eNewsletter
Join the Yonkers Public Library community in reading together to celebrate the achievements and history of African Americans during Black History Month. The staff has chosen some fiction and non-fiction titles for adults, teens and children, available in both print and e-book format.
You can also register for our Winter Reading Challenge at READsquared.com. Each book logged, wins a raffle ticket towards a fire kindle.
Adult Fiction
American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Adult Non-Fiction
Between The World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Young Adult
Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Far from the Tree by Robin Benway
Young Adult Non-Fiction
Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom by Linda Blackmon Lowry
For Younger Readers(Pre-K-3rd grade)
We March by Shane W. Evans
Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o
For Older Readers(4th grade and up)
The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis
Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Class Act by Jerry Craft
For All Ages
Undefeated by Kwame Alexander
Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges
Kamala Harris Rooted in Justice by Nikki Grimes