Young Readers (9 - 13)

In a world where dark skin and textured hair have not always been celebrated, Dipped in Chocolate highlights the beauty of dark skin and the diversity of textured hair. This stunning, rhyming picture book encourages children to love and embrace their...

Different Like Me is a book that speaks to our black youth and serves as an aid for families to navigate conversations of racial differences, being considered "different," and loving ourselves for our differences. The book also introduces an avenue to...

What if there was a way you could educate your child about a hard topics like diversity or racism but in a fun and engaging story?Most of the parents face difficulties in explaining their smart and curious kids the concept of diversity or racism, and...

What if there was a way you could educate your child about hard topics like diversity or racism, but in a fun and engaging story?Most of the parents face difficulties in explaining their smart and curious kids the concept of diversity or racism, and many...

In this utterly gripping thriller, Sarah, the fearless heroine of indie bestseller Orphan Monster Spy, hunts a rogue German doctor in Central Africa who might be a serial murderer. It's 1940, and Sarah Goldstein is hiding in plain sight as Ursula Haller,...

Based on a true story from Archbishop Desmond Tutu's childhood in South Africa, Desmond and the Very Mean Word reveals the power of words and the secret of forgiveness. When Desmond takes his new bicycle out for a ride through his neighborhood, his pride...

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. Desegregation and Integration explores the intents and effects of both...

Jeter Publishing presents a middle grade series that celebrates men and women who altered the course of history but may not be as well-known as their counterparts. In this biography, meet South African poet and human rights activist Dennis Brutus. Dennis...

It's the first day of school and nothing will steal away this little girl's sunshine! Until her teacher assigns a project she is both unprepared and unfamiliar with. What will she do Far too often African American children have found themselves saddened...

Children's Picture Book. Poetry. African & African American Studies. Women's Studies. Dear Black girls all around the world, this one is for you--for us. DEAR BLACK GIRLS is a letter to all Black girls. Every single day poet and educator Shanice Nicole...

On March 2 and 3, 1859, the largest auction of slaves in American history took place in Savannah, Georgia. More than 400 slaves were sold. On the first day of the auction, the skies darkened and torrential rain began falling. The rain continued...

Day Dreams and Movie Screens is book two in the Faithgirlz series Lena in the Spotlight, written by Alena Pitts, star of The War Room and tween blogger of For Girls Like You, and cowritten with her mother, editor and author Wynter Pitts. In this fiction...