Children & Young Adult

A YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Between Christmas, the annual Fall Festival, and baby-mama issues, South Bay High is vibrating with activity, excitement, and drama. . . The holidays are coming, along with all the madness and...

A stunning picture book comprising two incredible stories--the first part chronicles the adventures of a four-year-old Black girl named Harlem, while the second part describes the history of Harlem the neighborhood. From a New York Times bestselling...

South Bay High wouldn't be such a bad place to go to school if it weren't for all the drama. Not that Jayd Jackson's helping matters. She's right there in the center of it all--whether she wants to be or not. Maybe it just goes with the turf. After all,...

Ever since she discovered a love for drag racing, it's full speed ahead for Jayd Jackson. . .Fed up with the way her school's handling Cultural Awareness Day, Jayd and her crew decide to form the first African Student Union. Now some notorious haters are...

A hilarious, interactive book that breaks the fourth wall about a boy confronts a book thief when his favorite story is stolen. Perfect for fans of Don't Push the Button and There's a Monster in Your Book! When a boy discovers that his favorite book is...

Jayd Jackson's about to take the most important test of her life. . . With the Advanced Placement exams coming up, Jayd can't afford any distractions. Enter Rah's baby mama, the master of stirring up trouble. Despite her best intentions, Jayd gets...

They have everything their parents' mega-celebrity can give--but when the Pampered Princesses of Hollywood High take aim at each other, the last girl standing will have everything to lose. London Phillips needs a time-out from her mother's rules, and...

They're the daughters of celebrities-the kind all the teen mags gossip about! But the It Girls of Hollywood High are about to discover that fame has a price. And no friendship-or romance-is safe.... London Phillips will diet as her mother demands. She'll...

For fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Big Nate comes the third book in this laugh-out-loud series about a class clown faking his way through middle school from comedian and film star Craig Robinson, #1 New York Times bestselling author Adam Mansbach, and...

Explosive rumors and a mega-media frenzy almost ended the Pampered Princesses' reign as Hollywood High royalty. Now only one diva can win the ultimate fame of thrones... London Phillips is keeping her billionaire boyfriend close-and her secrets closer-by...

What's a girl to do when love has her caught up? That's the plight of eighteen-year-old Seven McKnight. Her freshman year at Stiles University turned out to be a tug of war for her heart and her sophomore year promised more of the same. Just when she'd...

Mic check! Learn your ABCs with Queen Latifah in the Legends of Hip-Hop board book series.In this accessible series perfectly crafted for babies (and adult fans), music producer, Pen Ken, and 3x-Emmy Award-nominated animation director Saxton Moore...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Book Is Anti-Racist, Tiffany Jewell, with art by Eisner-nominated illustrator Nicole Miles, The Antiracist Kid is the essential illustrated guide to antiracism for empowering the young readers in your...

From Lisa Moore Ramée, author of the Walter Honor Award-winning A Good Kind of Trouble, comes her debut middle grade fantasy--an absorbing, imaginative adventure about a Black boy who has the magical ability to bring maps to life. Perfect for fans of...

From the critically acclaimed author of When You Look Like Us comes a page-turning YA contemporary novel about what happens when the latest "Becky" on the internet is your best friend. A lot is up in the air in Naomi Henry's life: her spot as a varsity...

Mic check! Learn to count with 2Pac in the Legends of Hip-Hop board book series.In this accessible series perfectly crafted for babies (and adult fans), music producer, Pen Ken, and 3x-Emmy Award-nominated animation director Saxton Moore introduces mini...