Children & Young Adult

Many Americans are familiar with Clement C. Moore's poem "The Night Before Christmas." The rhyme has inspired many of the traditional images we now associate with the holiday season: a jolly St. Nick with a bag full of toys who rides through the night...

"This small snapshot of the protest movement pays homage to both the determination of ordinary folk and the power of Dr. King's words. . . . An intergenerational story filled with heart and soul." -- Kirkus Reviews When Alex spies a mule chomping on...

A moving and ultimately hopeful look at what we hold most dear -- and carry with us -- when we are forced to flee our homes because of war. When the enemy bombs the library, everything burns, and only one book survives. As war rages around them, Peter...

"In this powerful illustrated fable for older picture book readers, Achebe, the celebrated Nigerian writer, offers a parable about how power corrupts." -- The New York Times Book Review In the beginning, all the animals lived as friends. Their leopard...

Discover the story of Fort Mose in the only book for children about the first free Black community in America In 1724, Francisco Menendez escaped from a plantation in the colony of South Carolina and, with a small group of men, headed south to Florida,...

From Donald Crews, the Caldecott Honor artist and award-winning creator of Bigmama's, Freight Train, and many other classic picture books for young children, comes a superb example of the picture book as theater; a suspense thriller for younger audiences...

An inspiring story of the first American female athlete to win three gold medals at a single Olympic Games shares her triumphs over childhood illnesses to become a high school basketball player. A Childhood Of Famous Americans title.

Do you know who you are?To know oneself is a beautiful thing because it can lead to much happiness, confidence, and a stronger sense of self down the road we call life.For children, it's essential that they learn who they are now, while they are still...

Angel of Greenwood by Randi Pink is a piercing, unforgettable love story set in Greenwood, Oklahoma, also known as the "Black Wall Street," and against the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. Isaiah Wilson is, on the surface, a town troublemaker, but is hiding...

Learn about the significant role the Underground Railroad played in the abolitionist movement.Even before the first glorious ring of the Liberty Bell, America was a land of freedom and promise. The Cornerstones of Freedom series explores what inspires...