These three books are from the 2025 Miself in Book list. You can view the list here.
Book 1 (Elementary): Black Star by Kwame Alexander
Book 2 (Middle Grade): One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Book 3 (Young Adult): Knucklehead Poems by Tony Keith, Jr.
The Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) will soon be publishing the 2025 Best of the Best Books (BOTB). In the meantime, check out these books from the 2024 BOTB list.
Elementary: A Voice of Hope The Myrlie Evers-Williams Story by Nadia Saloman; illustrated by London Ladd
Middle Grade: Onyx & Beyond by Amber McBride
Young Adult Tanglefoot by Kalela Williams
Two Truths and a Lionel by Brian Wasson
An interesting story about young man name Lionel wanting to live up to his family name. He is called a hero for helping some people escape from a pet shop fire. But is Lionel really the hero? Lionel doesn’t remember. However, Lionel is certainly enjoying all the attention he is receiving. When some additional footage from the fire threatens to surface, will it reveal Lionel or someone else as the hero?
Today was special to me. I attended Ladarrion Williams book signing at the Detroit Public Library. I admire and respect his grit, perseverance, and writing skills. His book, Blood at the Root, is a sci-fi/fantasy book with a young black man as the man character with special skills. He rescues his foster brother and together they embark on a journey to a new and better life for themselves. But, there are some curves, twists, and turns along the journey. A good read!
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2296774/ladarrion-williams/
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738959/blood-at-the-root-by-ladarrion-williams/
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738995/bones-at-the-crossroads-by-ladarrion-williams/
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