Children & Young Adult

In the illustrated middle-grade biography Epic Athletes: Zion Williamson, acclaimed sports journalist Dan Wetzel tells the inspirational story of the greatest basketball prospect of his generation. Following Zion Williamson's record-breaking season at...

"Brimming with hope and sparkling with magic...shines as bright as any shooting star." --Cassie Beasley, author of Circus Mirandus "Loving, imaginative, and gorgeously written...shines with magic and heart." --Anne Ursu, author of The Lost Girl Mary...

A touching and funny story of one girl's journey to discover where she came from and the unlimited possibilities of who she can become, from Crystal Allen, the acclaimed author of How Lamar's Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy and The Magnificent Mya...

Akron, Ohio, 1851: A brother and sister listen to Sojourner Truth deliver her speech. Aligned with curriculum standards, these narrative-nonfiction books also highlight key 21st Century content: Global Awareness, Media Literacy, and Civic Literacy...

James Harden is the 2018 National Basketball Association (NBA) MVP for the Houston Rockets. Harden was a bench player with the Oklahoma City Thunder when he joined the NBA in 2009, but after being traded, he made the All-Star Team every year in his first...

This title introduces readers to Cleopatra and how she became a shero and one of the most famous female rulers of all time. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

In Chasing Space, Leland Melvin tackles stupendous obstacles with dogged determination, showing you what is indeed possible in life--if you belive. --Neil deGrasse Tyson, author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry and Welcome to the Universe. Winner of...

From critically acclaimed author Jeannine Atkins comes a "memorable, poetic tale" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) about a half-Native American, half-African American sculptor working in the years following the Civil War. A sculptor of historical figures...

Simone Biles joined the US women's gymnastics team to compete at the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2016. Along with her teammates, she sailed through her events to claim the gold medal in the team competition for the United States...

Transracial adoption is never oversimplified, airbrushed, or sentimentalized, but instead, it's portrayed with bracing honesty as the messy institution it is: rearranging families, blending cultural and biological DNA, loss and joy. An exceptionally...