African American Girls (Positive portrayal)

  • A Silent Witness in Harlem Creary, Eve M. -
  • A White Romance  Virginia Hamilton -
  • Addy's Summer Place Porter, Connie Rose
  • Another way to Dance by Martha Southgate
  • Arilla Sun Down  Virginia Hamilton -
  • Belle and the Beau by Beverly Jenkins  --new Avon True Romance for Teens series paperback
  • Born in Sin by Evelyn Coleman (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2001)
  • central figure but don't deal with slavery - My Name is Biddy Owens for instance deals with playing baseball for the Negro Leagues.
  • Circle of Fire by Evelyn Coleman (Pleasant Company, 2001)
  • Clover by Dori Sanders
  • Cousins  Virginia Hamilton -
  • Crossing Jordon by Adrian Fogelin
  • Crystal by Walter Dean Myers has been re-released in paberback.  About a young black girl who wants to be a model.
  • Dancer by Lorri Hewett
  • Darnell Rock Reporting  Walter Dean Myers -
  • Dear America and My Name is America books that have African Americans as the
  • Drew and the Homeboy Question by Robb Armstrong (HarperCollins, 1997)
  • Fairway Phenom Mantell, Paul -
  • Finding Buck McHenry" by Slote
  • Fresh Girl - Jairia Placide
  • Gloria Rising Cameron, Ann -
  • Grace books by Mary Hoffman,
  • Heaven  Angela Johnson
  • Here We Go Round by Alice McGill (Houghton Mifflin, 2002)
  • Hush by Jacqueline Woodson
  • If You Come Softly by  Jacqueline Woodson
  • Jackson Jones and the Puddle of Thorns   by, Mary Quattlebaum
  • Jazmin's Notebook and Bronx Masquerade/ Nikki Grimes
  • Junebug in Trouble Mead, Alice -
  • Just Like Mike by Gail Herman (Delacorte, 2000)
  • Justice and her brothers - Hamilton, Virginia
  • Justin and the best biscuits in the world by Mildred Pitts Walter (Lothrop, 1986)
  • Like Sisters on the Homefront by Rita Williams Garcia. Starts out with a pregnant girl, but she soon goes to live with her uncle who is a preacher.
  • Looking for Red by Angela Johnson
  • Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff
  • Margo's House      by, Peni Griffin
  • Mariah Keeps Cool by Mildred Walter (Troll, 1994)
  • Mayfield Crossing and Beyond Mayfield by Vaunda Nelson
  • McKendree" by Sandra Belton.  It deals with a group of African American teens spending time volunteering at a senior citizens home, and finding out about themselves in the process.  This novel seems appropriate for upper elementary/middle school ages.
  • Miami Sees it Through; Tippy Lemmey McKissack, Pat -
  • Minnie Saves the Day Rosales, Melodye -
  • Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson
  • Mouse Rap  Walter Dean Myers -
  • Octavia Butler's works.
  • One True Friend by Joyce Hansen  (Clarion, 2001)  This is actually a sequel to an older title called Yellow Bird and Me
  • Payton Skky series by Stephanie Perry Moore
  • R U 4 Real? Peacock, Nancy -
  • Riddle Streak   by, Susan Beth Pfeffer
  • Righteous Revenge of Artemis Bonner  Walter Dean Myers -
  • Romiette and Julio by Sharon Draper... although the title couple are harassed by their high school gangs, they themselves are not on drugs etc.
  • Sahara Special Codell, Esme Raji -
  • Songs of Faith  Angela Johnson
  • Sounder,
  • Storm Warriors by Elisa Carbone (Alfred A Knopf, 2001
  • Strawberry Moon English, Karen -
  • Suitcase by Mildred Walter (Lothrop, 1999)
  • Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush - Virginia Hamilton
  • The 1920's : Luck by Dorothy Hoobler (Millbrook Press, 2000)
  • The Baby Grand, the Moon in July & Me by Joyce Barnes (Dial, 1994)
  • The Ernestine and Amanda series by Sandra Belton
  • The gold Cadillac by Mildred Taylor
  • The Journal of Biddy Owens, the Negroe Leagues by Walter Dean Myers (Scholastic, 2001)
  • The Land; Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry Taylor, Mildred D. -
  • The Return of Gabriel Armistead, John -
  • The Skin I'm In by Sharon Flake
  • Time Pieces: the Book of Times Hamilton, Virginia -
  • Toning the Sweep by Angela Johnson is sad but a wonderful story.
  • True Believer by Virginia Euwer Wolff
  • Twists and Turns by Janet McDonald (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003)
  • Virginia Hamilton
  • Walking to the Bus-Rider Blues by Harriette Gillem Robinet (Atheneum, 2000)
  • White Lilacs and the sequel/ Carolyn Meyer
  • Witness - Karen Hesse (peripherally)
  • Yolanda's Genius   by, Carol Fenner
  • Zeely  Virginia Hamilton -
  • Zellie Blake, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1834 Duey, Kathleen
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