The much-anticipated sequel to Sharon M. Draper’s middle-grade novel, Out of My Mind, is releasing on November 9th. In Out of My Heart, Melody, the star of the series “is a year older, and a year braver.” A starred review from Kirkus calls it “a deeply satisfying and worthy continuation of a beloved story.” There are several biographies including stories about Elizabeth Hobbs Keckly, Ida B. Wells, Faith Ringgold, and Jimi Hendrix. The November list is fantastic, so preorder now! If some books look familiar, a few October releases were pushed back, notably the 2021 National Book Award Finalist, Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People by Kekla Magoon.
In the coming days, look for books for the following National STEM Day and Veteran’s Day. Happy Ordering!
1. Listen, Layla
Yassmin Abdel-Magied | Penguin (AU YR) | November 1 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
2. Stars with Flaming Tails: Poems
Valerie Bloom | Ken Wilson-Max | Otter-Barry Books | November 1 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
3. Santa in the City
Tiffany D. Jackson | Reggie Brown | Dial Books | November 2 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
4. Carla and the Christmas Cornbread
Carla Hall | Chelsea Harris | Denene Millner /Simon & Schuster BYR | November 2 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
5. Sweet People Are Everywhere
Alice Walker | Quim Torres | Tra Publishing | November 2 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
6. Parker Shines On: Another Extraordinary Moment (A Parker Curry Book)
Parker Curry | Jessica Curry | Brittany Jackson | Aladdin | November 2 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
7. Little John Crow
Ziggy Marley | Orly Marley | Gordon Rowe | Akashic Books | November 2 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
8. Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy
Misty Copeland | Salena Barnes| Aladdin | November 2 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
9. The Swag Is in the Socks
Kelly J. Baptist | Crown BY | November 2 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
10. Black Was the Ink
Michelle Coles | Justin Johnson | Tu Books | November 2 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
11. A Psalm of Storms and Silence
Roseanne A. Brown | Balzer + Bray | November 2 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
12. Skin of the Sea
Natasha Bowen | Random House BYR | November 2 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
13. Calvin
J.R. Ford | Vanessa Ford | Kayla Harren | G.P. Putnam’s Sons BYR | November 9 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
14. The Celebration Place
Dorena Williamson | Erin Bennett Banks | IVP Kids | November 9 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
15. You Can Be ABCs
Robert Samuel White | Robert White II | Robert Paul | Philomel Books | November 9 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
16. The Sun, the Moon and the Stars
Rachel Montez Minor | Annie Won | Crown BYR | November 9 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
17. Stitch by Stitch: Elizabeth Hobbs Keckly Sews Her Way to Freedom
Connie Schofield-Morrison | Elizabeth Zunon | Holiday House | November 9 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
18. Sky Watcher (Jada Jones #5)
Kelly Starling Lyons | Nneka Myers | Penguin Workshop | November 9 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
19. Out of My Heart
Sharon M. Draper | Sharon Draper | Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy | November 9 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
20. Young Trailblazers: The Book of Black Inventors and Scientists
M.J. Fievre | Kim Balacuit | Dragonfruit | November 11 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
21. Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix
Charles R. Smith Jr. | Edel Rodriguez | Neal Porter Books | November 16 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
22. Baby, Sleepy Baby
Atinuke | Angela Brooksbank | Candlewick | November 16 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
23. Soul Food Sunday
Winsome Bingham | Charles G. Esperanza | Abrams BYR | November 16 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
24. Dream Street
Tricia Elam Walker | Ekua Holmes | Anne Schwartz Books | November 16 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
25. The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
Nikole Hannah-Jones | Renée Watson | Nikkolas Smith | November 16 | Kokila | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
26. Africa, Amazing Africa: Country by Country
Atinuke | Mouni Feddag | Candlewick | November 16 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
27. J.D. and the Hair Show Showdown (Bk. 3)
J. Dillard | Akeem S. Roberts | Kokila | November 16 | ChpBk | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
28. Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures, Vol. 1
Daniel Jose Older | Harvey Tolibao | IDW Publishing | November 16 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
29. It’s Her Story: Ida B. Wells: A Graphic Novel
Anastasia Magloire Williams | Alleanna Harris | November 16 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
30. Black Artists Shaping the World
Sharna Jackson | Zoé Whitley | Thames & Hudson | November 23 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
31. Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People
Kekla Magoon | Candlewick | November 23 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
32. African Proverbs for All Ages
Johnnetta Betsch Cole | Nelda LaTeef | Roaring Brook Press | November 30 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
33. Faith Ringgold: Narrating the World in Pattern and Color
Sharna Jackson | Andrea Pippins | DK Publishing | November 30 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
34. Art of Protest: Creating, Discovering, and Activating Art for Your Revolution
De Nichols | Diego Becas | Diana Dagadita | Molly Mendoza | Saddo | Olivia Twist | Big Picture Press | November 30 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
35. Stuntboy, in the Meantime
Jason Reynolds | Raúl the Third | Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy | November 30 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
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