Young Adult (14 - 18)

"An intense snapshot of the chain reaction caused by pulling a trigger." --Booklist (starred review) "Astonishing." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "A tour de force." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) A Newbery Honor Book A Coretta Scott King Honor...

Learn about the key events of the Civil Rights Movement in this exciting and informative series. In 1942, it became clear that World War II would drastically change the United States forever. The war would help bring racial equality to the American...

The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., a brilliant speaker and one of the key leaders of the civil rights movement, was in Memphis to speak. On the night of April 3, 1968, he delivered one of his most oft-quoted speeches to a packed church. The next...

This book is for everyone. Because we can all be allies. As an ally, you use your power--no matter how big or small--to support others. You learn, and try, and mess up, and try harder. In this collection of true stories, 17 critically acclaimed and...

Learn about the key events of the Civil Rights Movement in this exciting and informative series.The year 1954 was a turning point in the civil rights movement. The Supreme Court decision in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case, a combination of...

Learn about the key events of the Civil Rights Movement in this exciting and informative series.The year 1954 was a turning point in the civil rights movement. The Supreme Court decision in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case, a combination of...

Learn about the key events of the Civil Rights Movement in this exciting and informative series. The year 1951 would alter the way the Black community looked at segregated education. Local NAACP leaders and other activists spearheaded plans to end the...

Learn about the key events of the Civil Rights Movement in this exciting and informative series.The year 1951 would alter the way the Black community looked at segregated education. Local NAACP leaders and other activists spearheaded plans to end the...

*Discover the important history of California's migrant workers and their strike for fair wages during the Delano grape strike in the 1960's*Learn about Latino civil rights activist César Chávez and Filipino-American labor organizer Larry Itliong*From...

★ "Powerful and vulnerable"--Booklist, starred review Echo Brown testifies to the disappointments and triumphs of a Black first-generation college student in this exploration of the first year experience. There are many watchers and they are always...

The #1 bestselling kid detective is back! Mysteries, crime-solving, homeroom--all in a day's work for Ali Cross. Ali Cross has always looked up to his father, the famous detective Alex Cross. And after helping to solve two big cases, Ali knows he has...

A modern retelling of a romantic Indian legend, 96 Words for Love is a star-crossed love story perfect for fans of The Sun is Also a Star and When Dimple Met Rishi.Ever since her acceptance to UCLA, 17-year-old Raya Liston has been quietly freaking out...

"Wherever you are . . . I'm coming to get you. I'm going to bring you home."Chanda has been dreaming of civil war, lost children, and rivers of blood. Suddenly the dream is real. Rebel soldiers brutally attack her family's village and kidnap her brother...

Thirteen-year-old Shida, whose name means problem in Swahili, certainly has a lot of problems in her life -- her father is dead, her depressed mother is rumored to be a witch, and everyone in her rural Tanzanian village expects her to marry rather than...

Perfect for fans of The Sun Is Also a Star and Blackout, this YA novel from Debbie Rigaud is a celebration of Haitian and Caribbean culture, and a story of first love, vodou, and finding yourself, all set against the backdrop of the West Indian Day...

Book Features: - 48 pages, 7 inches x 9 inches - Ages 10-15, Grades 5-9 leveled readers - Easy-to-read pages with vibrant photos - Features before, during, and after reading activities - Vocabulary, glossary, and writing prompts included The Magic of...