Kids 9 - 12 Years

Notes From Black ReadsDeeply profound and uplifting, Long Walk to Water tells the story of two lives that are inexplicably bound together. Salva...

The plucky, troublemaking Akissi is back with her mischief on The Ivory Coast! This time, she has to keep herself from drowning, stand up to a bu...

"utterly unputdownable"—The New York TimesA Kirkus Best Book of 2018, Akissi: Tales of Mischief brings together the first volume of the hilarious...

Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College of Education Notable Children's Book, Smithsonian Skipping Stones Honor Award, Skipping Ston...

Based on a true story from Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s childhood in South Africa, Desmond and the Very Mean Word reveals the power of words and the...

It’s the dry, dusty winter season in Nigeria, and Anna Hibiscus is getting ready to visit her Canadian grandmother in the third adventure of Atin...

It's a strange, scary time for Too Small Tola when a new virus separates her family, but Atinuke's small-but-mighty heroine proves once again how w...

Join Anna Hibiscus and her big, bustling family in the second of Atinuke’s engaging illustrated chapter-book series set in modern Nigeria. Anna H...

Three delightful tales from a renowned Nigerian storyteller introduce a chapter-book heroine who is every bit as mighty as she is small.In a trio...

Too Small Tola is back--and as determined as ever--in a second trio of winning stories about a diminutive heroine with a big-big heart. Acclaimed ...

FROM THE BESTSELLING WINNER OF THE PRIX SORCIÈRESFrom Europe to Africa to the Caribbean, this first installment in the Alma trilogy tells a grippin...

Junior Library Guild Selection Social Justice Literature Award, International Literacy Association (ILA) United Methodist Women Reading Program, Un...

When Anna leaves her family home in Africa to visit her Canadian grandmother, she discovers how resilient she can be in this fourth collection of s...

When Anna leaves her family home in Africa to visit her Canadian grandmother, she discovers how resilient she can be in this fourth collection of s...

A fun and resourceful book that takes children and even adults on a visual journey throughout the continent of Africa. Readers will visit the pinna...

What is it like to live in or visit South Africa? What makes South Africa's culture unique? Explore the geography, traditions, and daily lives of S...

A simple, friendly geography series that takes a look at countries around the world.Welcome to Nigeria In this book, young readers tell you all ab...

Notes From Black ReadsFor most of us, hair is just hair. But for Onyeka, her hair is the key to her psychokinetic powers. This thrilling story a...

Too Small Tola is back--and as determined as ever--in a second trio of winning stories about a diminutive heroine with a big-big heart. Acclaimed ...

Back in Africa after a month’s visit with Granny Canada, Anna Hibiscus finds that some things are different—but her home is just as full of love—...

Back in Africa after a month’s visit with Granny Canada, Anna Hibiscus finds that some things are different—but her home is just as full of love—...

New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone takes Shuri to uncharted parts of Wakanda in this original adventure The royal palace of Wakanda is o...

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionFrom the award-winning author of Small Mercies, named a Best Middle-Grade Book of 2020 by Kirkus Revi...