Looking for a great read for Black History Month? We’ve got you covered!
Our Young Adult collection is a treasure trove of amazing books written by black authors. Check out some of our staff favourites — for adults and young adults alike. Some deal with historical moments or figures, others elevate black voices and narratives and help readers empathize with different black experiences.
You can borrow them all from the TNRL, either as a physical book or an eBook. Click on any book cover to learn more!
Dread Nation
by Justina Ireland
Rust in the Root
by Justina Ireland
Tyler Johnson Was Here
by Jay Coles
You Truly
Assumed
by Laila Sabreen
Felix Ever
After
by Kacen
Callender
Nothing Burns as Bright as You by Ashley Woodfolk
Blood Scion
by Deborah
Falaye
Blackout
edited
by Dhonielle
Clayton
On the Come Up
by Ashley
Woodfolk
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin
by Roseanne A. Brown
Stamped: Racism, AntiRacism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi
The Hate U
Give
by Angie
Thomas
Concrete Rose
by Angie
Thomas
Born A Crime
by Trevor Noah
With the Fire
on High
by Elizabeth Acevedo
All Boys Aren't Blue
by George M.
Johnson
Slay
by Brittney
Morris
Dear Martin
by Nic Stone
Punching the
Air
by Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam
Angel of Greenwood
by Randi Pink
The Skin We're In
by
Desmond Cole
Children of Blood and Bone
by Tomi Adeyemi
Legendborn
by Tracy
Deonn
The Gilded Ones
by Namina Forna
A Phoenix First Must Burn
by Patrice Caldwell
One of the Good Ones
by Maika Moulite
Like Home
by Louisa Onomé
Black Enough
edited by Ibi
Zoboi
Love is a
Revolution
by Renee
Watson
Inheritance: A Visual Poem
by Elizabeth Acevedo
Black Birds in the Sky
by Brandy Colbert
Looking for more great Black History Month Reads?
Explore our collection of books, eBooks eAudiobooks, graphic novels, and films for all ages that amplify black voices below!