An old truck is the one constant on a small family farm occupied by a Black family whose only child grows from toddlerhood to girlhood, through her teenage years and into adulthood.
When You Trap a Tiger
When biracial (Korean/white) Lily, her older sister Sam, and their mom move to Washington state to live with Hamoni, who is sick, Lily begins seeing a large tiger, which demands Lily open the jars in Halmoni’s basement and release the stories inside.
The Henna Wars
Nishat is thrilled to see new student Flávia at her Catholic girls’ school in Dublin.
The Numbers Are In: 2019 CCBC Diversity Statistics
Each spring, the CCBC releases the numbers of children’s and YA books by and about BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) received in the previous year.
CCBC Diversity Statistics for 2019
It took a bit longer than usual with the challenges presented by COVID-19, but our Diversity Statistics for 2019 are now compiled.
What Sound Is Morning?
“In the first morning light, all is quiet. Or is it? Listen. What sound is morning?”
Concern about Graphic Novels
Q: I continue to run into resistance from both parents and some colleagues at my school about graphic novels. Just the phrase “graphic novel” makes some adults pale, and that’s before they’ve even cracked a …
Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You
This necessary book for our time is labeled a “remix” of Kendi’s 2016 National Book Award winner published for adults, Stamped from the Beginning.
When Stars Are Scattered
Separated from their mother when soldiers attacked their Somalian village, Omar and his brother, Hassan, live in a sprawling refugee camp in Kenya, watched over by loving foster mother Fatuma.
Red Hood
Bisou was a little girl when her father killed her mother.