5/27/2023 0 Comments With the fire on high full bookI read With the Fire on High not long after its debut in 2019 and was blown away by the expert storytelling of District-based, Afro-Dominicana author Elizabeth Acevedo. Young adult fiction is such a rich genre that any fiction reader can enjoy no matter how seasoned. The myth that YA is just for teens is just that: a myth. Today, with authors like Elizabeth Acevedo, Angie Thomas, Nic Stone, Jason Reynolds, and Tiffany Jackson the youth of today have so many more options than were ever available before. I recall reading YA throughout my tenure in grade school and finding Black books was a rarity. Best part? These are authentic stories with multi-dimensional characters of color doing and feeling things Black and Brown children aren’t always given permission to do. If you weren’t already a fan of Young Adult Fiction you‘re missing out! Within the last ten years, an explosion of wonderfully written Black & Brown YA stories has emerged.
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