14 Must-Read New Releases — All by Women of Color

Acevedo recently won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature for The Poet X, which is about an Afro-Latina high school student who uses slam poetry to make herself heard in her Harlem neighborhood. With the Fire on High is another young adult novel, this time about a teenage girl who takes care of her daughter and abuela while aspiring to become a chef.

Release date: May 7