Children & Young Adult

A powerful biography in poems​ about a trailblazing artist and a pillar of the Harlem Renaissance--with an afterword by the curator of the Art & Artifacts Division of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Augusta Savage was arguably...

From New York Times bestselling illustrator Theodore Taylor III comes a vibrant ode to street art, a picture book about a child discovering all of the beauty--and art--her new neighborhood has to offer.Shapes moving in every direction, letters weaving in...

From the Desk of Zoe Washington meets Ways to Make Sunshine in this "noteworthy" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) middle grade novel about a determined young girl who must rely on her ingenuity and scientific know-how to save her beloved cat...

Black Sands is the most popular independent book series in the black community and it is clear why.War has broken out in the Mediterranean as Sparta invades mainland Minoa.Ausar realizes his original mission no longer stands. He now must rally his allies...

"Smart girls, friendship, and fun: a winning combination." --Kirkus"A wonderful book." --School Library JournalCece loves science and adventure In this STEM-themed Girls in Science picture book, Cece and her Adventure Girls troop use science, technology,...

"What's going through your head lately?" Michelle's mind whirls as she searches for an answer. She's met with some help from Bernie the Brain Investigator and Brain Girl, who knows her mind best. As Bernie begins the investigation of Michelle's brain, he...

A haunting and mesmerizing story about sisterhood, family, love, and loss by literary luminary Edwidge Danticat.Giselle Boyer and her identical twin, Isabelle, are as close as sisters can be, even as their family seems to be unraveling. Then the Boyers...

Delphine Denise likes things BIG. And what's bigger than a Mardi Gras prize?"Kids will connect with Delphine's holiday excitement, even when it causes trouble, and learn from the mistakes she makes."--BooklistEvery year, Delphine Denise Debreaux and her...

The scariest and most heart-pounding installment of the highly praised and popular Jumbies series! Huracan summons the wind and rain and wields lightning like a sword. He doesn't miss and he never falters. He will destroy everything in his path if he...

How It Happens follows the story of author Jean Alicia Elster's maternal grandmother, Dorothy May Jackson. Born in Tennessee in 1890, Dorothy May was the middle daughter of Addie Jackson, a married African-American housekeeper at one of the white...

Return to the world of Meg Cabot's bestselling and beloved Princess Diaries series in From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess--this time through the illustrated diary of a spunky new heroine: Princess Mia's long lost half-sister, Olivia "Author...