Children & Young Adult

When Prometheus Jones wins a horse with the raffle ticket he got from Pernie and LaRue Boyd, he knows things aren't going to go smoothly. No way those two rednecks were going to let a black man, even a free man from the day of his birth, keep that horse...

An African American boy considers the meaning of giving and sharing and comes to understand the true spirit of Christmas.In this delightfully original Christmas story, our young narrator is thrilled. His favorite holiday is coming, and he looks forward...

Eleven-year-old Harriet Whitehead, who serves as the "letter writer" for her blind stepmother, is haunted by her unwitting role in Nat Turner's Rebellion, one of the bloodiest and most effective slave uprisings in the history of America.

Barack Obama is the story of an exceptional man, as told by Nikki Grimes and illustrated by Bryan Collier, winners of the Coretta Scott King Award. Ever since Barack Obama was young, Hope has lived inside him. From the beaches of Hawaii to the streets of...

The instant New York Times bestseller! *This stunning edition features sprayed edges. While supplies last!* Mega bestselling and award-winning author Tiffany D. Jackson (The Weight of Blood; White Smoke) makes her thrilling middle-grade...

This compelling and complex romance about love across cultures follows a Black girl and Brown boy who find themselves--and each other--while pursuing their passions the summer before college. Deja's got a plan. The first in her large family to go to...

In this poignant mixed voice, mixed form collection of interconnected prose, poems and stories, teen characters, their families, and their communities grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. Amidst fear and loss, these New York City teens prevail with love,...

The riveting second book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Door of No Return trilogy stars Kofi's granddaughter, Charley, who's set on becoming the first female pitcher to play professional ball but who soon has to contend with the tensions about to...

"Oso's metaphors illustrate how Black hair tells the story of those who wear it; hair announces its wearer's beauty to the world, be it cornrowed, locked, twisted, or curled...A stellar work that belongs in every collection serving young people."...

Award-winning storyteller Donna L. Washington has cooked up a delightfully spooky tale in this imaginative twist on the classic "Goldilocks." Curly Locks is a good-hearted girl, but she's an awful cook. All the townspeople of Toadsuck Swamp know to steer...

For fans of Bridgerton and The Davenports comes a sweeping historical novel from bestselling author Veronica Chambers about courageous (and flirtatious) Ida B. Wells as she navigates society parties and society prejudices to become a civil rights...

A joyful, jazzy picture book following a Black family through a week of shared moments and simple pleasures, woven through with hidden musical jewels from spirituals and songs. We move to the sounds that FLOW through our days. Soft sounds, low sounds,...