Inspired by true events, One Hen tells the story of Kojo, a boy from Ghana who turns a small loan into a thriving farm and a livelihood for many. After his father died, Kojo had to quit school to help his mother collect firewood to sell at the market...

Challenges narrow perceptions of Blackness as both an identity and lived reality to understand the diversity of what it means to be Black in the US and around the world What exactly is Blackness and what does it mean to be Black?Is Blackness a matter of...

What's your future King reading?One Day You'll Be King is a rhythmic father-to-son talk that is filled with both positivity and possibilities that can be shared with young boys from all walks of life. It is a terrific introduction to self-love, positive...

From the hip hop icon, Hollywood star, and "a true artist and writer of deep talent" (James McBride, author of The Color of Water)--a candid, New York Times bestselling memoir ranging from his childhood on Chicago's South side and his emergence as one of...

Linsey Davis, Emmy-winning correspondent for ABC News, brings us a culture-rich picture book proudly showcasing the beauty of diversity while also celebrating the wonderful things we have in common.From skin, hair, and eyes in a multitude of colors to...

Emily, Maddie, Bella, and Sam can't agree on what to create for their school's big craft fair in the eighth book of the Craftily Ever After chapter book series. Will they be able to glue their crafty family back together? When Emily, Maddie, Bella, and...

The hardships encountered by a Detroit restaurateur in her determination to see her children succeed.

Wintertime at the orchard has Peter learning some important lessons about speaking up in this second novel of a sweet series about the bonds of friendship. Blanketed in snow, the orchard looks like a magical wonderland. But Peter is not so charmed by his...

Packed with shocking drama, lovable loyalty and heart-wrenching facts, this story tells of a child, Maurice Pittman, who never had the chance to enjoy the innocence or experiences that a normal child endures. Maurice is raised by his father, Johnny...

An exciting Sword and Soul tale by Balogun Ojetade, Once Upon a Time in Afrika Tells the story of a beautiful princess and her eager suitors. Desperate to marry off his beautiful but "tomboyish" duaghter, Esuseeke, the Emperor of Oyo, consults the Oracle...

The author of The Key to Happily Ever After--"a true gem filled with heart, laughs, and a cast of delightful characters" (Nina Bocci, USA TODAY bestselling author)--returns with a heartwarming and charming novel about a woman who travels to the...

From the author of the New York Times bestselling Jedi Academy books comes the first in a hilarious space-themed graphic novel series. Jide and Petra are just two normal kids until they are selected to leave Earth and join their new alien classmates on...

Heaven Hill Plantation, upriver from Georgetown, South Carolina, 1807: Sixteen-year-old Alexandra Degambia balances on a tightrope stretched between her parents' ambitions. Her father, a prosperous African American plantation owner, wants to preserve the...

This first volume of poetry established Walker as a poet of unusual sensitivity and power. All of the poems in this collection were written either in East Africa, where Walker spent the summer of 1965, or during her senior year at Sarah Lawrence College...

Lewis Garnett Jordan, the author of this insightful work, was born into slavery. Like many slaves during that period of American history, he chose his name from those of three benefactors who had befriended and helped him. Out of those borrowed names...

"Personally, I've got a lot invested in reaching my stunning current age, and I'm damned if I'm going to hang on to that youthful crap. (I liked the idea of being a sixty-year-old so much I started claiming that age before I turned fifty-nine.) Parts of...