Archives: Books
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Martin Luther King Jr (Little People, BIG DREAMS Series)
Little Martin grew up in a family of preachers: his dad was a preacher, his uncle was a preacher, his grandfather was a preacher… so maybe he’d become a great …
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Five Midnights
Five friends cursed. Five deadly fates. Five nights of retribución. If Lupe Dávila and Javier Utierre can survive each other’s company, together they can solve a series of grisly murders …
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Catfishing on CatNet
Because her mom is always on the move, Steph hasn’t lived anyplace longer than six months. Her only constant is an online community called CatNet—a social media site where users …
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The Infinite Noise
Caleb Michaels is a sixteen-year-old champion running back. Other than that his life is pretty normal. But when Caleb starts experiencing mood swings that are out of the ordinary for …
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Wheels of Change
Racial intolerance, social change, and sweeping progress make 1908 Washington, D.C., a turbulent place to grow up in for 12-year-old Emily Soper. For Emily, life in Papa’s carriage barn is …
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King and the Dragonflies
Twelve-year-old Kingston James is sure his brother Khalid has turned into a dragonfly. When Khalid unexpectedly passed away, he shed what was his first skin for another to live down …
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Sojourner Truth: Fighting for Freedom
Sojourner Truth was born to slaves. She had no choice. But when she grew to be a young mother herself, she ran away with her child looking for freedom. She …
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Trailblazers: Harriet Tubman
Meet history’s game changers! This biography series is for kids who loved Who Was? and are ready for the next level.
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Noisemakers: 25 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World
From the creators of Kazoo magazine, a quarterly magazine for girls ages 5-12, which Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls called “required reading,” comes a graphic novel anthology of women who are not afraid to make some noise!
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Leonardo da Vinci Gets a Do-Over
After being dead for nearly 500 years, the great Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci is back! Readers tag along as 7th graders Max, Tad, and Gina become the reincarnated da …
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You Should See Me in a Crown
Liz 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 …
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Heads Up: Changing Minds on Mental Health
Featuring real-life stories of people who have found hope and meaning in the midst of life’s struggles, Heads Up: Changing Minds on Mental Health is the go-to guide for teenagers …
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The Justice Project
High-school football star Matt Barnes was on the top of the world until a freak snowboarding accident ended his promising sports career and left him with a permanent limp. As …
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Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library
Amid the scholars, poets, authors, and artists of the Harlem Renaissance stood an Afro–Puerto Rican named Arturo Schomburg. This law clerk’s passion was to collect books, letters, music, and art …
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Lizzie Demands a Seat
In 1854, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Jennings, an African American schoolteacher, fought back when she was unjustly denied entry to a New York City streetcar, sparking the beginnings of the long struggle …
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Harriet Tubman: Union Spy
The story of Harriet Tubman and her role in leading slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad is well-known. But did you know that during the Civil War Harriet would …
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Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968
This historical fiction picture book presents the story of nine-year-old Lorraine Jackson, who in 1968 witnessed the Memphis sanitation strike ”Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final stand for justice before …
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New World
New World weaves the stories of three characters from unique backgrounds.an indigenous warrior seeking revenge against those who invaded her land, an African musician fighting for freedom against those who …
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The Boy Who Dared
A powerful and gripping novel about a youth in Nazi Germany who dares to the truth about Hitler, written by a Newbery Honor Book author. Susan Campbell Bartoletti has taken …
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Stonewall: A Building. An Uprising. A Revolution.
Celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising with the very first picture book to tell of its historic and inspiring role in the gay civil rights movement.
