Despite having read well over a thousand books on many different topics, I realised this morning that I haven't even touched on some of the most important ones.
Books with main characters that are black.
As a child, my parents bought me plenty of books about black children. Little girls with big afros and chocolate skin.
But, as a teen, I realised I haven't read a single book where the main character is a black person. Chinese yes, Indian yes, but not black. And as a mixed girl, that is actually a problem.
So!
Do you guys have any recommendations for teen fiction or YA books about or by black people?
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Sayonara!