Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
By: Ibi Zoboi
4.13
Format: 407 pages, Kindle Edition
Edited by National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi, and featuring some of the most acclaimed bestsell…
Want to Read $ 11.99"Being in a shadow is never just as simple as stepping out of it. Shadows can camouflage a lot of things."-Ibi Zoboi, Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
"Being in a shadow is never just as simple as stepping out of it. Shadows can camouflage a lot of things."-Ibi Zoboi, Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
"Your grandma used to always tell me that just because something is over doesn't mean it wasn't successful. All things end at some point."-Ibi Zoboi, Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
"Your grandma used to always tell me that just because something is over doesn't mean it wasn't successful. All things end at some point."-Ibi Zoboi, Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
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1. The Poet X
By: Elizabeth Acevedo
4.38
Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition
Fans of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds will fall hard for this astonishing New … read more
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"Pero, tú no eres fácil."-Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X
"Just because your father's present, doesn't mean he isn't absent."-Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X
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2. Piecing Me Together
By: Renée Watson
4.08
Format: 277 pages, Kindle Edition
A timely and powerful story about a teen girl from a poor neighborhood striving for success, from a… read more
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3. Lift Off
By: Melissa de la Cruz , Lamar Giles , Daniel José Older , Gene Luen Yang , Malinda Lo , Walter Dean Myers , Nicola Yoon , Eric Gansworth , Jason Reynolds , Sara Farizan , Thien Pham , None
3.64
Format: 192 pages,
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4. The Boy in the Black Suit
By: Jason Reynolds
3.46
Format: 103 pages, Hardcover
Just when seventeen-year-old Matt thinks he can't handle one more piece of terrible news, he meets … read more
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By: Marcel Proust , Alan Asaid
3.98
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
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6. Marcelle
By: Simone de Beauvoir , Magdalena Sørensen
4.06
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
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By: Jamila Rowser
4.35
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
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8. Love Radio
By: Ebony LaDelle
4.23
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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"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
9. Grown
By: Tiffany D. Jackson
4.25
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
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10. Chaos Theory
By: Nic Stone
4.16
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
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11. Blackout
By: Dhonielle Clayton
3.90
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and elect… read more
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12. Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)
By: Nic Stone
4.40
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
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"Resist when the world tries to convince you otherwise."-Nic Stone, Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)
13. 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
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"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
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"Sometimes when you want to disappear, it's easiest to hide in music."-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids
14. Odd One Out
By: Nic Stone
3.68
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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"The truth is, I've been learning a lot about myself lately, and at this point, I don't feel like any of the labels really fit me."-Nic Stone, Odd One Out
15. 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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16. Whiteout
By: Dhonielle Clayton
3.64
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
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By: Renée Watson
3.67
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By: Lisa Moore Ramée
4.24
Format: 384 pages, ebook
Twelve-year-old Shayla is allergic to trouble. All she wants to do is to follow the rules. (Oh, and… read more
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"And I like saying something, even if I'm saying it quietly."-Lisa Moore Ramée, A Good Kind of Trouble
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"That's the problem with a three-way friendship. When one of us is missing, it's hard to talk about anything important."-Lisa Moore Ramée, A Good Kind of Trouble
"In junior high, we run a mile every week and we're supposed to get faster each time. Logically, there has to be a point when this is physically impossible, but Coach West doesn't seem to think so."-Lisa Moore Ramée, A Good Kind of Trouble
19. Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
By: Ibi Zoboi
4.13
Format: 407 pages, Kindle Edition
Edited by National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi, and featuring some of the most acclaimed bestsell… read more
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- lgbt
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- anthologies
- young adult
- short stories
- fiction
- contemporary
- african american
- audiobook
"Being in a shadow is never just as simple as stepping out of it. Shadows can camouflage a lot of things."-Ibi Zoboi, Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
"Your grandma used to always tell me that just because something is over doesn't mean it wasn't successful. All things end at some point."-Ibi Zoboi, Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
"I dreamed of going to the most remote places on this earth to dig for old bones, older than people. Before humans and their stupid ideas. Before hate. Maybe even before love, too. Dinosaurs just exis…"-Ibi Zoboi, Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
"Because it is the hardness of the floor, and the abrupt halt in momentum, and the unyielding nature of the surface, that causes a thing to crack. Even if it is not that thing's fault. And then we tal…"-Ibi Zoboi, Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
20. Jackpot
By: Nic Stone
3.99
Format: 345 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the New York Times bestseller Dear Martin-comes a pitch-perfect romance that exa… read more
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21. Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy
By: Emmanuel Acho
4.44
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
An engaging children's book whose aim is opening a dialogue about systemic racism, inspired by Emma… read more
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