Jess and I bought our nephew his first book at two months old because you’re never too young to excited about books! We have a list of children books by Black authors that will make perfect additions to a burgeoning bookshelf.
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17 Books We Want To Read In 2017
The Countdown is on to 2017 and here are the books we can’t wait to read in 2017 !
JANUARY
1. Seconds To Sunrise by Nico Rosso
Book three in Nico Rosso’s romantic suspense undercover operator series. This time an Automatik operative’s mission is to protect a war widow from cyber terrorist. – Jess
2. The Book of Mirrors by E. O. Chirovici
An investigative journalist is hired by a literary agent to use a posthumous partial manuscript to solve a murder from twenty years earlier. Crime and a journalist protagonist ? Yes, please. – Jess
3. Caraval by Stephanie Garber
During the BEA Buzz panel the editor of this book said she had a sit-on-the-floor-couldn’t-get-up moment when reading this. If that’s endorsement enough this book has also been compared to The Night Circus. – Jess
4. Breathless by Beverly Jenkins
A follow up to Forbidden, this installment seems to have a bit of a time jump and features the niece of the heroine from the first novel. – Jess
5. History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
Based on his debut novel Adam Silvera knows how to pack an emotional punch and make a contemporary settings come to life. – Jess
MARCH
6. Stealing Mr. Right by Tamara Morgan.
Um, jewel thief married to an FBI agent ? Yes, please – Jess
7. An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole
Two Civil War spies;one a former slave the other a private detective begin a mission together in Richmond, VA. Not sure if this is going to be an easy book to read considering some the power dynamics but. . . I’m open. -Jess
8. Radio Silence by Alice Oseman
Published last year in the UK, this YA book tells the story of two teenagers who start a podcast that goes viral. Interestingly enough, this is Oseman’s third book and she’s only 21. -Kat
APRIL
9. Back To Your Love by Kianna Alexander
This second chance romance is the first in a series following the brothers of a the fictional Black fraternity Theta Delta Theta. – Kat
10. To Me I Wed by K.M. Jackson
This is the second book in KM Jackson’s Unconventional Bride’s series and starts with a woman who is throwing a big wedding where she’s going to marry…herself ? I just have to see how this plays out.
11. Gem & Dixie by Sara Zarr
Sara Dessen was raving about this on Twitter and it instantly went on my TBR. It tells the story of two sisters from a broken home. – Kat
MAY
12. When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
I can’t wait to read this YA romantic comedy about two Indian American teens – Kat
13. One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
A YA murder mystery where 5 students walk into a detention room and only four walk out alive. The questions is, which one of them is the killer ? – Kat
14. From Duke Till Dawn (The London Underground) by Eva Leigh
I read Leigh’s debut last year and really liked her style. This is the first book in a new series and features a con artist heroine who needs the help of a duke to get back her stolen money. – Kat
June
15. Royal Bastards by Andrew Shvarts
Okay, first of all I’m super surprised Barnes and Noble let a YA book get a title like this. This looks like a Games of Thrones-y type book about a group of literal royal bastards who group together to try and stop a civil war. Shvarts is a videogame designer so I’ll be curious how videogame storytelling will influence the story. – Kat
July
16. Unraveled by Lauren Dane
The first book in a new series about a vintage style barbershop and whiskey bar in Seattle(because of course). From the hipster setting to the heroine being a punk rock drummer this romance feels fresh and doesn’t sound like anything I’ve read before. – Kat
September
17. They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera
Okay, I have been unamused by “end of the world” books but Silvera is a promising YA authors so I’ll give this one a chance. Set in the near future this novel follows two teens who meet on their End Day. – Jess
Top 100 YA List : How Many Have You Read ?
Novel Thoughts posted this list of top 100 YA novels. I’ve seen this list all over book blogs and I wish I knew where it originated (for some reason I’m guessing Goodreads). I can’t believe how many I’ve read. I bolded the books I’ve read, how many have you read ?
1. Alex Finn – Beastly
2. Alice Sebold – The Lovely Bones
3. Ally Carter – Callagher Girls (1, 2, 3, 4)
4. Ally Condie – Matched
5. Alyson Noel – The Immortals (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
6. Anastasia Hopcus – Shadow Hills
7. Angie Sage – Septimus Heap (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
8. Ann Brashares – The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (1, 2, 3, 4)
9. Anna Godbersen – Luxe (1, 2, 3, 4)
10. Anthony Horowitz – Alex Rider (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
11. Aprilynne Pike – Wings (1, 2, 3)
12. Becca Fitzpatrick – Hush, Hush (1, 2)
13. Brandon Mull – Fablehaven (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
14. Brian Selznick – The Invention of Hugo Cabret
15. Cassandra Clare – The Mortal Instruments (1, 2, 3, 4)
16. Carrie Jones – Need (1, 2, 3)
17. Carrie Ryan – The Forest of Hands and Teeth (1, 2, 3)
18. Christopher Paolini – Inheritance (1, 2, 3, 4)
19. Cinda Williams Chima – The Heir Chronicles (1, 2, 3)
20. Colleen Houck – Tigers Saga (1, 2)
21. Cornelia Funke – Inkheart (1, 2, 3)
22. Ellen Hopkins – Impulse
23. Eoin Colfer – Artemis Fowl (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
24. Faraaz Kazi – Truly, Madly, Deeply
25. Frank Beddor – The Looking Glass Wars (1, 2, 3)
26. Gabrielle Zevin – Elsewhere
27. Gail Carson Levine – Fairest
28. Holly Black – Tithe (1, 2, 3)
29. J.K. Rowling – Harry Potter (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
30. James Dashner – The Maze Runner (1, 2)
31. James Patterson – Maximum Ride (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
32. Jay Asher – Thirteen Reasons Why
33. Jeanne DuPrau – Books of Ember (1, 2, 3, 4)
34. Jeff Kinney – Diary of a Wimpy Kid (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
35. John Boyne – The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
36. John Green – An Abundance of Katherines
37. John Green – Looking for Alaska
38. John Green – Paper Towns
39. Jonathan Stroud – Bartimaeus (1, 2, 3, 4)
40. Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl – Caster Chronicles (1, 2)
41. Kelley Armstrong – Darkest Powers (1, 2, 3)
42. Kristin Cashore – The Seven Kingdoms (1, 2)
43. Lauren Kate – Fallen (1, 2, 3)
44. Lemony Snicket – Series of Unfortunate Events (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
45. Libba Bray – Gemma Doyle (1, 2, 3)
46. Lisa McMann – Dream Catcher (1, 2, 3)
47. Louise Rennison – Confessions of Georgia Nicolson (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
48. M.T. Anderson – Feed
49. Maggie Stiefvater – The Wolves of Mercy Falls (1, 2, 3)
50. Margaret Peterson Haddix – Shadow Children (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
51. Maria V. Snyder – Study (1, 2, 3)
52. Markus Zusak – The Book Thief
53. Markus Zusak – I am the Messenger
54. Mark Haddon – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
55. Mary Ting – Crossroads
56. Maureen Johnson – Little Blue Envelope (1, 2)
57. Meg Cabot – All-American Girl (1, 2)
58. Meg Cabot – The Mediator (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
59. Meg Cabot – The Princess Diaries (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
60. Meg Rosoff – How I live now
61. Megan McCafferty – Jessica Darling (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
62. Megan Whalen Turner – The Queen’s Thief (1, 2, 3, 4)
63. Melina Marchetta – On the Jellicoe Road
64. Melissa de la Cruz – Blue Bloods (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
65. Melissa Marr – Wicked Lovely (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
66. Michael Grant – Gone (1, 2, 3, 4)
67. Nancy Farmer – The House of the Scorpion
68. Neal Shusterman – Unwind
69. Neil Gaiman – Coraline
70. Neil Gaiman – Stardust
71. Neil Gaiman – The Graveyard Book
72. P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast – House of Night (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 )
73. Philip Pullman – His Dark Materials (1, 2, 3)
74. Rachel Caine – The Morganville Vampires (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
75. Rachel Cohn & David Levithan – Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist
76. Richelle Mead – Vampire Academy (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
77. Rick Riordan – Percy Jackson and the Olympians (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
78. Rom LcO’Feer – Somewhere carnal over 40 winks
79. S.L. Naeole – Grace (1, 2, 3, 4)
80. Sabrina Bryan & Julia DeVillers – Princess of Gossip
81. Sarah Dessen – Along for the Ride
82. Sarah Dessen – Lock and Key
83. Sarah Dessen – The Truth about Forever
84. Sara Shepard – Pretty Little Liars (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
85. Scott Westerfeld – Leviathan (1, 2)
86. Scott Westerfeld – Uglies (1, 2, 3)
87. Shannon Hale – Books of a Thousand Days
88. Shannon Hale – Princess Academy
89. Shannon Hale – The Books of Bayern (1, 2, 3, 4)
90. Sherman Alexie & Ellen Forney – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
91. Simone Elkeles – Perfect Chemistry (1, 2, 3)
92. Stephanie Meyer – The Host
93. Stephanie Meyer – Twilight Saga (1, 2, 3, 4)
94. Sue Monk Kidd – The Secret Life of Bees
95. Susan Beth Pfeffer – Last Survivors (1, 2, 3)
96. Suzanne Collins – Hunger Games (1, 2, 3)
97. Suzanne Collins – Underland Chronicles (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
98. Terry Pratchett – Tiffany Aching (1, 2, 3, 4)
99. Tonya Hurley – Ghost Girl (1, 2, 3)
100. Wendelin Van Draanen – Flipped