Books that All Black Girls Should Read

1.
Becoming
Becoming 4.44 avg rating β€” 1,160,758 ratings
2.
Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating β€” 258,409 ratings
3.
Stay with Me
Stay with Me 4.06 avg rating β€” 63,588 ratings
3.
Calling My Name
Calling My Name 3.47 avg rating β€” 1,548 ratings
3.
Homemade Love
Homemade Love 4.48 avg rating β€” 1,858 ratings
3.
Ghost Roast: A Graphic Novel
Ghost Roast: A Graphic Novel 4.12 avg rating β€” 2,506 ratings
7.
American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America
American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America 3.94 avg rating β€” 2,329 ratings
7.
Queenie
Queenie 3.85 avg rating β€” 154,562 ratings
7.
Black Girl, White School: Thriving, Surviving and No, You Can't Touch My Hair
Black Girl, White School: Thriving, Surviving and No, You Can't Touch My Hair 4.57 avg rating β€” 84 ratings
7.
Some Soul to Keep
Some Soul to Keep 4.52 avg rating β€” 1,758 ratings
11.
Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America
Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America 4.26 avg rating β€” 3,392 ratings
11.
Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me 4.40 avg rating β€” 357,441 ratings
13.
The Girl with the Louding Voice
The Girl with the Louding Voice 4.42 avg rating β€” 167,355 ratings
13.
How We Fight For Our Lives
How We Fight For Our Lives 4.27 avg rating β€” 22,738 ratings
15.
Red at the Bone
Red at the Bone 3.96 avg rating β€” 82,544 ratings
15.
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1) 3.45 avg rating β€” 30,284 ratings
17.
Indigo
Indigo 4.31 avg rating β€” 5,816 ratings
17.
Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves 4.36 avg rating β€” 6,485 ratings
19.
The Nickel Boys
The Nickel Boys 4.26 avg rating β€” 291,127 ratings
19.
Freshwater
Freshwater 4.01 avg rating β€” 35,609 ratings
21.
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad 4.06 avg rating β€” 433,402 ratings
21.
Such a Fun Age
Such a Fun Age 3.78 avg rating β€” 565,721 ratings
23.
Salvage the Bones
Salvage the Bones 3.96 avg rating β€” 71,453 ratings
23.
How to Be an Antiracist
How to Be an Antiracist 4.37 avg rating β€” 118,334 ratings
25.
A Brief History of Seven Killings
A Brief History of Seven Killings 3.89 avg rating β€” 37,308 ratings
25.
Gingerbread
Gingerbread 3.05 avg rating β€” 15,465 ratings
27.
The Vanishing Half
The Vanishing Half 4.13 avg rating β€” 831,913 ratings
27.
Patsy
Patsy 3.91 avg rating β€” 11,852 ratings
29.
Girl, Woman, Other
Girl, Woman, Other 4.27 avg rating β€” 256,330 ratings
29.
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness 4.52 avg rating β€” 115,057 ratings
31.
Kintu
Kintu 4.11 avg rating β€” 4,365 ratings
31.
Everything Inside
Everything Inside 3.69 avg rating β€” 11,977 ratings
33.
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead
by: Ayn Rand
3.89 avg rating β€” 333,871 ratings
33.
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches 4.53 avg rating β€” 39,730 ratings
35.
Black (The Black #1)
Black (The Black #1) 4.52 avg rating β€” 906 ratings
35.
The Yellow House
The Yellow House 3.89 avg rating β€” 25,004 ratings
37.
Elbert: The Uncaged Mind (The Black #2)
Elbert: The Uncaged Mind (The Black #2) 4.65 avg rating β€” 445 ratings
37.
It's Not All Downhill from Here
It's Not All Downhill from Here 3.85 avg rating β€” 7,810 ratings
39.
Emancipating James (The Black #3)
Emancipating James (The Black #3) 4.71 avg rating β€” 344 ratings
39.
My Sister, the Serial Killer
My Sister, the Serial Killer 3.65 avg rating β€” 332,519 ratings
41.
Introduction to Love and Self
Introduction to Love and Self 4.54 avg rating β€” 196 ratings
41.
Clap When You Land
Clap When You Land 4.23 avg rating β€” 107,855 ratings
43.
Anthony: Unshackled (The Black #4)
Anthony: Unshackled (The Black #4) 4.65 avg rating β€” 253 ratings
43.
Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More
Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More 4.30 avg rating β€” 16,468 ratings
45.
Unfortunately Francine (Unfortunate #1)
Unfortunately Francine (Unfortunate #1) 4.49 avg rating β€” 448 ratings
45.
Grand Union
Grand Union 3.26 avg rating β€” 9,591 ratings
47.
It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) 4.10 avg rating β€” 4,401,471 ratings
47.
More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say)
More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say) 4.39 avg rating β€” 10,792 ratings
49.
Ugly Love
Ugly Love really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 2,214,989 ratings
49.
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Sing, Unburied, Sing really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 145,395 ratings
51.
Black Boy
Black Boy 4.09 avg rating β€” 55,310 ratings
51.
Brown Girl Dreaming
Brown Girl Dreaming 4.15 avg rating β€” 91,867 ratings
53.
The Awakening of Malcolm X
The Awakening of Malcolm X 4.23 avg rating β€” 1,175 ratings
53.
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance 3.94 avg rating β€” 229,616 ratings
55.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by: Malcolm X
4.37 avg rating β€” 285,205 ratings
55.
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body 4.17 avg rating β€” 118,962 ratings
57.
Assata: An Autobiography
Assata: An Autobiography 4.59 avg rating β€” 29,695 ratings
57.
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun 3.85 avg rating β€” 107,585 ratings
59.
No Disrespect
No Disrespect 4.27 avg rating β€” 3,754 ratings
59.
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain 4.05 avg rating β€” 78,223 ratings
61.
Americanah
Americanah 4.31 avg rating β€” 401,568 ratings
61.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 477,041 ratings
63.
Marcus Garvey: Ultimate Collection of Speeches and Poems
Marcus Garvey: Ultimate Collection of Speeches and Poems 4.48 avg rating β€” 88 ratings
63.
The Water Dancer
The Water Dancer 4.06 avg rating β€” 116,583 ratings
65.
When No One Is Watching
When No One Is Watching 3.48 avg rating β€” 110,067 ratings
65.
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of OrΓ―sha, #1)
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of OrΓ―sha, #1) 4.11 avg rating β€” 245,832 ratings
67.
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 4.15 avg rating β€” 123,954 ratings
67.
An American Marriage
An American Marriage 3.93 avg rating β€” 379,559 ratings
69.
The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye 4.13 avg rating β€” 288,164 ratings
69.
Sula
Sula 4.05 avg rating β€” 117,049 ratings
71.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating β€” 716,580 ratings
71.
Tess iz roda d'Erbervillej / Tess of the D'Urbevilles
Tess iz roda d'Erbervillej / Tess of the D'Urbevilles
by: Gardi T.
3.84 avg rating β€” 297,830 ratings
73.
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3) 4.58 avg rating β€” 1,004,681 ratings
73.
The Celestine Prophecy (Celestine Prophecy, #1)
The Celestine Prophecy (Celestine Prophecy, #1) 3.73 avg rating β€” 120,575 ratings
75.
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) 4.50 avg rating β€” 1,084,443 ratings
75.
The Magic Path of Intuition
The Magic Path of Intuition 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,620 ratings
77.
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) 4.40 avg rating β€” 3,051,496 ratings
77.
Some Soul to Keep
Some Soul to Keep 4.52 avg rating β€” 1,758 ratings
79.
The Hobbit, Part One
The Hobbit, Part One 4.31 avg rating β€” 380,999 ratings
79.
Homemade Love
Homemade Love 4.48 avg rating β€” 1,858 ratings
81.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating β€” 4,346,492 ratings
81.
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom 4.19 avg rating β€” 489,766 ratings
83.
The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion 4.03 avg rating β€” 325,089 ratings
83.
State of Emergency: How We Win in the Country We Built
State of Emergency: How We Win in the Country We Built 4.32 avg rating β€” 325 ratings
85.
Unfinished Tales
Unfinished Tales 4.02 avg rating β€” 43,172 ratings
85.
Expect to Win: Proven Strategies for Success from a Wall Street Vet
Expect to Win: Proven Strategies for Success from a Wall Street Vet 4.09 avg rating β€” 845 ratings
87.
The Book of Lost Tales 1 (The History of Middle-Earth, #1)
The Book of Lost Tales 1 (The History of Middle-Earth, #1) 3.87 avg rating β€” 16,316 ratings
87.
The Little Black Book of Success: Laws of Leadership for Black Women
The Little Black Book of Success: Laws of Leadership for Black Women 4.19 avg rating β€” 526 ratings
89.
The Book of Lost Tales 2 (The History of Middle-Earth, #2)
The Book of Lost Tales 2 (The History of Middle-Earth, #2) 3.90 avg rating β€” 8,902 ratings
89.
In the Shadow of the Peacock
In the Shadow of the Peacock 4.17 avg rating β€” 29 ratings
91.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating β€” 403,126 ratings
91.
Promises to Keep
Promises to Keep 4.25 avg rating β€” 100 ratings
93.
Woman Evolve: Break Up with Your Fears and Revolutionize Your Life
Woman Evolve: Break Up with Your Fears and Revolutionize Your Life 4.52 avg rating β€” 3,742 ratings
93.
In My Bedroom
In My Bedroom 4.12 avg rating β€” 332 ratings
95.
The Year of Yes Journal
The Year of Yes Journal 4.08 avg rating β€” 723 ratings
95.
Grindin'
Grindin' 4.51 avg rating β€” 1,418 ratings
97.
Sugar (Sugar Lacey, #1)
Sugar (Sugar Lacey, #1) 4.28 avg rating β€” 10,036 ratings
97.
The Man in My Basement
The Man in My Basement 3.69 avg rating β€” 5,646 ratings
99.
The Turning Point
The Turning Point 4.58 avg rating β€” 162 ratings
100.
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) 4.20 avg rating β€” 239,095 ratings
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