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• Beasts of Prey #1

  Gray, Ayana,

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  There’s no such thing as magic in the broken city of Lkossa, especially for sixteen-year-old Koffi, who indentured to the notorious Night Zoo, knows the fearsome creatures in her care and paying off her family's debts to secure their eventual…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Maid and the Crocodile

  Ifueko, Jordan,

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  In the magic-soaked capital city of Oluwan, Small Sade needs a job—preferably as a maid, with employers who don’t mind her unique appearance and unlucky foot. But before she can be hired, she accidentally binds herself to a powerful being known only…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sugar Town Queens

  Nunn, Malla

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  Amandla knows it's going to be one of her mother's difficult days. Her mother has had another vision. This one involves Amandla wearing a bedsheet loosely stitched as a dress. An outfit, her mother says, is certain to bring Amandla's father back…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Born a Crime

  Stories From a South African Childhood

  Noah, Trevor, 1984-

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  Born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison, Trevor was living proof of his parents’ indiscretion. He was kept mostly indoors for the earliest years of his life, bound by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bright Red Fruit

  Elhillo, Safia,

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  Samira dreams of a perfect summer—parties, poetry, and freedom from prying eyes. But when a scandal grounds her, a poetry forum introduces her to Horus, an older poet who awakens longings and pulls her into secrets that could cost her everything.

• Children of Blood and Bone #1

  Adeyemi, Tomi

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  Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Akata Witch

  Okorafor, Nnedi,

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  Sunny Nwazue lives in Nigeria, but she was born in New York City. Her features are West African, but she's albino. She's a terrific athlete, but can't go out into the sun to play soccer. There seems to be no place where she fits in. And then she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• With Love, Miss Americanah

  Igharo, Jane,

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  After her father's death, Enore prepares to move to America from her home in Nigeria by watching American teen movies. Enore is ready for her senior year. But when she meets Davi Santiago, it may be much harder than she thought to keep to her rules.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Solo

  Alexander, Kwame,

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  Blade never asked for a life of the rich and famous. In fact, he’d give anything not to be the son of Rutherford Morrison, a washed-up rock star and drug addict with delusions of a comeback. In reality, the only thing Blade and Rutherford have in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Even When Your Voice Shakes

  Goka, Ruby Yayra

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  Amerley takes a job working for one of her mother’s old friends in order to help support her family back home. She soon settles into her new life away from her small village―until she is raped by the son of her employer. Torn between keeping quiet…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pearl of the Sea

  Silverston, Anthony

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  Pearl has always felt more comfortable in the sea than surrounded by the people in her sleepy South African town who always seem to let her down. But when a new friend from below the surface is taken by poachers, Pearl may need a little help after…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Call of the Dragon

  Bowen, Natasha

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  In the first book of a new series inspired by African mythology, dragon gods rule the earth and sky—until the gods are betrayed, and one girl embarks on a journey to save the world from war and ruin.