African American & Black

The stunning New York Times bestselling novel from the 2019 Carnegie Medal winning, Waterstones Book Prize shortlisted author of THE POET X. 2020 Goodreads Choice Award Winner of CLAP WHEN YOU LAND. Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father...

A passionate, hilarious and heartfelt YA romcom debut full of juicy secrets and leap-off-the-page chemistry about how we choose to live our lives and what it means to live your truth. For fans of To All the Boys I've Loved Before and The Sun is Also a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of John Steptoe New Talent Award (New Author) 2022. Commended for William C. Morris YA Debut Award 2022.Book InformationISBN 9781250833037Author Amber McBrideFormat...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593354551Author Aislinn BrophyFormat HardbackPage Count 432Imprint G.P.Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers'Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)...

Shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag 2020 Readers Awards 'With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . . The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. 'Cuz tonight I'm delivering,' raps twelve-year-old Josh Bell. Thanks to their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Michael L. Printz Award (United States) and Publishers Weekly Best Book (United States) and ALA Booklist Editors' Choice (United States) and Bulletin Blue Ribbon...

"If this whole series existed right now, I'd tear through it to the exclusion of everything else in my life." -Teen Librarian ToolboxThe Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in a changing United States, their fortune...

ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL NOVELS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY'This novel is a packet of surprises as we have no idea what's going to happen next' GUARDIAN'One of the greatest writers of our time' TONI MORRISON'Devilishly funny and academically solid:...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781432873417Author Walter Dean MyersFormat PaperbackPage Count 271Imprint Thorndike Striving ReaderPublisher Thorndike Striving ReaderWeight(grams)...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 YOTO CARNEGIE MEDAL From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five comes a powerful YA novel in verse about a boy...

2018 Newbery Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner: a beautiful, powerful coming of age story 'Important and deeply moving' JOHN GREEN 'Timely and timeless' JACQUELINE WOODSON Jade is a girl striving for success in a world that...

A bag of chips. That's all sixteen-year-old Rashad is looking for. What he finds instead is a fist-happy cop, Paul, who mistakes Rashad for a shoplifter, mistakes Rashad's pleadings that he's stolen nothing for belligerence, mistakes Rashad's every...

The irresistible blockbuster YA romance of summer 2021 by six of the biggest voices in YA, as featured on ITV News. Soon to be a major film & TV franchise for Netflix and produced by Barack and Michelle...

'An ode to first love, being seen, and finding your joy' - BuzzfeedIt's too late for a Sweet Sixteen, but what if Mahalia had a coming-out party? A love letter to romantic comedies, sweet sixteen blowouts, Black joy, and queer pride.Mahalia Harris wants...

The swoon-worthy sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller, The Davenports. Perfect for fans of Bridgerton and The Gilded Age.Newly engaged Ruby Tremaine is eagerly planning her wedding to the love of her life when a nasty rumour threatens her...

"This is an anthology to contemplate, revisit and relish" - LoveReading4Kids'It's time we told our story too. The melanin speaks for itself.' - George the PoetPart of a Story That Started Before Me is an extraordinary new collection of poems chosen by...

From Carnegie winning author, a coming-of-age novel about friendship and loyalty across neighbourhood lines - illustrated by award-winner, Akhran Girmay.A lot of the stuff that gives my neighbourhood a bad name, I don't really mess with. The guns and...

Like lightning/you strike/fast and free/legs zoom/down field/eyes fixed/on the checkered ball/on the goal/ten yards to go/can't nobody stop you/can't nobody cop you... Twelve-year-old Nick is a football-mad boy who absolutely hates books. In this...

* AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * INDIE BESTSELLER * JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION * KIDS' INDIE NEXT LIST PICK * NPR BEST PICK * KIRKUS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR *New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson ramps up the horror and tackles...

ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL NOVELS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 'This novel is a packet of surprises as we have no idea what's going to happen next' GUARDIAN 'One of the greatest writers of our time' TONI MORRISON 'Devilishly funny and academically solid:...

Atlanta is blanketed with snow just before Christmas, but the warmth of young love just might melt the ice in this novel of interwoven narratives, Black joy, and cozy, sparkling romance-by the same unbeatable team of authors who wrote the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250871657Author Desiree S EvansFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Flatiron BooksPublisher Flatiron BooksWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 137mm...

Five starred reviews!Now in paperback, from New York Times bestselling author Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You is an impassioned stand-alone tale of queer love, grief, and the complexity of female friendship.Two girls. One wild and...

A brave, beautifully told story of an Afro-American teen dealing with colourism, racism and bullying - but given hope by the power of an inspirational and kind teacher. Maleeka suffers every day from the taunts of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951905163Author Antoine BandeleFormat PaperbackPage Count 418Imprint Bandele BooksPublisher Bandele BooksWeight(grams) 526gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

As a young black woman in 1880s Savannah, Essie's dreams are very much at odds with her reality. Ashamed of her beginnings, but unwilling to accept the path currently available to her, Essie is trapped between the life she has and the life she wants. ...

The award-winning, bestselling verse novel is now a stunning graphic novel with illustrations by Danica Novgorodoff.SHORTLISTED for the CILIP Carnegie MedalWINNER of the Yoto Kate Greenaway Medal and UKLA'A masterpiece from beginning to end.' Angie...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Caldecott Medal 2023.Book InformationISBN 9781534439467Author Jason ReynoldsFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Atheneum BooksPublisher Atheneum...

Dive into this revealing portrait of Stranger Things fan favorite Lucas Sinclair and get to know Lucas like never before. The thrilling adventure of Stranger Things continues where season three left off, with fan favorite Lucas Sinclair finally telling...

Matt wears a black suit every day. No, not because his mom died - although she did, and it sucks. But he wears the suit for his gig at the local funeral home, which pays way better than the Cluck Bucket, and he needs the income since his dad can't handle...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063344389Author Sarah RaughleyFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 211mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316310666Author Echo BrownFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Christy Ottaviano Books-Little Brown and HachettePublisher Christy Ottaviano Books-Little...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375843068Author Tanita S. DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint EmberPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 255gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 143mm *...

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material...

Twelve year old Hoodoo Hatcher was born into a family with a rich tradition of practicing folk magic - hoodoo, as most people call it. But even though his name is Hoodoo, he can't seem to cast a simple spell. Then a mysterious man called the Stranger...

* AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * INDIE BESTSELLER * JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION * KIDS' INDIE NEXT LIST PICK * NPR BEST PICK * KIRKUS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR *New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson ramps up the horror and tackles...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780440226673Author Rosa GuyFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 119gDimensions(mm) 173mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Oregon Book Award 2020. Short-listed for Pacific Northwest Book Award 2021. Nominated for Florida Teens Read 2021 and Missouri Gateway Readers Award 2022 and...

In this riveting, keenly emotional debut fantasy, a Black teen from Houston has her world upended when she learns about her godly ancestry and must save both the human and god worlds. Perfect for fans of Angie Thomas, Tomi Adeyemi, and The Hunger...

Justin A. Reynolds, author of Opposite of Always, returns with Forever Ends on Friday, another charming and powerful YA contemporary novel with a twist. What if you could bring your best friend back to life - but only for a short time?Jamal's best...