Children & Young Adult

Max thinks of the perfect science fair project. Now he just needs his dog, Buddy, to cooperate!

Max and Zoe are both friends with Anna. But when Anna has to pick just one of them to sit with her at the peanut-free table during lunch, friendships are tested.

Max is having trouble taking care of his library books, and Zoe is ready to help him. She explains that folding the pages into dog ears is not good book manners. Max needs to find a way to show the librarian that he has learned his lesson and will take...

After a fun day at the park, Max and Zoe are ready to get some ice cream. Unfortunately, Max takes a big fall and has to go to the doctor instead. Thankfully Zoe is there to make him feel better.

Max's desk is so messy that his teacher makes him stay in from recess to clean it. Thankfully Zoe stays in to help him. While cleaning, they find a month of homework buried in the mess. Max has a lot of work to do before he can go out and play in the...

A biography discussing the life story of explorer Matthew Henson and his expedition to the North Pole with Robert Peary. Written in graphic-novel format.

In the United States, Black men are almost six times more likely to be imprisoned than white men. This disproportionate impact can be traced back to slavery, Jim Crow laws, and the criminalization of Black people into the modern day. With growing...

An inspiring picture book biography about an outstanding black educator during the years following the Civil War, from the award-winning author/illustrator team of Eloise Greenfield and Jerry Pinkney.The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will...

Your Mission: Find Mary's secret diary using spycraft stools to uncover hidden codes! It's a true story of bravery: Mary Bowser was an African American spy for the Union who worked as a maid in the mansion of Confederate Jefferson Davis. From...

A 2018 Kirkus Best Book * A National Council of Social Studies * CBC Notable Trade Book * An Outstanding International Trade Book (USBBY) * A Bank Street Children's Book Committee Best Book of the Year One night they came... The darkness grew colder,...

In New Orleans, there lived a man who saw the streets as his calling, and he swept them clean. He danced up one avenue and down another and everyone danced along. The old ladies whistled and whirled. The old men hooted and hollered. The barbers, bead...

With the powers of Girl and the powers of Squirrel on their side, Kamala Khan and Doreen Green are an unbeatable team! But that title is about to be seriously challenged - because New Jersey has been invaded by a swarm of knights in shining...suits?!...

A Marvelous new era begins here! Readers can get lost in the technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda. Follow the all-new adventures of its monarch, the Black Panther! King T'Challa is responsible for defending his people--and the world--from...

Follow the adventures of T'Challa, the Black Panther, his sister Shuri and the fantastic citizens of Wakanda in these middle-grade friendly adventures! Every ten years, Wakanda's ruler trades places with one of their subjects to gain perspective on their...

An alien makes an unexpected friend in this irresistible picture book about finding your place in the universe. Marty is a tiny green Martian who lives here on Earth. You've never noticed him before, because he is undercover . . . Marty wears disguises...

Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again."Lively and funny...this telling has magic all its own." ―Kirkus Reviews"Spirited." ―Publishers Weekly"Masterful."...