Children & Young Adult

Felicia Robinson smacks her rival across the face with the loudest of slaps. Her victim, a girl twice Felicia's height and weight, helplessly staggers back."That's what happens to anybody who disses me!" says Felicia.Felicia balls her fists as she...

When Canada went to war with Japan following the bombing of Pearl Harbour, Canadians of Japanese descent were declared Enemy Aliens. Without recourse of any kind, they were forced to leave their homes along with the British Columbia coast, their...

Davanté Williams senses his mother slipping away. His skin prickles as the shadows of loneliness threaten. He cannot lose her now. He is too young. Barely seventeen. An almost-man.Mother moves on, leaving Davanté to struggle with grief. He shuffles...

This is the fictionalized story of Yula, a character inspired by a real girl Sharon Jennings met in her visits to the Hope Development Centre in Kenya. When four-year-old Yula is discovered by the orphanage director - Mum - and introduced to a caring...

ThisCaldecott Honor, Coretta Scott King Honor, and New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children's Book picture book biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. brings his life and the profound nature of his message to young children through his own...

Celebrate 30 influential Latinas/Latinos/Latinxs in U.S. history with Nuestra América, a fully-illustrated anthology from the Smithsonian Latino Center. Nuestra América highlights the inspiring stories of thirty Latina/o/xs throughout history and their...

"A powerful YA novel about identity and prejudice." --Entertainment Weekly Bijan Majidi is: Shy around girlsReally into comicsDecent at basketballBijan Majidi is not: A terrorist What happens when a kid who's flown under the radar for most of high...

A girl learns the power of imagination from her blind neighbor.Eloise likes colors. Her friend, Rainbow Joe, likes colors, too. But Rainbow Joe is blind, so Eloise tells him about the colors she mixes and the fantastic animals she paints. When Rainbow...

When each family at the diverse Juniper Court apartment complex needs something to light up the dark of winter, the stumpy, lumpy candle provides a glow brighter than the fanciest taper, revealing the true spirit of each holiday it illuminates.

Mummies, pyramids, pharaohs, King Tut! Kids everywhere are fascinated by the wonders of ancient Egypt, and this colorful reference book is jam-packed with 1,000 fascinating facts. From the Great Pyramid and the Valley of the Kings to the Nile River and...

The story of Ben is fiction, but it could be the story of more than one jazz musician who grew up in the twenties. Using the art-deco style of the period, Rachel Isadora not only captures the poignancy and yearning of a youthful talent, but in page after...

Kami learns some very exciting news, but she has a difficult time believing it. Will more details help to inspire her or cast further doubts? The historic election of the first U.S. female Vice President fills Kami with excitement, but Kami has never...