This list may not feature all of June’s 2019 new releases. If you know of any that are not listed, leave us a comment below!
Party: A Mystery
Jamaica Kincaid | Ricardo Cortés | Black Sheep | June 4 | Amazon | IndieBound
Beyoncé: Shine Your Light
Sarah Warren | HMH BYR | June 4 | Amazon | IndieBound
If It Makes You Happy
Claire Kann | Swoon Reads | June 4 | Amazon | IndieBound
I Wanna Be Where You Are
Kristina Forest | Roaring Brook Press | June 4 | Amazon | IndieBound
I Can Write the World
Joshunda Sanders | Charly Palmer | Six Foot Press | June 15 | Amazon | IndieBound
How to Read a Book
Kwame Alexander | Melissa Sweet | HarperCollins | June 18 | Amazon | IndieBound
The Buddy Bench
Gwendolyn Hooks | Shirley Ng-Benitez | Lee & Low | June 18 | Amazon | IndieBound
Puppy Truck
Brian Pinkney | Atheneum BYR | June 25 | Amazon | IndieBound
Rocket Says Look Up!
Nathan Bryon | Dapo Adeola | Random House BYR | June 25 | Amazon | IndieBound
A Visit to Granddad: An African ABC
Sade Fadipe | Shedrach Ayalomeh | Cassava Republic Press | June 25 | Amazon | IndieBound
Jada Jones: Dancing Queen
Kelly Starling Lyons | Nneka Myers | Penguin Workshop | June 25 | Amazon | IndieBound
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