JD Jackson

125 books

An African American and Latinx History of the United States by Paul Ortiz

An African American and Latinx History of the United States

ReVisioning American History

Paul Ortiz

296 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history race challenging informative slow-paced
Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls' Escape from Slavery to Union Hero by Cate Lineberry

Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls' Escape from Slavery to Union Hero

Cate Lineberry

288 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced
Beowulf by Anonymous

Beowulf

Anonymous

243 pages • first pub 900 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy poetry adventurous medium-paced
The Bitter Side of Sweet by Tara Sullivan

The Bitter Side of Sweet

Tara Sullivan

336 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction young adult challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
Black on Black: On Our Resilience and Brilliance in America by Daniel Black

Black on Black: On Our Resilience and Brilliance in America

Daniel Black

256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke

Bluebird, Bluebird

Highway 59 #1

Attica Locke

320 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark reflective tense medium-paced
Bo Jackson: The Last Folk Hero by Jeff Pearlman

Bo Jackson: The Last Folk Hero

Jeff Pearlman

484 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction biography sports informative medium-paced
Chokehold: Policing Black Men by Paul Butler

Chokehold: Policing Black Men

Paul Butler

256 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction politics race challenging informative reflective fast-paced
Clotel & Other Writings by William Wells Brown, Ezra Greenspan

Clotel & Other Writings

William Wells Brown, Ezra Greenspan

912 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction classics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride

The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

James McBride

328 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective slow-paced