2021 Middle Grade Books By Black Americans

Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations, #1) by B.B. Alston
Root Magic by Eden Royce
Fast Pitch by Nic Stone
Maya and the Return of the Godlings (Maya and the Rising Dark, #2) by Rena Barron
Take Back the Block by Chrystal D. Giles
Last Gate of the Emperor by Kwame Mbalia
Paradise on Fire by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Ophie’s Ghosts by Justina Ireland
The Last Chance for Logan County by Lamar Giles
Pax Samson Vol. 1: The Cookout Rashad Doucet , Jason Reeves
The Last Chance for Logan County (A Legendary Alston Boys Adventure #3) by Lamar Giles
Squad Goals by Erika J. Kendrick
Ways to Grow Love (Ryan Hart, #2) by Renée Watson
Playing the Cards You’re Dealt by Varian Johnson
Partly Cloudy by Tanita S. Davis
Marcus Makes a Movie by Kevin Hart
The Scrumptious Life of Azaleah Lane (Azaleah Lane, #3) by Nikki Shannon Smith
The Scientific Life of Azaleah Lane (Azaleah Lane, #3) by Nikki Shannon Smith
The Swag Is in the Socks by Kelly J. Baptist
Escape from . . . Hurricane Katrina by Judy Allen Dodson
Honest June by Tina Wells
Amber’s Song (The Daniels Sisters #3) by Kaitlyn Pitts
A Soft Place to Land by Janae Marks
Stuntboy, in the Meantime (Stuntboy, #1) by Jason Reynolds
Maya and the Robot by Eve L. Ewing
Out of My Heart by Sharon M. Draper
Simon B. Rhymin’ (Simon B. Rhymin’, #1 ) by Dwayne Reed
Mighty Inside by Sundee T. Frazier
Kingston and the Magician’s Lost and Found (Kingston, #1) by Rucker Moses
Kingston and the Echoes of Magic (Kingston, #2) by Rucker Moses