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* AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * INDIE BESTSELLER * JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION * KIDS' INDIE NEXT LIST PICK * NPR BEST PICK * KIRKUS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson ramps up the horror and tackles America’s history and legacy of racism...

The two-time Newbery Honor winner Gary D. Schmidt delivers the shattering story of Joseph, a father at 13, who has never seen his daughter, Jupiter. After spending time in a juvenile facility, he's placed with a foster family on a farm in rural Maine. Here Joseph, damaged and withdrawn, meets 12-year-old Jack, who narrates the account of the troubled, passionate teen who wants to find his baby at any cost. In this riveting novel, two boys discover the true meaning of family and the sacrifices it requires.

"Narrators Tristan Morris and Emily Lawrence are a dynamic pair...[They] use a range of Southern accents to portray the crew of supporters who help the young stars navigate fame, friendship, and family." — AudioFile Magazine Annie Mathers is America’s sweetheart and heir to a country music...

An instant New York Times bestseller! “Grown exposes the underbelly of a tough conversation, providing a searing examination of misogynoir, rape culture, and the vulnerability of young black girls. Groundbreaking, heart-wrenching, and essential reading for all in the #MeToo era.”...

Mr. Heavy Legs walked past Cooper and got into the jeep. He turned on the ignition and backed up to Cooper. He handed him a card with a single phone number on it. “I’m not forcing you to come, kid. Not yet. But things are going to start happening fast. Very fast. Call if you want me. And one...

Jade Fulton and Ethan Garrett are opposites in every sense of the word. Ethan is an all-American poster boy - a star athlete dating the most popular girl in school and a devout Christian. Jade keeps mostly to herself. She abhors joining “things”, hates everyone at their high school except her best friend, Gia, and considers herself agnostic. When Ethan and Jade find themselves locked in an aerobics room overnight, their confinement forces them to push past the labels they’ve given each other.

This program includes a bonus interview with the author. The Awakening of Malcolm X is a powerful narrative account of the activist's adolescent years in jail, written by his daughter Ilyasah Shabazz along with 2019 Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe award-winning author, Tiffany D. Jackson. No one...

Le vacanze sono appena cominciate e Caterina non potrebbe essere più disperata. Solo montagne e valli incontaminate a perdita d'occhio. In preda a una noia mortale, si rifugia con il cane Romeo in un luogo tutto suo, una valletta appartata. Qualcun altro però abita quella radura magica, un'orsa e il suo cucciolo. Quando la ragazza e gli animali si incontreranno, tra loro nascerà un legame speciale, minacciato da chi crede che gli orsi siano sempre pericolosi. Aiutata da Matias, un ragazzo del luogo, elaborerà un piano per metterli in salvo, avventurandosi lungo il dimenticato Sentiero degli Orsi.

Cade Webster lives between worlds. He's a standout football star at the right school, but lives in the wrong neighborhood—if you let his classmates tell it. Everywhere but home, people are afraid of him for one reason or another. Afraid he's too big, too fast, too ambitious, too Black.