Young Readers (9 - 13)

Come along and join in on the fun as we follow a little boy with a big imagination and even bigger dreams! Every night, his dreams take him on amazing adventures, exploring all the exciting careers he might pursue when he grows up.One night, he's a...

Shuri and T'Challa set out to remove a curse from Wakanda in this action-packed, totally original graphic novel!Twelve-year-old Shuri is a lot of things. Scientist. Princess. All around cooler person than her pain-in-the-butt big brother T'Challa. Shuri...

If you loved The Stories Julian Tells, just wait until you meet his younger brother, Huey! This beloved and bestselling chapter book series is all about family, imagination, and friendship! It isn't easy being Julian's younger brother. When Huey has bad...

Coretta Scott King Honor winner Brenda Woods' moving, uplifting story of a girl finally meeting the African American side of her family explores racism and how it feels to be biracial, and celebrates families of all kinds.Violet is biracial, but she...

Eight-year-old ultra-fabulous Ruby Marigold Booker returns in this reissue of the Ruby and the Booker Boys series by Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor author Derrick Barnes!Brought to you by Newbery Honor author Derrick Barnes, high-flying Ruby...

From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a heartbreaking and uplifting tale of survival in the face of Hurricane Katrina. Twelve-year-old Lanesha lives in a tight-knit community in New Orleans' Ninth Ward. She...

Newsy news is not just regular news. It's news that's interesting and exciting. Nikki and Deja know that there's plenty of newsy news happening on their block and at Carver Elementary, just waiting to be reported. Luckily, Nikki has her special pen and...

If you loved The Stories Julian Tells, wait until you hear about the adventures of his best friend, Gloria! The Julian's World chapter book series is all about friendship, family, and imagination! What if your dream came true . . . and nobody believed...

Eleven-year-old Arcade Livingston has a problem. Several, actually! The Tolley twins, aka neighborhood bullies, are making Arcade's move to a new city harder than it needs to be. They expect him to do their schoolwork. Arcade and the Triple T Token is...

Lu must learn to leave his ego on the sidelines if he wants to finally connect with others in the climax to the New York Times bestselling and award-winning Track series from Jason Reynolds. Lu was born to be cocaptain of the Defenders. Well,...

Bring history home with you and meet some of the world's greatest game changers! Get inspired by the true story of the most award-winning American gymnast. This biography series is for kids who loved Who Was? and are ready for the next level. In August...

101 Great Books for Kids Junior Library Guild Selection Choices Eureka! Award NAACP Image Award Nominee Original Art ShowA biography of James Van Der Zee, innovative and celebrated African American photographer of the Harlem Renaissance.James VanDerZee...

When Mama Ya-Ya's visions show a powerful hurricane--Katrina--fast approaching, it's up to 12-year-old Lanesha to call upon the hope and strength Mama Ya-Ya has given her to help them both survive the storm. "With a mix of magical and gritty realism,...

In this blockbuster fantasy series, perfect for fans of Kingdom of the Wicked and Iron Widow, fate binds two Black teenagers together as they journey into a magical jungle to hunt down a vicious monster. Now in paperback! An Instant New York Times and...

In this second book of the classic chapter book series by award-winning author Sharon M. Draper, four boys who call themselves the Black Dinosaurs explore an old tunnel that once was part of the Underground Railroad. Ziggy, Rico, Rashawn, and Jerome...

New York Times bestseller! Artemis Fowl meets Men in Black in this exhilarating debut middle grade fantasy, the first in a trilogy filled with #blackgirlmagic. Perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, the Percy Jackson series, and...