"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...

"Meet Jelaya (jeh-LAY-uh.) She hates wash day. The tugs! The scrubs! The pinching and pulling! Jelaya can't think of a worse way to spend the day. That is, until her big sister Jasmine explains that this wash day will be different. Jeylaya is going to wash Jasmine's hair instead! Offering gentle guidance for both hair health and mental health, this book is a must-have for any kid who struggles with their hair." -- dust cover.

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...

"A twelve-year-old girl discovers her father is the keeper of the gateway between our world and The Dark, and when he goes missing she'll need to unlock her own powers and fight a horde of spooky creatures set on starting a war"--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

Sixteen-year-old "Slam" Harris is counting on his noteworthy basketball talents to get him out of the inner city and give him a chance to succeed in life, but his coach sees things differently.