Children & Young Adult

Tour Philadelphia's Charles Willson Peale Museum through the eyes of a man Peale enslaved in this chilling and richly detailed teen historical novel based on a true story. One stormy night in 1827, Moses Williams leads his daughter through each room in...

Get ready, world--Mango's about to become a STAR! In this sequel to Mango Delight, the delightful heroine's adventures--and misadventures--continue as she prepares to make her off-Broadway debut. Where Mango goes, drama is sure to follow! It's summer...

This buoyant and richly illustrated ABC picture book follows six Haitian children on their way to school--a Coretta Scott King Award winner! Long before the sun even thinks of rising, the Haitian children run to school--over the hills, through the...

Do you feel the soul of another calling to you? Do you know in your heart that your destiny and his wore meant to merge In the cosmos? We can help you find him.   When Romiette Cappelle and her best friend, Destiny, decide to order The Scientific...

This gripping, chillingly realistic novel from New York Times bestselling author Sharon Draper, "by turns pulse-pounding and inspiring" (Kirkus Reviews), shows that all it takes is one bad decision for a dream to become a nightmare. Diamond knows not to...

The Queen of Hich-Hich fails to follow the instructions given to her by Arif the Wise Man, and, as a result, gives birth to a half-boy. Neem makes himself complete by an act of cleverness, negotiation and compromise. This story helps children learn...

Mazie is ready to celebrate liberty. She is ready to celebrate freedom. She is ready to celebrate a great day in American history. The day her ancestors were no longer slaves. Mazie remembers the struggles and the triumph, as she gets ready to celebrate...

A magical Masai mask takes an African American boy on a series of adventures, and he discovers the joy of being himself. Joshua loves playing his kalimba, a traditional African musical instrument. But when his family suggests he join the school talent...

Baseball legend Hank Aaron was a stand-out from the start. After playing in the Negro Leagues for less than a year, Aaron had Major League Baseball teams fighting to have him in their lineups. In 1954, he joined the Milwaukee Braves and started making...

The book is explosive. The reader will feel the real pain and agony of a boy who came from nothing and who became a man. The reader will see for themselves the true and real horrible struggles and destruction of a family from the South. The author holds...

It's 1941 and ten-year-old Norman Mineta is a carefree fourth grader in San Jose, California, who loves baseball, hot dogs, and Cub Scouts. But when Japanese forces attack Pearl Harbor, Norm's world is turned upside down. Corecipient of The Flora...

Choose Your Own Adventure SPIES: Mary Bowser by Kyandreia Jones puts YOU in the shoes of real-life Civil War heroine, Mary Bowser. 9-12 year old readers will join an organized ring of women who spy in plain sight to help the Union during the Civil War...

Celebrating all the beautiful browns in one child's colorful family Mama's brown is chocolate, clear, dark, and sweet. Daddy's brown is autumn leaf, or like a field of wheat. Granny's brown is like honey, and Papa's like caramel. In this loving and...

This fascinating, full-colour illustrated book features over 50 amazing Black people from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador, sharing their incredible stories and accomplishments, past and present. Among...

"Which Color Am I?" tells a compassionate story that introduces those reading and listening to the concepts of fitting in and looking beyond labels. This picture book makes multi-cultural awareness accessible to children of all ages. Plot Description: an...