"Rhythmic text and adorable illustrations combine to celebrate all bright brown baby boys!"-- Provided by publisher

Maleeka suffers every day from the taunts of the other kids in her class. If they're not getting at her about her homemade clothes or her good grades, it's about her dark, black skin. When a new teacher, whose face is blotched with a startling white patch, starts at their school, Maleeka can see there is bound to be trouble for her too. But the new teacher's attitude surprises Maleeka. Miss Saunders loves the skin she's in. Can Maleeka learn to do...

Maverick feels strongly about family ties, making choices he feels necessary to help support his mom while his King father serves time, and leave him literally holding his son in a doctor's waiting room after he gets paternity test results back and his babymomma ghosts. Now the child he's raising is impacting the lives of his family and his girlfriend, and the gang life he led to support them all financially could leave them all bearing his responsibilities...

As a young girl reflects on her family, she notices how she resembles various family members as well as how she is unique

The start of a highly illustrated series about a boy who finds a portal to a legendary world in his local barbershop . . . and learns hes the hero theyve been waiting for! Jarell has never quite known where he belongs. Hes ignored at home and teased at school for wanting to draw instead of playing sports with the other boys. The only place hes ever felt truly at ease is his local barbershop where the owner hangs Jarells art up on the walls. When Jarell...

"When his friend RJ bets that Miles will wipe out at the ice rink, he is determined to prove him wrong."-- Provided by publisher

"Shenice Lockwood dreams of leading the Fulton Firebirds to the U12 softball regional championship. But Shenice's focus gets shaken when her great-uncle Jack reveals that a career-ending-and family-name-ruining-crime may have been a setup. It's up to Shenice to discover the truth about her family's past-and fast-before secrets take the Firebirds out of the game forever"-- Provided by publisher.

A fourteen-year-old African American boy struggles to come to terms with his mother's homosexuality.

"It's Halloween, and little friends are all dressed up! Follow along as they go from house to house, having fun and saying "Trick-or-treat!""-- Provided by publisher

"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, charming illustrations from Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Brian Pinkney, this joyful celebration is the perfect way to rejoice and teach your child that they too, can spread their...