Black History Month for Teens

A selection of books for teens by Black Canadian authors.

Updated January 31, 2025
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Blood like magic
Sambury, Liselle
Paper Book
"High stakes, big heart, and lots of Black Girl Magic...unputdownable." --Aiden Thomas, New York Timesbestselling author of Cemetery Boys A rich, dark urban fantasy debut following a teen witch who is given a horrifying task: sacrificing her first love to save...
Blood scion
Falaye, Deborah
Paper Book
"Equal parts soaring fantasy, heart-pounding action, and bloody social commentary, Blood Scion is a triumph of a book." --Roseanne A. Brown, New York Times bestselling author of A Song of Wraiths and Ruin  This is what they deserve. They wanted me to be a monster....
The bones of ruin
Raughley, Sarah
Paper Book
An African tightrope walker who can't die gets embroiled in a secret society's deadly gladiatorial tournament in this "bloodily spectacular" (Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights) historical fantasy set in an alternate 1880s London, perfect for...
Delicious monsters
Sambury, Liselle
Paper Book
The Haunting of Hill House meets Sadie in this evocative and mind-bending psychological thriller following two teen girls navigating the treacherous past of a mysterious mansion ten years apart. Daisy sees dead people--something impossible to forget in bustling,...
The hoop and the harm
Pedican, Jawara
Paper Book
Udoka Clendon is a first-year university student and a product of basketball systems that have produced professional players. He's been pushed relentlessly by the obsessive mentorship of his older brother, which has been tolerated by his hard-working single mother. For years his brother...
Hurricane summer
Bromfield, Asha
Paper Book
"This is an excellent examination of the ways wealth, gender, and color can shape and at times create mental and emotional fractures. Verdict: A great title for public and high school libraries looking for books that offer a ­nuanced look at patriarchy, wealth, and gender dynamics." --...
The Melancholy of Summer
Onomé, Louisa
Paper Book
Doesn't she see? I can do this on my own. Summer Uzoma is fine. Sure, her parents left her behind when they went on the run after being accused of committing a crime last year. But she's fine. She just has to turn eighteen in a few weeks and then she'll really and truly be free to do whatever she...

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