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June Is LGBT Pride Month: 12 YA Books by Black Authors

Pride Month commemorates a pivotal event in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) history, the 1969 Stonewall Uprising. The uprising brought awareness to unfair laws, crimes, harassment, and other issues that affected the LGBT community. In June celebrations around the world “recognize the impact that LGBTQ individuals have had on history.” When it comes to young people, literature, and LGBTQ issues, activist and author George M. Johnson discusses his new book,  All Boys Aren’t Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto in an NPR interview. He says “I didn’t have stories like these growing up and honestly I don’t have many now, so I knew I needed to do my part to make sure the next generation of black queer children had something they could relate to and connect with.” Johnson’s young adult debut title is nonfiction. The following titles are all fiction stories. Happy Reading!



Cinderella Is Dead

Kalynn Bayron | Bloomsbury YA | July 7, 2020 | Amazon | IndieBound


You Should See Me in a Crown

Leah Johnson | Scholastic Press | June 2, 2020 |  Amazon | IndieBound


The Black Flamingo

Dean Atta | Balzer + Bray | May 26, 2020 | Amazon | IndieBound


Home Home

Lisa Allen-Agostini | Delacorte Press | May 26, 2020 | Amazon | IndieBound



Felix Ever After

Kacen Callender | Balzer + Bray | May 5, 2020 |  Amazon | IndieBound


The Stars and the Blackness Between Them

Junauda Petrus | Dutton BYR | September 17, 2019 | Amazon | IndieBound


Pet

Akwaeke Emezi | Make Me a World | September 10, 2019 |  Amazon | IndieBound


How to Be Remy Cameron

Julian Winters | Duet Books | September 10, 2019 | Amazon | IndieBound



If It Makes You Happy

Claire Kann | Swoon Reads | June 4, 2019 |  Amazon | IndieBound


The Beauty That Remains

Ashley Woodfolk | Ember | March 12, 2019 | Amazon | IndieBound


Odd One Out

Nic Stone | Crown BYA | October 9, 2018 | Amazon | IndieBound


Little & Lion

Brandy Colbert | Little, Brown BYR | July 3, 2018 | Amazon | IndieBound


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