African American Books for Teens

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The Skin I'm In
The Skin I'm In 4.16 avg rating — 17,027 ratings
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Copper Sun
Copper Sun 4.35 avg rating — 16,906 ratings
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 70,146 ratings
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November Blues (Jericho, #2)
November Blues (Jericho, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 4,089 ratings
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Tears of a Tiger (Hazelwood High, #1)
Tears of a Tiger (Hazelwood High, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 16,314 ratings
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Forged by Fire (Hazelwood High, #2)
Forged by Fire (Hazelwood High, #2) 4.36 avg rating — 9,599 ratings
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by: Malcolm X
4.37 avg rating — 285,197 ratings
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The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 986,443 ratings
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Monster
Monster 3.73 avg rating — 74,195 ratings
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Romiette and Julio
Romiette and Julio 3.93 avg rating — 6,402 ratings
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The First Part Last (Heaven, #2)
The First Part Last (Heaven, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 15,812 ratings
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IA: Initiate (IA, #1)
IA: Initiate (IA, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 740 ratings
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Bud, Not Buddy
Bud, Not Buddy 3.97 avg rating — 114,071 ratings
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Money Hungry
Money Hungry 4.10 avg rating — 4,427 ratings
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The Coldest Winter Ever (The Coldest Winter Ever, #1)
The Coldest Winter Ever (The Coldest Winter Ever, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 42,218 ratings
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Begging for Change
Begging for Change 4.23 avg rating — 2,751 ratings
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Who Am I Without Him?: A Short Story Collection about Girls and Boys in Their Lives
Who Am I Without Him?: A Short Story Collection about Girls and Boys in Their Lives 4.14 avg rating — 2,089 ratings
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Bronx Masquerade
Bronx Masquerade 3.95 avg rating — 7,918 ratings
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Heaven (Heaven, #1)
Heaven (Heaven, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 2,539 ratings
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Darkness Before Dawn (Hazelwood High, #3)
Darkness Before Dawn (Hazelwood High, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 5,607 ratings
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Day of Tears (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Title)
Day of Tears (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Title) 4.15 avg rating — 4,243 ratings
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Lady J (Drama High, #5)
Lady J (Drama High, #5)
by: L. Divine
4.62 avg rating — 1,636 ratings
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If You Come Softly
If You Come Softly 4.03 avg rating — 12,456 ratings
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The Battle of Jericho (Jericho, #1)
The Battle of Jericho (Jericho, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 4,026 ratings
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Feathers
Feathers 3.73 avg rating — 7,770 ratings
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Jason & Kyra
Jason & Kyra 4.22 avg rating — 2,142 ratings
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The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,260 ratings
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 4.12 avg rating — 132,004 ratings
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Miracle's Boys
Miracle's Boys 3.92 avg rating — 3,812 ratings
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Baby Girl
Baby Girl 4.17 avg rating — 310 ratings
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Frenemies (Drama High, #4)
Frenemies (Drama High, #4)
by: L. Divine
4.58 avg rating — 1,938 ratings
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Just Another Hero (Jericho, #3)
Just Another Hero (Jericho, #3) 4.26 avg rating — 2,158 ratings
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Broken China
Broken China 4.24 avg rating — 942 ratings
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Buck: A Memoir
Buck: A Memoir 4.05 avg rating — 3,060 ratings
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IA: B.O.S.S. (IA #2)
IA: B.O.S.S. (IA #2) 4.49 avg rating — 136 ratings
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Crystal
Crystal 3.68 avg rating — 297 ratings
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Played
Played 4.06 avg rating — 1,286 ratings
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The Fight (Drama High, #1)
The Fight (Drama High, #1)
by: L. Divine
4.51 avg rating — 3,516 ratings
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The Road to Paris
The Road to Paris 4.02 avg rating — 1,479 ratings
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Second Chance (Drama High, #2)
Second Chance (Drama High, #2)
by: L. Divine
4.57 avg rating — 2,326 ratings
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Street Love
Street Love 3.68 avg rating — 1,324 ratings
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Behind You
Behind You 4.08 avg rating — 1,401 ratings
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Bang!
Bang! 4.19 avg rating — 2,327 ratings
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Fire from the Rock
Fire from the Rock 3.98 avg rating — 1,799 ratings
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12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave 4.22 avg rating — 123,138 ratings
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The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye 4.13 avg rating — 288,136 ratings
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Tyrell (Tyrell, #1)
Tyrell (Tyrell, #1)
by: Coe Booth
4.19 avg rating — 5,052 ratings
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A Hood Chick's Story
A Hood Chick's Story 4.47 avg rating — 680 ratings
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A Gangster's Girl
A Gangster's Girl 4.43 avg rating — 2,833 ratings
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New Boy
New Boy 3.61 avg rating — 509 ratings
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Shadowshaper (Shadowshaper Cypher, #1)
Shadowshaper (Shadowshaper Cypher, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 10,802 ratings
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Hip-Hop High School
Hip-Hop High School 4.15 avg rating — 890 ratings
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Jayd's Legacy (Drama High, #3)
Jayd's Legacy (Drama High, #3)
by: L. Divine
4.60 avg rating — 1,831 ratings
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I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This
I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This 3.92 avg rating — 1,398 ratings
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Kendra
Kendra
by: Coe Booth
4.14 avg rating — 1,736 ratings
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Selected Poems
Selected Poems 4.31 avg rating — 8,297 ratings
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Spellbound
Spellbound 3.71 avg rating — 230 ratings
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Hustlin' (Drama High, #7)
Hustlin' (Drama High, #7)
by: L. Divine
4.63 avg rating — 2,205 ratings
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Twists and Turns
Twists and Turns 3.28 avg rating — 61 ratings
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What They Found: Love on 145th Street
What They Found: Love on 145th Street 3.80 avg rating — 608 ratings
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Culture Clash (Drama High, #10)
Culture Clash (Drama High, #10)
by: L. Divine
4.71 avg rating — 1,340 ratings
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LOG: The Legends of Genesis: Not Your Ordinary Heroes
LOG: The Legends of Genesis: Not Your Ordinary Heroes 4.14 avg rating — 21 ratings
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Seton Girls
Seton Girls 3.96 avg rating — 346 ratings
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Seton Girls
Seton Girls 3.96 avg rating — 346 ratings
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Streetlight People
Streetlight People 3.89 avg rating — 208 ratings
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How It Went Down
How It Went Down 3.95 avg rating — 7,523 ratings
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Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels 3.99 avg rating — 11,836 ratings
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Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1)
Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1)
by: Nic Stone
4.33 avg rating — 84,060 ratings
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The Pox Party (The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, #1)
The Pox Party (The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, #1) 3.55 avg rating — 15,981 ratings
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The Dear One
The Dear One 3.92 avg rating — 490 ratings
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Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating — 258,381 ratings
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The Bully (Bluford High, #5)
The Bully (Bluford High, #5) 4.31 avg rating — 6,105 ratings
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Friends 'til the End (Good Girlz, #6)
Friends 'til the End (Good Girlz, #6) 4.39 avg rating — 108 ratings
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Courtin' Jayd (Drama High, #6)
Courtin' Jayd (Drama High, #6)
by: L. Divine
4.63 avg rating — 2,041 ratings
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A Matter of Trust (Bluford High, #2)
A Matter of Trust (Bluford High, #2) 4.31 avg rating — 4,513 ratings
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Keep It Movin' (Drama High, #8)
Keep It Movin' (Drama High, #8)
by: L. Divine
4.67 avg rating — 1,486 ratings
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Blessings in Disguise (Good Girlz, #2)
Blessings in Disguise (Good Girlz, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 196 ratings
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Autobiography of My Dead Brother
Autobiography of My Dead Brother 3.85 avg rating — 1,144 ratings
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47
47 3.74 avg rating — 2,176 ratings
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My Bondage and My Freedom
My Bondage and My Freedom 4.38 avg rating — 12,159 ratings
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Chains (Seeds of America, #1)
Chains (Seeds of America, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 58,195 ratings
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The House You Pass on the Way
The House You Pass on the Way 3.78 avg rating — 1,794 ratings
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4) 3.90 avg rating — 128,898 ratings
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Holidaze (Drama High, #9)
Holidaze (Drama High, #9)
by: L. Divine
4.65 avg rating — 1,334 ratings
85.
Cool Like That (So For Real, #4)
Cool Like That (So For Real, #4) 4.36 avg rating — 172 ratings
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Tankborn (Tankborn, #1)
Tankborn (Tankborn, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 1,453 ratings
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Ever Near (Secret Affinity, #1)
Ever Near (Secret Affinity, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 103 ratings
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Thugs and the Women Who Love Them (Thug #1)
Thugs and the Women Who Love Them (Thug #1) 4.57 avg rating — 5,491 ratings
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Don't Tell Your Cousin
Don't Tell Your Cousin 3.53 avg rating — 144 ratings
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The Clone Codes (The Clone Codes, #1)
The Clone Codes (The Clone Codes, #1) 3.53 avg rating — 1,739 ratings
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Pitch (Farsighted, #3)
Pitch (Farsighted, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Double Dutch
Double Dutch 3.80 avg rating — 1,863 ratings
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Fair-Weather Friends (Good Girlz, #5)
Fair-Weather Friends (Good Girlz, #5) 4.33 avg rating — 103 ratings
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Getting Even (Good Girlz, #4)
Getting Even (Good Girlz, #4) 4.34 avg rating — 147 ratings
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Sweet Thang
Sweet Thang 3.97 avg rating — 67 ratings
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With Friends Like These (Good Girlz, #3)
With Friends Like These (Good Girlz, #3) 4.31 avg rating — 156 ratings
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Nothing But Drama (Good Girlz, #1)
Nothing But Drama (Good Girlz, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 321 ratings
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Emako Blue
Emako Blue 4.13 avg rating — 813 ratings
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Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America's First Black Paratroopers
Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America's First Black Paratroopers 3.99 avg rating — 2,482 ratings
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Politixworks
Politixworks 4.62 avg rating — 16 ratings
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