2026 Middle Grade Books By Black Americans
- Opal Watson: A Case Most Fowl by Brittany J. Thurman
- Hattie Mae Begins Again by Sharon G. Flake
- Harper Sharp: Kid Detective By Jarrett Williams
- The Story of Harriet Tubman: The Trailblazer Who Led Many to Freedom (Lives of Faith and Grace) by Shar Walker
- Harper Sharp: Kid Detective A Graphic Novel Jarrett Williams
- Fast Break by Shawn Pryor
- Aku: Journey to Ibra by Micah Johnson
- Boy 2.0 (Boy 2.0, #1) by Tracey Baptiste
- Kid X (Boy 2.0 #2) by Tracey Baptiste
- The Continuation of Summer Dillon by Sarah Everett
- Mystery James Returns from the Grave by Ally Russell
- Jax Freeman and the Graveyard Forest (Jax Freeman #3) by Kwame Mbalia
- More Trouble Than It’s Worth by Lisa Moore Ramée
- Starting Now by Janae Marks
- Supa Nova: Robot Takeover: A Graphic Novel by Chanté Timothy
- They Bleed Black by J. Holtham
- Time for a Change by Questlove
- Brainbow (A Graphic Novel) by Maya Henderson
- Leaving Birdsong by Brenda Woods