Black Girl Magic: YA Fantasy

January 19, 2021 | agudenburr

Black Girl Magic is a way to "celebrate the beauty, power and resilience of Black women." The books below feature powerful Black women with magic powers. 

A song below water by Bethany C. Morrow

Magical realism with sirens and social justice.

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Urban fantasy with a mix of African-American conjure magic and the legend of King Arthur. 

A blade so black by L. L. (Leatrice L.) McKinney

Urban fantasy based on Alice in Wonderland.

Children of blood and bone by Tomi Adeyemi

High fantasy based on Nigerian mythology.

A song of wraiths and ruin by Roseanne A. Brown

High fantasy based on West African folklore. 

A river of royal blood by Amanda Joy

North African inspired high fantasy. 

The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

High fantasy.

The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton

Dystopian fantasy with magic powers to control beauty. 

Wings of ebony by J. Elle