Raised by her aunt until she is six, Betty, who will later marry Malcolm X, joins her mother and stepfamily in 1940s Detroit, where she learns about the civil rights movement.

Eleven-year-old Isabella's blended family is more divided than ever in this thoughtful story about divorce and racial identity.

In vivid poems that reflect the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, Woodson shares what it was like to grow up in the 1960s and 1970s in both the North and the South.

Presents a collection of poems written to honor the life of Fortune, a slave in eighteenth-century Connecticut whose body was donated to science upon his death.

Thirteen-year-old Genesis tries again and again to lighten her black skin, thinking it is the root of her family's troubles, before discovering reasons to love herself as is.

Aspiring to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school's track team, gifted runner Ghost finds his goal challenged by a tragic past with a violent father.

After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till.

Harriet Tubman was born a slave and dreamed of being free. She was willing to risk everything, including her own life, to see that dream come true. After her daring escape, Harriet became a conductor on the secret Underground Railroad, helping others make the dangerous journey to freedom.

Born on Water Island in the Virgin Islands during a hurricane, which is considered bad luck, twelve-year-old Caroline falls in love with another girl--and together they set out in a hurricane to find Caroline's missing mother.

Illustrated by Yoran Cazac | Baldwin's only children's book traces the experiences of a 4-year-old boy and his friends as they encounter the social realities of being black in 1970s Harlem.

In the summer of 1984, twelve-year-old Ebony-Grace of Huntsville, Alabama, visits her father in Harlem, where her fascination with outer space and science fiction interfere with her finding acceptance.

After his parents send him to a prestigious private school known for its academics, Jordan Banks finds himself torn between two worlds.

After his parents send him to a prestigious private school known for its academics, Jordan Banks finds himself torn between two worlds.

Illustrated by Diane Dillon | Retold Afro-American folktales of animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and desire for freedom, born of the sorrow of the slaves, but passed on in hope.

Facing a year of night riders and burnings, Cassie and her family continue their struggle to keep their land and hold onto what rightfully belongs to them, despite the difficult battles they must continue to endure.

Illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky | An arts writer, curator, and activist reminds us that the art world has space not just for the elite, but for everyone.

Illustrated by Andrea Pippins | A collection of stories about changemakers to encourage, inspire, and empower the next generation of changemakers.