African-American Fiction   Laurie Halse Anderson  Forge  Separated from his friend Isabel after their daring escape from slavery, fifteen-year-old Curzon serves as a free man in the Continental Army at Valley Forge until he and Isabel are thrown together again, as slaves once more. Sequel to Chains.   M.T. Anderson  The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: The Kingdom on the Waves When Octavian hears that Lord Dunmore, governor of Virginia, will free all slaves who join his "Ethiopian Regiment," the recent runaway gladly signs up. Upon enlisting, Octavian is reunited with his friend Pro Bono. The two comrades, who once shared a master, are thrilled to meet again, but their joy quickly subsides.   Tanita S. Davis  Mare's War Teens Octavia and Tali learn about strength, independence, and courage when they are forced to take a car trip with their grandmother, who tells about growing up Black in 1940s Alabama and serving in Europe during World War II as a member of the Women's Army Corps.   Paul Griffin  The Orange Houses Tamika, a fifteen-year-old hearing-impaired girl, Jimmi, an eighteen-year-old veteran who stopped taking his antipsychotic medication, and sixteen-year-old Fatima, an illegal immigrant from Africa, meet and connect in their Bronx, New York, neighborhood,with devastating results.   Tonya C. Hegamin & Marilyn Nelson Pemba's Song: a Ghost Story As fifteen-year-old Pemba adjusts to leaving her Brooklyn, New York, home for small-town Connecticut, a Black history researcher helps her understand the paranormal experiences drawing her into the life of a mulatto girl who was once a slave in her house.   Justine Larbalestier  Liar Compulsive liar Micah promises to tell the truth after revealing that her boyfriend has been murdered.   Julius Lester  Guardian In a rural southern town in 1946, a white man and his son witness the lynching of an innocent black man. Includes historical note on lynching.   Kekla Magoon The Rock and the River In 1968 Chicago, fourteen-year-old Sam Childs is caught in a conflict between his father's nonviolent approach to seeking civil rights for African Americans and his older brother, who has joined the Black Panther Party.   Walter Dean Myers  The Cruisers Friends Zander, Kambui, LaShonda, and Bobbi, caught in the middle of a mock Civil War at DaVinci Academy, learn the true cost of freedom of speech when they use their alternative newspaper, The Cruiser, to try to make peace.   Han Nolan  A Summer of Kings Over the course of the summer of 1963, fourteen-year-old Esther Young discovers the passion within her when eighteen-year-old King-Roy Johnson, accused of murdering a white man in Alabama, comes to live with her family.     More African-American titles... Lenora Adams Baby Girl Jamie Adoff Jimi & Me Laurie Halse Anderson Chains: Seeds of America    Forge M.T. Anderson 1. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: The Pox Party   2. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: The Kingdom on the Waves Bluford series 1.  Lost and Found   2.  A Matter of Trust   3.  Secrets in the Shadows   4.  Someone to Love Me   5.  The Bully   6.  The Gun   7.  Until We Meet Again   8.  Blood is Thicker   9.  Brothers in Arms   10.Summer of Secrets   11. The Fallen   12. Shattered   13. Search For Safety   14. No Way Out   15. Schooled Coe Booth Tyrell Elisa Lynn Carbone Storm Warriors Alice Childress A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich   Rainbow Jordan Chris Crowe Mississippi Trial, 1955 Tanita S. Davis Mare's War L. Divine 1. Drama High: The Fight   2. Drama High:  Second Chance   3. Drama High: Jayd's Legacy   4. Drama High: Frenemies   5. Drama High: Lady J   6. Drama High: Courtin' Jayd   7. Drama High: Hustlin'   8. Drama High: Keep it Movin'   9. Drama High: Holidaze   12: Drama High: Pushin' Sharon M. Draper Copper Sun   Darkness Before Dawn   Double Dutch   Forged by Fire   November Blues   Romiette & Julio   Tears of a Tiger Sharon Flake Bang!   Begging For Change   Money Hungry   The Skin I'm In   Who am I Without Him? Adrian Fogelin Crossing Jordan Ernest J. Gaines A Lesson Before Dying Paul Griffin The Orange Houses Marilynn Griffith Pink Nikki Grimes Bronx Masquerade Vicki Grove The Starplace Tonya Hegamin & Marilyn Nelson Pemba's Song: a Ghost Story Beverly Jenkins Belle Angela Johnson Bird   The First Part Last   Toning the Sweep Mat Johnson Incognegro Sue Monk Kidd The Secret Life of Bees Kimani Tru series Belle   Can't Stop the Shine   The Edification of Sonya Crane   Fast Life   First Semester   Gettin' Hooked   Hallway Diaries   Keysha's Drama   Spin it Like That   Trouble Follows Youme Landowne Pitch Black Justine Larbalestier Liar Lyah B. Leflore The World is Mine Julius Lester Guardian Gail Carson Levine Dave at Night Robert Lipsyte The Contender Jeremy Love Bayou Kekla Magoon The Rock and the River Susan Carol McCarthy Lay That Trumpet in Our Hands Denene Millner 1. Hotlanta   2. If Only You Knew   3. What Goes Around Toni Morrison The Bluest Eye   Song of Solomon Sheila P. Moses The Legend of Buddy Bush Walter Dean Myers Autobiography of My Dead Brother   The Beast   The Cruisers   Dope Sick   Fallen Angels   Lockdown   Monster   145th Street: Short Stories   Scorpions   Slam!   Street Love   Sunrise Over Fallujah   What They Found: Love on 145th Street Han Nolan A Summer of Kings Gary Paulsen Nightjohn Ann Rinaldi Come Juneteenth   The Ever-After Bird   Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons: The Story of Phyllis Wheatley Louis Sachar Small Steps Anne Schraff A Boy Called Twister Sherri L. Smith Flygirl Harriet Beecher Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin Paul Volponi Black and White   Rucker Park Setup Rita Williams-Garcia Jumped Jacqueline Woodson After Tupac and D Foster   Miracle's Boys Bil Wright When the Black Girl Sings Richard Wright Native Son Benjamin Zephaniah Gangsta Rap     last updated 11/30/2011