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Tag Archives: African-American
The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton
Here’s a fantastic new magical school story from best-selling author Dhonielle Clayton. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged African-American, Dhonielle Clayton, magical schools, youth fantasy
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5 Stories of Adventure & Change
Here’s a mix of books from the past couple of years, all sharing an element of change and adventure. Continue reading
Posted in Lists, Middle Grade, Reviews
Tagged African-American, Asian-American, California, Middle Grade, music, New York City, Oregon, youth fiction
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Remixed Classics: So Many Beginnings, Clash of Steel, and Travelers Along the Way
These first three books from Feiwel & Friends’ Remixed Classics series take the classics, still in their original time periods, and retell them from the point of view of people of color. The first three include retellings of Little Women, Treasure Island, and Robin Hood – all fabulous. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Historical, Print, Reviews, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged African-American, china, Civil War, Crusades, historical fiction, Middle Eastern, pirates, Robin Hood, teen historical fiction
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Interview with Joy Jones
I have a treat for you today, my friends – an interview with author Joy Jones, in honor of the paperback release of her book, Jayla Jumps In. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Middle Grade, Print, Realistic
Tagged African-American, author interview, Joy Jones, Middle Grade, Washington D.C., youth fiction
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Kingston and the Magician’s Lost and Found by Rucker Moses and Theo Gangi
12-year-old Kingston tries to rescue his long-missing father from the mysterious world on the other side of a mirror. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged African-American, Brooklyn, stage magic, youth fantasy
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Much Ado about Baseball and Ophie’s Ghosts
Two of my most-anticipated summer books: Much Ado about Baseball by Rajani LaRocca and Ophie’s Ghosts by Justina Ireland. Continue reading
Root Magic by Eden Royce
In 1963 South Carolina, Jezebel and her brother Jay are trying to learn the traditional Root magic their late grandmother practiced in time to save themselves from monsters both supernatural and human. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Historical, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged African-American, Gullah Geechee, historical fantasy, swamps, youth fantasy
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Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
Here’s an exciting new middle grade fantasy, perfect for readers looking for stories of secret magical schools and agencies. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged African-American, B.B. Alston, magical schools, youth fantasy
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Complex & Compelling Teen Fantasy: Legendborn and Burn
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn and Burn by Patrick Ness are both finalists in the Teen Speculative Fiction category of the Cybils Awards with complex, multilayered, and very compelling narratives. Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Books, Fantasy, Print, Reviews, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged adventure, African-American, Arthurian, dragons, LGBTQ, teen fantasy
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Tristan Strong Destroys the World by Kwame Mbalia
I read Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, the 2019 Cybils Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Winner, near the end of February this year… just a month out from what would have been KidLitCon had not 2020 intervened. So … Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Fantasy, Middle Grade
Tagged African, African-American, Kwame Mbalia, mythology, Rick Riordan, youth audiobooks, youth fantasy
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