Author
Amber McBride
3 books here
The Leaving Room
Young adult · ages 14–18 · 850L
A haunting, lyrical grief narrative that uses magical realism to process loss through a Black cultural lens—spare enough not to lecture, intimate enough to stay with you.
Me (Moth)
Young adult · ages 14–18 · 820L · 2021
A rare YA novel that treats gender fluidity and queerness as magical worldbuilding rather than problem-narrative; lyrical, tender, and unapologetic about teen desire and self-discovery.
Poemhood : Our Black Revival : History, Folklore and the Black Experience
Verse novel · ages 12–18 · 1050L · 2024
A vital, lyrical bridge between history and identity that treats Black folklore as a living intellectual tradition rather than just 'culture.'