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From superstar author Derrick Barnes, here is a middle-grade celebration of the people and stories that helped shape the game of basketball, from unsung pioneers to unforgettable moments of the game. Capturing all the joy and energy that mark the sport of basketball, bestselling and award-winning su... Read More about Who Got Game?: Basketball: Amazing but True Stories!

A USA Today BestsellerAll it takes is a loving teacher to help a boy get control of his sizzling superpowers, in this vibrant picture book by bestselling author Derrick Barnes.Bobby Beacon’s got fire flowing through his veins. And now he’s psyched to attend a new school that’ll help him get a better... Read More about Like Lava In My Veins

An upbeat, empowering, important picture book from the team that created the award-winning Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut. A perfect gift for any special occasion!I ama nonstop ball of energy.Powerful and full of light.I am a go-getter. A difference maker. A leader.The confident Black narrator of th... Read More about I Am Every Good Thing

Winner of the 2023 YALSA Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Award Finalist for the 2022 National Book Award for Young People's Literature A Coretta Scott King Award Author and Illustrator Honor Book A Washington Post Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year A Publishers Weekly ... Read More about Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice

A New York Times bestseller!A confident little boy takes pride in his first day of kindergarten, by the Newbery Honor-winning author of Crown.The morning sun blares through your window like a million brass trumpets.It sits and shines behind your head--like a crown. Mommy says that today, you are goi... Read More about The King of Kindergarten

A confident little Black girl has a fantastic first day of school in this companion to the New York Times bestseller The King of Kindergarten.MJ is more than ready for her first day of kindergarten! With her hair freshly braided and her mom's special tiara on her head, she knows she’s going to ... Read More about The Queen of Kindergarten