Children & Young Adult

Special Order Item: Make take up to 1 to 2 weeks to ship"This collecion represents a manifestation of various thought provoking views and ideas regarding certain topics germane to us all. No matter where you are in life, this book will undoubtedly...

From the bestselling author of The Personal Librarian comes the second book in the The Divas series, following the stories of four fifteen-year-old girls who form their own singing group. The Divine Divas are on their way! They won the local, and now...

In the 1920s, African-American poets living in Harlem used words to make a revolution. Their groundbreaking poetry not only reshaped American literature but redefined what it meant to be African American. This book is both an anthology of some of the...

In this fourth installment of Chase's fresh, funny, young adult series, things are heating up in Del Rio Bay. Mina's so sprung over Brian that she's having a hard time just thinking straight. So, she's not at all ready when her best friend Lizzie makes...

In her final book written before her death in 2006, beloved author Campbell tells a touching story of one girl's struggle with weight gain, an all-too-familiar problem with children today. This story encourages both kids and their parents to make changes...

When thirteen-year-old Tola Matthews boards the school bus for a football tournament, he has no idea his life is about to change forever. What begins as an exciting road trip with his teammates turns into a nightmare when their bus is hijacked by armed...

Fairy School StrugglesKitty has always felt different from her classmates at Crystal Glade Academy. While other fairies soar through the air and cast spells with ease, she struggles to find her place. With no wings and no magic, Kitty feels like an...

In Rite of Passage: Escaping the Past, thirteen-year-old Tola Matthews faces the ultimate test of courage, faith, and identity. It is 1988 in the fictional African nation of Ilanga, and Tola must journey from the city of Lobani back to his ancestral...

"Such attention to culturally situated details will prove just as valuable to readers as the core values communicated by these big-hearted stories about a small Nigerian girl." --The Horn Book Lockdown is over and Too Small Tola is happy to be home with...

Ethan loves books-especially the ones that take him to faraway places. But one day, he finds a very special book in his school library. This book doesn't just tell stories... it creates adventures!In this chapter, Ethan is transported to Ethiopia, where...

Seven-year-old Kiin is ready to shepherd her nomadic family's animals in the Haud region of Somalia all by herself. She already helps care for her siblings and build huts, but as the middle child it is hard to find a task not already taken. Turning to...

Seven-year-old Kiin is ready to shepherd her nomadic family's animals in the Haud region of Somalia all by herself. She already helps care for her siblings and build huts, but as the middle child it is hard to find a task not already taken. Turning to...