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The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox

The Slave Dancer

Paula Fox

176 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

5.0blkstarchildreads's review
fiction historical middle grade challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley, Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Alex Haley, Malcolm X

466 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

5.0blkstarchildreads's review
nonfiction autobiography history informative reflective medium-paced
Soul on Ice by Eldridge Cleaver

Soul on Ice

Eldridge Cleaver

256 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

5.0blkstarchildreads's review
nonfiction biography history memoir informative reflective slow-paced
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #1

Maya Angelou

289 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0blkstarchildreads's review
nonfiction autobiography emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

Bud, Not Buddy

Christopher Paul Curtis

256 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0blkstarchildreads's review
fiction childrens historical middle grade emotional fast-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

106 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0blkstarchildreads's review
nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Dust Tracks on a Road by Zora Neale Hurston

Dust Tracks on a Road

Zora Neale Hurston

11 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 1942 (editions) user-added

5.0blkstarchildreads's review
nonfiction biography memoir reflective slow-paced
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Half of a Yellow Sun

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

433 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0blkstarchildreads's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Small Island by Andrea Levy

Small Island

Andrea Levy

441 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0blkstarchildreads's review
fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock

Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More

Janet Mock

288 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0blkstarchildreads's review
nonfiction feminism lgbtqia+ memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced