Black Love - Young Adult Fiction

Books from the young adult collection that highlight the spectrum of black love.
 

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1. Clap when you land

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Author:
Acevedo, Elizabeth
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
Notes:
MC Rep: Afro-Dominican female, Afro-Dominican American lesbian female; Black wIw LI
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Description:
Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people... In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principal's office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash. Separated by distance -- and Papi's secrets -- the two girls are forced to...

2. Nothing burns as bright as you

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Author:
Woodfolk, Ashley
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Young Adult
YA WOODFOLK
Fuquay-Varina Community - Young Adult
YA WOODFOLK
Holly Springs Community - Young Adult
YA WOODFOLK
Description:
"Two girls. One wild and reckless day. Years of tumultuous history unspooling like a thin, fraying string in the hours after they set a fire. They were best friends. Until they became more. Their affections grew. Until the blurry lines became dangerous. Over the course of a single day, the depth of their past, the confusion of their present, and the unpredictability of their future is revealed. And the girls will learn that hearts, like flames, aren't...

3. Only on the weekends

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Author:
Atta, Dean
Notes:
MC Rep: Black gay male; Black closeted gay male (possible) LI, white trans male (possible) LI
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Athens Drive Community - Young Adult
YA ATTA
Cary Regional - Young Adult
YA ATTA
Duraleigh Road - Young Adult
YA ATTA
Description:
The son of a film director, Mack grows up on set and into a hopeless romantic -- one who falls hard for the handsome and popular Karim, who eventually notices him back, right before Mack has to relocate to Scotland. Not wanting to lose his first love, Mack asks Karim to be long-distance, but while they're trying, fearless and confident Finlay shows up on set, and Mack's world turns upside down yet again.

4. Swing

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Author:
Alexander, Kwame
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Description:
Noah and his best friend Walt want to become cool, make the baseball team, and win over Sam, the girl Noah has loved for years. When Noah finds old love letters, Walt hatches a plan to woo Sam. But as Noah's love life and Walt's baseball career begin, the letters alter everything.