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Posted on: July 9, 2021

If These Wings Could Fly

If These Wings Could Fly

by Kyrie McCauley

2021 WINNER!

Living in a house that magically conceals the damage inflicted by her volatile father’s rampages, Leighton Barnes finds nothing strange in the thousands of crows descending on her town. As tensions mount in town and ...

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Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard

Black Girl Unlimited

by Echo Brown

2021 Finalist

In this beautifully written, unflinching tale, Brown relays her wizarding journey of hope and self-awareness as a young Black woman growing up on Cleveland’s East Side. Using magical realism, Brown explores the intersec...

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The Black Kids

The Black Kids

by Christina Hammonds Reed

2021 Finalist

Set against the LA riots in 1992, this historical yet timely novel follows Ashley through her senior year at her predominantly white, privileged school and wealthy neighborhood. Pulling away from her white friends, s...

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It Sounded Better in My Head

It Sounded Better in My Head

by Nina Kenwood

2021 Finalist

Devastating acne during her adolescence left Natalie with low self-esteem. Now, as if the news of her parents’ divorce isn’t enough, Natalie feels like a third wheel with her best friends, is anxious about a...

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Woven in Moonlight

Woven in Moonlight

by Isabel Ibañez

2021 Finalist

After the Indigenous Llacsans rebel and overthrow Illustrian rule, Ximena’s people are forced into exile. When the Llacsan king demands Illustrian Condesa’s hand in marriage, Ximena takes her pla...

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