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1) Toffee
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Runaway Allison strikes up a strange kind of relationship with Marla, a lonely and increasingly confused elderly woman. A verse novel exploring abuse, identity, mental health and friendship.
5) Vinyl moon
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A teen girl reeling from the scars of a past relationship finds healing and hope in the words of strong Black writers and the new community she builds in Brooklyn, New York"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Sarah can't draw. This is a problem, because as long as she can remember, she has "done the art." She thinks she's having an existential crisis. And she might be right; she does keep running into past and future versions of herself as she wanders the urban ruins of Philadelphia. Or maybe she's finally waking up to the tornado that is her family, the tornado that six years ago sent her once-beloved older brother flying across the country...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Gaining courage from Joan of Arc, fourteen-year-old Mary Murphy navigates the waters of Chesapeake Bay in a submersible built with her friend, Kip, escaping the home where her violent father has just returned from prison. Includes facts about domestic violence and submersibles.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Ever since her father died in a terrible accident, Maddy Gaines has worried a lot. She calls the police so often that she's on a first-name basis with the Sheriff. When a new boy moves to town, Maddy is convinced that he's not who he says he is--he's a boy who went missing six months ago. Maddy, her dog, her best friend, and her stepdad team up to see what he's hiding.
9) Ghost
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 1
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Ghost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team. He must stay on track, literally and figuratively, to reach his full potential"--
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