Say Her Name
By: Zetta Elliott
4.34
Format: 90 pages, None
For ages 12 and up. Inspired by the #SayHerName campaign launched by the African American Policy Fo…
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1. The Crossover
By: Kwame Alexander
4.24
Format: 245 pages, ebook
"With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all t… read more
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- poetry
- middle grade
- young adult
- contemporary
"Basketball Rule #5 When you stop playing your game you've already lost."-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover
"He's no longer listening to music, but his tears are loud enough to dance to."-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover
"Basketball Rule #4 If you miss enough of life's free throws you will pay in the end."-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover
"Silence doesn't mean we have run out of things to say, only that we are trying not to say them."-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover
2. Don't Call Us Dead: Poems
By: Danez Smith
3.97
Format: 0 pages, Paperback
The highly anticipated second collection by Danez Smith--"Hallelujah is an understatement" (Patrici… read more
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- poetry
- race
- contemporary
3. Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case
By: Shadra Strickland , Patricia Hruby Powell
3.14
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
From acclaimed author Patricia Hruby Powell comes the story of a landmark civil rights case, told i… read more
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- poetry
- young adult
- audiobook
4. Aimless Love: New and Selected Poems
By: Billy Collins
3.45
Format: 105 pages, Hardcover
The first volume of New and Selected poetry in twelve years from the two-time Poet Laureate of the … read more
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5. Ronit & Jamil
By: None
3.85
Format: 288 pages, ebook
Pamela L. Laskin's beautiful and lyrical novel in verse delivers a fresh and captivating retelling … read more
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6. Light For The World To See: A Thousand Words on Race and Hope
By: Kwame Alexander
4.31
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
From NPR correspondent and New York Times bestselling author, Kwame Alexander, comes a powerful and… read more
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- poetry
- race
- social justice
- african american
- audiobook
7. Black Girl You Are Atlas
By: Renée Watson
4.61
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
A thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award-winning author and poet Renée Watson. In thi… read more
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- poetry
- race
- teen
- feminism
- middle grade
- young adult
- contemporary
- african american
- audiobook
8. The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country
By: Amanda Gorman
4.56
Format: 29 pages, Hardcover
An alternative cover edition for this ISBN 9780593465271 can be found here. On January 20, 2021,… read more
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- poetry
- feminism
- social justice
- contemporary
- audiobook
"So while we once asked: How could we possibly prevail over catastrophe? Now we assert: How could catastrophe possibly prevail over us?"-Amanda Gorman, The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country
"The new dawn blooms as we free it, For there is always light, If only we're brave enough to see it, If only we're brave enough to be it."-Amanda Gorman, The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country
"Let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true: That even as we grieved, we grew That even as we hurt, we hoped That even as we tired, we tried"-Amanda Gorman, The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country
"When day comes, we step out of the shade of flame and unafraid. The new dawn balloons as we free it. For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be …"-Amanda Gorman, The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country
9. For Every One
By: Jason Reynolds
4.30
Format: 102 pages, Hardcover
Originally performed at the Kennedy Center for the unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial… read more
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- poetry
- teen
- middle grade
- young adult
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Dreams don't have timelines, deadlines, and aren't always in straight lines."-Jason Reynolds, For Every One
"When it comes to my dream, the way I like to describe it is that it's a rabid beast that found me when I was young"-Jason Reynolds, For Every One
"The truth is, finding that beast may or may not happen. But the treasures I've discovered under the heavy stones and behind the massive trees and deep in the dark caves have created the hunter and th…"-Jason Reynolds, For Every One
"One thing I am now certain of is that this road less traveled has in fact been traveled by far more suckers than you think. All of us out here, slumped over wearing weird fake broken smiles, trying t…"-Jason Reynolds, For Every One
10. Punching the Air
By: Ibi Zoboi
4.41
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exo… read more
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- poetry
- race
- teen
- young adult
- social justice
- contemporary
- audiobook
"They call it free time and it's the biggest lie because we are still here"-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air
"This is the first time my feet are bound where the fuck am I supposed to run anyway"-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air
"Blank Canvas I have a crayon and paper I didn't know that I could hold this little bit of freedom in my hands"-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air
"And maybe there are small cracks in our walls and we start to see a sliver of light shine through in each other"-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air
11. If They Come for Us
By: Fatimah Asghar
4.24
Format: 100 pages, Paperback
Poet and co-creator of the Emmy-nominated web series "Brown Girls" captures the experience of being… read more
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- poetry
- race
- feminism
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Do all survivors carry villian inside them?"-Fatimah Asghar, If They Come for Us
"I didn't know I need to worry about them until they were gone."-Fatimah Asghar, If They Come for Us
"Every year I manage to live on this earth I collect more questions than answers."-Fatimah Asghar, If They Come for Us
"Every year I managed to live on this earth I collect more questions than answers."-Fatimah Asghar, If They Come for Us
12. All the Flowers Kneeling (Penguin Poets)
By: Paul Tran
3.87
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
A profound meditation on physical, emotional, and psychological transformation in the aftermath of … read more
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- audiobook
- poetry
- race
- contemporary
"There is no truth. Only a version. Aversion. A verge. A vengeance."-Paul Tran, All the Flowers Kneeling (Penguin Poets)
"I see not stars but their light reaching across the distance between us."-Paul Tran, All the Flowers Kneeling (Penguin Poets)
"I, after so much isolation, so much indifference, kept going even if going meant only waiting, hovering in place. So far below, so far away from the rest of life...."-Paul Tran, All the Flowers Kneeling (Penguin Poets)
"...an actualized poem requires the actualization, or radical transformation, of the poet - that a poem is the discovery and enactment of an emotional and psychological investigation into the vexed in…"-Paul Tran, All the Flowers Kneeling (Penguin Poets)
13. Kent State
By: Deborah Wiles
3.96
Format: 132 pages, Hardcover
An exploration of one of the darkest moments in our history, when American troops killed four Ameri… read more
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- poetry
- teen
- middle grade
- young adult
- audiobook
"When the State silences freedom of assembly and freedom to dissent, it silences the people it is sworn to protect."-Deborah Wiles, Kent State
14. Inheritance: A Visual Poem
By: Elizabeth Acevedo
4.49
Format: 46 pages, Hardcover
They tell me to "fix" my hair. And by fix, they mean straighten, they mean whiten; but how do… read more
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- poetry
- race
- teen
- feminism
- young adult
- contemporary
- african american
- audiobook
15. 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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- poetry
- teen
- feminism
- young adult
- contemporary
- audiobook
16. ¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico
By: Christine Suggs
4.10
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
"An absolutely heartwarming and vibrant story of belonging, family, and the meaning of home. This b… read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
17. The One Thing You'd Save
By: Linda Sue Park
3.94
Format: 72 pages, Hardcover
If your house were on fire, what one thing would you save? Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park explores… read more
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- audiobook
- poetry
- middle grade
- contemporary
"Ages ago my gran knitted a sweater for my dad. He wore it and wore it and wore it right out. Then my other gran, who lives with us, unraveled it and knitted a new sweater for me. So I'd save that swe…"-Linda Sue Park, The One Thing You'd Save
18. This Is the Honey
By: Kwame Alexander
4.47
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A breathtaking poetry collection on hope, heart, and heritage from the most prominent and promising… read more
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- audiobook
- poetry
- race
- contemporary
19. In the Beautiful Country
By: Jane Kuo
4.24
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A novel in verse about a young Taiwanese immigrant to America who is confronted by the stark differ… read more
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- poetry
- middle grade
- young adult
- audiobook
20. 1919
By: Eve L. Ewing
4.51
Format: 76 pages, Paperback
Poetic reflections on race, class, violence, segregation, and the hidden histories that shape our d… read more
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- poetry
- race
- social justice
- african american
- audiobook
21. And We Rise
By: Erica Martin
4.32
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
A powerful, impactful, eye-opening journey that explores through the Civil Rights Movement in 1950s… read more
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- poetry
- race
- teen
- middle grade
- young adult
- social justice
- audiobook
"history has become a beautiful American lie Overseers rewrite it and always deny people the right to know the ugly truth only tell part of it especially to the youth peace peace peace they always ins…"-Erica Martin, And We Rise
22. We Are All So Good at Smiling
By: Amber McBride
3.88
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
They Both Die at the End meets The Bell Jar in this haunting, beautiful young adult novel-in-verse … read more
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- audiobook
- poetry
- young adult
- contemporary
"Sorrow is no one's fault."-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling
"The only way out is through."-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling
"Let's write our story, so no one can take it away."-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling
"It starts in the middle not the beginning or the end- stories start in the middle."-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling
23. Vinyl Moon
By: Mahogany L. Browne
3.92
Format: 176 pages, Library Binding
A teen girl hiding the scars of a past relationship finds home and healing in the words of strong B… read more
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- audiobook
- poetry
- young adult
- contemporary
24. Wearing My Mother's Heart
By: Sophia Thakur
3.97
Format: 107 pages, Kindle Edition
From acclaimed performance poet Sophia Thakur comes a powerful new collection of poems about what i… read more
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- poetry
- audiobook
25. We Belong
By: Cookie Hiponia
3.70
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A novel-in-verse, that weaves an immigrant story together with Philippine mythology. Stella and … read more
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- audiobook
- poetry
- middle grade
- contemporary
26. Say Her Name
By: Zetta Elliott
4.34
Format: 90 pages, None
For ages 12 and up. Inspired by the #SayHerName campaign launched by the African American Policy Fo… read more
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- poetry
- race
- teen
- feminism
- middle grade
- young adult
- social justice
- contemporary
- african american
- audiobook
27. Chlorine Sky
By: Mahogany L. Browne
3.82
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
A novel-in-verse about a young girl coming-of-age and stepping out of the shadow of her former best… read more
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- poetry
- young adult
- contemporary
- african american
- audiobook
"Everybody wants to be a hero But most of us are just misunderstood villains"-Mahogany L. Browne, Chlorine Sky
"A friend is someone seeing you And hearing you Without you having to say Everything Every time"-Mahogany L. Browne, Chlorine Sky
"When you live where we live You say what it is & if you can't say what it is Or if it hurt too much, Or maybe it's too confusing You just say "whatever" That way you ain't no lie"-Mahogany L. Browne, Chlorine Sky
"When I was younger I thought I had superpowers Thought if I sat real still and stared at a book No one would be able to see me I got so good at it I forgot that I’m the only one playing the game Sit …"-Mahogany L. Browne, Chlorine Sky
28. Sing Anyway (Moonlighters, #1)
By: Anita Kelly
4.05
Format: 124 pages, Kindle Edition
After a lifetime of failed relationships, non-binary history professor Sam Bell is committed to a n… read more
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- audiobook
- contemporary
29. We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices
By: Wade Hudson
4.38
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
Fifty of the foremost diverse children's authors and illustrators--including Jason Reynolds, Jacque… read more
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- poetry
- race
- middle grade
- social justice
30. You Don't Have to Be Everything: Poems for Girls Becoming Themselves
By: Diana Whitney
3.71
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Poems to Turn to Again and Again – from Amanda Gorman, Sharon Olds, Kate Baer, and More Created a… read more
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- poetry
- teen
- feminism
- middle grade
- young adult
31. Concrete Kids (Pocket Change Collective)
By: Amyra Leon
4.39
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
In Concrete Kids, playwright, musician, and educator Amyra León uses free verse to challenge us to… read more
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- race
- social justice
- contemporary
- african american
- audiobook
