Read on Twitter
Thank you @diversebooks for hosting Sugar And Spite& #39;s cover reveal. I& #39;m so grateful for all the work you do 
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Red heart" aria-label="Emoji: Red heart"> I don& #39;t get a platform like this often so I& #39;m gonna share some great MG & YA books by Black authors!
Cover Art: @hyamei
Book Design: http://bailycrawford.com"> http://bailycrawford.com
@scholastic https://twitter.com/diversebooks/status/1267478613856747522">https://twitter.com/diversebo...
Cover Art: @hyamei
Book Design: http://bailycrawford.com"> http://bailycrawford.com
@scholastic https://twitter.com/diversebooks/status/1267478613856747522">https://twitter.com/diversebo...
HIDE AND SEEKER (Daka Hermon) - Daka is one of the most amazing ppl I know & her book& #39;s out in fall so expect screams from me as her pub date draws near. She& #39;s gonna reveal fun stuff soon so be sure to follow her @dakadh! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Red heart" aria-label="Emoji: Red heart">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👻" title="Ghost" aria-label="Emoji: Ghost">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎃" title="Jack-o-lantern" aria-label="Emoji: Jack-o-lantern"> Pubs 9/15/2020. Preorder: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781338583625">https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781...
MAYA AND THE RISING DARK (Rena Barron) - This MG by @renathedreamer has been in my cannot-wait list for over a year now and you should definitely put it on your TBR too! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Red heart" aria-label="Emoji: Red heart">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Sparkles" aria-label="Emoji: Sparkles">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💫" title="Dizzy symbol" aria-label="Emoji: Dizzy symbol"> Pubs 9/22/2020. Preorder: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781328635181">https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781...
THIS IS MY AMERICA (Kim Johnson) - Don& #39;t miss this exciting and very relevant YA thriller by @KCjohnsonwrites. I know I won& #39;t! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Red heart" aria-label="Emoji: Red heart">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👊🏿" title="Fisted hand (dark skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Fisted hand (dark skin tone)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚖️" title="Scales" aria-label="Emoji: Scales"> Pubs 7/28/2020. Preorder: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780593118764">https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780...
WHEN THE STARS LEAD TO YOU (Ronni Davis) - @lilrongal wrote an intense teen romance dealing with prejudice and mental illness. If you haven& #39;t gotten a copy of Ronni& #39;s book yet, well, go get it! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Red heart" aria-label="Emoji: Red heart">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌟" title="Glowing star" aria-label="Emoji: Glowing star">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😘" title="Face throwing a kiss" aria-label="Emoji: Face throwing a kiss"> Buy now! https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780316490702">https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780...
SOMETHING TO SAY (Lisa Moore Ramée) - I loved @Leeseray& #39;s debut MG, A Good Kind of Trouble, and I just can& #39;t wait for her next book! A story about friendship and finding your voice and finding your people? Sign me up! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎤" title="Microphone" aria-label="Emoji: Microphone">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏡" title="House with garden" aria-label="Emoji: House with garden"> Pubs 7/14/2020. Preorder: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062836717">https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780...
FOREVER THIS SUMMER (Leslie C. Youngblood) - @LesCYoungblood& #39;s contemporary MG is a great story about friendship, following G-Baby as she learns to fight for what& #39;s fair and right even when everything is against her. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍳" title="Cooking" aria-label="Emoji: Cooking">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👊🏿" title="Fisted hand (dark skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Fisted hand (dark skin tone)">Pubs 8/4/2020. Preorder: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781368019057">https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781...
THE FORGOTTEN GIRL (India Hill Brown) - @booksandbighair& #39;s awesome, scary MG is about friendship and forgiveness that discusses racism and segregation at the same time. A spooky and relevant read! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👻" title="Ghost" aria-label="Emoji: Ghost">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👊🏿" title="Fisted hand (dark skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Fisted hand (dark skin tone)"> Buy now! https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781338317244">https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781...
FOR BLACK GIRLS LIKE ME (Mariama J. Lockington) - This is such a beautiful, lyrical story based on @marilock& #39;s own experience growing up with an adoptive white family. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏡" title="House with garden" aria-label="Emoji: House with garden">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎶" title="Multiple musical notes" aria-label="Emoji: Multiple musical notes"> Buy now! https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780374308049">https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780...
JUST SOUTH OF HOME (Karen Strong) - @KarenMusings& #39; debut is a family story with mystery, a dash of history, and a creepy ghost story. Perfect summer read! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏡" title="House with garden" aria-label="Emoji: House with garden">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👻" title="Ghost" aria-label="Emoji: Ghost"> Buy now! https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781534419384">https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781...
GENESIS BEGINS AGAIN (Alicia D. Williams) - @storiestolife& #39;s debut deserves its accolades. It& #39;s an amazing, intense story about a Black girl& #39;s internalized racism and the abuse she experiences, and eventually learning to love herself. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👊🏿" title="Fisted hand (dark skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Fisted hand (dark skin tone)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌟" title="Glowing star" aria-label="Emoji: Glowing star"> Buy now! https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781481465809">https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781...
TRISTAN STRONG PUNCHES A HOLE IN THE SKY (Kwame Mbalia) - @KSekouM& #39;s book is definitely one of my faves (Gum Babyhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤘🏾" title="Sign of the horns (medium dark skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Sign of the horns (medium dark skin tone)">). It& #39;s an exciting fantasy adventure with African American folk heroes and West African gods. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💪🏿" title="Flexed biceps (dark skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Flexed biceps (dark skin tone)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Sparkles" aria-label="Emoji: Sparkles"> Buy now! https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781368039932">https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781...
KING AND THE DRAGONFLIES (Kacen Callender) - I& #39;ll read anything @kacencallender writes. A story of friendship & magic, this book tackles grief & identity head-on. My copy is in transit (quarantine issues—ugh) & I just can& #39;t wait to read it! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍃" title="Leaf fluttering in wind" aria-label="Emoji: Leaf fluttering in wind">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💔" title="Broken heart" aria-label="Emoji: Broken heart"> Buy now! https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781338129335">https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781...
CHILD OF THE DREAM (Sharon Robinson) - This memoir from @sharonarobinson is about the most important years of the civil rights movement—this is SO relevant, especially now. I have read it and it& #39;s beautiful!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👊🏿" title="Fisted hand (dark skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Fisted hand (dark skin tone)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📓" title="Notebook" aria-label="Emoji: Notebook"> Buy now! https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781338282801">https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781...
THE SOUND OF STARS (Alechia Dow) - @alechiawrites& #39; thrilling YA sci-fi tells of an unlikely pairing between a girl who risks her life for books and an alien who loves music. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📚" title="Books" aria-label="Emoji: Books">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎶" title="Multiple musical notes" aria-label="Emoji: Multiple musical notes"> Buy now! https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781335911551">https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781...
FROM THE DESK OF ZOE WASHINGTON (Janae Marks)- @JanaeMarksBooks& #39; family story tackles the difficult theme of incarceration and social justice, and manages to include the fun aspect of baking at the same time. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏡" title="House with garden" aria-label="Emoji: House with garden">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍰" title="Shortcake" aria-label="Emoji: Shortcake"> Buy now! https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062875853">https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780...
These exciting YA books are coming out TOMORROW! Pre-order them now:
A SONG OF WRAITHS AND RUIN ( @rosiesrambles):
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062891495
A">https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780... SONG BELOW WATER ( @BCMorrow):
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250315328
YOU">https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781... SHOULD SEE ME IN A CROWN ( @byleahjohnson): https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781338503265">https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781...
A SONG OF WRAITHS AND RUIN ( @rosiesrambles):
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062891495
A">https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780... SONG BELOW WATER ( @BCMorrow):
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250315328
YOU">https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781... SHOULD SEE ME IN A CROWN ( @byleahjohnson): https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781338503265">https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781...
Lastly….
If you& #39;re able to donate to a bail fund, here& #39;s a great compilation by @carmencitaloves on @autostraddle:
https://www.autostraddle.com/43-bail-funds-you-can-absolutely-support-right-now/
To">https://www.autostraddle.com/43-bail-f... send your donations in one go: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd">https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ba...
If you& #39;re able to donate to a bail fund, here& #39;s a great compilation by @carmencitaloves on @autostraddle:
https://www.autostraddle.com/43-bail-funds-you-can-absolutely-support-right-now/
To">https://www.autostraddle.com/43-bail-f... send your donations in one go: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd">https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ba...
