Chain-Gang All-Stars
by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Middle grade · ages 14–18 · grades 9–12 · 810L · 384 pages · 2023
Why we'd hand it over
A high-octane, unflinching YA dystopia about Black incarcerated athletes in a gladiatorial system — emotionally intelligent, politically urgent, and morally complex without being didactic.