Children & Young Adult

Ava DuVernay is a groundbreaking moviemaker, the first African American woman to win Best Director at the Sundance Film Festival. In her films, she examines the Black experience and fights for justice. This book explores her life and her fascinating...

Brooklyn’s Finest: The Greene Family Farm is a fun, scintillating story for the entire family. On many weekends Akosua and Booker Taliaferro Washington Greene and their parents are surrounded by dirt, fertilizer, vegetables, and fruit. The...

You will love watching Chef Toussaint make magic in the kitchen, from fried chicken to apple cinnamon french toast. Join this 9-year-old master chef as he turns his grandmother's old recipes into award-winning dishes. Experience the power of literacy...

Hop on the bike with Bessie Stringfield, the motorcycle queen of Miami, in this powerful picture book from Coretta Scott King medalist Charles R. Smith, Jr. and debut picture book illustrator Charlot Kristensen.The folks they lined up to meet the...

Expertly blends reality and fantasy to explore what's behind love and loss, what it takes to heal. - Randy Ribay, author of National Book Award finalist Patron Saints of NothingAcclaimed author Lilliam Rivera blends a touch of magical realism into a...

This tender family story -- inspired by the author's own -- illuminates a dynamic chapter in American history known as the Great Migration, and the many trains people rode toward freedom.Thelma loves to watch the Sunset Limited chug through her little...

From Lisa Moore Ramée, author of the Walter Honor Award-winning A Good Kind of Trouble, comes her debut middle grade fantasy--an absorbing, imaginative adventure about a Black boy who has the magical ability to bring maps to life. Perfect for fans of...

The Society of Illustrators Original Art Exhibit 20152015 NAACP Image Award--Outstanding Literary Work, ChildrenNew York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and SharingNotable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2016--CBC/NCSSSTARRED REVIEW!...

New Orleans is known as a place where hurricanes happen . . . but that's just one side of the story. Children of New Orleans tell about their experiences of Hurricane Katrina through poignant and straightforward free verse in this fictional account of...

Welcome to Nigeria! See the sites. Enjoy the food. Hear the language. Discover this country's land, people, and traditions.

Kacen Callender, National Book Award winner of King and the Dragonflies, delivers a stunning novel that invites readers into a child's struggles with mental health, and their journey to wholeness. Moon's depression is overwhelming. Therapy doesn't help,...

Meet Wanda, with her glorious head of hair. Written and illustrated by the South African team who brought you the award-winning book Wanda. Today, Wanda is visiting the hair salon where she'll use all the hair secrets Makhulu taught her. But Aunty Ada...

Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, American Library Association (ALA) Texas Bluebonnet Masterlist, Texas Library Association (TLA) Notable Children's Book, American Library Association (ALA) Best Books of the Year, Parenting magazine Children's Books...

Happy memories sparkle in this journey through poet Shauntay Grant's childhood visits to North Preston, Nova Scotia. Her words bring to life the sights, sounds, rhythms, and people of a joyful place, while Susan Tooke's vibrant illustrations capture the...

2011 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People, Grades Pre-K - 3A 2011 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young PeopleThis empowering and emotionally driven story showcases significant moments in African American history that tie back to the Lincoln...