Young Readers (9 - 13)

A curious chrysalis changes Jackie's life forever.Ten-year-old Jackie excels at being in charge. Her skills keep everything from gardens to five unruly brothers in line. So, when a curious chrysalis appears in Jackie's front yard, she naturally decides...

**Gift Edition**Ten-year-old Jackie excels at being in charge. Her skills keep everything from gardens to five unruly brothers in line. So when a curious chrysalis appears in Jackie's front yard, she naturally decides to take charge of it. The creature...

Mazie is ready to celebrate liberty. She is ready to celebrate freedom. She is ready to celebrate a great day in American history. The day her ancestors were no longer slaves. Mazie remembers the struggles and the triumph, as she gets ready to celebrate...

The Racial Justice in America: Histories series explores moments and eras in America's history that have been ignored or misrepresented in education due to racial bias. Juneteenth explores the history around the celebration in a comprehensive, honest,...

If jumping around on Halloween is wrong, Li-Li doesn't want to be right!Li-Li is back! This time she is celebrating Halloween at her church's annual community event, the Hallelujah party. All she wants to do is keep jumping on the jumpy, but her mommy...

What was Michael Jordan like as a boy? You might be surprised that the greatest professional basketball player ever wasn't even the best player in his own family! Michael Jordan was once just an ordinary little boy growing up in a North Carolina suburb,...

The Barber brothers know their way around a football field--but can they succeed on the basketball court? Find out in this slam dunk with "lively basketball action and life lessons aplenty (Kirkus Reviews)" from NFL superstars and bestselling authors...

Discover the breadth and depth of Paul Laurence Dunbar's poetry--and learn how it reflects his singular life as a late-nineteenth-century black man. Did you know that Paul Laurence Dunbar originated such famous lines as "I know why the caged bird sings"...

Julius Zebra is in ancient Egypt on his third madcap adventure. Will he and his friends make it out alive, or will they all end up entombed in a pyramid forever? After being shipwrecked on the shores of Egypt, Julius Zebra can't believe his luck: he's...

Julius Zebra is in ancient Egypt on his third madcap adventure. Will he and his friends make it out alive, or will they all end up entombed in a pyramid forever? After being shipwrecked on the shores of Egypt, Julius Zebra can't believe his luck: he's...

Bestselling classic The Stories Julian Tells was just the beginning! Read more about imagination, family, and friendship in this chapter book series! It's Dad's birthday, and Julian wants to get a special present. Something Dad has always dreamed about...

In this compelling continuation of the Jefferson family story, thirteen-year-old Emily Rose visits her extended family in Texas for the first time ever. Emily Rose, who grew up in a biracial family in the northeast, is surprised that racial attitudes are...