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These are middle grade books (8-12 years old) that have at least one Black girl as a main character. The books listed here are provided for informational purposes only and do not imply endorsement.
A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Ramee
A Piece of Heaven by Sharon Dennis Wyeth *older middle grade
A Soft Place to Land by Janae Marks
A Whisper of Curses by J. Elle
Amari and the Despicable Wonders by B.B. Alston
Amari and the Great Game by B.B. Alston
Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
Amari and the Metalwork Menace by B.B. Alston
Black Girl Power by Leah Johnson
Charlotte Spies for Justice: A Civil War Survival Story by Nikki Shannon Smith
Ellie Engle Saves Herself by Leah Johnson
For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J. Lockington
From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
On Air with Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
Jazmin's Notebook by Nikki Grimes
Josephine Against the Sea by Shakirah Bourne
Beware the Heartman by Shakirah Bourne
Just Right Jillian by Nicole D. Collier
Maya and the Robot by Eve L. Ewing
Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy by Angie Thomas
Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Book of Anansi by Angie Thomas
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia
Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-Garcia
Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun by Tọlá Okogwu
Onyeka and the Rise of the Rebels by Tọlá Okogwu
Onyeka and the Heroes of the Dawn by Tọlá Okogwu
Opal Watson: Private Eye by Brittany Thurman
Opal Watson: A Case Most Fowl by Brittany Thurman
Operation Sisterhood by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Serena Says by Tanita S. Davis
Something to Say by Lisa Ramee
Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper
The Cookie Crumbles by Tracy Badua
Their Just Desserts by Tracy Badua
The Everybody Experiment by Lisa Ramee
The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton
The Memory Thieves by Dhonielle Clayton
The Deadly Fates by Dhonielle Clayton
The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy Colbert
The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon
The Skin I'm In by Sharon G. Flake
The Life I'm In by Sharon G. Flake
The Year I Flew Away by Marie Arnold
Twintuition: Double Vision by Tia and Tamara Mowry
Twintuition: Double Trouble by Tia and Tamara Mowry
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