Children & Young Adult

A powerful middle grade coming-of-age novel set in a slowly integrating upper middle class Los Angeles neighborhood in the summer of 1965, from a Coretta Scott King Honor Award-winning author. Perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia and Sharon M. Draper...

It's 1965, Los Angeles. All twelve-year-old Sophie wants to do is write her book, star in the community play, and hang out with her friend Jennifer. But she's the new black kid in a nearly all-white neighborhood; her beloved sister, Lily, is going away...

The author of My Name Is María Isabel offers an inspiring look at her childhood in Cuba in this collection that includes Where the Flame Trees Bloom, Under the Royal Palms, five new stories, and more. These true autobiographical tales from renowned...

A coming-of-age tale about a boy who discovers a love of poetry after finding his late father's journal. Adapted from a story that first appeared in Flying Lessons & Other Stories and perfect for fans of The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson. Isaiah...

A pair of brave and bold sisters, London and Laiyah, will take your child's hand and guide them through a night of exploration and wonder. A journey that connects the vibrant world with the limitless potential for imagination.This story reminds children...

Riri Williams steps boldly out of Tony Stark's shadow to forge her own future! When one of Spider-Man's old foes holds a group of world leaders hostage, Ironheart must step up her game. Luckily, Riri has a will of steel, a heart of iron and a new A.I. on...

In writing these fascinating stories, Edmund Leamy turned to the Gaelic past to give the Irish people something which would implant in them a love for the beauty and dignity of their country's traditions. The charming and poetic tales in this book...

When young Iqbal is sold into slavery at a carpet factory, his arrival changes everything for the other overworked and abused chidren there. It is Iqbal who explains to them that despite their master's promises, he plans on keeping them as his slaves...

As a young black woman in 1880s Savannah, Essie's dreams are very much at odds with her reality. Ashamed of her beginnings, but unwilling to accept the path currently available to her, Essie is trapped between the life she has and the life she wants...

Walter Dean Myers brilliantly renders the realities of World War II.Josiah Wedgewood and Marcus Perry are on their way to an uncertain future. Their whole lives are ahead of them, yet at the same time, death's whisper is everywhere. One white, one black,...

A contemporary young adult novel about a black teenager who prays to be white, and is shocked to find that her wish comes true LaToya Williams lives in Montgomery, Alabama, and attends a mostly white high school. It seems as if her only friend is her...

An instant New York Times bestseller!Internment sets itself apart...terrifying, thrilling and urgent.--Entertainment Weekly Rebellions are built on hope.Set in a horrifying near-future United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin and her parents are...

Insurmountable is the story of one girl's daily struggle against favoritism at home, bullying at school and the cruel challenges of this life. Only her strong faith in a loving God, and a commitment to her own core values, helped her to withstand the...

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A charming, wholehearted love story that's sure to make readers swoon.--Entertainment Weekly Nicola Yoon writes from the heart in this beautiful love story.--Good Morning America "It's like an emotional gut...

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A charming, wholehearted love story that's sure to make readers swoon.--Entertainment Weekly Nicola Yoon writes from the heart in this beautiful love story.--Good Morning America "It's like an emotional gut...