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10 Teen Tales for Bi-Racial Males

Red Rider's Hood (Dark Fusion)
1.  Red Rider’s Hood (Dark Fusion) by Neal Shusterman
The list author says:
  “”After learning that there are werewolves in his city, sixteen-year-old Red is even more surprised to discover the identities of the hunters who drove them out decades earlier, but he soon infiltrates the Wolves gang to help destroy them for good. (Black/White/Korean)”"
   
A Tale of Urban Horror
2.  Night Biters: A Tale of Urban Horror by A.J. Harper
The list author says:
  “A mysterious stranger gives 14-year old Omari a magical compact disc and crucifix. Upon listening to the CD the dreadlocked teen learns that the lyrics and the crucifix can aide him against the danger of vampires. But does he want to ward off a vampire as hot as Jennifer? (Black/White)”"
    

 

 
Whale Talk
3.  Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher
The list author says:
  “”Intellectually and athletically gifted, TJ, a multiracial, adopted teenager, shuns organized sports and the gung-ho athletes at his high school until he agrees to form a swimming team and recruits some of the school’s less popular students. (Black/White/Japanese)”"
   
Jimi & Me
4.  Jimi & Me by Jaime Adoff
The list author says:
  “This verse novel carries Keith, a 13-year-old biracial boy, through the tumultuous first six months after his father’s death. His dad, a music producer who called him “Little Cool” and shared his love for Jimi Hendrix’s music(Black/White)”"
    

 

 
The Black Canary
5.  The Black Canary by Jane Louise Curry
The list author says:
  “”As the child of two musicians, twelve-year-old James has no interest in music until he discovers a portal to seventeenth-century London and finds that his beautiful voice serves him well (Black/White)”"
    

 

 
Miracle's Boys
6.  Miracle’s Boys by Jacqueline Woodson
The list author says:
  “”Twelve-year-old Lafayette’s close relationship with his older brother Charlie changes after Charlie is released from a detention home and blames Lafayette for the death of their mother. (Puerto Rican/Black)”"   

 

   
Black Storm Comin'
7.  Black Storm Comin’ by Diane Lee Wilson
The list author says:
  “”Twelve-year-old Colton takes a job with the Pony Express in 1860 after his father abandons the family and soon must risk his life to deliver an important letter. (Black/White)”"
    

 

 
Sun Dance at Turtle Rock
8.  Sun Dance at Turtle Rock by Pat Costa Viglucci
The list author says:
  “”Twelve-year-old Cody visits his estranged white grandfather in the Allegheny foothills of Pennsylvania and finds both acceptance and prejudice against a backdrop of adventure. (Black/White)”"
    

 


The Land
9.  The Land by Mildred D. Taylor
The list author says:
  “After the Civil War ends, Paul-Edward finds himself caught between the two worlds of colored folks and white folks as he pursues his dream of owning land of his own. (Black/White”
   
America
10.  America by E. R. Frank
The list author says:
  “Teenage America, a not-black, not-white, not-anything boy who has spent many years in institutions for disturbed, antisocial behavior, tries to piece his life together. (Black/White)”"
 



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