can any one name the best african american authors for teens, for example, omar tyree?

Answer 1

jaqueline woodson is my favorite but try http://www.ala.org/ala/emiert/corettascottkingbookawards/winnersa/cskawardwinners.htm

Answer 2

Hi Cassidy, try these links.

African American Writers : Online E-texts

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/afroonline.htm

Ebook Subject Collections: African-American

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/subjects/subjects-afam.html

THE REASON WHY

The Coloured American is not
in the World's Columbian Exposition.

The Afro-American's Contribution to Columbian Literature

CONTENTS*

Preface
Ida B. Wells
I Introduction
Frederick Douglass
II Class Legislation
Ida B. Wells
III The Convict Lease System
Ida B. Wells
IV Lynch Law
Ida B. Wells
V The Progress Of The Afro-American Since Emancipation
I. Garland Penn
VI The Reason Why
F. L. Barnett
To the Public
Ida B. Wells

http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/wells/exposition/exposition.html

Good luck.

Kevin, Liverpool, England.

Answer 3

The Coldest Winter Ever - Sista Soulja
The Bluest Eye - Toni Morrison
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou
Lilih's Brood - Octavia E. Butler (This sister is the first best selling black female sci fi writer)
Genevieve - Eric Jerome Dickey


To read these books is like a black teen's rite of passage. You simply have to read Toni Morrison, Richard Wright, Maya Angelou, Sista Soulja, etc etc before you die!

Answer 4

If the teen is inclined toward the sci-fi or fantasy genres I would recommend Octavia E. Butler. She is brilliant and has written books in other genres as well…

Answer 5

Maya Angelo she writes good poems