This list may not feature all the new titles for August 2020. The titles are listed according to their release date. Sometimes, however, publishers may move a release date up or back. If you know of any that are not listed or the release date has changed, leave us a comment below. Thanks for visiting our site!
Sadiq and the Explorers
Siman Nuurali | Anjan Sarkar | Picture Window Books | ChBk | August 1 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Sadiq and the Perfect Play
Siman Nuurali | Anjan Sarkar | Picture Window Books | ChBk | August 1 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Sadiq and the Bridge Builders
Siman Nuurali | Anjan Sarkar | Picture Window Books | ChBk | August 1 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Sadiq and the Ramadan Gift
Siman Nuurali | Anjan Sarkar | Picture Window Books | ChBk | August 1 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
The Dramatic Life of Azaleah Lane
Nikki Shannon Smith | Gloria Felix | Picture Window Books | ChBk | August 1 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
A Star Like Jesse Owens (Smithsonian Historical Fiction)
Nikki Shannon | Lisa Manuzak Wiley | Capstone Press | August 1 | Amazon | Bookshop | Indiebound
Call Me Miss Hamilton: One Woman’s Case for Equality and Respect
Carole Boston Weatherford | Jeffery Boston Weatherford | Carolrhoda Books | PB | August 1 |
She Was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm
Katheryn Russell-Brown | Eric Velasquez | Lee & Low Books | PB | August 4 | Amazon | IndieBound |Bookshop
The Magic in Changing Your Stars
Leah Henderson | Sterling Children’s Books | August 4 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop | Indiebound
Serena Williams—G.O.A.T: Making the Case for the Greatest of All Time
Tami Charles | Sterling Children’s Books | MG | August 4 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Court of Lions (Mirage, #2)
Somaiya Daud | Flatiron Books | August 4, 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop | Indiebound
I Promise
LeBron James | Nina Mata | HarperCollins | August 11 | Amazon | Bookshop | Indiebound
The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth
Wade Hudson | Cheryl Willis Hudson | Crown BYR | MG | August 11 | Amazon | Bookshop | Indiebound
Acoustic Rooster’s Barnyard Boogie Starring Indigo Blume
Kwame Alexander | Tim Bowers | Sleeping Bear Press | August 15 | Amazon | Bookshop | Indiebound
Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood
Tony Hillery | Jessie Hartland | S&S/Paula Wiseman Books | August 18 | Amazon | Bookshop | Indiebound
Finish the Fight!: The Brave and Revolutionary Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote
Veronica Chambers | The Staff of The New York Times | August 18 | Amazon | Bookshop | Indiebound
Isaiah Dunn is My Hero
Kelly J. Baptist | Crown BYR | MG | August 18 | Amazon | Bookshop | Indiebound
Ikenga
Nnedi Okorafor | Viking BYR | MG | August 18 | Amazon | Bookshop | Indiebound
Bee Fearless: Dream Like a Kid
Mikaila Ulmer | G.P. Putnam’s Sons BYR | MG | August 18 | Amazon | Bookshop | Indiebound
Raybearer
Jordan Ifueko | Amulet Books | YA | August 18 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Me & Mama
Cozbi A. Cabrera | Denene Millner Books/S&S BYR | PB | August 25 | Amazon | Bookshop | Indiebound
RESPECT: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul
Carole Boston Weatherford | Frank Morrison | Atheneum BYR | PB | August 25 | Amazon | Bookshop | Indiebound
Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice
Nikki Grimes | Laura Freeman | Atheneum BYR | PB | August 25 | Amazon | Bookshop | Indiebound
Now That I’ve Found You
Kristina Forest | Roaring Brook Press | YA | August 25 | Amazon | Bookshop | Indiebound
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