Children & Young Adult

Kwame and Kwesi are brothers farming their first independent season in Tamale, northern Ghana. Kwame trusts his farming guidebooks. Kwesi trusts the soil, the indicator plants, and what the land has always said. When their seeds struggle and the rains...

A deliciously twisted, fast-paced YA horror, where debutante dreams become bloody nightmares--perfect for fans of House of Hollow and Their Vicious Games. It's 1921, and Mrs. Caroline Reginald Kane, the last surviving descendant of a family of oil...

With vivid illustrations by Kaylani Juanita, Samara Cole Doyon sings a carol for the plenitude that surrounds us and the self each of us is meant to inhabit.

A girl finds her voice with the help of a smart and sassy flute in this charming and inspiring debut picture book from one of the world's best-known and best-loved musical artists--the one and only Lizzo! When a bubbly little girl who just wants to...

A speculative middle grade novel about three generations of Black girls connected across time and space through a wormhole in their school locker. What if your locker was a wormhole through time? On the first day of eighth grade, Candace Wells opens her...

Young CeDell Davis learns to play the blues unlike anyone else--with his guitar upside down and a butterknife in his hand--and becomes a legendary musician. Renowned Black illustrator R. Gregory Christie brings the blues legend to life in this nonfiction...

In this clever, contemporary Black twist on "Rapunzel," Acacia makes a new friend and uses her hair--and wits--to escape her evil stepmother. A celebration of Black identity, empowering young girls to embrace and love themselves. A perfect storytime read...

You can be more than one thing--you can be anything!A follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed picture book I Promise, this second slam-dunk picture book from NBA champion and cultural icon LeBron James motivates readers to...

Get ready for a journey into the extraordinary world of 'TWAS MORE THAN JUST A LITTLE KWANZAA by Harlem Holiday! In this electrifying tale, follow Ronnie and his family as they ignite the spirit of Kwanzaa, weaving a tapestry of unity, tradition, and...

Get ready for a journey into the extraordinary world of 'TWAS MORE THAN JUST A LITTLE KWANZAA by Harlem Holiday! In this electrifying tale, follow Ronnie and his family as they ignite the spirit of Kwanzaa, weaving a tapestry of unity, tradition, and...

In Peaches, a hopeful multigenerational story of love and healing from author Gabriele Davis and illustrator Kim Holt, a girl holds her mother's memory close while carrying on an important family tradition: making peach cobbler together. Side by side...

Once, there was a man who rescued 20,000 boys from almost certain death. That man was my father. One of those boys was me. This is our story.During the Second Sudanese Civil War, thousands of boys were displaced or orphaned. In 1989, Mecak Ajang Alaak...