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Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Ace of Spades

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

13 hours, 49 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0dpearson5257's review
fiction lgbtqia+ thriller young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga

Other Words for Home

Jasmine Warga

342 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0dpearson5257's review
fiction contemporary middle grade poetry emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

An Ember in the Ashes

An Ember in the Ashes #1

Sabaa Tahir

15 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0dpearson5257's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae

The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

Issa Rae

5 hours, 49 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0dpearson5257's review
nonfiction essays memoir funny reflective medium-paced
The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser

The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street

The Vanderbeekers #1

Karina Yan Glaser

304 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0dpearson5257's review
fiction contemporary middle grade emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston

Amari and the Night Brothers

Amari Supernatural Investigations #1

B.B. Alston

416 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0dpearson5257's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous fast-paced
Me (Moth) by Amber McBride

Me (Moth)

Amber McBride

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0dpearson5257's review
fiction magical realism poetry young adult emotional reflective sad fast-paced
This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

This Poison Heart

This Poison Heart #1

Kalynn Bayron

10 hours, 17 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0dpearson5257's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson

Yellow Wife

Sadeqa Johnson

9 hours, 31 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0dpearson5257's review
fiction historical dark emotional sad medium-paced
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam

Punching the Air

Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam

396 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0dpearson5257's review
fiction crime poetry young adult challenging emotional reflective medium-paced