Last Updated: March 20, 2026
All You Have to Do
by Autumn Allen
Intertwining the stories of two Black students decades apart, this compelling and honest novel follows Kevin and Gibran as they navigate similar forms of insidious racism while discovering who they want to be instead of what society tells them they are.
Berry Parker Doesn’t Catch Crushes
by Tanita S. Davis
Every year, Berry’s mom, Ivy, visits for a three-week “August Invasion.” And every summer Berry hopes will be the one when Ivy will stay–forever. Which is why Ivy’s surprise return visit is amazing–until Berry realizes her mom didn’t come for her. Ivy’s back to pack the last of her things, and she’s brought her new “friend,” Mr. Cole to help. When Berry discovers that Mr. Cole is taking a job in England, she’s convinced that Ivy wants to move all the way across the ocean with him, to where an August Invasion can’t reach. Even at school, messy feelings are ruining everything. Berry’s best friend, Lia, rearranges her schedule to have classes with her crush, leaving Berry alone all day. Even Berry’s normally boring dad is making excuses to talk to her gym teacher. All these crushes are crushing the life out of Berry. Weren’t things better before these extra people came along? Why do things have to change?
Call of the Dragon
by Natasha Bowen
Moremi must use her connection to the dragon gods to stop a great evil from taking over the kingdom.
Everyone’s Thinking It
by Aleema Omotoni
Mean Girls meets Dear White People in this bighearted, sharp-witted UK boarding school story about family, friendship, and belonging—with a propulsive mystery at its heart.
I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me
by Jamison Shea
Ace of Spades meets House of Hollow in a thrilling horror novel about the toll of giving everything to a world that will never love you back.
Needy Little Things
by Channelle Desamours
Seventeen-year-old Sariyah, who can sense people’s immediate needs, must use her ability to solve her friend’s mysterious disappearance while dealing with family challenges and avoiding the same danger that befell her friend.
Pritty
by Keith F. Miller, Jr.
Jay is a soft soul in a world of concrete. While his older brother is everything people expect a man to be…Jay simply blends into the background to everyone, except when it comes to Leroy. Unsure of what he could have possibly done to catch the eye of the boy who could easily have anyone he wants; Jay isn’t about to ignore the surprising but welcome attention. But as everything in his world begins to heat up, especially with Leroy, whispered rumors over the murder of a young Black journalist and long-brewing territory tensions hang like a dark cloud over his neighborhood. And when Jay and Leroy find themselves caught in the crossfire, Leroy isn’t willing to be the reason Jay’s life is at risk.
Seven Minutes in Candyland
by Brian Wasson
Sophomore Kalvin Shmelton has finally perfected his underground candy-selling hustle at school. He keeps his prices reasonable, his inventory fresh, and himself out of the drama. But when a heartbroken Sterling Glistern, Kal’s longtime crush, barges into the storage closet where he keeps his candy supply, a new source of income unexpectedly presents itself: relationship therapist. He only meant to help Sterling realize she’s dating a jerk, and maybe win her over, but news spreads fast that Kalvin’s not just the master of sweets–but hearts, too.
Sundown Girls
by L.S. Stratton
Naomi Stoakes’ family vacation in a Virginia town with a violent past turns into a terrifying ordeal when a ghost begins haunting her window and Naomi starts a chilling search for two missing girls that forces her to confront both local dangers and her own haunting memories.
The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze
by Derrick Barnes
In the small town of Great Mountain, Mississippi, all eyes are on Henson Blayze, a thirteen-year-old football phenomena who many have wondered if he was super-human. The predominately white townsfolk have been waiting for Henson to play high-school ball, and now they’re overjoyed to finally possess an elite Black athlete of their own. Until a horrifying incident forces Henson to speak out about injustice. Until he says that he might not play football anymore. Until he quickly learns he isn’t as loved by the people as he thought. In that moment, Henson’s town is divided into two chaotic sides when all he wants is justice. Even his best friends and his father can’t see eye to eye. When he is told to play ball again or else, Henson must decide whether he was born to entertain people who may not even see him as human, or if he’s destined for a different kind of greatness.
The Second Chance of Darius Logan
by David F. Walker
When he is arrested, teen Darius Logan is sure he headed for prison, but instead he is offered the opportunity to join the Super Justice Force, where he discovers he has powers he did not know about, which may help save the post-Attack world from an alien enemy.
This Ain’t Our First Rodeo
by Liara Tamani
After their dreamy first encounter at the Houston Rodeo three years earlier, Shawn and Josie’s second chance at love is anything but easy.