The Black Kids
By: Christina Hammonds Reed
4.03
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
Ashley Bennett and her friends are living the charmed life. It’s the end of senior year and they’re…
Want to Read $ 1.99"Nobody calls boys sluts."-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids
"Nobody calls boys sluts."-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids
"It's not just about Rodney. It's about all of us."-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids
"It's not just about Rodney. It's about all of us."-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids
If you liked the social justice plot in The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed , here is a list of 6 books like this:
1. Monday's Not Coming
By: Tiffany D. Jackson
4.25
Format: 448 pages, ebook
Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been in… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"...Dandelions are nothing but pretty weeds."-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming
"And dandelions are nothing but pretty weeds. - Claudia"-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming
"Well, sometimes the people we love the most can hurt us the most."-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming
"Kids tend to forget their roots. But roots are always the first to carry you back home."-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming
2. Dear Martin
By: Nic Stone
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Raw, captivating, and undeniably real, Nic Stone joins industry giants Jason Reynolds and Walter De… read more
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- race
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- social justice
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
3. You Should See Me in a Crown
By: Leah Johnson
4.09
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Liz Lighty has always believed she's too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, … read more
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- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"The best education is one you get in the world."-Leah Johnson, You Should See Me in a Crown
"I don’t believe in putting a question mark where God put a period."-Leah Johnson, You Should See Me in a Crown
"Did you know you have the chance to be the first black queen in Campbell history?"-Leah Johnson, You Should See Me in a Crown
"Just because it could be worse doesn't mean you don't get to acknowledge how much it sucks, you know."-Leah Johnson, You Should See Me in a Crown
4. Abuela, Don't Forget Me
By: Rex Ogle
4.50
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
In his memoir Free Lunch, Rex Ogle’s abuela features as a source of love and support. In this compa… read more
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- audiobook
"These are my words! They matter! Hit me all you want. I will write. These are my words. They do matter. And she did hit me, all she wanted. But I wrote. And I still write. I will always write. No one…"-Rex Ogle, Abuela, Don't Forget Me
"She may forget. And one day, I may forget too. But for now, the memories are captured, like insects in amber, ready to survive for millions of years. My memories...are written in words and verses and…"-Rex Ogle, Abuela, Don't Forget Me
5. Love Radio
By: Ebony LaDelle
4.23
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Hitch meets The Sun Is Also a Star in this novel about a self-professed teen love doctor with a pop… read more
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- audiobook
- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
"It's crazy how a relationship can be over long before you both call it quits."-Ebony LaDelle, Love Radio
"That's what love looks like. It's not always about the flowers and grand gestures, but this right here. Being completely yourself with another person in the moment, and them accepting no less of you."-Ebony LaDelle, Love Radio
"And now I'm realising it's ok to let toxicity go, even if it used to be good at one point. What matters is how does it make you feel now, and right now nothing about Destiny makes me believe she care…"-Ebony LaDelle, Love Radio
6. Grown
By: Tiffany D. Jackson
4.25
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Author Tiffany D. Jackson delivers another ripped-from-the-headlines mystery that exposes horrific … read more
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- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
7. Chaos Theory
By: Nic Stone
4.16
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin, delivers a gripping romance about two tee… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
8. Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)
By: Angie Thomas
4.39
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of … read more
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- young adult contemporary
- race
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- social justice
- fiction
- contemporary
- historical fiction
- audiobook
"So is Iesha."-Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)
"Roses can bloom in the hardest conditions."-Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)
"No matter where you come from, you're always worth more than you think,"-Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)
"Living your life based off what other people think, ain’t living at all."-Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)
9. Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry
By: Joya Goffney
4.08
Format: 368 pages, ebook
Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by debut author Joya Goffney is the story of an overly enthusiastic list… read more
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- young adult contemporary
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"There are enough closed doors and glass ceilings in the world. My comfort zone shouldn’t be one of them."-Joya Goffney, Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry
"Cowards will do anything to feel safe, to feel in control. I used to be a coward, too, but the first brave thing I ever did was to stop being your friend."-Joya Goffney, Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry
"Because I realized today that that’s what I did to you. I forced you to get naked before you were ready. And I’m disgusted at myself for doing that to you."-Joya Goffney, Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry
"I think to myself, If I can still move, what I’m gon’ be still for? Maybe because I’m too scared to move. Because if I move, people might see me. Because staying still is easier."-Joya Goffney, Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry
10. Their Vicious Games
By: Joelle Wellington
3.99
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A Black teen desperate to regain her Ivy League acceptance enters an elite competition only to disc… read more
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- audiobook
- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
11. Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)
By: Nic Stone
4.40
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In the stunning and hard-hitting sequel to the New York Times bestseller Dear Martin, incarcerated … read more
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- young adult contemporary
- race
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- social justice
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Resist when the world tries to convince you otherwise."-Nic Stone, Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)
12. On the Come Up
By: Angie Thomas
4.27
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
An alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780062498564 can be found here. Sixteen-year-old Bri wants … read more
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- young adult contemporary
- race
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"All right now, y’all,"-Angie Thomas, On the Come Up
"That’s what we call our goal, the come up."-Angie Thomas, On the Come Up
"I'll always be my dad’s daughter if nothing else."-Angie Thomas, On the Come Up
"Besides, is it really mine if I'm not being myself?"-Angie Thomas, On the Come Up
13. All the Fighting Parts
By: Hannah V. Sawyerr
4.44
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
In the vein of Grown and The Poet X, a searing and defiant novel in verse about reclaiming agency a… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
14. The Weight of Blood
By: Tiffany D. Jackson
4.21
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
" New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson ramps up the horror and tackles America's hi… read more
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- audiobook
- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
15. Slay
By: Brittney Morris
4.20
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
'We are different ages, genders and traditions ... but tonight we all SLAY'Black Panther meets Read… read more
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- young adult contemporary
- race
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"As we duel, as we chat, there's an understanding that "your black is not my black" and "your weird is not my weird" and "your beautiful is not my beautiful," and that's okay. It' brings tears to my e…"-Brittney Morris, Slay
16. The Black Kids
By: Christina Hammonds Reed
4.03
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
Ashley Bennett and her friends are living the charmed life. It’s the end of senior year and they’re… read more
Want to Read $ 1.99Similar categories in Christina Hammonds Reed's The Black Kids book and Christina Hammonds Reed's The Black Kids
- young adult contemporary
- race
- historical
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- social justice
- fiction
- contemporary
- historical fiction
- audiobook
"Nobody calls boys sluts."-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids
"It's not just about Rodney. It's about all of us."-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids
"They don't fucking see us even when they're looking right at us."-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids
"Sometimes when you want to disappear, it's easiest to hide in music."-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids
17. This Is My America
By: Kim Johnson
4.46
Format: 416 pages, ebook
Dear Martin meets Just Mercy in this unflinching yet uplifting YA novel that explores the racist in… read more
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- race
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- social justice
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
18. Let Me Hear a Rhyme
By: Tiffany D. Jackson
4.14
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
In this standalone novel, Tiffany D. Jackson tells the story of three Brooklyn teens who plot to tu… read more
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- young adult contemporary
- historical
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- historical fiction
- audiobook
"I mean, maybe it wasn't so crazy after all. Maybe just thinking outside the box is how you get further than you ever could dream of."-Tiffany D. Jackson, Let Me Hear a Rhyme
19. This Book Won't Burn
By: Samira Ahmed
4.28
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspens… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- social justice
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Book banning has long been used to silence those who want to speak out, those who are unwilling to be gaslit into thinking they're living in the best of all possible worlds."-Samira Ahmed, This Book Won't Burn
20. Out of Body
By: Nia Davenport
4.02
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A high-stakes, propulsive YA thriller with a body-swap twist thoughtfully exploring themes of frien… read more
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- audiobook
- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
21. Not So Pure and Simple
By: Lamar Giles
4.05
Format: 416 pages, ebook
Del has had a crush on Kiera Westing since kindergarten. And now, during their junior year, she’s f… read more
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- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"I'd told the truth. That shouldn't be wrong, but the truth could be a weapon depending on who used it."-Lamar Giles, Not So Pure and Simple
