Octavian is raised by a group of philosophers, unaware that he is part of an experiment to study Africans. A re-imagining of the past, this novel is set during the Revolutionary War.
Sixteen-year-old Diego and his friend J invent an online adviser, Dr. Truelove. Trouble begins when Diego decides to become Dr. Truelove in the flesh, in order to win back his girlfriend.
A black basketball player and a white baseball player forge a friendship that carries them through family disturbances arising from racial discrimination.
Buckhanon, Kalisha. Upstate. 2005. Also available: CD
Seventeen-year-old Antonio and his girlfriend Natasha have their world turned upside down when Antonio finds himself in jail, accused of a shocking crime, in a story told through letters.
Fifteen-year-old Amari is forced onto a slave ship and sold to a cruel plantation owner in the Carolinas. She and a white indentured servant together plot their escape.
Thirteen-year-old Maleeka, uncomfortable because her skin is very dark, meets a new teacher with a birthmark on her face and makes some discoveries about how to love who she is and what she looks like.
America is a mixed-race boy born to a crack-addicted mother. The victim of an incompetent foster-care system, this powerful story begins with America in a treatment facility after a suicide attempt.
Track and field is the main bond between Talley, a black student, and her white friend Didi, until Talley falls for David, a white boy from Didi's neighborhood.
When 17-year-old Denny falls in love with his white stepsister and her father throws him out, he finds himself on the road searching for his black heritage.
Damien is an academic star headed for Brown University when he falls in love with Junice, a girl whose mother has just been incarcerated for drugs. Written in hip-hop style free verse.
Tasha, a 15-year-old unwed mother, lives in a part of town where gunshots and drug deals are commonplace. Determined to be a good mother, her strength and faith are tested by tragedy.
Two basketball stars, known as Black and White, shun demeaning jobs in favor of armed robbery. When they are caught, society’s racial divide and tough personal decisions alter the boys’ futures.
