(S)KIN
young-adult-novel-in-verse · First published 2025
Author guide
Ibi Zoboi Books in Order
Ibi Zoboi is a Haitian-American author born in Port-au-Prince and raised in New York City. Her books for children and teens include the novels American Street, Pride, Nigeria Jones, and (S)kin; the novel in verse Punching the Air, co-written with Yusef Salaam; the middle-grade novel My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich; the biography in verse and prose Star Child; the picture books The People Remember and First Day Around the World; and Okoye to the People, a Black Panther novel for Marvel. She edited the anthology Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America.
young adult fictionmiddle-grade fictionpicture booksverse novelsbiographynonfictionanthologiesAfrofuturism
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Ibi Zoboi's Newest Book
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American Street
Her debut novel and an accessible entry point to her fiction.
Punching the Air
A major co-written novel in verse showcasing her collaboration and poetic storytelling.
Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler
A distinctive introduction to her nonfiction and biography in verse.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (4)
- American Street
young-adult-novel · 2017
- Pride
young-adult-novel · 2018
- Okoye to the People: A Black Panther Novel
young-adult-novel · 2022
- Nigeria Jones
young-adult-novel · 2023
Short fiction (1)
- The Farming of Gods
short-story · 2012
Children's books (5)
- A Is for Ayiti
picture-book · 2012
- My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich
middle-grade-novel · 2019
- The People Remember
picture-book · 2021
- Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler
middle-grade-biography · 2022
- First Day Around the World
picture-book · 2025
Poetry (2)
- Punching the Air
young-adult-novel-in-verse · 2020
- (S)KIN
young-adult-novel-in-verse · 2025
Edited works (1)
- Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
anthology · 2019