Children & Young Adult

Melvin Robinson wants a strong, smooth, He-Man voice that lets him say what he wants, when he wants--especially to his crush Millie Takazawa, and Gary Ratliff, who constantly puts him down. But the thought of starting high school is only making his...

"A powerful story." --Kirkus Reviews It's Mississippi in the summer of 1955, and Rose Lee Carter can't wait to move north. For now, she's living with her sharecropper grandparents on a white man's cotton plantation. Then, one town over, an African...

Teacher's Choices, International Reading Association (IRA) Carter G. Woodson Award, National Council for the Social Studies Parents' Choice Silver Award, Parents' Choice Foundation Eureka! Award, California Reading Association Skipping Stones Honor...

She failed her friend and risked his safety. Will Libby's mistake destroy their mission?The Christina steams south while Caleb and Jordan finalize their plans. But someone overhears Libby talking about the scheme--will they tell the authorities that...

Inspired by the author's real-life experiences, this second hilarious and sweet novel about sixth grade Egyptian immigrant Nadia has her battling school newspaper drama, controversy with the school mascot, and some magical mischief, too.Nadia loves fun...

The first black First Lady in U.S. history (and one of the most beloved), Michelle Obama brought intelligence and passion to her role. Readers will learn how her years as a daughter, student, lawyer, wife, and mother shaped her into the influential...

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Michelle Obama, the iconic first lady, advocate, lawyer, and author. Young Michelle grew up on the South Side of Chicago in...

New York Times bestselling team Deloris and Roslyn M. Jordan, Michael Jordan's mother and sister, are back with this inspiring picture book about playing a good game, win or lose--featuring an introduction from Michael Jordan! Jonathan loves playing with...

Don't miss this action-packed and informative look at the life and achievements of a basketball legend! Matt Christopher, the number one sports writer for kids, profiles basketball superstar Michael Jordan, covering his childhood, college career, rookie...

The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of Michael Jordan, the basketball legend, in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help young readers develop word recognition and reading skills...

MIAMI'S CLASS HAS a brand-new teacher, no-nonsense Miss Amerita Spraggins. She's a real tough lady. She insists on assigned seats. She hands out detentions like coupons. She even refuses to call kids by their nicknames. Miami can't take a whole year with...

Mia and her best friends are up against a major super bully in this third adventure of the Mia Mayhem chapter book series! When a super annoying villain (who's actually another superhero) arrives at THE PITS and accuses Mia of not belonging, Mia doesn't...

Mia and her best friends are up against a major super bully in this third adventure of the Mia Mayhem chapter book series! When a super annoying villain (who's actually another superhero) arrives at THE PITS and accuses Mia of not belonging, Mia doesn't...

Mia goes up against a mighty robot in this sixth adventure of the Mia Mayhem chapter book series! Mia's best friend, Eddie, has built an awesome robot that's supposed to be a mighty cleaning machine! And at first, everything runs smoothly as the robot...

Mia goes up against a mighty robot in this sixth adventure of the Mia Mayhem chapter book series! Mia's best friend, Eddie, has built an awesome robot that's supposed to be a mighty cleaning machine! And at first, everything runs smoothly as the robot...

Mia learns to control time in this fifth adventure of the Mia Mayhem chapter book series! When Mia first learned she had superpowers, there was one ability that always came rather naturally: freezing time and people! So, when she finally learns the...