Children's & Teenage Personal & Social Issues

A powerful series that fills in the cracks and illuminates the shadows of the past. Sherri L. Smith, award-winning author of Flygirl Introducing a ...

How did a woman with the desire to help others became the founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America?Born in 1860 in Savannah, Geor...

Sixteen-year-old trans boy Miles Jacobson has two New Years resolutions: 1) win back his ex-boyfriend (and star of the football team) Shane McIntyr...

Tangle-knot is not a word, but it is Fias hair. And Fia thinks its perfect, which is why she refuses to brush it, even though her mom always compl...

Jackson's mama's getting married, and Jackson's going to be the ring bearer - but what if he trips? Or walks too slowly? Or drops the rings? And wh...

Based on the research that race, gender, consent, and body positivity should be discussed with toddlers on up, this read-aloud board book series of...

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who stood up,...

Celebrate the beauty and strength of solitude with this poetic observation of the animal kingdom and those who move through it on their very own.Th...

Can you be Grandma and turn off the light? Grandmas too tired to be Grandma tonight. She played dress-up and drank afternoon tea. Helped you climb...

Reconstruction - the period after the Civil War - was meant to give newly freed Black people the same rights as white people. And indeed there were...

Its power to spark important conversations should not be underestimated. Booklist  A powerful series that fills in the cracks and illuminates the s...

For seventeen-year-old Adanna Nkwachi, life is all about duty: to school and the debate team, to her Nigerian parents, and even to her cousin Genny...

When That Guy comes over and makes homemade pizza for dinner, its not the same as before, when Daddy and Mommy and I would all eat together. But T...

Animal parents shower their little ones with love in so many unique ways. Doves coo and dolphins whistle, while penguins huddle with their chicks f...

This formative board book is an appreciation of school communities and the many ways in which they help develop empathy, compassion, and collective...

Everybody cries! In this picture book, children learn how crying can help them and ways to cope with challenging feelings.Everyone cries. Sometimes...

Kids learn the ABCs of belonging and expand their view of themselves and their community.B Is for Belonging uses the ABCs as an accessible framewor...

Empower kids to develop and build positive self-esteem and self-confidence.What makes you YOU? Be Yourself, Like Yourself is a fun and friendly boo...

A sweet story of the love between father and daughter that stays constant, even through big change.Pearl loves imagining she is a princess, with Ma...

Advice for teens wanting to help friends and peers with their mental health.Mental health problems in young people are on the rise, and teens want ...

A father and daughter's afternoon of cleaning becomes a celebration of the music, food, and culture of New Orleans.It's a quiet Sunday afternoon of...

Hearing the beat helps James discover the courage to use his voice and find his community.James is great at tests and homework, but speaking up in ...

Kids learn about the super awesome powers of their phones . . . and how to use them safely.Phones are super fun, really convenient, and amazingly u...

A humorous take on cliques, exclusion, and real friends.Clique: It's a word that's spelled funny and sounds funny, and (like a vampire) can be a pa...

A humor-filled take on a sickening subject: homework.Homework can be horrible! It's the worst after eight hours at school; the last thing kids want...

Homework. Later! Chores. Later! When it comes to kids, everything that isn't fun can always be done LATER.Kids are notorious for putting things off...

A humorous take on a nerve-wracking topic: STRESS!Stress can make you feel anxious, awful, and afraid. It can leave you jumpy and jittery, upset an...

A fun and funny way in Spanish for kids to learn about mistakes and how to recover from them.Everyone makes them, especially kids, but they become ...

A young girl notices, and celebrates, her way of looking at and experiencing the world.I think. I think a lot. I think I think a lot. More than mos...

Notice and affirm all the ways toddlers try new things and build resilience.Toddlers are constantly testing their limits and trying new things. In ...

Notice and affirm all the ways toddlers express their emotions and help them develop an emotion vocabulary.Happiness, joy, contentment, excitement....

Sonia's adventure-filled story with worry-fighting gadgets helps kids learn how to cope when it feels like everything is going wrong.When Sonia for...

Owen Turner is a boy of too many words. For years, they all stayed inside his head and he barely spokeuntil he met Lily. Lily, the girl who gave hi...

Rosie Vo is at odds with her dad. He pushes his racquetball hobby on to her to the point that she dreads ever spending time with him. Thankfully, n...

Lori is beautiful, smart, and athletic, but she cant speak up for herself no matter the situation. Faye is happy to speak her mind--unless her brot...