Children & Young Adult

Nova Albright was going to be the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High--but now she's dead. Murdered on coronation night. Fans of One of Us Is Lying and The Other Black Girl will love this unputdownable thriller. Nova Albright, the first Black...

In Where Sleeping Girls Lie -- a YA contemporary mystery by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, the New York Times-bestselling author of Ace of Spades -- a girl new to boarding school discovers dark secrets and coverups after her roommate disappears. It's like I...

In this companion to the ground-breaking Where's Rodney?, a Black girl finds connection on a day out in nature.Tasha is a girl who has trouble finding her voice to speak in school or to even make a friend. Then her class visits a park, the best park ever...

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. A group of young vigilantes roam the streets of Brooklyn solving supernatural crimes. After his mother's death, Dwayne is forced to uproot himself and move into the home where his mother grew up: a shabby...

Nikki Maxwell deals with the trials and triumphs of middle school in this fifteenth installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series! Ooh la la! Nikki Maxwell and her band are on their way to Paris, but they run into some roadblocks...

We all know that Santa Claus is one cool dude! But how is he as a houseguest? Find out in this hilarious picture book by bestselling author Derrick Barnes! The number one thing on Monte and Mabel's Christmas wish list is the chance to hang out with Santa...

Until now, you've only heard one side of the story, but Chinese American history extends far beyond the railroads. Here's the true story of America, from the Chinese American perspective. If you've learned about the history of Chinese people in America,...

Neisha Thompson, a popular cheerleader, has a crush on major player, Marcus Hamilton. Everything about Marcus screams want-able, and Neisha wants everything to do with him. But when she notices that one of the sluttiest girls at Wilson High, Lynda...

Funny man Allen Rivera wants to change his reputation from class clown to sophomore heartthrob in order to gain the attention of the gorgeous Carmen Sanchez. Allen's popular friend, Torean Hudson has never had a problem gaining the attention from girls,...

How far will Ellie May go for a laugh--and a little revenge--when her class is allowed to celebrate April Fools' Day? Quirky and funny second grader Ellie May can't believe her class is allowed to celebrate April Fools' Day--so long as it's done in good...