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  • American War, Book Cover
    Teens & Young Adults

    American War

    by Omar El Akkad

    Sarat Chestnut, born in Louisiana, is only six when the Second American Civil War breaks out in 2074. But even she knows that oil is outlawed, that Louisiana is half underwater, and that unmanned drones fill the sky. When her father is killed...

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    Science Fiction Dystopia United States
  • Parable of the Sower, Book Cover
    Teens & Young Adults

    Parable of the Sower

    by Octavia E. Butler

    This acclaimed post-apocalyptic novel of hope and terror from an award-winning author "pairs well with 1984 or The Handmaid's Tale" and includes a foreword by N. K. Jemisin (John Green, New York Times).

    When global climate...

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    Dystopia Science Fiction United States Characters with African American Heritage
  • Klara and the Sun, Book Cover
    Teens & Young Adults

    Klara and the Sun

    by Kazuo Ishiguro

    Here is the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside. She remains...

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    Dystopia Science Fiction United States
  • It's Kind of a Funny Story, Book Cover
    Teens & Young Adults

    It's Kind of a Funny Story

    by Ned Vizzini

    At his new school, Craig realizes that he isn't brilliant compared to the other kids; he’s just average, and maybe not even that. He soon sees his once-perfect future crumbling away. The stress becomes unbearable and Craig stops eating and...

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    Realistic Fiction Humorous Fiction United States LGBTQ Characters Characters with Mental Health Disorders
  • Mom & Me & Mom, Book Cover
    Adults

    Mom & Me & Mom

    by Maya Angelou

    The story of Maya Angelou’s extraordinary life has been chronicled in her multiple bestselling autobiographies. But now, at last, the legendary author shares the deepest personal story of her life: her relationship with her mother.

    For...

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    Autobiography United States Characters with African American Heritage
  • A Song Flung Up to Heaven, Book Cover
    Adults

    A Song Flung Up to Heaven

    by Maya Angelou

    The culmination of a unique achievement in modern American literature: the six volumes of autobiography that began more than thirty years ago with the appearance of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

    A Song Flung Up to Heaven...

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    Autobiography United States Characters with African American Heritage
  • All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes, Book Cover
    Adults

    All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes

    by Maya Angelou

    In 1962 the poet, musician, and performer Maya Angelou claimed another piece of her identity by moving to Ghana, joining a community of "Revolutionist Returnees" inspired by the promise of pan-Africanism. All God's Children Need Walking...

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    Autobiography West Africa United States Characters with African Heritage Characters with African American Heritage
  • The Heart of a Woman, Book Cover
    Adults

    The Heart of a Woman

    by Maya Angelou

    In The Heart of a Woman, Maya Angelou leaves California with her son, Guy, to move to New York. There she enters the society and world of black artists and writers, reads her work at the Harlem Writers Guild, and begins to take part...

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    Autobiography United States Characters with African Heritage Characters with African American Heritage
  • Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas, Book Cover
    Adults

    Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas

    by Maya Angelou

    In this third self-contained volume of her autobiography, which began with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou moves into the adult world. Maya struggles to support herself and her son through a series of odd jobs and weathers...

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    Autobiography United States Characters with African American Heritage
  • Gather Together in My Name, Book Cover
    Adults

    Gather Together in My Name

    by Maya Angelou

    Gather Together in My Name continues Maya Angelou’s personal story, begun so unforgettably in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. The time is the end of World War II and there is a sense of optimism everywhere. Maya Angelou,...

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    Autobiography United States Characters with African American Heritage
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