Children & Young Adult

A teen girl searches for closure after her brother dies by suicide in this breathtaking novel from the author of Learning to Breathe and Facing the Sun. Karmen is about to start her last year of high school, but it's only been six weeks since her...

Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College of Education Notable Books in the Language Arts, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Notable Poetry List, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Choices, Cooperative Children's...

Find out how a young boy from the Midwest became one of the most important writers and activists of the Harlem Renaissance in this addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling series! Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri, and was raised by his...

* An instant New York Times bestseller * An empowering and big-hearted sequel to the bestselling and critically acclaimed From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks! Two years ago, Zoe Washington helped clear Marcus' name for a crime he didn't commit...

Jonell Joshua spent her childhood shuttling back and forth between Savannah and New Jersey - living in grandparents' homes during the times her mother, struggling with mental illness, could not take care of her and her brothers. Together the family found...

An extraordinary tale of two teenagers who were never meant to be friends, this page-turner transports readers to a bustling market in Ghana's capital city where one friendship transforms two lives. When Faiza, a migrant girl from northern Ghana, and...

Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College of Education Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)The inspiring biography of Ira Aldridge, a Black actor who overcame racism to become one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of the...

From the New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander comes Rebound, the dynamic prequel to his Newbery Award-winning novel in verse, The Crossover. Before Josh and Jordan Bell were streaking up and down the court, their father was learning his own...

Una conmovedora historia de Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie sobre la familia y el vínculo que nos une A Chino le encanta el pañuelo de su mamá está lleno de círculos rojos y azules, es suave y sedoso... y hace fiuuu cuando se mueve! Su madre siempre se lo...

This jubilant picture book filled with powerful affirmations celebrates the beautiful magic that makes each of us special. This is the perfect heartfelt gift for a birthday, graduation or other new beginnings. There is a spark in you! The spark in you...

A young girl pays tribute to the memory of her grandfather during a West African masquerade festival in this moving, lushly illustrated picture book. DUM! DUM! DUM! DUM! The talking drums thump a sweet beat... The masquerade has begun. As villagers...