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  • Bibliography:
    7 Books
  • First Book:
    August 2021
  • Latest Book:
    October 2025
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Book List in Order: 7 titles



  • A debut YA novel-in-verse by Amber McBride, Me (Moth) is about a teen girl who is grieving the deaths of her family, and a teen boy who crosses her path. Moth has lost her family in an accident. Though she lives with her aunt, she feels alone and ...



  • They Both Die at the End meets The Bell Jar in this haunting, beautiful young adult novel-in-verse about clinical depression and healing from trauma, from National Book Award Finalist Amber McBride.Whimsy is back in the hospital for treatment of clin...



  • Award-winning author Amber McBride lays bare the fears of being young and Black in America, in this middle-grade novel that has been compared to the work of Jordan Peele and praised as "brilliantly inventive storytelling" by Publishers Weekly. .In th...



  • "A rich, thoughtful anthology exploring centuries of Black poetry." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"This deep and complex assemblage of Black poetry culminates in a joyful, painful, and emotionally rich experience." -- Publishers Weekly (starred...



  • Praised as "a story of perserverance and love" in a starred review by Kirkus, here is a story about keeping dreams alive.Onyx lives with his mother, who is showing signs of early-onset dementia. He doesn't want to bring attention to his home -- if Ch...



  • For fans of You've Reached Sam and If I Stay, a hauntingly beautiful, ultimately hopeful novel-in-verse about a girl in between life and death, by National Book Award Finalist Amber McBride.Gospel is the Keeper of the Leaving Room -- a place all youn...



  • Praised as a story of perserverance and love in a starred review by Kirkus, here is a story about keeping dreams alive.Onyx lives with his mother, who is showing signs of early-onset dementia. He doesn't want to bring attention to his home — if ...




Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Amber McBride has published 7 books.

The next book by Amber McBride, The Leaving Room, will be published in October 2025.

The first book by Amber McBride, Me (Moth), was published in August 2021.

No. Amber McBride does not write books in series.