Children & Young Adult

This title will introduce little readers to the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama. Readers will gather basic, biographical information about Obama through easy-to-read, simple text. They'll also love the historical photographs, the More...

You're Never Too Young to Fight Censorship! In Ban This Book by Alan Gratz, a fourth grader fights back when From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg is challenged by a well-meaning parent and taken off the shelves of her...

A refugee and child soldier challenge the rules of war in this coming-of-age novel set against the political and military backdrop of modern-day Burma. Chiko isn't a fighter by nature. He's a book-loving Burmese boy whose father, a doctor, is in prison...

Perfect for newly independent readers--discover the amazing life of one of America's top ballerinas, Michaela DePrince, whose story is soon to be told in a major motion picture directed by Madonna. At the age of three, Michaela DePrince found a photo of...

A classic memoir that's gripping, funny, and ultimately unforgettable from the bestselling former National Ambassador of Books for Young People. A strong choice for summer reading--an engaging and powerful autobiographical exploration of growing up a...

"Bizarrely funny" - The Horn Book. A wisecracking picture book on the short (shelf) life of a bunch of bruisers--with activities to save families from "I'm bored" disease. Diverse banana characters try crazy stunts and start turf wars in a cautionary...

"The best writer of sports books in America today" (The Boston Globe) tells a thrilling story of friendship, football, and a fight for justice.Renowned sports journalist and New York Times-bestselling author John Feinstein's young adult novel Backfield...

Nothing can stop star running back Harris Weathers--until he takes a jarring hit, narrowly escaping injury. Harris is fine, physically, but his nerves are rattled. He can't shake the idea that he could get hurt playing football. After faking illness to...

It seems like any other winter day in Montgomery, Alabama. Mama and child are riding where they're supposed to--way in the back of the bus. The boy passes the time by watching his marble roll up and down the aisle with the motion of the bus, until from...

In this tense teen novel, three struggling boys in embattled West Oakland are faced with a choice sure to change their lives--for better or worse. Dante, Pook, and Wyatt are eighth graders in a rundown school in West Oakland, California, plagued by guns,...

In this tense teen novel, three struggling boys in embattled West Oakland are faced with a choice sure to change their lives--for better or worse. Dante, Pook, and Wyatt are eighth graders in a rundown school in West Oakland, California, plagued by guns,...

A baby zebra narrates the story of its life, describing how physical features, diet, habitat and familial relationships play a role in its growth and development.