A vivid and stunningly illustrated memoir about growing up in a small village in Mali.

La narradora de Cartas a mi mamá es una joven afro-cubana que, a raíz de la muerte de su madre, se ve en la necesidad de vivir con su tía y sus primos. Ahora que depende de ellos y de su buena voluntad, las burlas sobre el color oscuro de su piel y los reproches sobre su comportamiento -incluyendo su decisión de no alizarse el pelo- la hieren profundamente.

This book in the Groundwork Guides series shows that hip hop can be a political tool used to mobilize disenfranchised communities outside the support of mainstream corporations or sponsors.

Based on a true event about a young girl forced to flee from the Turkish army, this novel is set at the end of World War I, when the Assyrians of northwestern Persia became the targets of Turkey's attempts to expand.

By writing letters to her dead mother, a young Afro-Cuban girl slowly begins to find a world outside her difficult family. This powerful novel is about terrible loss and about the healing power of love and respect.

In this humorous African folktale, Baba Wague Diakite proves himself a wonderful storyteller, and his brilliant art brings village life alive.

Adwoa Badoe's remarkable storytelling talent combines with Bushra Junaid's innovative collage style to create a warm and humorous story about one family's growing concern over their recalcitrant grandmother.

An extraordinarily well-written, compassionate and compelling novel about what to do when something you've always feared seems to be becoming all too real.

Young people will be inspired by this story of Oscar Peterson's musical gift, his determination to lift himself out of the poverty and limited opportunities of his youth, and his refusal to be cowed by racial prejudice.

Toda su vida, Perro Viejo ha sido esclavo en la plantación de azúcar de su amo. Su cuerpo está viejo y cansado, su mente se pierde a menudo en recuerdos. Escrito por una descendiente de esclavos, Perro Viejo es un duro y conmovedor retrato de la inhumanidad de la esclavitud.