Historical-fiction based on the young life of Elizabeth Libba Cotten, the noted African American folksinger, who wrote the famous song Freight Train when she was just eleven years old. Elizabeth's Song is the true-life story of Elizabeth (Libba) Cotten,...

The follow-up to the internationally acclaimed The President's Gardens Al-Ramli is a remarkable storyteller, and in Daughter of the Tigris he creates a dynamic, intricately plotted narrative, brimming with stories and a host of memorable characters...

Transform your classroom and school and create opportunities for students from all cultural backgrounds Culture to the Max!: Culturally Responsive Teaching and Practice presents readers with a powerful new set of Culturally Responsive Teaching standards...

Now And Then is not merely a collection of a songwriter's lyrics; the song-poems of this undisputed 'bluesologist' triumphantly stand on their own, evoking the rhythm and urgency which have distinguished Gil Scott-Heron's career. This collection of...

Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction   Winner of the Gotham Book Prize   One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of the Year   Oprah's Book Club Pick   Named one of the Top Ten Books of the Year by the New York Times,...

Morales versus monsters! Miles is taking on his biggest responsibility yet, babysitting his new little sister, Billie! But fussiness and feeding are the least of their problems - because there's something stirring underground! Meanwhile, Miles' uncle...

In this electric and heartfelt follow-up to Newbery Medal winner The Crossover, soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage as twelve-year-old Nick learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries...

Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College of Education Junior Library Guild SelectionEvery Sunday night a young girl and her grandmother go on an imaginary shopping trip in this delightful picture book.Now in paperback!Sunday nights are...

Jane Addams Children's Book Award; Starred Review; Starred Review; Best Children's Books of the Year: Outstanding Merit; Notable Books for a Global Society; Choices; Green Earth Book Award, Children's Nonfiction; Notable Children's Book; Orbis Pictus...

'A powerful - even startling - book that challenges the shibboleths of 'white' anarchism'. Its analysis of police violence and the threat of fascism are as important now as they were at the end of the 1970s. Perhaps more so' - Peter James Hudson, Black...

A humorous, heartfelt, and fashion-filled middle grade contemporary novel about Macy Weaver, a young girl struggling with how to be her true self and make a best friend--during a tumultuous year when her mom goes back to college. Perfect for fans of From...

After a spree of revenge against her ex-lover, Duke Carrington, and her former best friend, Diamond, Lynise Washington is out of jail--under one condition. She's agreed to help homicide detectives bring Duke down. But now that she's had a minute to think...

A New York Times Bestseller and one of the best historical fiction books of 2016 and 2017! "A juicy answer to Ron Chernow's Alexander Hamilton..." --Cosmopolitan Set against the dramatic backdrop of the American Revolution, and featuring a cast of...

A poetry collection in nine sections that each take on an aspect of memory. The poems in t/here it is take multiple forms as each section reflects on variations of experience, engaging with the simultaneity of historic and present time while yearning...

Ke'yoko and Ka'yah are identical twins with two totally different personalities. As young girls they formed a bond that could not be broken. It isn't until they become grown women that their loyalty is tested by secrets, deception, and lies. Growing up...