Summer Reading 2019

Black Enough,

edited by Ibi Zoboi (2019)

"...featuring some of the most acclaimed bestselling Black authors writing for teens today—Black Enough is an essential collection of captivating stories about what it’s like to be young and Black in America." -- Booklist, Starred Review.

Featuring Stories by...

• Justina Ireland
• Varian Johnson
• Rita Williams-Garcia
• Dhonielle Clayton
• Kekla Magoon
• Leah Henderson
• Tochi Onyebuchi
• Jason Reynolds
• Nic Stone
• Liara Tamani
• Renee Watson
• Tracey Baptiste
• Coe Booth
• Brandy Colbert
• Jay Coles
• Ibi Zobi
• Lamar Giles

Read this book if...

• You want a variety of different windows into experiences of  "black kids [who] are nerds and geeks, gay and lesbian, first gen and immigrants, outdoorsy and artists, conflicted and confused, grieving and succeeding, thriving and surviving—in short... fully human." (Kirkus, Starred Review).
• You want a book with a  "celebratory outlook on black teenagers fully and courageously embracing life" (Publishers' Weekly, Starred Review").
• You want a sampling of some of the very best YA authors currently writing.

Black Enough - Book Trailer [Harper Collins Publishing]

"Black Enough" edited by Ibi Zoboi (w/ Jason Reynolds, Leah Henderson, and Renee Watson)
[ Panel Discussion at Politics and Prose]