# Realistic Fiction books about african americans, fiction

**3** realistic fiction books that explore african americans, fiction, drawn from the US-school assigned-reading canon. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Genre:** Realistic Fiction  ·  **Theme:** african americans, fiction
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## Realistic Fiction african americans, fiction reading list

- [Hair Love](https://readinglist.school/book/hair-love) by Matthew A. Cherry _(Grades K–0 · pub 2019)_
- [Henry's Freedom Box](https://readinglist.school/book/henrys-freedom-box) by Ellen Levine _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2007)_
- [The Face at the Edge of the World](https://readinglist.school/book/the-face-at-the-edge-of-the-world) by Eve Bunting _(Grades 9–12 · pub 1985)_

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