A Patient Man Will Eat Ripe Fruit: Incoming MG & YA Books Written by Black Authors for 2014

1.
When I Was the Greatest
When I Was the Greatest 4.01 avg rating — 7,351 ratings
2.
Brown Girl Dreaming
Brown Girl Dreaming 4.15 avg rating — 91,858 ratings
3.
The Great Greene Heist (The Great Greene Heist, #1)
The Great Greene Heist (The Great Greene Heist, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 2,703 ratings
4.
The Crossover
The Crossover 4.22 avg rating — 68,005 ratings
5.
Pointe
Pointe 3.74 avg rating — 4,988 ratings
6.
How It Went Down
How It Went Down 3.95 avg rating — 7,523 ratings
7.
Unstoppable Octobia May
Unstoppable Octobia May 3.43 avg rating — 686 ratings
8.
The Legacy
The Legacy 4.07 avg rating — 115 ratings
9.
Fake ID
Fake ID 3.75 avg rating — 2,431 ratings
10.
Willow
Willow 3.67 avg rating — 301 ratings
11.
Love Is the Drug
Love Is the Drug 3.36 avg rating — 1,287 ratings
12.
Knockout Games
Knockout Games
by: G. Neri
3.72 avg rating — 267 ratings
13.
Promise of Shadows
Promise of Shadows 3.59 avg rating — 1,651 ratings
14.
The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond
The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond 3.99 avg rating — 1,689 ratings
15.
Kinda Like Brothers
Kinda Like Brothers
by: Coe Booth
4.05 avg rating — 982 ratings
15.
Booked (The Crossover, #2)
Booked (The Crossover, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 19,519 ratings
17.
Complicit
Complicit 3.65 avg rating — 2,829 ratings
18.
Gameworld
Gameworld 3.44 avg rating — 103 ratings
18.
All American Boys
All American Boys 4.29 avg rating — 49,115 ratings
20.
Ghost (Track, #1)
Ghost (Track, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 50,139 ratings
21.
X
X 3.88 avg rating — 3,570 ratings
22.
Magic Betsey
Magic Betsey 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings
23.
Girl Wonder to the Rescue
Girl Wonder to the Rescue liked it 3.00 avg rating — 10 ratings
24.
BETSEYS BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
BETSEYS BIRTHDAY SURPRISE 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
25.
The Sittin' Up
The Sittin' Up 3.74 avg rating — 142 ratings
26.
Most Valuable (STAT: Standing Tall and Talented, #5)
Most Valuable (STAT: Standing Tall and Talented, #5) 4.44 avg rating — 68 ratings
27.
The Zero Degree Zombie Zone
The Zero Degree Zombie Zone 3.40 avg rating — 118 ratings
28.
Skateboard Party (The Carver Chronicles, #2)
Skateboard Party (The Carver Chronicles, #2) 3.33 avg rating — 126 ratings
29.
A Matter of Souls
A Matter of Souls 3.89 avg rating — 166 ratings
30.
On a Clear Day
On a Clear Day 2.48 avg rating — 337 ratings
31.
The Red Pencil
The Red Pencil 3.91 avg rating — 7,285 ratings
32.
The Madman of Piney Woods
The Madman of Piney Woods 3.99 avg rating — 1,644 ratings
33.
Call Me By My Name
Call Me By My Name 3.95 avg rating — 604 ratings
34.
The Perfect Place
The Perfect Place 4.05 avg rating — 374 ratings
35.
Tales from a Not-So-Glam TV Star (Dork Diaries, #7)
Tales from a Not-So-Glam TV Star (Dork Diaries, #7) 4.32 avg rating — 23,698 ratings