Black YA Realistic Fiction to Get Lost InLike this list

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• Clean Getaway

  Stone, Nic,

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  When G'ma asks Scoob to go on an impromptu road trip, he jumps at the chance! But things aren't what they seem.

• When Life Gives You Mangos

  Getten, Kereen,

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  Twelve-year-old Clara can't remember what happened last summer and her best friend is acting strange. This summer, a new girl moves to the island.

• Look Both Ways

  a Tale Told in Ten Blocks

  Reynolds, Jason,

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  Ten intersecting stories about what happens after the dismissal bell rings. A funny, poignant look at the detours we face on the walk home.

• The Crossover

  Alexander, Kwame,

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  Thirteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.

• The Voting Booth

  Colbert, Brandy,

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  The first year they are eligible to vote, Marva and Duke meet at their polling place and, over the course of one wild day, fall in love.

• Charming as a Verb

  Philippe, Ben,

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  Halti can charm just about anybody. Except for Corinne, who blackmails him into helping her change her image at school.

• Full Disclosure

  Garrett, Camryn,

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  Simone, seventeen, HIV-positive and in love for the first time, decides that facing potential bullies head-on may be better than protecting her secret.

• Felix Ever After

  Callender, Kacen,

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  Felix Love, a transgender seventeen-year-old, attempts to get revenge by catfishing his anonymous bully, but lands in a quasi-love triangle with his former enemy and his best friend.

• Now That I've Found You

  Forest, Kristina,

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  Following in the footsteps of her überfamous grandma, eighteen-year-old Evie Jones is poised to be Hollywood's next big star. That is until a close friend leaks a video online.

• Every Body Looking

  Iloh, Candice,

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  A mixed-heritage dancer's coming of age within the African diaspora.

• Not So Pure and Simple

  Giles, L. R. (Lamar R.),

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  High school junior Del Rainey unwittingly joins a Purity Pledge class at church, hoping to get closer to his long-term crush, Kiera.

• Let Me Hear a Rhyme

  Jackson, Tiffany D.,

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  When their best friend Steph is killed, Quadir and Jarrell don't want his tracks to be forgotten. His mixtape catches the attention of a hotheaded music rep and the trio must race to prove Steph's talent from beyond the grave.