Historical African American Fiction for Teens

Black Angels by Linda Beatrice Brown (2009), Y Brown

Mare’s War by Tanita Davis (2009), Y Davis

The Rock and the River by Kekla Magoon (2009), Y Magoon

Riot by Walter Dean Myers (2009), Y Myers

Flygirl by Sherri Smith (2009), Y Smith

Pemba’s Song: A Ghost Story by Tonya Hegamin (2008), Y Hegamin

Guardian by Julius Lester (2008), Y Lester

Becoming Billie Holiday by Carole Boston Weatherford (with art by Floyd Cooper) (2008), Y Weatherford

Fire from the Rock by Sharon M. Draper (2007), Y Draper

The Baptism by Sheila P. Moses (2007), Y Moses

Harlem Summer by Walter Dean Myers (2007), Y Myers

Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper (2006), Y Draper

Time’s Memory by Julius Lester (2006), Y Lester

My Name is Sally Little Song by Brenda Woods (2006), J Woods

New Boy by Julian Houston (2005), Y Houston

Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue by Julius Lester (2005), J Lester

47 by Walter Mosley (2005), Y Mosley

The Legend of Buddy Bush by Sheila P. Moses (2004), Y Moses

Miles’ Song by Alice McGill (2000), Y McGill

Francie by Karen English (1999), Y English

The Glory Field by Walter Dean Myers (1999), Y Myers

Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule by Harriette Robinet (1998), Y Robinet

Adult Book Suitable for Teens

Billy by Albert French (1993), FIC French

Freshwater Road by Denise Nicholas (2005), FIC Nicholas

Betsey Brown by Ntozake Shange (1995), FIC Shange