Welcome back, merfolk! On this mini-episode, I give my brief review of various black middle grade fantasy books that I loved and recommend.
My Mermaid Research: Jalondra Davis' engaged scholar project
My podcast episode about YA Fantasy, "Mami Melusine Reads Tracy Deonn's Legendborn Cycle and My Thoughts on Black YA Fantasy"
Books Mentioned:
Jewell Parker Rhodes, Bayou Magic
Jewell Parker Rhodes, Ninth Ward
B.B. Alston, Amari and the Night Brother
Justina Ireland, Ophie's Ghosts
Tracey Baptiste, The Jumbies
Karen Strong, Eden Everdark
I also mentioned, in comparison to some aspects of Amari and the Night Brother, Tracy Deonn's Legendborn, discussed on my previous episode.