A boy discovers his Native American heritage in this Depression-era tale of identity and friendship by the author of Code Talker It's 1932, and twelve-year-old Cal Black and his Pop have been riding the rails for years after losing their farm in the...

Sophia quickly learns her new pet comes with two giraffe-sized problems in this enterprising sequel to One Word from Sophia, which was named one of the best picture books of 2015 by Kirkus Reviews. Sophia and Noodle, her One True Desire, are together at...

Two on Jazz is a wonderful assist to teachers who teach private students and want to lead them into the world of playing and listening to jazz. With this book, you will become acquainted with lots of church hymns. Upon completion of Two On Jazz, you will...

Two Mrs. Gibsons is author Toyomi Igus's tender and touching tribute to the two most important women in her life--her Japanese mother and her African American grandmother. Two Mrs. Gibsons is author Toyomi Igus's tender and touching tribute to the two...

In the kingdom of Kaloon, nothing is quite as it seems....Y-y-y-you, he stammered, and Flissa turned to see he'd gone ashen. T-t-t-two of you!Uh-oh. Flissa reached up and checked. Sure enough, her hood had fallen off. Their secret was out.Princesses...

In the kingdom of Kaloon, nothing is quite as it seems....Y-y-y-you, he stammered, and Flissa turned to see he'd gone ashen. T-t-t-two of you!Uh-oh. Flissa reached up and checked. Sure enough, her hood had fallen off. Their secret was out.Princesses...

"Ramsower's creative alternate-Belfast complete with intrigue and combustible romance easily make Fae Games one of my favourite new urban fantasies..." -Bianca, I Smell Sheep After her carefree world is ripped apart, Rebecca must accept her new life and...

Breaking the law might be wrong... until the alternative means extinction for a world and its people. Kreh-ursh, cast adrift in a strange dimension, seeks to halt the destruction in his own. Jade is his only ally yet the only thing linking them is the...

This unforgettable memoir was the basis for the Academy Award nominated film 12 Years a Slave. This is the true story of Solomon Northup, who was born and raised as a freeman in New York. He lived the American dream, with a house and a loving family - a...

The story that inspired the major motion picture, with an introduction by the bestselling author of Wench, Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Twelve Years a Slave is a harrowing, vividly detailed, and utterly unforgettable account of slavery. The story that inspired...

Now the major motion picture that won the 2014 Academy Award for Best Picture, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, and Lupita Nyong'o, and directed by Steve McQueen Perhaps the best written of all the slave narratives, Twelve Years a Slave is...

A dynamic author-illustrator team follows the threetime heavyweight champ through twelve rounds of a remarkable life. "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. . . . I'm the prettiest thing that ever lived!" From the moment a fired-up teenager from...

On-point historical photographs combined with strong narration bring the story of the civil rights marches to life. Kids will learn about the way in which Southern states kept African Americans from voting and the history that led to nonviolent civil...

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Once upon a time, the news was only 15 minutes long and middle-class families huddled around a tiny black-and-white screen, TV dinners on their...

Once, elephants came in two colors: black or white. They loved all other creatures--but each set wanted to destroy the other. Peace-loving elephants ran and hid in the deepest jungle while battle commenced. The war-mongers succeeded: for a long time it...

When being yourself isn't good enough, who should you be? Told in dual perspectives, this provocative and timely novel for middle-school readers by Paula Chase, the acclaimed author of So Done and Dough Boys, will resonate with fans of Jason Reynolds,...