Tonya Bolden

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Sarah's Riches (a short story) (Short Stories/Novellas) was the most recently released book by Tonya Bolden, on October 14th, 2025.

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Tonya Bolden Stats: The most read book by Tonya Bolden on Book Notification is Maritcha, a Children's Book novel. The second most read book is Saving Savannah, a Children's Book novel.

Below is a complete list of Tonya Bolden books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Tonya Bolden is the Tonya Bolden Children's Books.

List of Children's Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top children's books are Maritcha, Saving Savannah, and George Washington Carver.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Just Family
1996
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2
Through Loona's Door
1997
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3
Rock of Ages
2001
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4
Portraits of African-American Heroes
2003
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5
Wake Up Our Souls
2004
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6
The Champ
2004
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7
8
Maritcha
2005
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8
Cause
2005
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9
10
George Washington Carver
2007
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10
M.L.K.: Journey of a King
2007
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11
Take-Off
2007
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12
Say a Little Prayer
2008
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13
W. E. B. Du Bois
2008
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14
FDR's Alphabet Soup
2010
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15
Finding Family
2010
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16
Emancipation Proclamation
2013
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17
12 Days of New York
2013
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18
Searching for Sarah Rector
2014
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19
Beautiful Moon: A Child's Prayer
2014
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20
Capital Days
2015
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21
How to Build a Museum
2016
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22
Crossing Ebenezer Creek
2017
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23
Facing Frederick
2018
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24
No Small Potatoes
2018
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25
Inventing Victoria
2019
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26
8
Saving Savannah
2020
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27
Changing the Equation
2020
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28
Dovey Undaunted
2021
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29
Speak Up, Speak Out!
2022
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30
Going Places
2022
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31
The Green Piano (With: Roberta Flack)
2023
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32
Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll! (With: R Gregory Christie)
2023
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Sarah's Riches
2025
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Rites of Passage
1994
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2
And Not Afraid To Dare
1998
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are We Are Not Yet Equal, 33 Things Every Girl Should Know About Women's History, and Tell All the Children Our Story.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
33 Things Every Girl Should Know
1998
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2
Strong Men Keep Coming: The Book of African American Men
1999
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3
33 Things Every Girl Should Know About Women's History
2002
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4
Tell All the Children Our Story
2002
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5
We Are Not Yet Equal (With: Carol Anderson)
2018
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6
Dark Sky Rising (With: Henry Louis Gates Jr.)
2019
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List of Up Close Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Up Close books are Jane Goodall, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Harper Lee.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Elvis Presley (By: Wilborn Hampton)
2007
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2
Rachel Carson (By: Ellen Levine)
2007
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3
Oprah Winfrey (By: Ilene Cooper)
2007
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4
8
Frank Lloyd Wright (By: Jan Adkins)
2007
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5
Ella Fitzgerald (By: Tanya Lee Stone)
2008
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6
8
Jane Goodall (By: Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen)
2008
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7
Thurgood Marshall (By: Chris Crowe)
2008
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8
Ronald Reagan (By: James B. Sutherland)
2008
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9
W. E. B. Du Bois
2008
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10
Theodore Roosevelt (By: Michael L. Cooper)
2009
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11
Babe Ruth (By: Wilborn Hampton)
2009
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12
Harper Lee (By: Kerry Madden)
2009
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List of Margaret Walker Alexander Series in African American Studies Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Margaret Walker Alexander Series in African American Studies books are Visionary Women Writers of Chicago's Black Arts Movement, Making a Way out of No Way, and The Nine O'Clock Whistle.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Beaches, Blood, and Ballots (By: Gilbert R. Mason, James Patterson Smith)
2007
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2
Jennie Carter (By: Eric Gardner)
2009
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3
Making a Way out of No Way
2010
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4
African American Preachers and Politics (By: Dennis C. Dickerson)
2011
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5
The Politics of Paul Robeson's Othello (By: Lindsey R. Swindall)
2011
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6
Visionary Women Writers of Chicago's Black Arts Movement (By: Carmen L. Phelps)
2012
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7
Daisy Bates (By: Grif Stockley)
2012
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8
In the Lion's Mouth (By: Robin D.G. Kelley, Omar H. Ali)
2013
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9
Borders of Equality (By: Lee Sartain)
2013
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10
The Speeches of Fannie Lou Hamer (By: Davis W. Houck, Maegan Parker Brooks)
2013
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11
All Stories Are True (By: Tracie Church Guzzio)
2013
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12
The Postwar African American Novel (By: Stephanie Brown)
2013
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13
Fame to Infamy (By: David C. Ogden, Joel Nathan Rosen, Jack Lule)
2013
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14
Count Them One by One (By: Gordon A. Martin Jr.)
2014
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15
Perspectives on Percival Everett (By: Keith B. Mitchell, Robin G. Vander)
2014
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16
The Black Cultural Front (By: Brian Dolinar)
2014
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17
Searching for the New Black Man (By: Ronda C. Henry Anthony)
2014
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18
The Souls of White Folk (By: Veronica T. Watson)
2015
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19
Hoo-Doo Cowboys and Bronze Buckaroos (By: Michael K. Johnson)
2015
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20
Raised Up Down Yonder (By: Angela McMillan Howell)
2015
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21
Black Folklore and the Politics of Racial Representation (By: Shirley Moody-Turner)
2017
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22
No Small Thing (By: William H Lawson)
2018
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23
This Woman's Work (By: Osizwe Raena Harwell)
2018
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24
Aaron Henry (By: Constance Curry, John Dittmer, Aaron Henry)
2018
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25
Can’t Stand Still (By: Michael K. Johnson)
2019
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26
Labor Pains (By: Christin Marie Taylor)
2019
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27
Black and More than Black (By: Cameron Leader-Picone)
2019
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28
Black Intellectual Thought in Modern America (By: Brian D. Behnken, Gregory D. Smithers, Simon Wendt)
2019
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29
Rediscovering Frank Yerby (By: Matthew Teutsch)
2020
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30
The African American Sonnet (By: Timo Müller)
2020
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31
City Son (By: Wayne Dawkins)
2020
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32
Maria W. Stewart and the Roots of Black Political Thought (By: Kristin Waters)
2021
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33
Performing Racial Uplift (By: Juanita Karpf)
2022
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34
Forging Freedom in W. E. B. Du Bois's Twilight Years (By: Phillip Luke Sinitiere)
2023
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35
Pieces of Freedom (By: Lee Ann Timreck)
2023
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36
Path to Grace (By: Ethel Morgan Smith)
2023
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37
Vibe (By: Corey J. Miles)
2023
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38
See Justice Done (By: Christopher Michael Brown)
2024
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39
From the Projects to the Presidencies (By: James E. Lyons Sr.)
2024
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40
The Nine O'Clock Whistle (By: Willa Cofield, Cynthia Samuelson, Mildred Sexton, David Cecelski)
2025
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41
Soul of the Court
2025
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42
Refusing to Be Made Whole (By: Anna LaQuawn Hinton)
2025
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Tonya Bolden

Tonya Bolden was born on March 1st, 1959 and is currently 67 years old. Tonya Bolden was born in New York City.

Tonya Bolden is the author of 32 Children's Books. The first children's book Tonya wrote was Just Family, in 1996. The most recently released Children’s book Tonya published was Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll! which was released in 2023. There are no upcoming children's books.

Tonya Bolden has also written 6 Non-Fiction Books, including 33 Things Every Girl Should Know and Strong Men Keep Coming: The Book of African American Men.

Tonya Bolden: Awards & Accolades

Bolden's book, Maritcha was nominated for the Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards, in 2006.

Related Authors

Fans of Tonya Bolden also enjoy these authors:

  1. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
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  3. Bill Bryson, author of the Bill Bryson Travel Books.
  4. Jodi Picoult, author of: My Sister's Keeper.
  5. John Green, author of: The Fault in Our Stars.

Tonya Bolden: F.A.Q

When was Tonya Bolden Born? How old is Tonya Bolden?

Tonya Bolden was born on March 1st, 1959. Tonya Bolden is currently 67 years old.

Where was Tonya Bolden Born?

Tonya Bolden was born in New York City, .

What was the first book Tonya Bolden wrote?

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

What was the most recent book Tonya Bolden wrote?

Their most recently released work was Sarah's Riches (a short story) on October 14th, 2025.

What is the most popular book by Tonya Bolden?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Tonya Bolden book is Maritcha. Here are their most popular books:
  1. Maritcha (8)
  2. Saving Savannah (8)
  3. George Washington Carver (10)

Are there upcoming new books by Tonya Bolden?

Tonya Bolden does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has Tonya Bolden written?

Tonya Bolden has written 42 books. 32 books in the Children's Books, 1 Short Story/Novella, 2 Short Story Collections, 6 Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Up Close Series, 1 book in the Margaret Walker Alexander Series in African American Studies Series.

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