“Assata: An Autobiography” by Assata Shakur

“Song of Solomon” by Toni Morrison

“Visions for Black Men” by Na’im Akbar

“The Coldest Winter Ever” by Sister Souljah

“Dreams from My Father” by Barack Obama

“Sag Harbor” by Colson Whitehead

“The Skin I'm In” by Sharon G. Flake

“Copper Sun” by Sharon M. Draper

“The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963” by Christopher Paul Curtis

“November Blues (Jericho, #2)” by Sharon M. Draper

“Tears of a Tiger (Hazelwood High, #1)” by Sharon M. Draper