Children & Young Adult

A moving story about young Frederick Douglass and his mother, who walks twelve miles at night from a nearby plantation to visit him.It's late at night, and Frederick's mother has traveled twelve miles to visit him. When Frederick asks Mama how she can...

When Lupita Nyong'o was a young girl, she didn't think she could be a famous actor. Now she is an Academy Award winner. Learn more about her rise to stardom!

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a groundbreaking law. Under this law African-Americans could no longer be segregated from white Americans. The law changed the country forever. Explore the points of view of the lawmakers who passed the law and the people...

Trevor thought his zombie-busting days were over. Then his new teacher turned the gym class into radio-controlled jocks! Can Trevor save his zombified classmates from this muscle-bound madman?

In this thrilling conclusion to New York Times bestselling authors Kass Morgan and Danielle Paige's The Ravens duology, loyalty, love, and friendships are tested as sorority sisters Scarlett and Vivi must face the forces of hell itself when a rival...

In this electrifying follow-up to Kwame Alexander's Newbery winner The Crossover, soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage. A New York Times bestseller and National Book Award Longlist nominee, now in a graphic novel edition featuring art...

When an extraordinary flying theme park arrives above Atlanta, one boy must stop a sinister force from stealing the park's tech and taking over the world. An electrifying illustrated series with the Afrofuturism of Black Panther that took the world by...

"A hard-hitting resource for action and change." --Booklist (starred review) "We don't see color." "I didn't know Black people liked Star Wars!" "What hood are you from?" As a student in a largely white high school, Frederick Joseph often simply let...

"I don't think Black Man needs a costume to be a superhero," Langston said."And why's that?" Momma replied, amused."Because I am Black Man, and I have just what I need in here," he said proudly, pointing at his chest.Young Langston is no ordinary boy, on...

Crackling with energy and flair, this stylish book from Maxine Beneba Clarke--author of The Patchwork Bike and creator of When We Say Black Lives Matter--is all about the power of self-expression. Put on your PASSION. Wear your HEART on your sleeve. ...

Welcome to Kenya, land of light and infinite variety. National Geographic will be your guide in Nairobi--and into the bush beyond. Kenya's busy capital bustles with crowds, traffic, and markets selling produce from the heartlands. Out in the bush, myriad...

This first book in the Brown Baby Parade series celebrates Black and brown babies and delivers a universal message of love, letting all babies know that they are cherished from head to toe. Love is in the bathroom when Daddy combs my hair.He picks out my...

In this picture book written by Doyin Richards and illustrated by Robert Paul Jr., You Matter to Me, a dog describes what it's like to go on walks with his Black owner and wishes that people would see his human as he does: with love. Biscuit the dog is...

Learn about the fascinating accomplishments of Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman to be elected into United States Congress, in the book Shirley Chisholm--part of the Leaders Like Us African American childrens books series. Dive into...

Determination meets dance in this prizewinning and New York Times bestselling memoir by the history-making ballerina Misty Copeland, vividly recounting the story of her journey to become the first African American female principal ballerina at the...