Children & Young Adult

An Orbis Pictus Honor Book for Outstanding Nonfiction 2019 In this important and moving true story of reconciliation after war, beautifully illustrated in watercolor, a Japanese pilot bombs the continental U.S. during WWII--the only enemy ever to do...

From one of the brightest and most acclaimed new lights in YA fiction, a fantastic new novel about a bi Black boy finding first love . . . and facing the return of the mother who abandoned his preacher family when he was nine.There's always been a hole...

Eleven-year-old Joe Hanada likes playing basketball with his best friend, Ray, writing plays and stories, and thinking about the upcoming Christmas holiday. But his world falls apart when Japanese planes bomb Pearl Harbor. His country goes to war. The...

For fans of Brandon Mull and Rick Riordan comes William Shivering and Newbery Honor-winning author of Scary Stories for Young Foxes Christian McKay Heidicker's Thieves of Weirdwood, a brand-new illustrated fantasy series about two kid thieves who are...

Thieves of Weirdwood is the first in William Shivering and Newbery Honor-winning author of Scary Stories for Young Foxes Christian McKay Heidicker's brand-new fantasy series--illustrated by Anna Earley--about two kid thieves who are plunged into a battle...

Overflow You prepare a table before meIn the presence of my enemies.You anoint my head with oil.My cup overflows.(Psalm 23:5 REV) I used to ask the Lord to fill my cup. Then one day, it occurred to me that if my cup was only filled, then that's only...

These hands create. These hands can build. These hands can reach. Can stretch. Can teach.Begging to be read aloud, this engaging, poetic board book is a wonderful tribute to the grace and power of hands, and is the perfect fit for our littlest readers.

Joseph's grandpa could do almost anything with his hands. He could play the piano, throw a curveball, and tie a triple bowline knot in three seconds flat. But in the 1950s and 60s, he could not bake bread at the Wonder Bread factory. Factory bosses said...

In this funny and imaginative salute to mischievous little kids, a young boy blames mishaps on the dragon in the closet only he can see. The dragon in the closet can be a bit fickle. One minute he's dancing like a goof and being sweet to the little ones,...

A biography of Thea Bowman for young readers.Thea Bowman's parents were happy when she started 6th grade at Holy Child Jesus School in Canton, Mississippi.At age 15, Thea asked her parents if she could join the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration...

From Master of Horror Darren Shan, an infectiously gory bind-up to sink your teeth into... B Smith doesn't fully buy into Dad's racism, but figures it's easier to go along with it than risk the fights and abuse that will surely follow sticking up for...

'The Yummiest Githeri' takes us on a journey to the majestic central highlands of Kenya and introduces us to the tasty African cuisine, githeri. This is the story of a confident young girl, Wanja, who faces bullying and other challenges at school with...

When Nari brings her traditional Asian lunch to her school, she doesn't expect her classmates' reaction... "Pee-yoo! It smells like someone farted!"Feeling embarrassed and rejected, she asks her mother to make her American lunches from now on, only to...

If you were looking for a real ghetto dump, you couldn't beat The Stratford Arms. There was Askia Ben Kenobi throwing karate chops upstairs, Petey Darden making booze downstairs, and Mrs. Brown grieving for Jack Johnson, who'd died for the third time in...

"Andrew Lang and his associates managed to break the stranglehold of the pious sentimentality handed out to children by collecting--from all over the world--fairy tales of all people, and bringing out the volumes we all know and love."--Kirkus Reviews ...

At the height of South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle, a boy must face life decisions that test what he believes--and call for no turning back. South Africa, 1976. Joshua lives with his mother in the maid's room, in the backyard of their wealthy white...