Results for “art”

Young adult

Ibi Aanu Zoboi

The story that I thought was my life didn’t start on the day I was born Amal Shahid has always been an artist and a poet. But even in a diverse art school, he’s seen as disruptive and unmotivated by a biased system. Then one fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood escalates into tragedy. “Boys just being boys” turns out to be true only when those boys are white. The story that I think will be my life starts today Suddenly, at just sixteen years old, Amal’s bright future is upended: he is convicted of a crime he didn’t commit and sent to prison. Despair and rage almost sink him until he turns to the refuge of his words, his art. This never should have been his story. But can he change it? With spellbinding lyricism, award-winning author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam tell a moving and deeply profound story about how one boy is able to maintain his humanity and fight for the truth, in a system designed to strip him of both. source: https://www.harpercollins.ca/9780062996503/punching-the-air/

Young adult

J. Elle

Instant New York Times bestseller! “A remarkable, breathtaking, earthshaking, poetic thrillride.” —Daniel José Older, New York Times bestselling author of Shadowshaper ​In this riveting, keenly emotional debut fantasy, a Black teen ...

Young adult

Mildred D. Taylor

"Cassie Logan, first met in Song of the Trees and Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, is a young woman now, searching for her place in the world, a journey that takes her from Toledo to California, to law school in Boston, and, ultimately, in the 60s, home to Mississippi to participate in voter registration. She is witness to the now-historic events of the century: the Great Migration north, the rise of the civil rights movement, preceded and precipitated by the racist society of America, and the often violent confrontations that brought about change. Rich, compelling storytelling is Ms. Taylor's hallmark, and she fulfills expectations as she brings to a close the stirring family story that has absorbed her for over forty years. It is a story she was born to tell." --

Young adult

Beverly Jenkins

Josephine Josephine Best has it all figured out. Just seventeen, she's been to college, she has her own hairdressing shop, and she refuses to be distracted by any of that courting nonsense. At least until nice George Brooks begins to pursue her. Jojo isn't looking for romance, but she permits George to call on her. The Soldier Adam Morgan has always been a Casanova, and no girl is immune to his charm. But when he comes home wounded from the War Between the States, it's a girl he used to call "Pest" who's turning his head. All grown up, Jojo is being courted by another soldier, and Adam knows it would be foolish to play with her heart. Even so, he just can't get the headstrong young lady off his mind. For her part, Jojo can't deny her growing feelings for Adam. But he's always been such a flirt -- he can't possibly be serious about her. Besides, she has George falling all over himself to please her. As the war rages on, Adam's feelings for Jojo grow stronger, but Jojo's determination to resist him does, too. One thing is clear, though: Jojo is a girl who always gets what she wants, sometimes in spite of herself.

Young adult

Nic Stone

Through a series of flashbacks, vignettes, and letters to Justyce--the protagonist of Dear Martin--Quan's story takes form. Troubles at home and misunderstandings at school give rise to police encounters and tough decisions.

Young adult

Anne E. Schraff

"'Someone is stalking me!'...Darcy Wills is in big trouble. And she does not know where to turn for help. First there was the mysterious stranger who started following her. Then there was the threatening note left on her desk at Bluford High School. And now her sister has disappeared. Forced into a desperate race against time, Darcy must take action to save her sister--and her fragile family--before it is too late"--Book description.

Young adult

Jay Coles

When Marvin Johnson's twin, Tyler, goes to a party, Marvin decides to tag along to keep an eye on his brother. But what starts as harmless fun turns into a shooting, followed by a police raid.

Young adult

Kristina Forest

Filled with roadside hijinks, heart-stirring romance, and a few broken rules, Kristina Forest's I Wanna Be Where You Are is a YA debut perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Sandhya Menon.

Young adult

Miller, Keith F., Jr.

2024 Lambda Literary Awards Finalist 2025 Rainbow Book List Concrete Rose meets Things We Couldn't Say in Pritty, a debut novel by Keith F. Miller Jr.--the inspiration behind the forthcoming animated short film of Kickstarter fame--that ...

Young adult

Nikki Carter

. . "This series is poised to ‘blow up'. . ." --Kirkus Praise for Nikki Carter ". . .plenty of reality show-type drama." --Romantic Times on Doing My Own Thing "Nikki Carter is a fresh, new voice.

Ages 8–12

Julia Alvarez

After Tyler’s family hires undocumented Mexican workers to save their Vermont farm, he becomes close with Mari Cruz. Letters between the two children hold a secret that could split both families apart. Pura Belpré Medal.

Ages 3–8

L. King Pérez

Chico, a child of migrant farmworkers, starts yet another new school in a grape-growing town and finds he can stand up for himself. Pura Belpré Honor.

Ages 3–8

Duncan Tonatiuh

Charlie in American city and Carlitos in a Mexican village write about their days — same cousins, different details. Mixtec-inspired art. Pura Belpré Honor.

Ages 0–3

Richard Van Camp

A board-book love song to a new baby, with Julie Flett’s art. Short lines meant to be read in a lap.

Ages 3–8

Xelena González

A grandfather shows a child the circles in gardens, family, and time. Adriana M. Garcia’s art. American Indian Youth Literature Honor.

Ages 3–8

Tim Tingle

Martha Tom of the Choctaw nation meets Little Mo, an enslaved boy across the river. A story of friendship and a crossing. Jeanne Rorex Bridges illustrates.

Ages 0–3

Melaney Gleeson-Lyall

Coast Salish author, Northwest Coast animal art. A bedtime board book from Native Northwest.

Adult

Kaveh Akbar

Cyrus Shams, an Iranian American poet in recovery, hunts for meaning in death, family, and a painting that may be his mother. Orphaned, addicted, and allergic to easy transcendence, he turns martyrdom into a question instead of a costume.

Adult

Saou Ichikawa

Translated from Japanese by Polly Barton. Shaka lives in a care home outside Tokyo, uses a ventilator, and writes erotica under a pen name. A dare involving a nurse and a large sum of money detonates her claim on sex, money, and the right to be outrageous.

Adult

N.K. Jemisin

The Stillness is ending, again. Orogenes — people who can still earthquakes, and who are hated for it — survive as a controlled caste. Three braided narratives open a broken world that still has love, geology, and a system that calls oppression safety.

Adult

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Incarcerated people fight to the death on national television for a shot at freedom. Loretta Thurwar and Hamara “Hurricane Staxxx” Stacker are partners and rivals inside a spectacle that sells Black pain as entertainment — with footnotes that will not let you watch from the couch.