Children & Young Adult

Providing useful definitions of respect in terms that are easily understood by youngsters, this picture book expresses the importance of valuing adults and classmates alike. Combining cheerful illustrations with simple language, this useful guide...

A successful young black businessman fights to keep what he's worked for as everything begins crumbling around him in this novel full of struggle, betrayal, and perseverance.   The higher the rise, the harder the fall...   ​Blue had his one...

This fourth and final volume of Joe Joe in the City series finds Joe Joe facing gang trouble at school. He has to make a difficult decision about whether to join Tyrone and his crew, the Defenders, or to follow the example of Ralph Bunche, the first...

Ricky Thomas, his brother Doug, and his sister Polly spend their summer holidays in the coffee walk surrounding their grandparents' country home in Dallas, Jamaica. Above the children the leaves of the mango and coffee trees are drying, the thin asphalt...

Explore the inspiring journey of African Americans in the United States after the abolition of slavery in this captivating book for children. Filled with stunning photos and fascinating facts, young readers will discover the incredible impact of African...

Every summer, relatives (old and young, big and small) come together from all over the country for a reunion. All have one thing in common: their love for each other. They sleep wherever there is room. They eat and laugh and tell stories and remember...

God finally gave X what she asked for. If only he would teach her how to use it. After three years and more creepy demons than she'd care to recall, Emme Vaughn has finally found her mama. Only the reunion doesn't go as X expected. It's not easy adapting...

Encourage children to use their voices, talents, and intelligence to help the world and raise awareness of girls and all the amazing things they do! An inspiration for readers of all ages, New York Times bestseller Girls of the World: Doing More Than...

Daniel and David are on a mission to solve the mystery of a toy car hidden in the kitchen cupboard... but who put it there? Join the adventurous twins as they search for clues, work together, and uncover the truth in this fun-filled family mystery...

Noa Ash, a lonely, biracial teenage girl, makes entries into her personal journal during an alien invasion of the Earth. Orphaned during an attack, she is sent to live with a stern grandmother she has never known on Shadow, a once-sunny beach that was...

Introduce young readers to the extraordinary story of Robert S. Abbott, founder of The Chicago Defender. Born into the harsh realities of segregation, Abbott refused to accept injustice as the status quo. With little more than determination, he launched...