Reviews by Genre

African American

• ABCs of Black History, The by Rio Cortez

African American & Black

• Say Her Name by Zetta Elliott

Alphabet

• ABCs of Black History, The by Rio Cortez

Animals

• Monarch Butterflies by Ann Hobbie

Antiques & Collectibles / Books

• Bibliophile: Diverse Spines by Jane Mount, Jamise Harper

Arthurian

• Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Asia

• Astonishing Color of After, The by Emily X.R. Pan

Asian American

• Astonishing Color of After, The by Emily X.R. Pan

Biography & Autobiography

• ABCs of Black History, The by Rio Cortez

Biography & Autobiography / Historical

• Maus by Art Spiegelman

Biography & Autobiography / Literary Figures

• Maus by Art Spiegelman

Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs

• Maus by Art Spiegelman

Children's African Folk Tales

• Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe

Children's Classics

• Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe

Comics & Graphic Novels

• Wake by Rebecca Hall

Comics & Graphic Novels / Contemporary Women

• Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists by Mikki Kendall

Concepts

• ABCs of Black History, The by Rio Cortez

Contemporary

• Blackout by Dhonielle ClaytonTiffany D. JacksonNic StoneAngie ThomasAshley WoodfolkNicola Yoon
• Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
• Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon
• Blackout by Dhonielle ClaytonTiffany D. JacksonNic StoneAngie ThomasAshley WoodfolkNicola Yoon
• Off the Record by Camryn Garrett

Cooking / Specific Ingredients / Vegetables

• Fridge Love by Kristen Hong

Cooking / Vegetarian

• Fridge Love by Kristen Hong

Cultural Heritage

• ABCs of Black History, The by Rio Cortez

Cutting & Self-Harm

• What Kind of Girl by Alyssa Sheinmel

Dating & Sex

• What Kind of Girl by Alyssa Sheinmel
• Astonishing Color of After, The by Emily X.R. Pan

Depression

• Astonishing Color of After, The by Emily X.R. Pan

Diversity & Multicultural

• Astonishing Color of After, The by Emily X.R. Pan

Eating Disorders & Body Image

• What Kind of Girl by Alyssa Sheinmel

Emigration & Immigration

• Astonishing Color of After, The by Emily X.R. Pan

Emotions & Feelings

• What I Leave Behind by Alison McGhee

Environmental Conservation & Protection

• Monarch Butterflies by Ann Hobbie

Environmental Science & Ecosystems

• Monarch Butterflies by Ann Hobbie

Family

• Astonishing Color of After, The by Emily X.R. Pan

Fantasy

• Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Farm & Ranch Life

• Let It Grow by Mary Ann Fraser

Fashion

• Power of Style, The by Christian Allaire

Fiction / African American & Black / Women

• Personal Librarian, The by Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray

Fiction / Biographical

• Personal Librarian, The by Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray

Fiction / Coming of Age

• Throwback List, The by Lily Anderson

Fiction / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy

• Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

Fiction / Fantasy / Historical

• Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

Fiction / Fantasy / Paranormal

• Court of Thorns and Roses, A by Sarah J. Maas

Fiction / Historical / General

• Personal Librarian, The by Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray

Fiction / Horror

• Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

Fiction / Romance / Fantasy

• Court of Thorns and Roses, A by Sarah J. Maas

Fiction / Small Town & Rural

• Throwback List, The by Lily Anderson

Fiction / Women

• Throwback List, The by Lily Anderson

Friendship

• What I Leave Behind by Alison McGhee

General

• ABCs of Black History, The by Rio Cortez

Girls & Women

• Say Her Name by Zetta Elliott
• Astonishing Color of After, The by Emily X.R. Pan

Health & Daily Living

• Mindful Mr. Sloth by Katy Hudson

History

• Wake by Rebecca Hall
• ABCs of Black History, The by Rio Cortez

History / African American & Black

• How the Word Is Passed by Clint Smith

History / Holocaust

• Maus by Art Spiegelman

History / Women

• Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists by Mikki Kendall

House & Home / Sustainable Living

• Afrominimalist's Guide to Living with Less, The by Christine Platt

Humor / Form / Essays

• Black Nerd Problems by William Evans, Omar Holmon

Humor / Form / Parodies

• Black Nerd Problems by William Evans, Omar Holmon

Humor / General

• Black Nerd Problems by William Evans, Omar Holmon

Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General

• Wings of Ebony by J. Elle

Juvenile Fiction / Classics

• Secret Garden on 81st Street, The by Ivy Noelle Weir

Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Classic Adaptation

• Secret Garden on 81st Street, The by Ivy Noelle Weir

Juvenile Fiction / Diversity & Multicultural

• When We Say Black Lives Matter by Maxine Beneba Clarke
• Mermaid Kenzie by Charlotte Watson Sherman
• Josey Johnson's Hair and the Holy Spirit by Esau McCaulley
• Neverforgotten by Alejandra Algorta, Translated by Aida Salazar
• Hair Book, The by LaTonya Yvette
• Secret Garden on 81st Street, The by Ivy Noelle Weir

Juvenile Fiction / Dystopian

• Last Cuentista, The by Donna Barba Higuera

Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Ethnic

• Her Stories by Virginia Hamilton

Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General

• Last Cuentista, The by Donna Barba Higuera

Juvenile Fiction / Family / Alternative Family

• Secret Garden on 81st Street, The by Ivy Noelle Weir

Juvenile Fiction / Family / General

• Santa in the City by Tiffany D. Jackson

Juvenile Fiction / Family / Parents

• When We Say Black Lives Matter by Maxine Beneba Clarke
• Mermaid Kenzie by Charlotte Watson Sherman

Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic

• Ashes of Gold by J. Elle
• Black Panther: Spellbound by Ronald L. Smith
• Bones of Ruin, The by Sarah Raughley
• Mirror: Shattered Midnight, The by Dhonielle Clayton
• Bones of Ruin, The by Sarah Raughley
• Last Cuentista, The by Donna Barba Higuera
• Wings of Ebony by J. Elle
• Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen

JUVENILE FICTION / General

• Simon B. Rhymin' by Dwayne Reed
• I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
• Mirror: Shattered Midnight, The by Dhonielle Clayton

Juvenile Fiction / Historical / General

• Between Shades of Gray: The Graphic Novel by Andrew Donkin
• Mirror: Shattered Midnight, The by Dhonielle Clayton
• Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen

Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / 20th Century

• Dark-Thirty, The by Patricia McKissack

Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Celebrations / Christmas & Advent

• Santa in the City by Tiffany D. Jackson

Juvenile Fiction / Imagination & Play

• Me I Choose to Be, The by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
• When I'm with You by Pat Zietlow Miller

Juvenile Fiction / Lifestyles / City & Town Life

• Santa in the City by Tiffany D. Jackson

Juvenile Fiction / Love & Romance

• Turning by Joy L. Smith

JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Caribbean & Latin America

• Neverforgotten by Alejandra Algorta, Translated by Aida Salazar

Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / African American & Black

• Me I Choose to Be, The by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley

Juvenile Fiction / Performing Arts / Music

• Simon B. Rhymin' by Dwayne Reed

Juvenile Fiction / Religious / Christian / Social Issues

• Josey Johnson's Hair and the Holy Spirit by Esau McCaulley

Juvenile Fiction / Science & Nature / Environment

• Mermaid Kenzie by Charlotte Watson Sherman

Juvenile Fiction / Short Stories

• Dark-Thirty, The by Patricia McKissack

Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Friendship

• When I'm with You by Pat Zietlow Miller

Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Homelessness & Poverty

• Simon B. Rhymin' by Dwayne Reed

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / New Experience

• Neverforgotten by Alejandra Algorta, Translated by Aida Salazar

Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism

• When We Say Black Lives Matter by Maxine Beneba Clarke

Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Religion & Faith

• Josey Johnson's Hair and the Holy Spirit by Esau McCaulley

Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

• Simon B. Rhymin' by Dwayne Reed
• Me I Choose to Be, The by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
• Hair Book, The by LaTonya Yvette

Juvenile Fiction / Stories in Verse

• When I'm with You by Pat Zietlow Miller

Juvenile Fiction / Superheroes

• Black Panther: Spellbound by Ronald L. Smith

Juvenile Fiction / Thrillers & Suspense

• Dark-Thirty, The by Patricia McKissack

Juvenile Nonfiction

• Monarch Butterflies by Ann Hobbie
• ABCs of Black History, The by Rio Cortez

Juvenile Nonfiction / Art / Painting

• We Can by Tyler Gordon

Juvenile Nonfiction / Diversity & Multicultural

• We Can by Tyler Gordon

Juvenile Nonfiction / Girls & Women

• Her Stories by Virginia Hamilton

Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / United States / African American & Black

• Her Stories by Virginia Hamilton

Literary Criticism / Books & Reading

• Bibliophile: Diverse Spines by Jane Mount, Jamise Harper

Mental Illness

• What Kind of Girl by Alyssa Sheinmel
• Astonishing Color of After, The by Emily X.R. Pan

Multigenerational

• Astonishing Color of After, The by Emily X.R. Pan

Nonfiction

• Wake by Rebecca Hall

Parents

• Astonishing Color of After, The by Emily X.R. Pan

People & Places

• ABCs of Black History, The by Rio Cortez
• Say Her Name by Zetta Elliott
• Astonishing Color of After, The by Emily X.R. Pan

Physical & Emotional Abuse

• What Kind of Girl by Alyssa Sheinmel

Poetry

• Say Her Name by Zetta Elliott

Romance

• Blackout by Dhonielle ClaytonTiffany D. JacksonNic StoneAngie ThomasAshley WoodfolkNicola Yoon
• Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
• Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon
• Blackout by Dhonielle ClaytonTiffany D. JacksonNic StoneAngie ThomasAshley WoodfolkNicola Yoon

Science & Nature

• Monarch Butterflies by Ann Hobbie
• Let It Grow by Mary Ann Fraser

Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

• What Kind of Girl by Alyssa Sheinmel

Self-Help / Personal Growth / Happiness

• Afrominimalist's Guide to Living with Less, The by Christine Platt

Sexual Abuse

• What I Leave Behind by Alison McGhee

Social Science / Black Studies (Global)

• How the Word Is Passed by Clint Smith

Social Science / Discrimination

• How the Word Is Passed by Clint Smith

Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies

• How the Word Is Passed by Clint Smith

Social Science / Women's Studies

• Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists by Mikki Kendall

Social Themes

• What Kind of Girl by Alyssa Sheinmel
• Astonishing Color of After, The by Emily X.R. Pan
• What I Leave Behind by Alison McGhee

Suicide

• Astonishing Color of After, The by Emily X.R. Pan

Thrillers & Suspense

• White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson

United States

• ABCs of Black History, The by Rio Cortez
• Say Her Name by Zetta Elliott
• Astonishing Color of After, The by Emily X.R. Pan

Young Adult Fiction

• Blackout by Dhonielle ClaytonTiffany D. JacksonNic StoneAngie ThomasAshley WoodfolkNicola Yoon
• Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
• Black Kids, The by Christina Hammonds Reed
• Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon
• What Kind of Girl by Alyssa Sheinmel
• White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson
• Blackout by Dhonielle ClaytonTiffany D. JacksonNic StoneAngie ThomasAshley WoodfolkNicola Yoon
• Off the Record by Camryn Garrett
• Astonishing Color of After, The by Emily X.R. Pan
• What I Leave Behind by Alison McGhee

Young Adult Fiction / Action & Adventure / General

• Court of Mist and Fury, A by Sarah J. Maas
• Bones of Ruin, The by Sarah Raughley
• Bones of Ruin, The by Sarah Raughley

Young Adult Fiction / Classics

• So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix by Bethany C. Morrow

Young Adult Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Coming of Age

• Huda F Are You? by Huda Fahmy

Young Adult Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Humorous

• Huda F Are You? by Huda Fahmy

Young Adult Fiction / Coming of Age

• When We Make It by Elisabet Velasquez
• Come On In by Adi Alsaid, Varsha Bajaj, Maria E. Andreu, Sharon Morse, Misa Sugiura, Nafiza Azad, Maurene Goo, Sona Charaipotra, Yamile Saied Méndez, Zoraida Córdova, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Sara Farizan, Isabel Quintero, Justine Larbalestier, Lilliam Rivera

Young Adult Fiction / Diversity & Multicultural

• Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye
• Kindred, The by Alechia Dow
• Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye
• Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood

Young Adult Fiction / Family / General

• I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys

Young Adult Fiction / Family / Parents

• Ain't Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds

Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary

• Ashes of Gold by J. Elle
• Wings of Ebony by J. Elle

Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Epic

• Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye
• Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye

Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / General

• Court of Mist and Fury, A by Sarah J. Maas

Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Historical

• Bones of Ruin, The by Sarah Raughley
• Bones of Ruin, The by Sarah Raughley
• Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood

Young Adult Fiction / Historical / Europe

• I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys

Young Adult Fiction / Historical / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)

• So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix by Bethany C. Morrow

Young Adult Fiction / Horror

• White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson
• Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood

Young Adult Fiction / Novels in Verse

• When We Make It by Elisabet Velasquez

Young Adult Fiction / Own Voices

• Ashes of Gold by J. Elle
• So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix by Bethany C. Morrow

Young Adult Fiction / People & Places / United States / African American & Black

• Ain't Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds
• Turning by Joy L. Smith
• Ashes of Gold by J. Elle
• Wings of Ebony by J. Elle

Young Adult Fiction / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino

• When We Make It by Elisabet Velasquez

Young Adult Fiction / Religious / Muslim

• Huda F Are You? by Huda Fahmy

Young Adult Fiction / Romance / General

• Court of Mist and Fury, A by Sarah J. Maas
• Kindred, The by Alechia Dow

Young Adult Fiction / Royalty

• Kindred, The by Alechia Dow

Young Adult Fiction / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic

• Bones of Ruin, The by Sarah Raughley
• Bones of Ruin, The by Sarah Raughley

Young Adult Fiction / Science Fiction / General

• Kindred, The by Alechia Dow

Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Class Differences

• Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye
• Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye

Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration

• Come On In by Adi Alsaid, Varsha Bajaj, Maria E. Andreu, Sharon Morse, Misa Sugiura, Nafiza Azad, Maurene Goo, Sona Charaipotra, Yamile Saied Méndez, Zoraida Córdova, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Sara Farizan, Isabel Quintero, Justine Larbalestier, Lilliam Rivera

Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / General

• Turning by Joy L. Smith

Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / New Experience

• Come On In by Adi Alsaid, Varsha Bajaj, Maria E. Andreu, Sharon Morse, Misa Sugiura, Nafiza Azad, Maurene Goo, Sona Charaipotra, Yamile Saied Méndez, Zoraida Córdova, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Sara Farizan, Isabel Quintero, Justine Larbalestier, Lilliam Rivera

Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Pregnancy

• Turning by Joy L. Smith

Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism

• Ain't Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds

Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

• Come On In by Adi Alsaid, Varsha Bajaj, Maria E. Andreu, Sharon Morse, Misa Sugiura, Nafiza Azad, Maurene Goo, Sona Charaipotra, Yamile Saied Méndez, Zoraida Córdova, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Sara Farizan, Isabel Quintero, Justine Larbalestier, Lilliam Rivera

Young Adult Fiction / Superheroes

• Wings of Ebony by J. Elle

YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense / Espionage

• I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys

Young Adult Fiction / Thrillers & Suspense / General

• White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson

Young Adult Nonfiction

• Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask by Anton Treuer
• Power of Style, The by Christian Allaire
• Say Her Name by Zetta Elliott