Children & Young Adult

Many children see bad things happen on TV or online. Some children see bad things happen in real life.When nine-year-old Judeah Reynolds walked to the store to buy candy one day, she saw a man named George Floyd get killed by the police. Judeah was very...

Black girls are shaping the future. Young Black leaders have always been at the forefront of the fight for justice, freedom, and equity. And Black girls today are stepping up and leading in bold, creative ways. In a world overrun by power and greed, now...

Cocoa Girl Awesome Hair written by Serlina Boyd is a celebration of beautiful textured hair, with step by step tutorials to amazing styles.A celebration of natural hair, this book is filled with tips and features real life girls who love their hair...

How will Gregory find his way back to Dad? Swish-swoosh . . . Gregory draws a lion in the sand. Don't go in the water, and don't leave Sandy, warns Dad. But the sandy lion grows a tail that gets longer and longer--and soon Gregory is lost on the beach...

It's Lila's birthday and what better way to celebrate than spending the day with her best friends, Ashley and Sarah, at the pool. Before going to the pool, Ashley gets a silk press, but that doesn't stop her from jumping in the pool with her girls...

Based on Theresa Wilson's (a.k.a. Theresa tha S.O.N.G.B.I.R.D.'s) beautiful, viral spoken word poem of the same name, You So Black is a picture book celebration of the richness, the nuance, and the joy of Blackness. Black is everywhere, and in...

The behind-the-scenes access of Almost Famous meets the searing revelations of metoo in this story of a teen journalist who uncovers the scandal of the decade. Ever since seventeen-year-old Josie Wright can remember, writing has been her identity, the...

In 1668, a young Jamaican girl, Kemosha, secures her freedom from enslavement and finds her true self while sailing to Panama with the legendary Captain Morgan.A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection"Inspired by accounts of women pirates, this...

A Magic Door That Leads to A Beautiful Caribbean Island"Beautifully written story with exquisite illustrations!" --Amazon Review#1 New Release in Children's Exploration Fiction and Haiti Travel GuidesExperience the adventures of a young girl who...

Based on the viral poem by Coretta Scott King honoree Junauda Petrus, this picture book debut imagines a radicially positive future where police aren't in charge of public safety and community well-being. Petrus first published and performed this poem...

Ellie does not like her hair. So, she goes to see the Good Hair Fairy in hopes of receiving some good hair. But when she gets to the Good Hair Fairy, a big surprise awaits her.

Sometimes dreams can feel very real. One night, Amari falls asleep to a very realistic dream. He gets very confused and doesn't know how to get out of his crazy dream. When suddenly he remebers something his mom told him when he felt this way. Join Amari...

Juma is excited to go fishing with his grandfather, Babu Ali. But when they get to the beach, they find the sand covered in plastic pollution--flip-flops, plastic straws, toothbrushes, bottles, and shopping bags. One of the flip-flops floating in on a...

One day, Amelia creates a special wooden frog that makes music! Amelia plays the frog's music whenever she can, always hoping to showcase the frog's special talent to anyone who will listen. One day, the frog finds himself at a market, looking for a new...

The Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning middle grade bestseller! Basketball and heartache share the court in this slam-dunk novel in verse."With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . . The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all...