From the award-winning author of Before She Was Harriet comes another work of lyrical beauty, the story of Henry David Thoreau and businessman Frederic Tudor-and a changing world.

Thoreau and…

A Junior Library Guild selection –Front jacket flap.

In this stirring and powerfully illustrated story, an enslaved young man uses his ability to read and write to educate others in the pursuit of freedom.

Back inside the store…

This picture-book biography profiles the first African American to pitch in a major league world series. Covering Paige’s days in the Negro semi-pro and major leagues to the years he…

Rosa and her mama go to school together in the dark of night, silently, afraid that any noise they hear is a patroller on the lookout for escaped slaves. Their…

A girl named Ruth Anne tells the story of her family’s train journey from North Carolina to New York City as part of the Great Migration –

Inspired by She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up, and rose up against the odds. This collection…