Nana Nkuku is a driven woman living in the United States, working at a travel agency in D.C. Though many hardworking 20-somethings would be interested in nonprofit jobs, Nana has started an organization that she needs to see through to its turning point...

Young, successful and thriving, Shania and Greg have it all going on. Not only do they have the kind of relationship everyone envies, they're also walking the right path in so many other ways--like Greg, who's a youth pastor at his church, happily making...

Born in the former British colony of Rhodesia, Alice Chidzero has served as an educator, Bible teacher, inspirational speaker and missionary in several African countries, as well as in the US. Alice graduated with a teaching certificate from a college in...

A John Steptoe New Talent Award Winner Before there was hip hop, there was DJ Kool Herc. On a hot day at the end of summer in 1973 Cindy Campbell threw a back-to-school party at a park in the South Bronx. Her brother, Clive Campbell, spun the records. He...

18-year-old Opal is a young Black woman working as a housekeeper in a small Southern town in the 1930s--and then the Klan descends. A moving story that confronts America's tragic past, When Stars Rain Down is both heartwarming and heart-wrenching.This...

A National Book Award Finalist, this remarkable graphic novel is about growing up in a refugee camp, as told by a former Somali refugee to the Newbery Honor-winning creator of Roller Girl. Omar and his younger brother, Hassan, have spent most of their...

A National Book Award Finalist, this remarkable graphic novel is about growing up in a refugee camp, as told by a former Somali refugee to the Newbery Honor-winning creator of Roller Girl. Omar and his younger brother, Hassan, have spent most of their...

A heartfelt story about a young boy who struggles to overcome his stutter while finding the courage to accept it, When Oliver Speaks, is the story of an underdog who learns to rise. The story comes from a place of personal experience in that co-author...

As one of the greatest, most celebrated athletes in history, Michael Jordan conquered professional basketball as no one had before. As one of the greatest, most celebrated athletes in history, Michael Jordan conquered professional basketball as no one...

A harmonious introduction to one of our country's most important singers and role models--as envisioned by Newbery Honoree Pam Muñoz Ryan and Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick.Marian Anderson is best known for her historic concert at the Lincoln Memorial...

"When Love Whispered to My Soul" is a passionate journey that takes the reader to those four stages of love: The dream, the encounter with love, the loss of love, and the re-encounter of love. Ousmane Doumbia was born in Diourbel in central Senegal, West...

A young Black boy dreams of dancing in this exuberant, buoyant picture book celebrating the beauty of dance, and the wonder of Black Boy Joy--perfect for fans of Firebird and Crown! Langston likes basketball okay, but what he loves is to dance--ever...

So I just made another note to add to my blue notebook later, when the house had cooled off: Tia's nature is boiling out of her like hot soup out of a pot, and Kambia Elaine just flew in from Neptune. Shayla Dubois lives in a Houston neighborhood known...

To tell is to perceive. To tell is to inform. When it's Too Late to Tell features four characters, Mark, Craig, Jade and Berta, all holding issues from the past that suffocate every lasting relationship they have. Mark, an elementary school teacher, and...

Where did she go? Two years after the events of When it's Too Late to Tell, Mark and Jade Cooke, find themselves in the best position of their ten year marriage. Mark loves Jade and Jade loves Mark, but for Mark, there is still a lingering feeling that...

What guilt hath wrought . . . . He clutched the card she left him as he urged his broken and battered body to move. The information on that card sends Mark Cooke on another journey, one he would rather not go on. Forced by his own guilt, he ventures on a...