THE INSTANT #1NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER FIVE STARRED REVIEWS

Celebrate the joys of Black boyhood with stories from seventeen bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authorsincluding Jason Reynolds, Jerry Craft, and Kwame Mbalia.

“Pick upBlack Boy Joyfor a heavy dose of happiness.” Booklist,starred review

Black boy joy is

Picking out a fresh first-day-of-school outfit.
Saving the universe in an epic intergalactic race.
Finding your voiceand your rhymesduring tough times.
Flying on your skateboard like nobodys watching.

And more! From seventeen acclaimed Black male and non-binary authors comes a vibrant collection of stories, comics, and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood.

Contributors include: B. B. Alston, Dean Atta, P. Djl Clark, Jay Coles, Jerry Craft, Lamar Giles, Don P. Hooper, George M. Johnson, Varian Johnson, Kwame Mbalia, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Tochi Onyebuchi, Julian Randall, Jason Reynolds, Justin Reynolds, DaVaun Sanders, and Julian Winters