1.
Series: Bright Brown Baby
Count to LOVE! (A Bright Brown Baby Board Book)
Board book
Andrea Pinkney
9781338672398
$11.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) to 3
Oct 05, 2021
Cuddle up with your little one and get ready to count to L-O-V-E, in this precious board book from New York Times bestselling and award-winning duo Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney!Count to love on fingers and toes.1-2-3-4, touch your nose!Snuggle up with your little one to celebrate sweet baby love! You won't be able to resist this adorable board book full of cutie charms, belly kisses, and magic wishes, just-right for fans of bestselling books like Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes. With bouncing, rhythmic text from New York T...
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2.
Series: Bright Brown Baby
Peek-a-You! (A Bright Brown Baby Board Book)
Board book
Andrea Pinkney
9781338672404
$11.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) to 3
Feb 01, 2022
Playing peekaboo is more fun than ever with this rhythmic, whimsical board book from New York Times bestselling and award-winning duo Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney!Peek-a-you, peek-a-you, can you see?Here's the pretty brown face of me?Cuddle up with your little one and play a happy game of peekaboo! You won't be able to resist this adorable board book with adorable rhymes and endless brown baby energy and fun. With bouncing, rhythmic text from New York Times bestselling author Andrea Davis Pinkney and warm, winsome illustrations f...
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3.
Series: Bright Brown Baby
Hello, Beautiful You! (A Bright Brown Baby Board Book)
Board book
Andrea Pinkney
9781338672411
$11.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) to 3
Sep 20, 2022
Let your little ones know how truly beautiful they are with this this precious board book -- the fourth title in our growing BRIGHT BROWN BABY series -- from New York Times bestselling and award-winning duo Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney!Brown baby, born bright.Greet the world. Spread your light.Get ready for sweet togetherness as you snuggle up with your little one and show them how truly extraordinary and beautiful they are. With bouncing, rhythmic text from New York Times bestselling author Andrea Davis Pinkney and tender, char...
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4.
Series: Bright Brown Baby
Baby Boy, You Are a Star!
Board book
Andrea Pinkney
9781338672428
$11.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) to 3
Jan 03, 2023
New York Times bestselling and award-winning duo Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney create a joyful and beautiful ode to all bright brown baby boys -- the fifth title in our acclaimed Bright Brown Baby series!Baby boy. Precious boy. Yes! You’re a STAR!A joyful, poetic celebration and ode to all bright brown baby boys. With bouncing, rhythmic text from New York Times bestselling author Andrea Davis Pinkney and tender, charming illustrations from Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Brian Pinkney, this tender ...
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5.
Series: Bright Brown Baby
Bright Brown Baby
Hardcover
Andrea Davis Pinkney
9780545872294
$24.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) to 3
Jan 04, 2022
A rhythmic, whimsically illustrated celebration of Black and brown babies and the joy, tender moments, and boundless love shared between children and their caregivers, from New York Times bestselling and award-winning duo Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney.Brown baby, born bright.Greet the world. Spread your light.Sparkling eyes blink hello.Bright brown baby, you will GO!Cuddle up with your little one, read aloud, and REPEAT: This gorgeous picture book treasury is sure to become your favorite storytime anthem. Dive into these five bea...
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6.
Series:
I Love My Beautiful Hair
Board book
Elissa Wentt
9781338763157
$11.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) to 3
Jun 28, 2022
A celebration of family tradition and natural hair, in this adorable rhyming board book!Little EJ is so excited to join her mom and grandmommy for her first-ever trip to the hair salon. She wants to find a special hair style. But with so many options… how can she choose? Readers will love “trying on” hair styles alongside EJ, as she imagines herself in a variety of styles. Should she try afro puffs, with ribbons and bows? Or twisty spirals that tickle her nose? Luckily, Mommy is there to offer reassurance: “Your hair is curly, like clouds ...
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7.
Series:
You Are Getting Sleepy
Board book
Lori Alexander
9781338814064
$11.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) to 3
Sep 20, 2022
Lull your little one to sleep with this adorable bedtime board book, about a wide-awake baby who does not want to go to sleep!Tick-tock, peek at the clock.It’s time to sleep, sweet baby.First a bath to soak…relax.Are you getting sleepy?A calming bedtime tune for all those wide-awake babies, this board book is about to become a favorite step of your sleepytime routine. Take your little one through the motions of bedtime, from bathtime to jammies and kisses galore. Featuring gentle text from author Lori Alexander, and joyful, colorful, tende...
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8.
Series:
Red Shoes
Hardcover
Karen English
9781338114607
$23.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 5
Sep 15, 2020
Red shoes glowing--Perched on a pedestal in the shop windowas if on a throne."I want those, Nana," Malika says, as they pass the shop."We'll see," Nana says with a wink. "Looks like you could use a new pair."Malika is delighted when Nana surprises her with a beautiful new pair of red shoes! And with a click-clack-click and a swish, swish, swish, Malika wears her wonderful new shoes everywhere she goes. But one day, the shoes begin to pinch Malika's toes. And alas, they don't let her forget that her feet have grown! Soon Malika and Nana are...
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9.
Series:
All Because You Matter (An All Because You Matter Book)
Hardcover
MSS Tami Charles
9781338574852
$23.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 8
Oct 06, 2020
Instant New York Times bestseller!A lyrical, heart-lifting love letter to Black and brown children everywhere: reminding them how much they matter, that they have always mattered, and they always will, from powerhouse rising star author Tami Charles and esteemed, award-winning illustrator Bryan Collier.The #1 Amazon Best Children's Book of 2020A Chicago Public Library and New York Public Library's Best Books of 2020A TODAY's Favorite Children's Books of 2020A Shelf Awareness's Best Children's and Teen Books of 2020A Best Books of 2020, Sch...
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10.
Series:
We Are Here (An All Because You Matter Book)
Hardcover
MSS Tami Charles
9781338752045
$24.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 8
Jan 03, 2023
An empowering follow-up to New York Times bestselling picture book All Because You Matter that celebrates the rich history of Black and brown men and women throughout history with soaring language and stunning illustration.Lyrical, affirmational, and bursting with love, We Are Here is a poignant story about Black and brown heritage and community. Full of assurance, tenderness, and triumph, this much-anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestselling picture book All Because You Matter offers an equally inspirational and arresting ode ...
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11.
Series:
I Color Myself Different
Hardcover
Colin Kaepernick
9781338789621
$24.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 8
Apr 05, 2022
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn inspiring story of identity and self-esteem from celebrated athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick.When Colin Kaepernick was five years old, he was given a simple school assignment: draw a picture of yourself and your family. What young Colin does next with his brown crayon changes his whole world and worldview, providing a valuable lesson on embracing and celebrating his Black identity through the power of radical self-love and knowing your inherent worth. I Color Myself Different is a joyful ode to Black and Br...
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12.
Series:
My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World
Hardcover
Malcolm Mitchell
9781338225327
$23.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 8
Dec 29, 2020
From Super Bowl champion and literacy crusader Malcolm Mitchell comes an exciting new story that shows even reluctant readers that there is a book out there for everyone!Meet Henley, an all-around good kid, who hates to read. When he's supposed to be reading, he would rather do anything else. But one day, he gets the scariest homework assignment in the world: find your favorite book to share with the class tomorrow.What's a kid to do? How can Henley find a story that speaks to everything inside of him?Malcolm Mitchell, bestselling author o...
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13.
Series:
Charlie Makes a Splash!
Hardcover
Holly Robinson Peete
9781338687262
$25.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 8
Sep 06, 2022
The award-winning team who brought us MY BROTHER CHARLIE present a companion book that celebrates the power of water for those who have autism.Like many kids on the autism spectrum, Charlie finds solace and empowerment in pools, ponds, sprinklers, visiting the aquarium, and swimming in the ocean. Through his adventures and discoveries, he shows the world that even though he has autism, autism doesn’t have him. In this beautiful ode to the love between siblings Callie and Charlie, we return to the characters from our award-winning book MY B...
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14.
Series:
More Than Peach (Bellen Woodard Original Picture Book)
Hardcover
Bellen Woodard
9781338809275
$23.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 5 - 7
Jul 26, 2022
Penned by the very first Crayon Activist, Bellen Woodard, this picture book will tug at readers' heartstrings and inspire them to make a difference!When Bellen Woodard’s classmates referred to "the skin-color” crayon, in a school and classroom she had always loved, she knew just how important it was that everyone understood that “skin can be any number of beautiful colors.” This stunning picture book spreads Bellen’s message of inclusivity, empowerment, and the importance of inspiring the next generation of leaders. Bellen created the More...
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15.
Series:
Christopher Changes His Name
Paperback
Itah Sadu
9781443124812
$5.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 5 - 8
Jul 01, 2013
This Scholastic classic is now available in a bright, levelled reader format!What's in a name? Plenty, according to Christopher. He is tired of his ordinary name — millions of people are called Christopher, including three in his class alone! Christopher wants to be special, so he decides to change his name.Inventing names for himself that are inspired by various heroes and celebrities, Christopher manages to convince everyone to call him by a different name. Of course the plan backfires when grandma sends a cheque and only his real name w...
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16.
Series: Princess Truly
I Am a Super Girl!: An Acorn Book (Princess Truly #1)
Paperback
Kelly Greenawalt
9781338339987
$6.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 6
Sep 03, 2019
Princess Truly to the rescue!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!Meet Princess Truly! With the help of her rocket boots and her magical, sparkly curls, she becomes a super girl and uses her smarts and strength to save the day. But whe...
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17.
Series:
Mimi and the Cutie Catastrophe: A Graphix Chapters Book (Mimi #1)
Paperback
Shauna J. Grant
9781338766660
$9.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Jul 19, 2022
Rising star Shauna J. Grant makes her Graphix Chapters debut with this humorous and wholesome series.Get drawn into reading with Graphix Chapters! Graphix Chapters are ideal books for beginning and newly independent readers aged 6-8. With approachable page counts, easy-to-follow paneling, and artwork that supports text comprehension, these engaging stories with unforgettable characters help children become lifelong readers. Meet Mimi. She's charming! She's cheerful! She's cute! But that's not all! She's also a loyal friend and fun playmate...
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18.
Series:
Mimi and the Boo-Hoo Blahs: A Graphix Chapters Book (Mimi #2)
Paperback
Shauna J. Grant
9781338766691
$9.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Feb 07, 2023
Mimi returns for another misadventure in this sweet, funny Graphix Chapters series by Shauna J. Grant.Get drawn into reading with Graphix Chapters! Graphix Chapters are ideal books for beginning and newly independent readers aged 6-8. With approachable page counts, easy-to-follow paneling, and artwork that supports text comprehension, these engaging stories with unforgettable characters help children become lifelong readers. Boo-hoo! Mimi is not having a good day. She can't get her pigtails to sit right, she's not in the mood for her favor...
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19.
Series:
Future Hero
Paperback
Remi Blackwood
9781338790320
$8.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 7 - 10
Aug 02, 2022
The start of a thrilling, highly illustrated series about a boy who finds a portal to a legendary world in his local barbershop . . . and learns he’s the hero they’ve been waiting for. For younger fans of Black Panther and Last Gate of the Emperor!Jarell has never quite known where he belongs. He’s ignored at home and teased at school for wanting to draw instead of playing sports with the other boys. The only place he’s ever felt truly at ease is his local barbershop where the owner hangs Jarell’s art up on the walls. When Jarell discovers...
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20.
Series:
Mission to Shadow Sea (Future Hero #2)
Paperback
Remi Blackwood
9781338790351
$8.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 7 - 10
Jan 03, 2023
Unlock your inner hero!Jarell has accepted his destiny as the savior of Ulfrika. But when he's summoned back to the kingdom through the magical portal in his cousin's barbershop, he finds it in even greater danger than when he left. A powerful god has put the inhabitants of Ulfrika in peril, and the only way to stop him is to solve a mysterious riddle and break a powerful curse.Will Jarell and his warrior companion, Kimisi, find a way to help their friends? Or will the sorcerer manage to banish Jarell from Ulfrika and conquer the kingdom f...
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21.
Series:
The Tyrell Show: Season One
Paperback
Miles Grose
9781338767216
$9.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Aug 02, 2022
A highly illustrated, funny, and heartwarming story from the point of view of a precocious 11-year-old boy, Tyrell, who copes with his day-to-day stress by hosting an imaginary real-time podcast in his head!Tyrell is a funny, imaginative 11 year-old-heading into his final year at Marcus Garvey Elementary. But soon after he starts, his high hopes that being a 6th grader and now one of the oldest kids in the school will automatically make him one of the coolest and wisest kids around pretty much go POOF!For starters, SOMETHING seems to be go...
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22.
Series:
The Tyrell Show: Season Two
Paperback
Miles Grose
9781338767230
$9.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 12
Jan 03, 2023
Is this thing on? Tyrell tells the story of his latest middle-school adventures in season two of his imaginary podcast in this illustrated novel!Tyrell is finishing out his final year at Marcus Garvey Elementary. This time, without his best friend, Boogie. But they won’t be apart for too much longer! The Tyrell Show is going on the road to visit Boogie in the Wild West. But when Tyrell shares the news of his visit with his best friend, Boogie starts acting strangely. What’s going on? Tyrell is determined to get to the bottom of it. As it t...
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23.
Series:
Akim Aliu: Dreamer (Original Graphic Memoir)
Paperback
Akim Aliu
9781338787603
$19.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Feb 07, 2023
This honest, engrossing graphic memoir tells the story of professional athlete and activist Akim Aliu’s incredible life as a hockey prodigy in Canada.Akim Aliu — also known as “Dreamer” — is a Ukrainian-Nigerian-Canadian professional hockey player whose career took him all around the world and who experienced systemic racism at every turn. Dreamer tells Akim’s incredible story, from being the only Black child in his Ukrainian community, to his family struggling to make ends meet while living in Toronto, to confronting the racist violence h...
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24.
Series:
Leon the Extraordinary: A Graphic Novel (Leon #1)
Paperback
Jamar Nicholas
9781338744156
$16.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Oct 18, 2022
Leon is an ordinary kid who becomes extraordinary when he fights a supervillain to save his school!In the city where Leon lives, superheroes -- and supervillains -- are commonplace. So how does an ordinary kid like Leon, who has no superpowers himself, become the superhero he wants to be? When all his classmates suddenly become obsessed with a new phone app that turns them into zombies, Leon gets his chance to prove that using his brain and following his heart can save the day.Equal parts New Kid and The Incredibles, the first graphic nove...
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25.
Series:
Shuri and T'Challa: Into the Heartlands (An Original Black Panther Graphic Novel)
Paperback
Roseanne A. Brown
9781338648058
$16.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Apr 19, 2022
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 knows she could do so much more to help Wakanda, but everyone is obsessed with the prince because he’s the next Black Panther. That is, until Soul Washing Day, one of the most important rituals of Wakandan society.When an argument between T’Challa and Shuri leads to one of Shuri’s inventio...
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26.
Series:
Miles Morales: Shock Waves (Original Spider-Man Graphic Novel)
Paperback
Justin A. Reynolds
9781338648034
$16.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Jun 01, 2021
An original middle-grade graphic novel from Graphix starring Brooklyn's Spider-Man, Miles Morales, by bestselling author Justin A. Reynolds and Eisner nominee Pablo Leon!Miles Morales is a normal kid who happens to juggle school at Brooklyn Visions Academy while swinging through the streets of Brooklyn as Spider-Man. After a disastrous earthquake strikes his mother's birthplace of Puerto Rico, Miles springs into action to help set up a fundraiser for the devastated island. But when a new student's father goes missing, Miles begins to make conne...
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27.
Series:
Miles Morales: Stranger Tides (Original Spider-Man Graphic Novel)
Paperback
Justin A. Reynolds
9781338826395
$16.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Nov 01, 2022
An original middle-grade graphic novel from Graphix starring Miles Morales, by bestselling author Justin A. Reynolds and Eisner nominee Pablo Leon!Join MIles Morales in his most epic adventure yet! Miles Morales has just about gotten used to this being Spider-Man thing. Keeping Brooklyn safe, taking down bad guys, and finishing his homework—he’s got this! But when Spider-Man is invited to a launch for a brand-new video game, things go sideways fast. Anyone who plays the game is frozen, and it’s all because of a villain named the Stranger....
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28.
Series:
Twins: A Graphic Novel (Twins #1)
Paperback
Varian Johnson
9781338236132
$16.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Oct 06, 2020
Coretta Scott King Honor author Varian Johnson teams up with rising cartoonist Shannon Wright for a delightful middle-grade graphic novel!Maureen and Francine Carter are twins and best friends. They participate in the same clubs, enjoy the same foods, and are partners on all their school projects. But just before the girls start sixth grade, Francine becomes Fran -- a girl who wants to join the chorus, run for class president, and dress in fashionable outfits that set her apart from Maureen. A girl who seems happy to share only two classes...
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29.
Series:
The Parker Inheritance (Scholastic Gold)
Paperback
Varian Johnson
9780545952781
$9.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Jun 25, 2019
A Boston Globe / Horn Book Honor winner * Four Starred Reviews * Over Ten Best-of-Year Lists"Powerful.... Johnson writes about the long shadows of the past with such ambition that any reader with a taste for mystery will appreciate the puzzle Candice and Brandon must solve." -- The New York Times Book ReviewA Coretta Scott King Author Honor and Boston Globe / Horn Book Honor winner!"Powerful.... Johnson writes about the long shadows of the past with such ambition that any reader with a taste for mystery will appreciate the puzzle Candice a...
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30.
Series:
Playing the Cards You're Dealt (Scholastic Gold)
Paperback
Varian Johnson
9781338348569
$11.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Jan 03, 2023
“With a deft hand, Johnson shows us there's no such thing as 'too young' when it comes to questioning big ideas like manhood, or even family.” – Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestselling author of Look Both Ways and Stamped Literary powerhouse and Coretta Scott King Honor- and Boston Globe / Horn Book Honor-winning author of The Parker Inheritance Varian Johnson explores themes of toxic masculinity and family legacy in this heartfelt, hopeful story of one boy discovering what it really means to be a man.SECRETS ARE ALWAYS A GAMBLE Ten-yea...
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31.
Series:
It's The End of the World and I'm in My Bathing Suit
Hardcover
Justin A. Reynolds
9781338740226
$23.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Apr 05, 2022
A hilarious new middle-grade from Justin A. Reynolds that asks: What happens when five unsupervised kids face the apocalypse under outrageously silly circumstances?Twelve-year-old Eddie Gordon Holloway has concocted his most genius plan ever to avoid chores . . . especially the dreaded L-A-U-N-D-R-Y. If he can wears every item of clothing in his wardrobe, summer will be halfway over before he has to do laundry! On the day of the highly anticipated Beach Bash, Eddie ends up grounded until he can get his clothes clean. While left home alone...
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32.
Series:
Last Gate of the Emperor
Paperback
Kwame Mbalia
9781338665901
$11.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Jun 07, 2022
From Kwame Mbalia and Prince Joel David Makonnen comes an Afrofuturist adventure about a mythical Ethiopian empire. Sci-fi and fantasy combine in this epic journey to the stars.Yared Heywat lives an isolated life in Addis Prime -- a hardscrabble city with rundown tech, lots of rules, and not much to do. His worrywart Uncle Moti and bionic lioness Besa are his only family... and his only friends.Often in trouble for his thrill-seeking antics and smart mouth, those same qualities make Yared a star player of the underground augmented reality ...
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33.
Series:
The Royal Trials (Last Gate of the Emperor #2)
Hardcover
Kwame Mbalia
9781338665956
$23.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Jul 19, 2022
From Kwame Mbalia and Prince Joel David Makonnen comes an Afrofuturist adventure about a mythical Ethiopian empire. Sci-fi and fantasy combine in this epic journey to the stars.Yared has traveled a long way to find his place in the universe. Light years, even. Though the battle of Addis Prime is over, the spacefaring Axum Empire is still fractured. The kingdom once gave their technology away free of charge, to better humankind. Now, having been missing for over a decade, they’re returning to the planet where their galaxy-spanning civilizat...
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34.
Series:
Moonflower
Hardcover
Kacen Callender
9781338636598
$23.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 12
Sep 06, 2022
Kacen Callender, National Book Award winner of King and the Dragonflies, delivers a stunning novel that invites readers into a child’s struggles with mental health, and their journey to wholeness. Moon’s depression is overwhelming. Therapy doesn’t help, and Moon is afraid that their mom hates them because they’re sad. Moon’s only escape is traveling to the spirit realms every night, where they hope they’ll never return to the world of the living again. The spirit realm is where they have their one and only friend, Wolf, and where they’re ...
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35.
Series:
Elijah of Buxton (Scholastic Gold)
Paperback
Christopher Paul Curtis
9780439023450
$9.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 12
Feb 01, 2009
Master storyteller Christopher Paul Curtis's Newbery Honor novel, featuring his trademark humor and unique narrative voice, is now part of the Scholastic Gold line!Elijah of Buxton, recipient of the Newbery Honor and winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. This edition includes exclusive bonus content!Eleven-year-old Elijah lives in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves near the American border. Elijah's the first child in town to be born free, and he...
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36.
Series:
The Madman of Piney Woods (Scholastic Gold)
Paperback
Christopher Paul Curtis
9781338359657
$11.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
May 28, 2019
Bestselling Newbery Medalist Christopher Paul Curtis delivers a powerful companion to his multiple award-winning ELIJAH OF BUXTON.Benji and Red couldn't be more different. They aren't friends. They don't even live in the same town. But their fates are entwined. A chance meeting leads the boys to discover that they have more in common than meets the eye. Both of them have encountered a strange presence in the forest, watching them, tracking them. Could the Madman of Piney Woods be real?In a tale brimming with intrigue and adventure, Christo...
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37.
Series:
The Journey of Little Charlie (Scholastic Gold)
Paperback
Christopher Paul Curtis
9780545156677
$11.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
May 04, 2021
The Geoffrey Bilson Award Winner by Christopher Paul Curtis! Twelve-year-old Charlie is down on his luck: His sharecropper father just died and Cap'n Buck — the most fearsome man in Possum Moan, South Carolina — has come to collect a debt. Fearing for his life, Charlie strikes a deal with Cap'n Buck and agrees to track down some folks accused of stealing from the cap'n and his boss. It's not too bad of a bargain for Charlie... until he comes face-to-face with the fugitives and discovers their true identities. Torn between his guilty cons...
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38.
Series:
Behind the Mountains
Paperback
Edwidge Danticat
9781338745719
$9.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Apr 05, 2022
A lyrical and poignant coming-of-age story about one girl's immigration experience, as she moves from Haiti to New York City, by award-winning author Edwidge Danticat. It is election time in Haiti, and bombs are going off in the capital city of Port-au-Prince. During a visit from her home in rural Haiti, Celiane Espérance and her mother are nearly killed. Looking at her country with new eyes, Celiane gains a fresh resolve to be reunited with her father in Brooklyn, New York. The harsh winter and concrete landscape of her new home are a sho...
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39.
Series:
Kinda Like Brothers (Scholastic Gold)
Paperback
Coe Booth
9781338359640
$9.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Nov 05, 2019
It was one thing when Jarrett's mom took care of foster babies who needed help. But this time it's different. This time the baby who needs help has an older brother -- a kid Jarrett's age named Kevon.Everyone thinks Jarrett and Kevon should be friends -- but that's not gonna happen. Not when Kevon's acting like he's better than Jarrett -- and not when Jarrett finds out Kevon's keeping some major secrets.Jarrett doesn't think it's fair that he has to share his room, his friends, and his life with some stranger. He's gotta do something about...
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40.
Series:
Caprice
Hardcover
Coe Booth
9780545933346
$23.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 12
May 17, 2022
From the groundbreaking author of Tyrell, an astonishing middle-grade novel about a girl overcoming the secrets and abuse of her past.This should be an exciting time for Caprice. She has been offered a place at the school of her dreams, where she's just had a fantastic summer. But this great opportunity coincides with a lot of internal doubt and the disturbing news that her long-estranged grandmother has fallen ill and may be near death. As Caprice tries to figure out her future, she is pulled back toward her past, and the abuse she endure...
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41.
Series:
The Harlem Charade
Paperback
Natasha Tarpley
9780545783880
$8.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Apr 24, 2018
Fans of Chasing Vermeer will love this clever mystery about art, artifice, and the power of community.WATCHER. SHADOW. FUGITIVE.Harlem is home to all kinds of kids. Jin sees life passing her by from the window of her family's bodega. Alex wants to help the needy one shelter at a time, but can't tell anyone who she really is. Elvin's living on Harlem's cold, lonely streets, surviving on his own after his grandfather was mysteriously attacked.When these three strangers join forces to find out what happened to Elvin's grandfather, their diggi...
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42.
Series:
You Should See Me in a Crown
Paperback
Leah Johnson
9781338503296
$13.99
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 12 - 18
Jun 01, 2021
A TIME Magazine Best YA Book of All TimeA Stonewall Honor BookA Reese's Book Club YA PickLiz Lighty has always believed she's too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town. But it's okay -- Liz has a plan that will get her out of Campbell, Indiana, forever: attend the uber-elite Pennington College, play in their world-famous orchestra, and become a doctor.But when the financial aid she was counting on unexpectedly falls through, Liz's plans come crashing down . . . until she's reminded of her s...
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43.
Series:
Rise to the Sun
Hardcover
Leah Johnson
9781338662238
$23.99
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 14
Jul 06, 2021
From the author of You Should See Me in a Crown, Leah Johnson delivers a stunning novel about being brave enough to be true to yourself, and learning to find joy even when times are unimaginably dark.Olivia is an expert at falling in love . . . and at being dumped. But after the fallout from her last breakup has left her an outcast at school and at home, she’s determined to turn over a new leaf. A crush-free weekend at Farmland Music and Arts Festival with her best friend is just what she needs to get her mind off the senior year that awai...
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44.
Series:
Simone Breaks All the Rules
Paperback
Debbie Rigaud
9781338819618
$13.99
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 12
May 17, 2022
Perfect for fans of You Should See Me in a Crown and Never Have I Ever, this hilarious and heartfelt rom-com from bestselling author Debbie Rigaud is pure Black girl joy.Simone Thibodeaux is about to switch things up. Check her life: It's sealed in a boy-proof container. Her Haitian immigrant parents send Simone to an all-girls high school and enforce strict no-dating rules. As for prom? Simone is allowed to go on one condition: Her parents will select her date (a boy from a nice, Haitian immigrant family, obviously). Simone is desperate t...
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45.
Series:
A Girl's Guide to Love & Magic
Hardcover
Debbie Rigaud
9781338681741
$25.99
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 12
Aug 02, 2022
Perfect for fans of The Sun Is Also a Star and Blackout, this YA novel from Debbie Rigaud is a celebration of Haitian and Caribbean culture, and a story of first love, vodou, and finding yourself, all set against the backdrop of the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn.Cicely Destin lives for the West Indian Day Parade, the joyous celebration of Caribbean culture that takes over the streets of her neighborhood. She loves waving the Haitian flag, sampling delicious foods, and cheering for the floats. And this year? She’ll get to hang with her...
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46.
Series:
The Witchery (The Witchery, book 1)
Hardcover
S. Isabelle
9781338758962
$25.99
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 14
Jul 26, 2022
"The Witchery is a dark, delicious delight. S. Isabelle is a debut to watch." -- Justina Ireland, New York Times bestselling author of Dread NationThe Haunting Season is here and the Wolves are awake. Haelsford, Florida, is a hellmouth. Or at least, that's what Logan, a new witch struggling to control her powers, thinks when she arrives at Mesmortes Coven Academy. She is immediately taken under the wing of the infamous Red Three: Iris, a deathwitch, who wants nothing more than to break the town's curse; Thalia, the talented greenwitch, on ...
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