Fiction - Social Themes

“A beautifully illustrated, tender story to be shared with all children, sure to evoke conversations about their names.” —School Library Journal ...

Join Anna and Bear on this magical adventure to South America to experience the unique joy and surprise found only in travel.Explore the WorldWith ...

An urgent and eloquent account of a boy traveling in a caravan from his beloved homeland of El Salvador to the US border. This novel in verse is a...

Seeing a role model that are adult versions of themselves can do wonders for the psyche of a child. This book is the first of a seriesof children's...

Fans of Monday's Not Coming and Girl in Pieces will love this award-winning novel about a girl on the verge of losing herself and the unlikely jour...

Caught in the crosshairs of gang violence, a teen girl and her mother set off on a perilous journey from Guatemala City to the US border in this "e...

Akuzmo, a fourteen-year-old, embarks on a quest with three golden coins to find help and buy goods for Inlandia, his famine-stricken village. His p...

Akuzmo, a fourteen-year-old, embarks on a quest with three golden coins to find help and buy goods for Inlandia, his famine-stricken village. His p...

Cyan was named after a shade of blue, her artist mother's favorite color. The color of the sea. Since her father's death last year, she's felt just...

Every Life Makes a StoryDjo has a story: Once he was one of "Titid's boys," a vital member of Father Jean-Bertrand Aristide's election team, fighti...

From the author of the critically acclaimed novel When Life Gives You Mangos comes a captivating journey of love, loss, and letters. Named a best b...

From Pura Belpré Honoree and Emmy-award winning actor Sonia Manzano--best known as "Maria" from Sesame Street--comes the expansive and timeless sto...

A joyful, empowering story of a boy made royal by his mother's hand-stitched clothes, inspired by the author's childhood in St. Lucia, and with art...

When poachers threaten the island they love, two girls team up to save the turtles--and each other. An eco-mystery with an unforgettable friendship...

A beautifully tender story touching on the range of emotions immigrants may feel when leaving their home countries - excitement and sorrow, fear an...

A seemingly ordinary park transforms into somewhere new and wonderful in this enthralling ode to first adventures from acclaimed author Robie H. Ha...

Now in Spanish The colors of Hispaniola burst into life in this striking, evocative debut picture book that celebrates the joy of being Dominican....

C mo termin Alma Sofia Esperanza Jos Pura Candela con un nombre tan largo? Mientras Papi le cuenta la historia de cada uno de sus nombres, Alma ...

A uniquely formatted book about dreams, loneliness, and the universal longing for connection. Vera and her family live on Russia's Kamchatka Penin...

A child in Brazil experiences the beauty and wonder of the natural world, and comes to understand his role within it. Francisco's grandmother has ...

A beautiful, empowering story about the impact of literacy in underprivileged communities, based on a real bookmobile program in Tegucigalpa, Hondu...