Right Where I Left You by Julian Winters
June 30, 2022
Review by Sye Perry
Right Where I Left You is a familiar love story that doesn’t take itself too seriously. … More Right Where I Left You by Julian Winters
Category: Black
Reviews of books with Black representation.
Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963 by Sharon Robinson
March 15, 2022
Review by Kaila Johnson. By intertwining her struggles as a teenager with her life as an activist, Robinson reminds readers of her vulnerability and the weight that racism unjustly places on children’s shoulders. … More Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963 by Sharon Robinson
Super Detectives by Cale Atkinson
November 4, 2021
Review by Jocelyne Gregory
There’s no better way to spend a rainy day than with a good detective story. Super Detectives by Cale Atkinson is just that. Meet best friends Simon—a ghost with an obsession for writing detective novels and watching classic detective movies—and Chester—a young human who seeks adventure. … More Super Detectives by Cale Atkinson
Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen
November 2, 2021
Review by Hira Peracha
Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen is a mystical story inspired by West African mythology. … More Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen
The Enigma Game by Elizabeth Wein
January 19, 2021
Review by Louise Brecht
Louisa Adair didn’t know what Sergeant Lind was talking about. None of them did, not really. They’d only wanted to save lives, not hoard the machine that is the key target of a massive British Intelligence operative.
… More The Enigma Game by Elizabeth Wein
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia
August 11, 2020
Review by Ciara Javier
After losing his best friend Eddie in an accident, Tristan Strong is sent to his grandparents’ home in Alabama to heal from the loss. But on his first night there, Tristan encounters a sticky doll who attempts to steal Eddie’s journal, which contains folklores from both their grandmothers, and is Tristan’s last remaining connection to Eddie. … More Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia
Natsumi’s Song of Summer by Robert Paul Weston, Illus. by Misa Saburi
July 2, 2020
Review by Logaine Navascués
Friends share a common language. Sometimes it’s in the words they speak or in the games they play. Others, in the small details of daily life, those instants when magic reveals itself, such as when cicada bugs leave the underground world and emerge into the sunlight. … More Natsumi’s Song of Summer by Robert Paul Weston, Illus. by Misa Saburi
Hot Comb by Ebony Flowers
May 12, 2020
Review by Britt Runeckles
What does your hair mean to you? To your identity? Hot Comb,by Ebony Flowers, is a collection of raw short stories about black women who face adversity and demonstrate strength, in a world where they are frequently tokenized, rather than accepted. … More Hot Comb by Ebony Flowers
From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
April 21, 2020
Review by Hira Peracha
Everyone lies. Or so it seems. Zoe’s biological father, whom she has never met, is in prison for the murder of a university peer and no one will tell Zoe the truth about what happened. … More From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson
March 10, 2020
Review by Jennifer Irvine
It’s Brooklyn in the late nineties, when rap music can be heard reverberating out of ghetto blasters everywhere. Singer Lauryn Hill reigns supreme, and Jay-Z and Mariah Carey are just getting started on their monster careers. … More Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson
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