley dias to take action. See more ideas about books, childrens books and african american books. The flint series and the cartel series are the best in this list and all of them are not posted, but easy to find.
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Im always reluctant to turn to the last page, knowing i have to say goodbye to the characters who had become my new best friends. Christian books for teens, tweens, and adults to enjoy. Its almost a cliche at this point to say that teen fiction isnt just for teens anymore. Best sellers in childrens africanamerican story books. The field guide to the north american teenager by ben philippe. Online shopping for african american literature books in the books store. Woodss previous books like the red rose box and the blossoming universe of violet diamond were fantastic.
On the corner of american street and joy road, fabiola toussaint thought she would finally find une belle viea good life. Fantasy as many of you guys know is my favorite genre and i have read hundreds of fantasy books. Created by ya great myers, this series follows a group of african american teens who meet up daily at their favorite afterschool pizza spot and was written specifically as a corrective to the overwhelming whiteness of 90s ya. Heather, thank you so much for this very helpful post i recently started volunteering to read with second grade african american boys. You have steered me toward books with fun and relatable characters for these boys.
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