Children & Young Adult

An inspiring portrait of a monumental day in US history, seen through a child's eyes Agnes can hardly contain her excitement! She's headed to the March on Washington. Sitting on her father's shoulders, she's awed by the sea of people--people of every...

Princess Truly gardens and has fun with her friends, across three rhyming stories perfect for beginning readers!You can read with Acorn! Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are...

Spend Saturday morning at the barbershop in this upbeat picture book celebration of the spaces and places that bring communities together. It's Saturday morning. We hop in the car. Mom's heading to work, and I'm geeked to go spend the day at the 'shop!...

In the early 1950s, Toni Stone made history as the first Black woman to play professional baseball. In this action-packed graphic novel, discover Stone's journey from a young "tomboy" in Saint Paul, Minnesota, to a starting second baseman with the Negro...

Anthony Edwards has only played pro basketball for a few years, but he's already a star. The shooting guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves was an NBA All-Star in 2023 and 2024. He even played for Team USA in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games! Follow along on...

It's talent show time! But Bo's friends have different ideas of what they should do, and Bo isn't sure he even wants to participate. Will Bo find a way to bring his friends together on stage?

A vibrantly illustrated, inspiring picture book celebrating Black boyhood from celebrated spoken-word poet Angela Bowden. Black boy, you are a gift Of the past and the present You're the sun You're the moon You're the stars EVERYTHING Black Boy, Black...

Becoming a leader can seem overwhelming, but this empowering message shows that anyone can be a good leader - they just may not know it yet. This is a kids' book about leadership. Whether in big or small ways, what matters most in leadership is leading...

It's Zeke's first day at his new school and his head is filled with one big question: what will he do when they call him the N-word like they did at his old school? Zeke is expecting the worst day ever, and that's what it's turning out to be. His...

Kwanzaa, an African-American holiday, is a first fruits harvest festival based largely on Umkhosi Wokweshwama, a celebration among the Zulus in South Africa. It is also known as the Calabash Festival or Umkhosi Woselwa. Moreover, Kwanzaa derived itsname...

Now Let Me Fly: The Story of a Slave Family is Dolores Johnson brutal, truthful, and important work depicting history. A young girl describes how she once heard the sound of warning drums in Africa signaling the coming of horror. Kidnapped, made to march...