Black lives/Black joy
Recently, best-selling author of young adult books Nic Stone emphasized the importance of people reading more than just books about racism, we should also read stories about black people living. In School Library Journal Vanessa Willoughby makes the point that “There is danger in a single story: Rich, multifaceted cultures, communities, and individuals are flattened into a monolith.” Joy can be a radical act, a reclamation of autonomy. Both Ms. Stone and Ms. Willoughby include lists of potential titles to read. Cubberley Education Library has several of the children and young adult titles on these lists. Note: You can now page our books to Green Library or another campus library.
- The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
- Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia
- On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
- Booked by Kwame Alexander
- Don't throw it to Mo! and Get a hit, Mo! by David Adler
- Crown: an ode to the fresh cut by Derrick Barnes
- Grandma's purse by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
- Freedom soup by Tami Charles
- Jabari jumps by Gaia Cornwall
- Last stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña
- In plain sight by Richard Jackson
- Julian is a mermaid by Jessica Love
- Saturday and Thank you, Omu! by Oge Mora
- Hey Black child by Useni Eugene Perkins
- Puppy truck by Brian Pinkney
- Grandma's records and Looking for Bongo by Eric Velasquez
- Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur by Brandon Montclare & Amy Reeder
- The great Greene heist by Varian Johnson
- Spirit week showdown by Crystal Allen
- Pride by Ibi Zoboi
