Young Readers (9 - 13)

A gorgeously illustrated centennial of Langston Hughes' first book of poetry, The Weary Blues, this picture book includes select poems paired with vibrant artwork by more than twenty talented Black illustrators, including award-winners Oge Mora, Frank...

This rhythmic and visually stunning picture book, Two Brothers, One Song, shares the powerful true story of James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson, the remarkable brothers who wrote the hymn "Lift Every Voice and Sing" - often called the Black...

A gripping, richly imagined African-inspired fantasy in which a Black girl finds her power and saves her people from evil, by the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award-winning author of Black Panther: The Young Prince.

Until now, you've only heard one side of the story: how Abraham Lincoln defeated the Confederacy to end slavery, but the truth involves a vast network of abolitionists who would keep fighting for freedom long after the end of the war. Here's the true...

Rica and Laini can't imagine what's inside the mysterious box sent from anything-but-ordinary Uncle Moose. Or can they? Lively creativity and humor shine in Rica's latest adventure. Rica and her best friend Laini are bubbling over with curiosity. A...

The true story of Jason Schachter McKinney. Jason has a big voice. He sings everywhere--until a whisper runs through his Jewish day school: Jason is Black. Is he really Jewish? "Can I be both Black and Jewish?" wonders Jason. He stops caring about...

Okay, readers, now let's get in formation! Learn about the life of the perfectionist performer known as Queen Bey and how she created her flawless discography of hit records like Renaissance and Cowboy Carter. In 2003, Beyoncé went solo after being in...

Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all time, joins the ranks of this New York Times bestselling Ordinary People Change the World picture book biography series about heroes, for ages 5 to 9. At age eight, Simone Biles began working with a...

"An important and inspiring astronaut memoir." --Kirkus Reviews Sail the stars with astronaut Charlie Bolden as he recounts his amazing shuttle missions, including deploying the Hubble Space Telescope, training with Sally Ride, and leading the first US...

"A delightful book full of funny moments, great relationships, and ­learning ­opportunities for Rica and Laini." --School Library Journal (starred review) Rica Baptista is living the good life. Grampy, the best grampy of all grampies, is coming...

A young girl reckons with the demolition of a Black Saint Paul neighborhood to make way for the Interstate in the early 1960s When thirteen-year-old Zenobia has to leave her friends and spend the summer at Grandma's while Mama recovers from a stroke,...