Books like Journey by Joyce Carol Thomas

Newbery Honor Book National Book Award Finalist

Two South African siblings brave dangers of apartheid-era Johannesburg to rescue their sick sister.

When Stars Are Scattered is an autobiographical graphic novel that follows Omar Mohamed and his nonverbal brother Hassan living in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp, exploring their bond, daily hardships, and Omar’s school journey.

Chain Letter: A terrifying chain letter story of friends who commit a terrible crime and must now pay for it with their secrets and their lives.

A high school senior's pyromania leads to a supernatural horror story set in southern California's autumn landscape.

A young Sudanese girl flees her village to a refugee camp, where she finds hope, friendship, and the chance to learn through a single red pencil and a wise elder’s guidance.

Monster vs. Villain: A Comic's Fight for Survival

A young girl discovers a magical legacy in the Louisiana bayou, passing it on to her family.

Haunted by memories of Varen, Isobel embarks on a perilous journey to Baltimore to confront the mysterious Poe Toaster and return to her dream world, where she faces a new adversary in supernatural horror tales for children aged 8-12.

Through 46 powerful spirituals, Nikki Giovanni traces the African‑American experience, weaving history, music, and memory into an accessible juvenile nonfiction text.

A little girl learns coping skills with her grandmother’s help, balancing her mother’s mental illness as a child of color in the African American community.

The Dollanganger Family Series: A Thriller with Family Secrets and Unpredictable Villains

An anthology of classic and contemporary short fiction from diverse authors, spanning genres such as mystery, horror, and drama.

A compact anthology of masterful short stories from a diverse array of writers, spanning classic and contemporary voices, grouped by themes and authorship.

Jip, His Story: An African American Boy's Journey from Slavery to Freedom in Early 19th Century Vermont

"Each year brings a glut of new memoirs, ranging from works by former teachers and celebrity has-beens to disillusioned soldiers and bestselling novelists. In addition to becoming bestsellers in their own right, memoirs have become a popular object of inquiry in the academy and a mainstay in most MFA workshops. Courses in what is now called life-writing study memoir alongside personal essays, diaries, and autobiographies. Memoir: An Introduction proffers a concise history of the genre (and its many subgenres) while taking readers through the various techniques, themes, and debates that have come to characterize the ubiquitous literary form. Its fictional origins are traced to eighteenth-century British novels like Robinson Crusoe and Tom Jones; its early American roots are examined in Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography and eighteenth-century captivity narratives; and its ethical conundrums are considered with analyses of the imbroglios brought on by the questionable claims in Rigoberta Menchú's I, Rigoberta, and more notoriously, James Frey's A Million Little Pieces. Alongside these more traditional literary forms, Couser expands the discussion of memoir to include film with what he calls "documemoir" (exemplified in Nathaniel Kahn's My Architect), and graphic narratives like Art Spiegleman's Maus. In sum, Memoir: An Introduction provides a succinct and comprehensive survey to today's most popular form of life-writing."--Pub. description.