Shaun David Hutchinson, et al. Simon Pulse, $17.99 (320p) ISBN 978-1-4814-9111-2
Nine perspectives interweave in a novel composed of divergent, unsettling stories from authors that include Brandy Colbert, Justina Ireland, Alaya Dawn Johnson, and Stephanie Kuehn. A group of delinquent teens is sent to Zeppelin Bend, an outdoor...
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Brandy Colbert. Putnam, $17.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-399-16034-9
Theo Cartwright, from one of the few black families in a predominantly white Chicago suburb, lives for ballet, and she’s destined for stardom on stage. When her childhood best friend Donovan—who disappeared four years earlier at age 13—resurfaces,...
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Brandy Colbert. Little, Brown, $17.99 (336p) ISBN 978-0-316-34900-0
After a year at boarding school, 16-year-old Suzette is happy to be home for the summer, but that doesn’t mean life is simple. Her stepbrother, Lionel, has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder; Suzette has just had her first same-sex relationship (an
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Brandy Colbert. Little, Brown, $17.99 (278p) ISBN 978-0-316-34906-2
Colbert (Little & Lion) delivers another emotionally layered story, this time centered around Yvonne, a young African-American woman struggling to figure out what she wants to do with her life—torn between whether to attend a music conservatory and...
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Brandy Colbert. Little, Brown, $17.99 (336p) ISBN 978-0-316-44856-7
Stonewall Award–winner Colbert (Little & Lion) does not disappoint with this coming-of-age story of a young black woman from Chicago. Dove “Birdie” Randolph, 16, is a model teen, until her mother’s sister, who has been in and out of rehab, arrives...
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Brandy Colbert. Little, Brown, $16.99 (368p) ISBN 978-0-316-45638-8
Twelve-year-old surfing fanatic Alberta has lived in Ewing Beach, Calif., with her fathers for much of her life. Her family is one of the only Black families in town, until the Whitmans buy the old bed and breakfast across the street. Goth Edie, the
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Brandy Colbert. Disney-Hyperion, $18.99 (304p) ISBN 978-1-368-05329-7
This timely, politically charged novel sees black first-time voters Marva Sheridan and Duke Crenshaw fulfilling their civic duty. Marva, passionate about politics, has been working to get out the vote. When Duke is unable to vote at their mutual...
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Brandy Colbert. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, $19.99 (224p) ISBN 978-0-06-305666-4
In compassionate but unflinching prose, Colbert (The Only Black Girls in Town) recounts the events of the Tulsa Race Massacre, the intentional and violent destruction of a thriving Black community in Tulsa, Okla., on Memorial Day 1921. Like...
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Brandy Colbert. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, $19.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-06-309159-7
Via three alternating perspectives, Colbert weaves an absorbing intergenerational tale about a famous Black Hollywood family, their relationship with notoriety, and the ramifications that come with it. In present-day Los Angeles, after the death of...
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Brandy Colbert. Clarion, $19.99 (304p) ISBN 978-0-063092-48-8
Liberty Perry, who is in foster care, did the math, and her first day of sixth grade is the 10th time she’s been the new kid. Though she’s used to moving around and adjusting to fit in with ever-changing circumstances, her recent placement, with...
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Edited by Ibi Zoboi. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, $17.99 (416p) ISBN 978-0-06-269872-8
This collection of 17 original stories is written by contemporary black authors who explore “teens examining, rebelling against, embracing, or simply existing within their own idea of blackness.” The tales offer a wide array of perspectives and...
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Edited by Amy Reed. Simon Pulse, $18.99 (320p) ISBN 978-1-5344-0899-9
Twenty-one female YA authors and selected unpublished writers reflect on social justice, feminism, and coming-of-age in the U.S. Brandy Colbert discusses the lessons she has learned about the erasure of black individuals, Reed details experiences...
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