I Rise

Fourteen-year-old Ayo has to decide whether to take on her mother’s activist role when her mom is shot by police. As she tries to find answers, Ayo looks to the wisdom of her ancestors and her Harlem community for guidance. Ayo’s mother founded the biggest civil rights movement to hit New York City in decades. […]

The House That Wasn’t There

‘In this luminous story full of mystery and magic, Elana K. Arnold weaves a shimmering tapestry about the lovely and surprising ways we’re connected to each other. Heart-healing, hopeful, and wonderfully inventive, this beautiful novel by a master storyteller is not to be missed.’ – Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal-winning author of The One and Only […]

Red Hood

A dark, engrossing, blood-drenched tale of the familiar threats to female power – and one girl’s journey to regain it. ‘You are alone in the woods, seen only by the unblinking yellow moon. Your hands are empty. You are nearly naked. And the wolf is angry.’ Since her grandmother became her caretaker when she was […]