Black Girl Power: 15 stories celebrating Black girlhood

Publisher: Scholastic

These 15 stories are a delight. They are about Black girls, and they are for everyone to enjoy.

Read about a student pastry witch taking a stand, a reluctant vampire doing things her way, a New Yorker moving from her beloved streets, and a science fair star meeting her idol.

Add to that a haunted dollhouse, a lesson about hairstyles, a memory of a larger-than-life brother, and much, much more, and you have a wonderful, genre-spanning collection to dip into time and time again. 

The US author Leah Johnson has edited this volume, and many stories have an American feel, but the various themes are universal: family, friends, school. There is a lot to relate to here, whether you have been to ‘middle school’ or played ice hockey yourself or not. Plus, some stories have a fantasy setting, which means anyone can picture themselves living there.

Some stories deal with anxiety, several with grief, a few with bullying – all themes relevant to young readers, sadly, and good for building empathy. But overall, this is a positive, joyful anthology of life-affirming stories.

More books like this

Joyful Joyful

Author: Various curated by Dapo Adeola

A joyous collection of stories and poems celebrating Black voices, with universal appeal. The perfect gift for any child ready to dive into a variety of voices and situations.

Read more about Joyful Joyful

Happy Here

Author: Various authors with an introduction by Sharna Jackson

In this important anthology, ten illustrated short stories from present day black authors and illustrators thrill readers with the stories they’ve been waiting for, featuring black protagonists at the centre of a huge variety of fictional worlds and situations.

Read more about Happy Here

Share this book with your friends

Use our Bookfinder to discover the perfect children's books for every age...