Young Adults

Forgive Me Not

By: Jennifer Baker
Narrated by: Tyla Collier & Ryan Alexander Holmes
Length: 10 hours 49 minutes

In this searing indictment of the juvenile justice system, one teen in detention weighs what she is willing to endure for forgiveness.

All it took was one night and one bad decision for fifteen-year-old Violetta Chen-Samuels’ life to go off the rails. After driving drunk and causing the accident that kills her little sister, Violetta is... Read more

Forever Is Now

By: Mariama J. Lockington
Narrated by: Angel Pean
Length: 7 hours 12 minutes

A poignant and lyrical young adult novel-in-verse about a Black teen coming of age in an anxiety-inducing world, from the author of For Black Girls Like Me and In the Key of Us.

I'm safe here.

That's how Sadie feels, on a perfect summer day, wrapped in her girlfriend's arms. School is out, and even though she’s been struggling to manage her... Read more

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy

Racism, Injustice, and How You Can Be a Changemaker

By: Emmanuel Acho
Narrated by: Landon Woodson
Length: 4 hours 56 minutes

Adapted from Emmanuel Acho's New York Times bestseller Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, comes an essential young listeners edition aimed at opening a dialogue about systemic racism with our youngest generation.

Young people have the power to affect sweeping change, and the key to mending the racial divide in America lies in giving... Read more

Your Corner Dark

By: Desmond Hall
Narrated by: Karl O'Brian Williams
Length: 10 hours 12 minutes

“One of those tales that ties you up, turns you inside-out, wrings you like a wet cloth.” —Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestselling author of Long Way Down

American Street meets Long Way Down in this searing and gritty debut novel that takes an unflinching look at the harsh realities of gang life in Jamaica and how far a teen is willing to go... Read more

The Awakening of Malcolm X

A Novel

By: Ilyasah Shabazz & Tiffany D. Jackson
Narrated by: Landon Woodson
Length: 7 hours 54 minutes

“Although this was written for young readers, I found it to be an engaging and informative look at the life and incarceration that helped mold Malcolm X into the leaders that he was. The narrating was wonderfully done, and I would recommend this for readers of all ages. Read more

Hurricane Summer

A Novel

By: Asha Ashanti Bromfield
Narrated by: Asha Ashanti Bromfield
Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

"Author and narrator Asha Bromfield offers an engrossing performance of this coming-of-age audiobook. Bromfield's experience as an actress and her ease with Jamaican Patois will draw listeners into a story that has multiple levels of emotional intensity." -- AudioFile Magazine

This program is read by the author, and includes a bonus conversation... Read more

Muted

By: Tami Charles
Narrated by: Tami Charles
Length: 5 hours 42 minutes

A ripped-from-the-headlines novel of ambition, music, and innocence lost, perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo and Jason Reynolds!Be bold. Get seen. Be Heard.For seventeen-year-old Denver, music is everything. Writing, performing, and her ultimate goal: escaping her very small, very white hometown.So Denver is more than ready on the day she and... Read more

Never Look Back

By: Lilliam Rivera
Narrated by: Samuel Maria Gomez & Almarie Guerra
Length: 7 hours 40 minutes

“Eury’s life was uprooted after Hurricane Maria destroyed her home in Puerto Rico. Spending a summer in the Bronx was supposed to help her recover, but Eury is haunted by more than just a devastating storm and an absent father. And he’s followed her to New York. Pheus, who has lived his whole life in New York, could charm honey from a hive... Read more

Vinyl Moon

By: Mahogany L. Browne
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

“Bahni Turpin's narration of Mahogany L. Browne's Vinyl Moon was spectacular. The story and the performance pulled me into the protagonist, Angel's, world and kept me engaged there as she navigated a new school and city in her junior year of high school....I highly recommend this listen for anyone who needs to see that we're not defined by what's... Read more

Skin of the Sea

Of Mermaids and Orisa: Book #1

By: Natasha Bowen
Narrated by: Yetide Badaki
Length: 11 hours 28 minutes

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The must-read Black mermaid fantasy series that #1 NYT bestselling author Nicola Yoon calls “epic and original,” in which one mermaid takes on the gods themselves. Perfect for fans of Children of Blood and Bone and anyone who can't wait for the live-action The Little Mermaid.

“Riveting.” —NPR
“Evocative.”... Read more

Love Radio

By: Ebony LaDelle
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt & JaQwan J. Kelly
Length: 8 hours 49 minutes

“Readers won’t be able to get enough of these dope-ass characters.” —Elizabeth Acevedo, author of Clap When You Land

Hitch meets The Sun Is Also a Star in this “mega swoon-worthy, effortlessly cool” (Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author) novel about a self-professed teen love doctor with a popular radio segment who believes he can... Read more

The Gilded Ones #2: The Merciless Ones

The Gilded Ones: Book #2

By: Namina Forna
Narrated by: Imani Jade Powers
Length: 14 hours 27 minutes

“The Merciless Ones (The Gilded Ones #2) is an imaginative and adventurous romp through a well-crafted world filled with intense battles, power struggles, and plot twists leaving your heart pumping and ready for the next installment. Read more

Zyla & Kai

By: Kristina Forest
Narrated by: Tashi Thomas
Length: 13 hours 35 minutes

A fresh love story about the will they, won't they—and why can't they—of first love. 


While on a school trip to the Poconos Mountains (in the middle of a storm) high school seniors, Zyla Matthews and Kai Johnson, run away together leaving their friends and family confused. As far as everyone knows, Zyla and Kai have been broken up for months. And... Read more