10 Books by Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read This August

“Seton Girls,” the debut YA novel from Charlene Thomas, tells the story of Seton Academic High, a prep school with a legendary football team. The players say Seton’s girls are the key to their success, although no one really knows what that means. But as the quarterback, who just happens to be the younger brother of the quarterback who started the school’s winning streak, tries to squeeze out a championship before the school’s first Black quarterback takes his place, the secrets behind the team’s success are revealed.