I know we're halfway through summer already but I wanted to give some suggestions for all ages because it's never too late to pick up a book.
Songs in the Shade of the Cashew and Coconut Trees: Lullabies and Nursery Rhymes from West Africa and the Caribbean
This is not only a beautiful picture book but it comes with a CD so your child can listen and sing along to popular lullabies and nursery rhymes from West Africa and the Caribbean. From Jamaica to Trinidad to Benin to Cameroon this book takes you on a beautiful journey with stunning art work to match.
The Day You Begin
This is a great story about how sometimes we all feel like outsiders for our differences but when we embrace each other's differences it's something wonderful. Another beautiful story with great language and artwork.
Just South of Home
This is a Southern Middle Grade mystery featuring 12 yr old Sarah and her 11 yr old cousin Janie who comes from Chicago to their small Georgia town for the summer. When Janie swipes a necklace from the ruins of a haunted Black church burned down by the Klan, Sarah along with her little brother Ellis and their friend Jasper must make things right and settle some unresolved spirits to rest.
Gloom Town
12 yr old Rory gets a job at a spooky mansion in his seaside town and soon realized his boss is a supernatural people out to steal people's souls. Rory and his best friend Izzy must find a way to stop him.
Opposite of Always
I feel like YA for Black boys is so rare. And this one has a humorous lead with a lot of heart who is not the jock or the nerd but somewhere in between. Jack meets Kate at a college party and starts to fall hard for her. But then on what's supposed to be their special night Kate never shows and shortly after dies. Jack finds himself thrown into a time loop after that reliving their moments together hoping for a different outcome.
The Voting Booth
This is a dual POV story involving two teens who are voting in their first election. But it also features common end of high school drama. There's the discussion over making a college decision, dating someone of another race, having a plan for after high school. There's also handling the death of a sibling. Though it's being compared to The Sun is Also a Star it's more than just a romance in a day story.
A Deadly Inside Scoop
Sometimes we just want a book as sweet as that double scoop of caramel corn ice cream. And this culinary cozy mystery is fun and fresh. Browyn and her friends are true amateurs as they put the detective skills they learned from TV to work to clear her family name and help her newly opened ice cream shop thrive.
Vanity, Vengeance and a Weekend In Vegas: A Sophie Katz Mystery
After discovering that her super-sexy Russian PI boyfriend is secretly married to a mob boss's daughter Sophie and her friends head to Vegas for a weekend at a sex toy trade show. But trouble seems to follow Sophie wherever she goes and this weekend is no exception.
If I Don't Have You
An Afro-Brazilian filmmaker and a Black British journalist are thrown together for a series of interviews and sparks fly. If you're looking for Women's fiction with a touch of Black romance check this out.
Enjoyed the list. Been meaning to read Opposite of Always.
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