Black Authors

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson's stirring novel-in-verse explores how a family moves forward when their glory days have passed and t...

Now available in Spanish! A National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The...

Now available in Spanish! A National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The...

Surf's up, Bro! Not yet, Dude. Books are boring. Not this one! Newbery Award Winner Kwame Alexander's bouncy ode to the joy of reading is available...

AT LAST IT'S summer. Miami is more than ready for two weeks of baseball camp. No homework. No annoying sister. Best of all, no Destinee Tate. But M...

This thrilling basketball story from New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers is a strong choice for independent reading and sharing in ...

It's a wild ride on the sea of imagination, and a rousing high-five to the power of reading. -Publishers Weekly, starred review Surf's up, Bro! Not...

A little boy's joyous encounter with his hero, boxing champion and poet Muhammad Ali, is everything he's dreamed of--and more! Like most of the kid...

In this moving account of loss, a boy takes a walk in the woods and makes a discovery that changes his understanding of his father. A week after th...

The story goes... Grandmama could hit the ball a mile, catch anything that was thrown, and do everything else — just like Josh Gibson. But unfo...

“With a deft hand, Johnson shows us there's no such thing as 'too young' when it comes to questioning big ideas like manhood, or even family.” – ...

An inspiring biography of Muhammad Ali from the legendary Walter Dean Myers, reissued under Scholastic Focus for a new generation.From his childh...

Kwame Alexander’s New York Times bestseller and Newbery Medal–winning The Crossover is vividly brought to life as a graphic novel with stunning i...

Notes From Black ReadsKwame Alexander’s bestselling The Crossover series gets the graphic novel treatment in this unique adaptation of Booked. T...

By the groundbreaking author of the award-winning Monster–a visionary who influenced and inspired a generation–this fast-paced and poignant story...

From the New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander comes Rebound, the dynamic prequel to his Newbery Award–winning novel in verse, The Cr...

From the New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander comes Rebound, the dynamic prequel to his Newbery Award–winning novel in verse, The Cr...

In this electrifying follow-up to Kwame Alexander's Newbery winner The Crossover, soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage. A New Y...

In this electrifying follow-up to Kwame Alexander's Newbery winner The Crossover, soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage. A New Y...

Notes From Black ReadsPoetry and basketball collide in this powerful middle-grade novel in verse about 13-year-old twin brothers Josh and Jordan...

Ganador de la Medalla Newbery · Ganador del Premio Coretta Scott King · New York Times Bestseller · 2015 YALSA 2015 Top Ten Best Fiction for Youn...

This baseball league that was made up of African American players and run by African American owners ushered in the biggest change in the history...

Notes From Black ReadsZJ’s dad has always been a hero. As a beloved pro football star, he has been a source of pride and inspiration to his neig...