2014 African American MG & YA Fiction
It’s that time of year again! How many Black-authored middle grade and young adult novels were published in the US in 2014? Let’s find out–bearing in mind that YALSA estimates 3000 YA novels are published in the US each year. If I’ve missed any titles, please leave additions in the comments. Thanks to Edith Campbell for keeping a list of diverse titles on her blog. Find our 2015 list here.
1. Fake ID by Lamar Giles; Amistad
2. Beware of Boys (Charley’s Epic Fiascos) by Kelli London; Kensington
3. The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond by Brenda Woods; Nancy Paulsen Books (Penguin)
4. STAT #5: Most Valuable (Stat: Standing Tall and Talented); Amar’e Stoudemire; Scholastic MG
5. When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds; Atheneum Books for Young Readers
6. Catfish by Nina Foxx; Brown Girl Publishing
7. How I Discovered Poetry by Marilyn Nelson; Dial Books*
8. Game World by C. J. Farley; Akashic/Black Sheep
9. Willow by Tonya Cherie Hegamin; Candlewick
10. Promise of Shadows by Justine Ireland; Simon and Schuster
11. A Matter of Souls by Denise Lewis Patrick; Carolrhoda Press
12. Pointe by Brandy Colbert; Putnam Juvenile
13. Truth or Dare (Rumor Central #4) by Reshonda Tate Billingsley; Kensington
14. The Great Greene Heist by Varian Johnson; Arthur A. Levine
15. Complicit by Stephanie Kuehn; St. Martin’s Griffin
16. Put Your Diamonds Up (Hollywood High) by NiNi Simone and Amir Abrams; K Teen Press
17. Kinda Like Brothers by Coe Booth; Scholastic MG
18. Knockout Games by Greg Neri; Carolrhoda Books
19. A New Beginning: My Journey with Addy by Denise Lewis Patrick, American Girl MG
20. The Zero Degree Zombie Zone by Patrick Henry Bass and Jerry Craft; Scholastic
21. Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson; Nancy Paulsen Books*
22. Dork Diaries 7: Tales from a Not-So-Glam TV Star by Rachel Renee Russell; Aladdin
23. How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon; Henry Holt and Co.
24. On A Clear Day by Walter Dean Myers; Crown Books for Young Readers
25. The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney; Scholastic Press
26. The Madman of Piney Woods by Christopher Paul Curtis; Scholastic
27. The Unstoppable Octobia May by Sharon G. Flake
28. Love is the Drug by Alaya Dawn Johnson; Arthur A. Levine
29. You’re all I Want For Christmas by Earl Sewell, Candid Ferrer and Deidre Berry; Kimani Tru
30. Dork Diaries 8: Tales from a Not-So-Happily Ever After (Dork Diaries) by Rachel Renee Russell; Alladin
31. Better Than Picture Perfect (The Sharp Sisters) by Stephanie Perry Moore; Lerner Group
32. Turn Up for Real (The Sharp Sisters) by Stephanie Perry Moore; Lerner Group
33. Truth and Nothing but (The Sharp Sisters) by Stephanie Perry Moore; Lerner Group
34. Icing on the Cake (The Sharp Sisters) by Stephanie Perry Moore; Lerner Group
35. Make Something of It (The Sharp Sisters) by Stephanie Perry Moore; Lerner Group
36. Caught Up by Amir Abrams; KTeen
37. The Perfect Place by Theresa E. Harris; Clarion Books
38. Lights, Love & Lip Gloss by Amir Abrams and Ni Ni Simone; K-Teen
39. The Contract by Derek Jeter and Paul Mantell; Jeter Publishing
40. The Crossover by Kwame Alexander; HMH Books for Young Readers
41. Feather Bound by Sarah Raughley; Strange Chemistry
42. Boyfriend Shopping by Earl Sewell; Harlequin Kimani TRU
43. Boy Trouble (Rumor Central) by Reshonda Tate Billingsley; K-teen
44. The Sittin’ Up by Sheila P. Moses; Putnam Juvenile
*memoir, not fiction
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