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50 Black YA authors you should read, from Angie Thomas to Walter Dean Myers Mary Cadden, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT As a genre, young adult literature is still fairly young. Its modern iteration has only been around since the 1960s. And though YA readership has grown exponentially over the last decades, the diversity of the authors behind the books is in its infancy. But that is changing. As the number of Black YA authors grows, so have their stories. These authors not only show Black teens dealing with the same coming of age issues that any teen would deal with – falling in love, finding your place in the world, coming to terms with their sexuality, but also navigating issues like systemic racism and microaggressions, says LaKeshia N. Darden, librarian and adjunct professor at Campbell University and Coretta Scott King Book Awards Jury, Chair 2019-2021. ....
Angie Thomas to Walter Dean Myers: Black YA novelists you should know azcentral.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from azcentral.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Amazing Audiobooks (#AA2021) Nominees Round Up, December 30 Edition Click here to see all of the current Amazing Audiobooks nominees along with more information about the list and past years’ selections. Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko; Narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt Blackstone Publishing ISBN: 978-1094149189 Tarisai has grown up living a privileged life surrounded by tutors, luxury, and protection in her realm, but she has never received love and closeness from anyone around her. She especially longs for attention from her mother, called The Lady. At 11 years old, Tarisai is sent to Oluwan City to compete for inclusion on Crown Prince Ekundayo’s governing Council of Eleven. If chosen, she will bond eternally with Prince Dayo and her Council siblings via a mystical Ray, and gain the human closeness she so craves. But Tarisai learns that before she was born, The Lady commanded a djinn to impregnate her with a child who must someday grant her third wish. Ta ....