Children & Young Adult

This book made me want to step aside, hand over the mic, and listen to Wes. A must-read. --Mariama J. Lockington, author of For Black Girls Like Me Brand-new kicks, ripped denim shorts, Supreme tee-- Wes Henderson has the best style in sixth grade...

A new tech toy brings epic trials and triumphs in this playtime adventure for fans of The Most Magnificent Thing and Iggy Peck, Architect.Lucas has a new best friend when he bring T-Bone the Drone home from the store. They enjoy playing, flying, and even...

The true story of the high-flying Harlem Globetrotters -- the team that changed basketball forever. In this book you will find one-finger ball-spinning, rapid-fire mini-dribbling, and a ricochet head shot!You will find skilled athletes, expert players,...

Back in 1909, not far from Jackson, Mississippi, Dr. Laurence Clifton Jones opened a special place for orphans named Piney Woods Country Life School. Dr. Jones loved music and wanted the children to love it too. In 1939 he started a school band that was...

In this YA novel in verse from bestselling authors Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess (Solo), which Kirkus called "lively, moving, and heartfelt" in a starred review, Noah and Walt just want to leave their geek days behind and find "cool," but in the...

Mo is going swimming in the fifth title of the perenially popular, Geisel Award-winning Level 2 readers series by David A. Adler! It's Field Day at summer camp and Mo's group, the Guppies, is competing for extra ice cream! He and his friends are doing...

After Heaven and The First Part Last, three-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Angela Johnson concludes her acclaimed trilogy with a poignant tale of finding where you belong and who you belong with. Shoogy left home with all her jeans still in...

Moses is found as an infant next to his dying mother, an escaped slave, and is brought to Boston and raised with a baker's family. He grows to be a willful teenager, and after his uncle enlists in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment -- the first and most...

In this fictional story set in the South in the 1920s, an African American girl and her family sell Mama's sweet potato pies at the Harvest Celebration to raise money and save their farm.The summer a great drought sweeps across the county, the only crop...

Most teens daydream about things they don't have and places they've never been. But seventeen-year-old Sweet Potato Jones doesn't have the luxury of such indulgences. For the past ten years, she's been focused on raising her three younger siblings. Sweet...

The famous Berry Family gives every season! Meet new characters like Little Dumplin' who writes about his purpose in a journal; Jelly Bean who travels through the snow to tell a story about adoption; Curly Girl whose courage proves the world wrong;...

An ensemble of friendly fruit characters sing about their diversity of colors, shapes, and sizes. This title gives children the opportunity to explore early-learning concepts and offers families the chance to discuss ideas like unity and diversity...

This inspiring story of little-known civil rights champion Oscar Chapman reminds readers that one person can truly make a difference.On Easter Sunday 1939, Marian Anderson performed at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial for a crowd of over 75,000 people...

★ "An exceptionally satisfying picture book." --Booklist, STARRED review ★ "This readaloud is sweetly told as Swashby overcomes his bitter habits to welcome new, friendly, and energetic people into his quiet life." --The Bulletin of the...

While exploring the deep, dark swamp at the end of the road, eleven-year-old D.W. Patton discovers clues to a long-forgotten robbery gone bad. A gravestone with no skeleton and buried treasure sets the scene for an exciting adventure.

How much do you know about Susan La Flesche Picotte? Find out the facts you need to know about the first American Indian to become a doctor. You'll learn about the early life, challenges, and major accomplishments of this important American.