The Black American Experience- Kids

Amari and the Night Brothers

Supernatural Investigations: Book #1

By: B. B. Alston
Narrated by: Imani Parks
Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

“WOW!! This is my new favorite Middle Reader book, hands down!! Amari Peters is a fantastic character full of spunk and determination. She is on a mission to find her brother when she dives headfirst into a brilliant, brutal world of imagination and magic, a world of supernatural affairs. But in this world of supernaturals, magicians are illegal... Read more

The Probability of Everything

By: Sarah Everett
Narrated by: Jordan Cobb
Length: 7 hours 8 minutes

A heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and facts, as she navigates grief and loss at a moment when life as she knows it changes forever.Eleven-year-old Kemi Carter loves scientific facts, specifically probability. It's how she understands the world and her place in it. Kemi knows her odds of... Read more

Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy

By: Angie Thomas
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

“Superstar author of THE HATE YOU GIVE wrote a funny, imaginative fantasy inspired by African American folklore. Read more

Ellie Engle Saves Herself

By: Leah Johnson
Narrated by: Rocky Anicette
Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

From award-winning YA author Leah Johnson comes her middle grade debut: a laugh-until-you-cry, cry-until-you-laugh story about friendship, change, and the power we have to love ourselves. Ellie Engle doesn't stand out. Not at home, where she's alone with her pet fish since her dad moved away and her mom has to work around the clock . Not at the... Read more

Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans

Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans

By: Isi Hendrix
Narrated by: Caroline Sorunke
Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

The first book in a fast-paced, witty, and bighearted debut Afrofantasy trilogy about a twelve-year-old apprenticing in the kitchens at the prestigious Academy of Shamans who must ally with a snarky goddess and a knife-wielding warrior to save her kingdom. Perfect for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers and The School for Good and Evil.Life is... Read more

Eb & Flow

By: Kelly J. Baptist
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt & Aaron Goodson
Length: 3 hours 4 minutes

A ten-day suspension has tweens De'Kari and Ebony seeing the world with a fresh perspective. Don't miss this poignant novel in verse from the award-winning author of Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero.

Two kids. One fight. No one thinks they’re wrong.
 
Flow
I don’t even hit girls . . . is what I’m thinking.
I roll my eyes, turn them to my shoes.
 
Shoes I’ma... Read more

Hands

By: Torrey Maldonado
Narrated by: Torrey Maldonado
Length: 2 hours 52 minutes

"Gorgeous and gripping, Hands is a poetic page-turner. You might just finish it in one sitting. Torrey Maldonado understands the kids he writes for at the deepest level.” —Adam Gidwitz, Newbery Honor–winning author of The Inquisitor’s Tale

The author of What Lane? and Tight delivers a fast-paced read that packs a punch about a boy figuring out... Read more

J.D. and the Great Barber Battle

J.D. the Kid Barber: Book #1

By: J. Dillard
Narrated by: Tivia Lynnell
Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Eight-year-old J.D. turns a tragic home haircut into a thriving barber business in this hilarious new chapter book series

J.D. has a big problem--it's the night before the start of third grade and his mom has just given him his first and worst home haircut. When the steady stream of insults from the entire student body of Douglass Elementary... Read more

The Witch's Apprentice

Dragons in a Bag: Book #3

By: Zetta Elliott
Narrated by: Ron Butler
Length: 5 hours 42 minutes

The dragons may be out of the bag, but Jaxon is ready to hatch some magic of his own in this third book in the critically acclaimed series.

Ever since the baby dragons were returned to the magical realm, things have been off. The New York summer has been unusually cold. A strange sleeping sickness is spreading across the city. And Jaxon’s friends... Read more

The Crossover

The Crossover Series

By: Kwame Alexander
Narrated by: Jalyn Hall
Length: 2 hours

Streaming series now on Disney+, with executive producers including NBA great LeBron James! This audio is read by series star Jalyn Hall.The Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award–winning middle grade bestseller! Basketball and heartache share the court in this slam-dunk novel in verse.“With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . . The court is... Read more

Indigo & Ida

By: Heather Murphy Capps
Narrated by: Channie Waites
Length: 6 hours 30 minutes

Eighth-grade aspiring journalist Indigo has a plan.

She’s determined to win back her two best friends, Abbie and Manning, who drifted away from her as they got more popular. So now Indigo is going to become popular too—by breaking an important news story that gets everyone’s attention.

Indigo’s reporting about an unfair school policy puts her in... Read more

Lotus Bloom and the Afro Revolution

By: Sherri Winston
Narrated by: Latonya Williams
Length: 5 hours 58 minutes

Bloomsbury presents Lotus Bloom and the Afro Revolution by Sherri Winston, read by Latonya Williams.

Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature

Member of the 2023 Notable Books for a Global Society (NGBS) List

From the beloved author of President of the Whole Fifth Grade, a story about a young Black girl who summons the... Read more

Something, Someday

By: Amanda Gorman
Narrated by: Amanda Gorman
Length: 4 minutes

The stunning new picture book by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman—adapted for audio

You’re told that
This won’t work,
But how will you know
If you never try?

Presidential inaugural poet and #1 New York Times bestselling author Amanda Gorman has created a timeless message of hope.

Sometimes the world feels broken. And problems seem too big to... Read more

CROWNED

Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

By: Kahran Bethencourt & Regis Bethencourt
Narrated by: Dion Graham & Mychal-Bella Bowman
Length: 3 hours 6 minutes

"Narrators Dion Graham and Mychal-Bella Bowman's grand and lively performances will have young listeners eager to hear every story in this vibrant collection of African and African-American-inspired tales."—AudioFile

From the New York Times bestselling authors of GLORY, Kahran and Regis Bethencourt of CreativeSoul Photography, comes CROWNED, a... Read more

There Was a Party for Langston

By: Jason Reynolds
Narrated by: Jason Reynolds
Length: 6 minutes

You are INVITED. To a most marvelous party. For a most marvelous man. A man who turned the alphabet into THUMP A BUMP. Who turned words into JAZZ into RIVERS into BUSTIN' A MOVE. All of his word-children will be there, uh-huh.

Because it’s a party for LANGSTON.

Langston Hughes. King o’ Letters. Renaissance Man. So don’t be shy. Come on in.

To the... Read more

Like Lava In My Veins

By: Derrick Barnes
Narrated by: James Fouhey
Length: 17 minutes

“An action-packed story in a comic book style that will especially appeal to the 5 and up set. As a grown-up, this book drives home the importance and the responsibility of providing children with compassionate guidance. For kids, it's all about learning that it is possible to control one's emotions. And that, is a super-power worth having. Read more

I Am My Ancestors' Wildest Dreams

By: Tanisia Moore
Narrated by: Nile Bullock
Length: 18 minutes

YOU are your ancestors' wildest dreams. How will you express YOUR greatness? Perfect for fans of I Am Every Good Thing, Little Legends, and All Because You Matter."Affirming. . . . A joyful tribute." -- Kirkus Reviews"A vibrant, heartwarming celebration of Black excellence." - School Library JournalI AM FLY.From my crowndown to the kickson my... Read more

We Are Here (An All Because You Matter Book)

By: Tami Charles
Length: 16 minutes

An empowering follow-up to New York Times bestselling picture book All Because You Matter that celebrates the rich history of Black and brown men and women throughout history with soaring language and stunning illustration.Lyrical, affirmational, and bursting with love, We Are Here is a poignant story about Black and brown heritage and... Read more