When a Korean American teenage artist gets sucked into the world of her own web comic, she must find a way out with the help of a cute boy all while facing off against a villainous corporation. Inspired by the A-ha's "Take on Me" music video, this entertaining YA novelis a grounded speculative fiction adventure from a founding member of We Need Diverse Books."**Sincere, smart, and meta…**this stirring high-concept novel… **stands out from the rest."-**Soman Chainan...

**Whether it is basketball dreams, family fiascos, first crushes, or new neighborhoods, this bold short story collection—written by some of the best children’s authors including Kwame Alexander, Meg Medina, Jacqueline Woodson, and many more and published in partnership with We Need Diverse Books—celebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us."Will resonate with any kid who's ever felt different—which is to say, every kid." —Time**Great stories take flight ...

For fans of Inside Out and Back Again and Amina’s Voice comes a breathtaking story of family, hope, and survival from Ellen Oh, cofounder of We Need Diverse Books. When Junie Kim is faced with middle school racism, she learns of her grandparents’ extraordinary strength and finds her voice. Inspired by her mother’s real-life experiences during the Korean War, Oh’s characters are real and riveting.“Both unique and universal, timely ...

Join the adventure in book one of critically acclaimed Ellen Oh's Last Dragon Empire series! Perfect for fans of Impossible Creatures,Greenwild, and How to Train Your Dragon."A treasure of a story." --Tui T. Sutherland, New York Times bestselling author of Wings of FireLife is hard for Duri and her family. Her mama is sick with the blood plague and her papa struggles to find work, taking whatever jobs he can get. Then one...

Star-crossed lovers, meddling immortals, feigned identities, battles of wits, and dire warnings: these are the stuff of fairy tale, myth, and folklore that have drawn us in for centuries.Fifteen bestselling and acclaimed authors reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia in short stories that are by turns enchanting, heartbreaking, romantic, and passionate.Compiled by We Need Diverse Books’s Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman, the authors included in this exquisite...

**In this follow-up to The Colliding Worlds Of Mine Lee, a boy discovers he can travel into parallel worlds to be with his girlfriend. But each time their paths collide, the fabric of their universes frays a little more. Is their love worth the unraveling of reality?"Sincere, smart, and meta…."-Soman Chainani, author of THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL series**Jin’s whole world been turned upside down. Since meeting Mina inside her webcomic, Jin has discovered unbeliev...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From We Need Diverse Books, the organization behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, comes an inspiring middle-grade anthology that follows the loosely interconnected lives of multigenerational immigrant families, the residents at the Entrada apartment building. Edited by Ellen Oh, a founding member of WNDB."The beauty of their shared home does not come from any single person, but instead from the sum of their experiences" -Meg Medina, National Ambas...

The riveting conclusion to the acclaimed Spirit Hunters series!We Need Diverse Books cofounder Ellen Oh delivers the final book in her middle grade series Spirit Hunters, a gripping mystery and thrilling adventure, starring a Korean-American heroine and a diverse cast of characters.Harper is dealing with too many new changes in her house. Her cousin, Leo, is now living with them; her sister, Kelly, has started working at a local makeup store, Jeune; and Har...

A song to match everyone's heartbeat.A soaring melody, a pulse-pounding beat, a touching lyric: Music takes a moment and makes it a memory. It's a universal language that can capture love, heartbreak, loss, soul searching, and wing spreading—all in the span of a few notes. In Behind the Song, fourteen acclaimed young adult authors and musicians share short stories and personal essays inspired by the songs, the albums, the musicians who move them.So cue up the playlist and c...

“No one can doubt that the wave of the future is not the conquest of the world by a single dogmatic creed, but the liberation of the diverse energies of free nations and free men. No one can doubt that cooperation in the pursuit of knowledge must lead to freedom of the mind and freedom of the soul.” —President John F. Kennedy, from a speech at University of California, March 23, 1962In a world gone wrong, heroes and villains are not always easy to distinguish and every individual h...

For fans of Inside Out and Back Again and Amina’s Voice comes abreathtaking own voicesstory of family, hope, and survival from Ellen Oh, cofounder of We Need DiverseBooks. When Junie Kim is faced with middle school racism, she learns of hergrandparents’ extraordinary strength and finds her voice. Inspired by hermother’s real-life experiences du...

Impossible Creatures meets Greenwild in a new series from critically acclaimed author Ellen Oh!Life is hard for Duri and her family. Her mama is sick with the blood plague and her papa struggles to find work, taking whatever jobs he can find. Then one day, the crown prince's guards break down the door, ransack their home, and arrest Papa, along with others throughout the kingdom. The prince has been robbed and he will stop at nothing to get back what's his. The la...