Award-winning author and illustrator Ashley Bryan has selected twenty best-known and best-loved African-American spirituals, including the title song, "All Night, All Day," and such others as "This Little Light of Mine," "O When the Saints Go Marching In," and "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands."Glorious full-color pictures, piano accompaniment, and guitar chords help capture the spirit and essence of these timeless songs that can be enjoyed by people of every age and every leve...

“One of the best novels they have ever read.” —Kirkus ReviewsCurzon navigates the dangers of being a runaway slave in this keenly felt second novel in in the historical middle grade The Seeds of America trilogy from acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson.Blistering winds. Bitter cold. And the hope of a new future.The Patriot Army was shaped and strengthened by the desperate circumstances of the Valley Forge winter. This is ...

This chilling sequel to The Hallowed Ones is "at once horrifying, hopeful, and hauntingly beautiful . . . [A] gorgeous read" (Darynda Jones, New York Times–bestselling author of the Darklight series).After a plague of vampires was unleashed in the world, Katie was kicked out of the safe haven of her Amish community for her refusal to adhere to the new rules of survival. She enters an outside world of unspeakable violence with only her two friends ...

"A magical revolution on the page." -- Leigh Bardugo, New York Times bestselling author of Six of Crows and Crooked KingdomShadowhouse risingSierra and her friends love their new lives as shadowshapers, making art and creating change with the spirits of Brooklyn. Then Sierra receives a strange card depicting a beast called the Hound of Light -- an image from the enigmatic, influential Deck of Worlds. The Deck tracks the p...

Driven from his home by the Ku Klux Klan and still reeling from the death of his mother, Nathan moves with his father and grandfather to the desolate Pea Island on the Outer Banks of North Carolina to start a new life. Fortunately, life on Pea Island at the end of the 19th century is far from quiet. The other island residents include the surfmen--the African American crew of the nearby U.S. Life-Saving Station--and soon Nathan is lending an extra hand to these men as they rescue sailors fr...

From the bestselling author of The Personal Librarian comes the fourth book in the The Divas series.Diamond, India, Veronique, and Aaliyah are fifteen-year-old high school sophomores on their way to becoming the hottest new group to hit gospel music—The Divas. That is, if they win the team talent competition. Now, the fourth book in the series follows Aaliyah, as she comes face to face with a secret from her past..Straight-A student and “brainiac” ...

Fifth grader Yolonda is determined to prove that her younger brother is not a slow learner but a true musical genius in this sweet and inspirational Newbery Honor Book.Yolanda is smart, tough, and big for her age. Back in Chicago where they used to live, everyone knew better than to mess with her or her little brother, Andrew. Andrew doesn’t talk very much and he can’t read, but he can create unbelievable music on the old harmonica their father left him.Whe...

Every child is special. And every child deserves to be recognized for what makes him or her unique. Now grandfather and bestselling author, Dr. Kevin Leman, and his artist son, Kevin Leman II, offer grandparents the perfect way to tell their grandchild just how wonderful he or she is.A read-to-me children's picture book, My Grandchild, There's No One Like You conveys love, acceptance, and a sense of individuality to grandchildren. The combination of Dr. Kevin Leman's tradem...

What would Moses tell us if he could talk to us today from plain of Sinai? What would he say about killing that slave-driver in Egypt? about trying to persuade old Pharaoh to let the Israelites go free? or about not being able to get into the Promised Land himself before he died? Read, in first-person style, what this embattled leader of Israel has to say about these adventures.

In this fourth book of the classic chapter book series by award-winning author Sharon M. Draper, four boys who call themselves the Black Dinosaurs go to space camp!Ziggy and his friends can’t wait for space camp, where they’ll get to learn about weightlessness and how astronauts eat—and use the bathroom—in space! But Ziggy has another goal: he wants to meet some aliens. Purple, three-headed Martians, preferably, just like in his Mega Mighty Martian Blaster game.

At the end of a busy day, a little boy surprises and amuses his father with a rather unusual list of people and things he wants to pray for. From the littlest ladybug to the mailman who broke his leg, this boy's prayer celebrates the wonder of one child's imagination - and every child's ability to care deeply about others.

How great would it be if we, as families, could learn at least some of the verses from the Holy Qur'an and apply them in our daily situations. This would be a big step in helping our children to understand the Holy Book and apply its moral teachings in their lives; exactly what the Qur'an is meant for.In this series of short stories, meet a Muslim family who try to do exactly that.Follow the adventures of Maryam (3 years), Muhammad (6 years) and Fatima (8 years) as they try...