
A PDF of This list is available HERE.
Realistic Fiction
- This Book Won’t Burn, by Samira Ahmed (Grades 10-12)
- No Going Back, by Patrick Flores-Scott (Grades 9-12)
- Thirsty, by Jas Hammonds (Grades 10-12)
- Conditions of a Heart, by Bethany Mangle (Grades 9-12)
Fantasy
- Fledgling, by S.K. Ali (Grades 8-12)
- Songlight, by Moira Buffini (Grades 10-12)
- A Tempest of Tea, by Hafsah Faizal (Grades 10-12)
- The Girl, The Ring, & The Baseball Bat, by Camille Gomera-Tavarez (Grades 9-12)
- The Wild Huntress, by Emily Lloyd-Jones (Grades 7-12)
- Dragonfruit, by Makiia Lucier (Grades 7-12)
- Off With Their Heads, by Zoe Hana Mikuta (Grades 9-12)
- Under the Heron’s Light, by Randi Pink (Grades 8-12)
- To a Darker Shore, by Leanne Schwartz (Grades 9-12)
- These Deadly Prophecies, by Andrea Tang (Grades 7-12)
- Celestial Monsters, by Aiden Thomas (Grades 7-12)
Romance
- Even if it Breaks Your Heart, by Erin Hahn (Grades 10-12)
- The Breakup Lists, by Adib Khorram (Grades 10-12)
- The Worst Perfect Moment, by Shivaun Plozza (Grades 9-12)
- The No-Girlfriend Rule, by Christen Randall (Grades 9-12)
- Twenty-Four Seconds from Now, by Jason Reynold (Grades 9-12)
- I’ll Be Waiting for You, by Mariko Turk (Grades 8-12)
- This Day Changes Everything, by Edward Underhill (Grades 8-12)
- Canto Contigo, by Jonny Garza Villa (Grades 9-12)
Historical Fiction
- Sheine Lende, by Darcie Little Badger (Grades 8-12)
- Eyes Open, by Lyn Miller-Lachmann (Grades 9-12)
Mystery/Suspense
- Icarus, by K. Ancrum (Grades 10-12)
- Made Glorious, by Lindsay Eagar (Grades 10-12)
- Such Charming Liars, by Karen McManus (Grades 9-12)
- Darkly, by Marisha Pessl (Grades 9-12)
Horror
- The Bad Ones, by Melissa Albert (Grades 9-12)
- Influencer, by Adam Cesare (Grades 10-12)
- The Black Girl Survives in This One, by various authors (Grades 7-9)
Novels in Verse
- Ariel Crashes a Train, by Olivia A. Cole (Grades 9-12)
- Bright Red Fruit, by Safia Elhillo (Grades 8-12)
Science Fiction
- Snowglobe, by Soyoung Park (Grades 9-12)
- The Dividing Sky, by Jill Tew (Grades 8-12)
Nonfiction
- Black Girl You Are Atlas, by Renee Watson (Grades 7-12)
- Rising from the Ashes, by Paula Yoo (Grades 6-12)
Graphic Novels
- Call Me Iggy, by Jorge Augusto Aguirre(Grades 8-12)
- Visitations, by Corey Egbert (Grades 9-12)
- Please Be My Star, by Victoria Grace Elliott (Grades 9-12)
- The Sweetness Between Us, by Sarah Winifred Searle (Grades 7-12)
- No Rules Tonight, by Kim Hyun Sook (Grades 7-9)
- Girlmode, by Magdalene Visaggio (Grades 8-12)
- Punk Rock Karaoke, by Bianca Xunise (Grades 10-12)
A PDF of this list is available HERE
Historical Fiction
- Black Star, by Kwame Alexander (Grades 5-12)
- The Night War, by Kimberly Bradley (Grades 4-7)
- Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II, by Adam Gidwitz (Grades 3-7)
- Heroes, by Alan Gratz (Grades 4-7)
- When We Flew Away, by Alice Hoffman (Grades 3-7)
- Onyx & Beyond, by Amber McBride (Grades 3-7)
- Wolves at the Door, by Steve Watkins (Grades 5-12)
Mystery/Suspense
- Olivetti, by Allie Millington (Grades 4-12)
- Not the Worst Friend in the World, by Anne Rellihan (Grades 4-6)
Science Fiction
- The Area 51 Files, by Julie Buxbaum (Grades 5-12)
Graphic Novels
- Monster Locker: Volume 1, by Jorge Augusto Aguirre (Grades 4-8)
- Plain Jane and the Mermaid, by Vera Brosgol (Grades 4-8)
- Uprooted, by Ruth Chan (Grades 4-8)
- The Other Side of Tomorrow, by Tina Cho (Grades 5-12)
- Wires Crossed, by Beth Fantaskey (Grades 5-12)
- The Ribbon Skirt, by Cameron Mukwa (Grades 4-8)
- Pearl, by Sherri Smith (Grades 7-12)
- Poetry Comics, by Grant Snider (Grades 2-5)
- Nell of Gumbling: My Extremely Tiny Forest Adventure (vol. 2), by Emma Steinkellner (Grades 3-7)
- Shiny Misfits, by Maysoon Zayid (Grades 5-8)
Humor
- Ferris, by Kate DiCamillo (Grades 3-7)
- A Little Bit Super, by various authors (Grades 3-6)
Realistic Fiction
- Keep It Like a Secret, by John David Anderson (Grades 4-7)
- The Partition Project, by Saadia Faruqi (Grades 3-7)
- Not Nothing, by Gayle Forman (Grades 5-7)
- My So-Called Family, by Gia Gordon (Grades 5-12)
- Mallory in Full Color, by Elisa Stone Leahy (Grades 5-12)
- Winnie Nash is Not Your Sunshine, by Nicole Melleby (Grades 3-7)
- The Wrong Way Home, by Kate O’Shaughnessy (Grades 3-7)
- Louder than Hunger, by John Schu (Grades 5-12)
- Any Way You Look, by Maleeha Siddiqui (Grades 3-7)
- Chronically Dolores, by Maya Van Wagenen (Grades 6-8)
Fantasy
- A Game of Noctis, by Deva Fagan (Grades 3-7)
- The Color of Sound, by Emily Barth Isler (Grades 3-7)
- The Secret Library, by Kekla Magoon (Grades 4-7)
- Medusa, by Katherine Marsh (Grades 3-6)
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess, by Rick Riordan (Grades 4-6)
- The Things We Miss, by Leah Stecher (Grades 5-12)
Novels in Verse
- And Then, Boom! by Lisa Fipps (Grades 4-7)
- Deer Run Home, by Ann Clare LeZotte (Grades 4-9)
- Kareem Between, by Shifa Saltagi Safadi (Grades 5-12)
- Ultraviolet, by Aida Salazar (Grades 5-12)
Nonfiction
- Witch Hunt: the Cold War, Joe McCarthy and the Red Scare, by Andrea Balis (Grades 5-12)
- The Bard and the Book, by Ann Bausum (Grades 5-10)
- Power to the Parasites! by Chelsea Wood (Grades 5-12)
- The Mistakes that Made Us: Confessions from Twenty Poets, by various authors (Grades 3-8)
