Vital Culture Books

Middle Grade

Middle-grade books by Black Authors for readers ages 8 to 12, packed with adventure, humor, magic and real-life heart. From Amari and the Night Brothers to Ghost and Class Act, these are the books that turn kids into lifelong readers.

115 books

Fantasy & Adventure 20 books

Amari and the Night BrothersB. B. Alston$11.99
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the SkyKwame Mbalia$10.99
The JumbiesTracey Baptiste$8.99
Dragons in a BagZetta Elliott$8.99
Ophie's GhostsJustina Ireland$9.99
Ninth Ward (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Title)Jewell Parker Rhodes$8.99
The Year I Flew AwayMarie Arnold$9.99
Here Lies a GhostShakirah Bourne$19.99
Finch HouseCiera Burch$7.99
A Method for Magic and MisfortuneCraig Kofi Farmer$18.99
Bending TimeCharles Johnson, Elisheba Johnson$14.00
The Tomorrow No One WantedCharles Johnson, Elisheba Johnson$14.00
WitchlingsClaribel A. Ortega$8.99
HoodooRonald L. Smith$9.99
The Owls Have Come to Take Us AwayRonald L. Smith$9.99
Where the Black Flowers BloomRonald L. Smith$9.99
A Comb of WishesLisa Stringfellow$9.99
The Secret Dead ClubKaren Strong$8.99
Destiny of the Diamond PrincessSherri Winston$18.99
TracePat Cummings$7.99

Everyday Life & Laughs 63 books

GhostJason Reynolds$7.99
Look Both WaysJason Reynolds$8.99
Clean GetawayNic Stone$8.99
The Only Black Girls in TownBrandy Colbert$14.99
From the Desk of Zoe WashingtonJanae Marks$9.99
The Usual SuspectsMaurice Broaddus$9.99
BlendedSharon M. Draper$8.99
Out of My Mind (Reprint)Sharon M. Draper$9.99
Harbor MeJacqueline Woodson$8.99
Black Boy JoyKwame Mbalia$8.99
Between Two BrothersCrystal Allen$9.99
How Lamar's Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized TrophyCrystal Allen$9.99
The Magnificent Mya TibbsCrystal Allen$9.99
The Magnificent Mya TibbsCrystal Allen$9.99
The Magnificent Mya TibbsCrystal Allen$9.99
A Place to ShineMarie Arnold$18.99
Dough BoysPaula Chase$9.99
So DonePaula Chase$9.99
Just Right JillianNicole D. Collier$9.99
Berry Parker Doesn't Catch CrushesTanita S. Davis$18.99
Figure It Out, Henri WeldonTanita S. Davis$9.99
Partly CloudyTanita S. Davis$9.99
Serena SaysTanita S. Davis$9.99
The Science of FriendshipTanita S. Davis$19.99
The Probability of EverythingSarah Everett$9.99
Listen to the GirlsChrystal D. Giles$17.99
We Are JoyChrystal D. Giles$18.99
Make Way for Dyamonde DanielNikki Grimes$7.99
Wild Ride (a Dyamonde Daniel Book, Book #6)Nikki Grimes$16.95
A Cool MoonlightAngela Johnson$12.00
RadiantVaunda Micheaux Nelson$9.99
MapmakerLisa Moore Ramée$9.99
More Trouble Than It's WorthLisa Moore Ramée$19.99
Something to SayLisa Moore Ramée$9.99
The Everybody ExperimentLisa Moore Ramée$9.99
The Kids in Mrs. Z's ClassOlugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich$6.99
Dork Diaries 1Rachel Renée Russell$14.99
Dork Diaries 2Rachel Renée Russell$14.99
Dork Diaries 3Rachel Renée Russell$14.99
Dork Diaries 4Rachel Renée Russell$14.99
Dork Diaries 5Rachel Renée Russell$14.99
Dork Diaries 6Rachel Renée Russell$14.99
Dork Diaries 7Rachel Renée Russell$14.99
Dork Diaries 8Rachel Renée Russell$14.99
Dork Diaries 9Rachel Renée Russell$14.99
Dork Diaries 10Rachel Renée Russell$14.99
Dork Diaries 11Rachel Renée Russell$14.99
Dork Diaries 12Rachel Renée Russell$14.99
Dork Diaries 13Rachel Renée Russell$14.99
Dork Diaries 14Rachel Renée Russell$14.99
Dork Diaries 15Rachel Renée Russell$14.99
Dork Diaries 16Rachel Renée Russell$14.99
How to Dork Your DiaryRachel Renée Russell$14.99
OMG! All about Me Diary!Rachel Renée Russell$14.99
President of the Whole Fifth GradeSherri Winston$8.99
President of the Whole Sixth GradeSherri Winston$8.99
President of the Whole Sixth GradeSherri Winston$8.99
Shark TeethSherri Winston$17.99
The Braid GirlsSherri Winston$8.99
The Sweetest SoundSherri Winston$8.99
Leaving BirdsongBrenda Woods$17.99
Ways to Make SunshineRenée Watson$8.99
The Season of Styx MaloneKekla Magoon$8.99

Graphic Novels & Verse 8 books

Class ACTJerry Craft$15.99
Swim TeamJohnnie Christmas$15.99
TwinsVarian Johnson$12.99
Miles MoralesJustin A. Reynolds$12.99
ReboundKwame Alexander$10.99
Before the Ever AfterJacqueline Woodson$8.99Currently unavailable
The Red PencilAndrea Davis Pinkney$8.99
Mid-AirAlicia D. Williams$9.99

History Comes Alive 12 books

Bud, Not BuddyChristopher Paul Curtis$8.99
The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963Christopher Paul Curtis$8.99
One Crazy SummerRita Williams-Garcia$9.99
Finding LangstonLesa Cline-Ransome$8.99
The Hero Two Doors DownSharon Robinson$7.99
The Laura LineCrystal Allen$7.99
Freewater (Newbery & Coretta Scott King Award Winner)Amina Luqman-Dawson$8.99
Blue BeachKaryn Parsons$19.99
Clouds Over CaliforniaKaryn Parsons$8.99
How High the MoonKaryn Parsons$8.99
Betty Before XIlyasah Shabazz, Renée Watson$8.99
Project MercuryRonald L. Smith$18.99

True Stories 12 books

Hidden Figures Young Readers' EditionMargot Lee Shetterly$9.99
Little LeadersVashti Harrison$16.99
We Are the ShipKadir Nelson$21.99
It's Trevor NoahTrevor Noah$9.99
The Boy Who Harnessed the WindWilliam Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer$10.99
This Book Is Anti-RacistTiffany Jewell$14.99
ResistVeronica Chambers$9.99
Who Was Katherine Johnson?Shelia P. Moses, Who Hq$6.99
And She Was LovedAndrea Davis Pinkney$18.99
Saving EarthOlugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich$10.99
SchomburgCarole Boston Weatherford$9.99
BecomingMichelle Obama$11.99