“A lovely book celebrating nature and Black voices enjoying nature.” —BookRiot, "Riot Recommendations"Tasha is a girl who has trouble using her voice to speak in school or to even make a friend. Then her class visits a park, the best park ever. With the help of an encouraging park ranger, an understanding teacher, two new companions, and a tiny turtle, Tasha finds connection with others and her own voice.This story takes place on the same class trip featur...

A Black boy’s transformative day out in nature, recommended by Social Justice Books and We Are Kid Lit CollectiveRodney is that kid who just can’t sit still. He's inside, but he wants to be outside. Outside is where Rodney always wants to be. Between school and home, there is a park. He knows all about that park. It’s that triangle-shaped place with the yellow grass and two benches where grown-ups sit around all day. Besides, his momma said to stay away from...

Written specifically for tween girls age 9 to 12, List Your Self for Girls is full of lists to create and questions to answer about friends, family, guys, school, home, the world, and most important, themselves. With a page for each list, it’s a place for girls to explore and celebrate who they are and discover themselves by filling in the blanks. Making lists and writing down thoughts and feelings will inspire change and help tweens feel good about themselves, giving shape to new...

Showcasing page after page of breathtaking photos and life-changing inspiration from champion surfer and Christian role model Bethany Hamilton, Be Unstoppable is a beautiful gift of encouragement for any young adult to boldly follow your passions, live in faith, and be unstoppable as well.After losing her left arm to a 14-foot tiger shark and returning to the competitive surfing waters a month later, New York Times bestselling author and champion ...

7-year-old Innosanto spends an exciting night with his mom sleeping under the stars in the Jakarta Planetarium. Innosanto's father is a playwright and the boy memorizes lines during the actors' rehearsals, so they invite him to join the performance, which tours the country. The play is about a General, who doesn't treat people very well, "so they decided to do a play about how that was wrong." Fact: Indonesia aka The Spice Islands is the place Christopher Columbus was looking for when he c...

Jobi and the Magic Collar is a story narrated by an eight-year-old girl named Grace. While vacationing in Hawaii, Grace discovers a collar with an ancient coin tagged on it and asks her parents if she can buy it for her dog Jobi, a Chocolate Labrador Retriever. Her parents relent and purchase the collar. Upon returning home, Grace places the magic collar around Jobis neck. Suddenly, Jobi talks. No one believes Grace. Finally, Jobi talks to the entire family and imparts words of wisdom. The...