BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

BLACK HISTORY MONTH YA FICTION

The Field Guide to the North American Teenagerby Ben PhilippeCall# FIC PHI

Children of Blood and Boneby Tomi AdeyemiCall# FIC ADE

X: A Novelby Ilyasah ShabazzCall# FIC SHA

American Streetby Ibi ZoboiCall# FIC ZOB

Jackpotby Nic StoneCall# FIC STO

Shadowshaperby Daniel Jose OlderCall# FIC OLD

Between the Linesby Nikki GrimesCall# FIC GRI

Let Me Hear a Rhymeby Tiffany JacksonCall# FIC JAC

All American Boysby Jason Reynolds & Brendan KielyCall# FIC REY

The Sun is AlsoA Starby Nicola YoonCall# FIC YOO

A Blade So Blackby L.L. McKinneyCall# FIC MCK

The Hate U Giveby Angie ThomasCall# FIC THO

Monday’s Not Comingby Tiffany JacksonCall# FIC JAC

Boy 21by Matthew Quick Call# FIC QUI

Dreamland Burningby Jennifer Latham - CALL# FIC LAT

Some bodies won't stay buried.Some stories need to be told.When seventeen-year-old Rowan Chase finds a skeleton on her family's property, she has no idea that investigating the brutal century-old murder will lead to a summer of painful discoveries about the present and the past.

A Long Way Downby David Levithan - CALL# FIC REY

And so it goes, the whole long way down, as the elevator stops on each floor, and at each stop someone connected to his brother gets on to give Will a piece to a bigger story than the one he thinks he knows. A story that might never know an END…if Will gets off that elevator.

BOOK REVIEWS

The Bellesby Dhionelle ClaytonCall# FIC CLA

BLACK HISTORY MONTH YA NONFICTION

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Getting Away with Murderby Chris CroweCall# 364.15 CRO

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacksby Rebecca SklootCall# 616 SKL

Double Victoryby Cheryl MullenbachCall# 940.53

In the Shadow of Libertyby Kenneth DavisCall# 920 DAV

The 57 Busby Dashka SlaterCall# 364.15 SLA

Can’t Stop Won’t Stop (Young Reader’s Edition)by Jeff ChangCall# 782 CHA

Life In Motion -An Unlikely Ballerina (Young Reader’s Edition)by Misty CopelandCall# 921 COP

It’s Trevor Noah: Born A Crime(Young Reader’s Edition)by Trevor NoahCall# 921 NOA

Lucent Library Of Black History Book Setby Lucent Books, an imprint of Thomson/Gale

Hip-Hop Artists (Essential Library) Book Setby Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing

FEATURED SERIES

This series introduces hip-hop's best and brightest names, highlighting prominent artists in the hip-hop industry and how their music has made a mark. Books will focus on the career of these talented artists, exploring how they got their start in the business and following their rise to fame and highlighting their musical inspiration, charity work, and business ventures.

Since African-American history is significant and integral to the larger history of the United States, this series places important topics in context so that readers will understand the connection between black history and the broad sweep of America's story.

Becomingby Michelle ObamaCall# 921 OBA

The Rose That Grew from Concreteby Tupac ShakurCall# 811 SHA

145th Street: Short Storiesby Walter Dean MyersCall# 813.08 MYE

Say Her Nameby Zetta ElliottCall# 811 ELL

March: Book Oneby John LewisCall# 741.5 LEW

Black Enoughby Ibi ZoboiCall# 813.08 ZOB

The Harlem Hellfightersby Max BrooksCall# 741.5 BRO