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*AIN’T
GONNA BE THE SAME FOOL TWICE
April Sinclair
After college, Stevie moves to San Francisco. From
the author of COFFEE WILL MAKE YOU
BLACK.
*AND
THIS TOO SHALL PASS: A Novel
E. Lynn Harris
A gay quarterback is charged with sexual harassment
by a female sportscaster.
THE
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MY MOTHER
Jamaica Kincaid
My mother died at the moment I was born, and so
for my whole life there was nothing standing
between myself and eternity.
*BIG
GIRLS DON"T CRY
Connie Briscoe
Harsh realities intrude in the life of a young
woman coming of age in the 1970s.
*BLOODCHILD:
And Other Stories
Octavia E. Butler
Award-winning title story features a pregnant
man.
CAUGHT
UP IN THE RAPTURE
Sheneska Jackson
A fairy tale romance between a graduate student
and a South Central gang banger.
CHICAGO
BLUES
Hugh Holton
Police Commander Larry Cole connects a cop to a
15-year-od murder case.
DONE
WRONG
Eleanor Taylor Bland
Homicide cop Marti MacAlister investigates her
detective husband’s murder.
FLIGHT
OF THE BLACKBIRD
Faye M. Smith
An upper middle class African-American
family’s problems start when the mother is
"downsized."
GO
THE WAY YOUR BLOOD BEATS: An Anthology of Lesbian
and Gay Fiction by African-American Writers
Ed. by Shawn Ruff
*GOOD
HAIR
Benilde Little
Will wealth, status, and "good hair" eliminate
Alice’s insecurities?
THE
HAND I FAN WITH: A Novel
Tina McElroy Ansa
At 45, Lena wants a little romance, but what
she gets is a 100-year-old ghost.
*KNOWING
Rosalyn McMillan
A wife is unfulfilled despite her high paying
job and loving family.
A
LITTLE YELLOW DOG: An Easy Rawlins Mystery
Walter Mosley
A job as a school custodian involves Easy
Rawlins in a search for a missing
teacher.
THE
PRICE OF A CHILD: A Novel
Lorene Cary
Based on the true story of abolitionist Jane
Johnson, a slave who gained her freedom but lost a
child.
*PUSH
Sapphire
Pregnant for the second time by her father,
16-year-old Precious turns her life around with the
help of an inspiring teacher.
SARAH’S
PSALM
Florence Ladd
A sixties tale of an African-American woman who
achieves success in academia and then abandons it
for life in Islamic Senegal.
THE
SEVEN LEAGUE BOOTS
Albert Murray
A barnstorming band of black musicians looking
for an adventure.
SHORT
STORIES OF LANGSTON HUGHES
Ed. by Akiba Sullivan Harper
Includes stories that have long been out of
print.
SO
GOOD
Venise Berry
Three thirtysomethings search for independence,
financial success, and true love.
SOME
LOVE, SOME PAIN, SOMETIME: Stories
J. California Cooper
Short stories.
STARLIGHT
PASSAGE
Anita R. Bunkley
Kiana’s family secrets may be tied to the
decorative glassware created by her slave
ancestor.
THE
SUN, THE SEA, A TOUCH OF THE WIND
Rosa Guy
Haiti is the background for a talented woman’s
struggle to find her place in the world.
*TELL
ME A TALE: A Novel of the Old South
James McEachin
Posing as a journalist, a 17-year-old former
slave uncovers the truth behind the arson and
murder that shattered his childhood.
TOUCH
Charlotte Watson Sherman
A woman finds new life and love after she is
diagnosed with HIV.
TUMBLING
Diane McKinney-Whetstone
A gentle portrait of a close-knit community in
South Philadelphia in the 1940s and
1950s.
WHERE
EVIL SLEEPS
Valerie Wilson Wesley
Tamara Hayle has a week of sun, fun, and murder
while on vacation in Jamaica.
*THE
WHITE BOY SHUFFLE
Paul Beatty
After leaving white bread Santa Monica, can street
stupid Gunnar learn how to talk black and get down
with the homies in West Los Angeles?
*ZENZELE:
A Letter for My Daughter
J. Nozipo Maraire
A mother reminds her Ivy League daughter of her
Zimbabwean roots.
*Recommended
for Teens
This
selected list was compiled by: Moonyean Carlton,
General Library, Adult Reader and Information
Services; Marylou Coveney, Dudley Branch;
Jacquelyn Hogan, Grove Hall/Egleston Square Branch
Libraries; Sarah markell, Codman Square Branch; Marilyn Poindexter, Chairperson, General
Library, Teen Services. Boston Public
Library, 1997.
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