By Toni Morrison

"The Bluest Eye, debut novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, published in 1970. Set in Morrison’s hometown of Lorain, Ohio, in 1940–41, the novel tells the tragic story of Pecola Breedlove, an African American girl from an abusive home. Eleven-year-old Pecola equates beauty and social acceptance with whiteness; she therefore longs to have “the bluest eye.” Although largely ignored upon publication, The Bluest Eye is now considered an American classic and an essential account of the African American experience after the Great Depression. "

Written By, xx-xx-xxxx, "The Bluest Eye," Encyclopedia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Bluest-Eye 

By Maia Kobabe

"Maia's intensely cathartic autobiography charts eir journey of self-identity, which includes the mortification and confusion of adolescent crushes, grappling with how to come out to family and society, bonding with friends over erotic gay fanfiction, and facing the trauma and fundamental violation of pap smears. "

More Books, xx-xx-xxxx, "Gender Queer: A Memoir," No Publication, https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Gender-Queer-A-Memoir/Maia-Kobabe/9781549304002

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

"Between the World and Me is a letter to Coates’s son, Samori, on how racism affects black people. It focuses on the physical and psychological damage caused by it. In addition, he talks about how this history has affected him personally as well as his son. He explains that police brutality towards black youth is still an issue today because of America’s unwillingness to acknowledge its past including slavery and Jim Crow laws."

Allen Cheng, xx-xx-xxxx, "Between the World and Me Book Summary, by Ta-Nehisi Coates," https://www.allencheng.com/between-the-world-and-me-book-summary-ta-nehisi-coates/ 

By Asheley Hope Pérez

"This is East Texas, and there's lines. Lines you cross, lines you don't cross. That clear?" New London, Texas. 1937. Naomi Vargas and Wash Fuller know about the lines in East Texas as well as anyone. They know the signs that mark them. They know the people who enforce them. But sometimes the attraction between two people is so powerful it breaks through even the most entrenched color lines. And the consequences can be explosive. Ashley Hope Pérez takes the facts of the 1937 New London school explosion--the worst school disaster in American history--as a backdrop for a riveting novel about segregation, love, family, and the forces that destroy people. "

Teaching For Change, 3-18-1937, "Out of Darkness," Social Justice Books, https://socialjusticebooks.org/out-of-darkness/ 

By George M. Johnson

"From the memories of getting his teeth kicked out by bullies at age five, to flea marketing with his loving grandmother, to his first sexual relationships, this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys.

Both a primer for teens eager to be allies as well as a reassuring testimony for young queer men of color, All Boys Aren't Blue covers topics such as gender identity, toxic masculinity, brotherhood, family, structural marginalization, consent, and Black joy. Johnson's emotionally frank style of writing will appeal directly to young adults."

Macmillan, 4-28-2020, "All Boys Aren't Blue," https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374312718/allboysarentblue