Books with black/ AA characters, for ages 6-14

[Anonymous]

One Crazy Summer

Historical fiction for upper elementary age

[Anonymous]

In the older teen range: The Turnaround by George Pelecanos. Also lots by James McBride.

[Anonymous]

I looked up “Tiny Stitches” thinking it was maybe about a seamstress…nope! Female surgical tech who pioneered lifesaving technique for babies.

These are excellent suggestions. Glad I asked.

[Anonymous]

There are actually a lot of sci-fi books - try Amari and the Night Brothers.

[Anonymous]

Rick Riordan's Red Pyramid books have biracial characters.

Layla and the Bots series by Vicky Fang

The Disaster Squad series by Rekha S. Rajan

Kwame's Magic Quest series

[Anonymous]

Tom Sawyer is a classic.

[Anonymous]

Novels my 10 year old son has loved include:

Bud, not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Saint Louis Armstrong Beach (his absolute favorite) by Brenda Woods
The Watsons go to Birmingham is on husband shelf to read (Christopher Paul Curtis)


He also has tons of the Ellray Jake's books on his shelf.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tristan Strong Punches the Sky - Based on AA folktales, fantasy. Grades 4+

+1

The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Moore.

For non-fiction, the graphic novels (trilogy) March by John Lewis and collaborators.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tristan Strong Punches the Sky - Based on AA folktales, fantasy. Grades 4+

Not OP (the other PP), and thanks for this! It hadn't been on my radar and it's exactly the kind of book my kids will love!

The Rick Riordan Presents imprint is a good starting point for finding books in this genre by a wider variety of writers.

[Anonymous]

As Brave as You

[Anonymous]

Thank you for keeping this thread going with all these great suggestions! ~OP

[Anonymous]

The Anna banana books

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Anna banana books

Anna Banana or Anna Hibiscus?

[Anonymous]

Gone with the Wind.
To Kill A Mockingbird.

[Anonymous]

- Cece Loves Science
- Kingston and Dragon Cove
- I Am Everything Good
- The Door of No Return - Kwame Alexander
- Tristan Strong
- Finding Langston
- Beautiful Blackbird
- Toothpaste Millionaire
- One Crazy Summer
-Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crowe
- The Last Last Day of Summer
- Roll of Thunder hear my cry

Non-Fiction
- A Child’s Introduction to African American History (in fact the whole series is good for all)
- The Black History Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
-Amos Fortune: Free Man
- The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes
-Curve and Flow: The Elegant Vision of L.a Architect
- Dream Builder
- The History of Juneteenth: A History book for new readers
- Various books from the Who Was series
- The Awakening of Malcolm X
- Black Boy Joy - Kwame Mbalia

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