Children & Young Adult

Elizabeth wants to play all day! From running around outside to jumping on the bed, she's a curious little girl. But Mommy, Daddy, and even Liza the kitty can't always play and sometimes they must say "no." Through this sweet, colorful book, early...

This story, set in 1920, revolves around Charles "Charlie" Jackson, a twelve-and-a-half-year-old from Boley, Oklahoma, one of America's best-known all­Black towns. Today Boley, once a thriving black mecca, is smaller and more subdued. Still,...

It's time for another amazing daddy-daughter date and Zola can't wait! She conceives every activity shared with her daddy, from walking the dog to simple home repairs, as an elaborate and fun adventure. They rule the land as a king and princess and...

It's time for another amazing daddy-daughter date and Zola can't wait! She conceives every activity shared with her daddy, from walking the dog to simple home repairs, as an elaborate and fun adventure. They rule the land as a king and princess and...

Highlighting the importance of the daddy-daughter relationship, the No Mountain High Enough series chronicles the continued bond between Zola and her daddy after the divorce of her parents.It's time for another amazing daddy-daughter date and Zola cannot...

Highlighting the importance of the daddy-daughter relationship, the No Mountain High Enough series chronicles the continued bond between Zola and her daddy after the divorce of her parents.It's time for another amazing daddy-daughter date and Zola cannot...

True vignettes and traditional verse, set against starkly powerful images, tell the story of enslaved Africans in America as it has never been told before. A man who cannot swim leaps off a slave ship into the dark water. A girl defies the law by...

A little girl discovers the beauty in herself--and the beauty of the world around her--not by looking in the mirror but by looking in her Nana's eyes. Synthia Saint James's gloriously bright illustrations in this paperback edition show young readers how...

In this groundbreaking novel, Coretta Scott King Award winner Rita Williams-Garcia uses her vividly realistic voice to highlight an often taboo practice that affects millions of girls around the world every year, and to explore a perspective not often...

It's 1977, and 10-year-old Tina couldn't be happier about her life. Not because she just moved to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, but because she's finally old enough to make her dream come true: she can play on a real hockey team. But when she tries to join the...

Simone tells authentic stories of teen life in the 'hood better than any other author currently writing contemporary YA street lit. --Library Journal on Teenage Love Affair (starred review) True story: I'm Gem, G-E-M, like a precious jewel, and my life...

From the critically acclaimed author of Anything But Typical comes a "tense...and thought-provoking" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) look at the days leading up to the tragic events of September 11, 2001, and how that day impacted the lives of four...

With evocative black-and-white illustrations and moving prose, readers are introduced to jazz-music legend and civil-rights activist Nina Simone. A stunning picture-book biography of the High Priestess of Soul and one of the greatest voices of the 20th...

This illuminating and defining picture book biography illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Christian Robinson, tells the story of little Eunice who grew up to become the acclaimed singer Nina Simone and her bold, defiant, and exultant legacy. Born Eunice...

When the students in Nikki and Deja's class find out that their school is going to hold its first-ever election for student body president, some kids are more excited than others. But by product is as excited as Deja, who figures she's a shoo-in for the...

The second book about Nikki and Deja, two African American third-grade girls who are best friends.Deja's birthday is coming up, and she's been talking about it for weeks. But just before the big day, Auntie Dee gets called away on a business trip and...