Tonya Bolden

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  • Bibliography:
    13 Books
  • First Book:
    February 1994
  • Latest Book:
    April 2026
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Books in Order: 13 titles

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  • Icons of Design

    Learn about the remarkable work of costume designers, toy makers, and architects in award-winning author Tonya Bolden and illustrator David Wilkerson’s exciting new graphic novel series about some of the most fascinating Black lives in history Ann ...

  • Great Minds of Science

    Dive in to an exciting nonfiction graphic novel series about some of the greatest Black lives in history! "Sure to delight middle graders and encourage interest in STEM careers." (School Library Journal) This fun and accessible graphic...

  • Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll!

  • Saving Savannah

    From acclaimed author Tonya Bolden comes the story of a teen girl becoming a woman on her own terms against the backdrop of widespread social change in the early 1900s. Savannah Riddle is lucky. As a daughter of an upper class African American fam...

  • Inventing Victoria

    In a searing historical novel, Tonya Bolden illuminates post-Reconstruction America in an intimate portrait of a determined young woman who dares to seize the opportunity of a lifetime. As a young black woman in 1880s Savannah, Essie's dreams are ...

  • Crossing Ebenezer Creek

    When Mariah and her young brother Zeke are suddenly freed from slavery, they join Sherman's march through Georgia. Mariah wants to believe that the brutalities of slavery are behind them, but even as hope glimmers, there are many hardships yet to com...

  • Beautiful Moon

    A young boy wakes. He has forgotten to say his prayers. Outside his window, a beautiful harvest moon illuminates the city around him and its many inhabitants. As the moon slowly makes its way across the heavens, the boy offers a simple prayer for the...

  • 12 Days of New York

    When a group of students wins a trip to New York City, accompanied by their teacher, they aren’t sure where to start. Soon enough, they’re roaming the city, from the Statue of Liberty to Times Square, from Chinatown to Central Park, in order to d...

  • Rock of Ages

    In her moving homage to the Black Church, Tonya Bolden has written a poem spanning centuries of oppression, freedom, prejudice, and joy. From times when slaves worshipped secretly in fields at night to the grand city churches of today, the Church has...



  • Finding Family

    Delana has never known her parents. Raised by her aunt and a reclusive grandfather, Delana has lived a sheltered existence, nurtured on her aunt's wild family stories. But when her aunt dies, Delana embarks on a quest to unravel the truth. This movin...

  • Through Loona's Door

  • Just Family

  • Rites of Passage

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Tonya Bolden has published 13 books.

The next book by Tonya Bolden, Icons of Design, will be published in April 2026.

The first book by Tonya Bolden, Rites of Passage, was published in February 1994.

No. Tonya Bolden does not write books in series.
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