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At elite Niveus Private Academy, seniors Devon Richards and Chiamaka Adebayo are chosen as prefects—then an anonymous texter called Aces begins exposing their secrets. What starts as harassment becomes something far more dangerous in this twisty YA thriller about power, privilege, racism, and survival.
At nine, Mary B. Addison was convicted of killing a baby. Years later, living in a group home and facing a future she desperately wants to protect, Mary begins challenging the story the world has accepted about her. A tense YA psychological thriller about truth, justice, family, and who gets believed.
Michelle Obama traces the experiences that shaped her—from her childhood on Chicago’s South Side through education, career, motherhood, public life, and her years as First Lady. An intimate memoir about identity, purpose, family, achievement, and becoming the person you choose to be.
After their mother’s death, estranged siblings Byron and Benny inherit two unusual things: a traditional Caribbean black cake and a recording filled with long-hidden family secrets. As they listen, they uncover a life they never knew and must reconsider their mother, their heritage, and each other.
After losing her mother, eight-year-old Caprice Latimore moves in with her grandmother and experiences devastating abuse that reshapes her childhood. Spanning twenty years, the story follows Caprice through adolescence and adulthood as she navigates trauma, love, growth, and the difficult work of reclaiming her life.
Kiese Laymon examines his life as a Black son, writer, teacher, and man in America through an intensely personal exploration of family, body, abuse, addiction, race, and love. Vulnerable and incisive, this memoir asks what honesty, accountability, and freedom can require of us.
In Puerto Rico, a group of young friends set out for revenge after one of their mothers is murdered. Their search leads them through a landscape shaped by violence, grief, friendship, and forces that may be more than human. A dark, visceral blend of crime, horror, and coming-of-age.
Liz Rocher returns to her mostly white Pennsylvania hometown for her best friend’s wedding, only for a young Black girl to disappear. As Liz investigates, she uncovers a disturbing pattern involving other missing Black girls and secrets the town would rather keep buried. A suspenseful blend of horror, mystery, and social commentary.
As the Civil War approaches, Junie lives enslaved on a plantation in Alabama, carrying grief, love, and secrets of her own. When her sister’s ghost appears, Junie is forced toward a life-changing choice. A historical novel with gothic elements about family, friendship, freedom, and liberation.
Dana, a Black writer living in 1970s California, is suddenly pulled through time to a Maryland plantation in the antebellum South. Repeatedly summoned to save a white ancestor, she must survive the brutal realities of slavery while confronting the complicated ties between past and present.
When Monday Charles disappears, her best friend Claudia seems to be the only person truly alarmed. As Claudia searches for answers, she confronts silence from the adults around her and unsettling gaps in what people remember. A haunting YA mystery about friendship, memory, neglect, and the consequences of looking away.
Korede has become very good at cleaning up after her beautiful younger sister Ayoola—especially when Ayoola’s boyfriends keep ending up dead. But when the man Korede loves becomes interested in Ayoola, loyalty and self-preservation collide. A darkly funny, razor-sharp novel about sisterhood, obsession, and murder.
Eva Mercy and Shane Hall are successful writers who share a secret: as teenagers, they spent one unforgettable week in love. When they unexpectedly reconnect at a literary event years later, old chemistry and old wounds return. A witty, emotional second-chance romance about creativity, motherhood, trauma, and desire.
A skeleton discovered in a well in 1970s Pennsylvania opens the door to the buried history of Chicken Hill, a neighborhood where Black and Jewish residents once lived side by side. James McBride weaves mystery, community, prejudice, and compassion into a sweeping story about the people history too often overlooks.
Nella Rogers is tired of being the only Black employee at a prestigious New York publishing house, so the arrival of another Black assistant initially feels like relief. Then threatening notes appear and workplace dynamics turn increasingly sinister. A satirical psychological thriller about race, ambition, publishing, and belonging.
In 1950s Jim Crow Florida, twelve-year-old Robbie Stephens Jr. is sent to a brutal segregated reform school after defending his sister. Robbie can see ghosts, and the spirits around the school reveal horrors the living have tried to hide. A historical horror novel about racism, injustice, family, and survival.
Can a broken heart ever be whole again? Relationships often begin with hope and promise, yet many are shattered by unseen forces. The seven deadly sins—Anger, Lust, Gluttony, Sloth, Envy, Pride, and Greed—have the power to destroy love, trust, and commitment. But even in the midst of pain, God’s plan offers a path to healing…
Twin sisters Desiree and Stella Vignes grow up together in a small Southern Black community before choosing radically different lives. Years later, their decisions ripple through the next generation as questions of race, identity, family, and belonging pull their stories back together.
Ray McMillian is a gifted Black violinist determined to succeed in the elite world of classical music. When his family’s violin is revealed to be a priceless Stradivarius and then stolen before a major competition, Ray must navigate a high-stakes mystery alongside racism, family pressure, and competing claims to the instrument.
After one mistake threatens her carefully planned future, scholarship student Adina Walker enters the Finish, an exclusive competition run by a powerful family. The prize could restore everything she lost—but the increasingly dangerous challenges reveal that the game is built on privilege, control, and survival.