CCBC Choices 2024 -- Teens (ages 12 and up)

The Cooperative Children's Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison compiles a yearly list of excellent books for youth readers.
 

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1. Nigeria Jones

Book cover for Nigeria Jones.
Author:
Zoboi, Ibi Aanu
Notes:
Fiction for Young Adults;14-up
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Boulder Main Teen Fiction
T Zobo
Boulder Meadows Teen Library Fiction
T Zobo
Boulder NoBo Teen Fiction (Not Holdable)
T Zobo
Description:
Warrior Princess. That's what Nigeria Jones's father calls her. He has raised her as part of the Movement, a Black separatist group based in Philadelphia. Nigeria is homeschooled and vegan and participates in traditional rituals to connect her and other kids from the group to their ancestors. But when her mother--the perfect matriarch of their Movement--disappears, Nigeria's world is upended. She finds herself taking care of her baby brother and stepping...