Young Adult
3 books, newest first
Anger Is Only a Shadow2026 · Contemporary
On probation and wearing an ankle monitor after time in D.C. juvenile detention, Lil feels pulled to go to her older brother Aldwin when he starts acting strangely at college a hundred miles away, even if it breaks the terms of her release.
Clap When You Land2020 · Contemporary
Carnegie Medal Shortlist 2021Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor 2020YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults 2021Rainbow Book List 2021
After their father dies in a plane crash, Camino in the Dominican Republic and Yahaira in New York learn the other exists, and that they are sisters.
The Poet X2018 · Contemporary
Printz Award 2019National Book Award Winner 2018Carnegie Medal 2019Boston Globe–Horn Book Award 2018Pura Belpré Author Award 2019Walter Dean Myers Award 2019Américas Award Honorable Mention 2019Golden Kite Honor 2019ALSC Notable Children's Book 2019YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults 2019YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
Harlem teen Xiomara pours her frustrations with her strict mother and the church into poems, and finds her voice at a slam poetry club.